BYD has unveiled the 2021 model year of its Tang EV for the Norwegian market. In the new model year, the electric SUV comes as a seven-seater with the “Blade Battery” and a capacity of 86.4 kWh.

Hyundai has reported a high level of interest in the 800-volt electric vehicle less than a week after the Ioniq 5 world premiere. Customers in Europe have submitted 236,000 expressions of interest for the special edition ‘Project 45’. Production is limited to 3,000 units, so it was sold out within a few hours.

The Formula E is on again, and with the season just starting remains entirely unpredictable. The FIA World Championship’s opening races on Friday and Saturday in Diriyah, Saudi Arabia, happened at night, making for striking imagery.

After two years of construction, Continental’s powertrain division Vitesco Technologies has put its new plant in Debrecen, Hungary, into operation. Electronics and transmission sensors for drives for use in fully electric and electrified vehicles are manufactured there on an area of around 7,000 square metres.

The Chinese tech company Xiaomi has denied media reports that it is planning its own electric car. Instead, there are now rumours about corresponding plans by Huawei.

The UK-based truck manufacturer Tevva Motors closed a $12.5 million financing round which was oversubscribed. They will use the funds to continue the development and rollout of the mid to large-size range-extended electric trucks.

Scottish bus builder Alexander Dennis Limited (ADL) has announced its next-generation hydrogen double-decker bus. Developed under the project name H2.0, the model is due to hit the roads this year and will have a range of up to 300 miles, or around 480 km.

Northern Irish bus manufacturer Wrightbus has selected Voith as its exclusive partner to supply the electric drive system for the second generation of its battery-electric and fuel cell buses for Europe.

eLoaded presents its latest solution offering high power charging from a mobile device. Capable of delivering up to 420 kW, so the claim, the German company wants to provide the HPC system in a charging-as-a-service model.

The Dutch fast-charging provider Fastned has raised 150 million euros in an offering with accelerated book building. The funds are to be invested in the expansion of the charging network across Europe.

The Portuguese charging infrastructure manufacturer Efacec presented a new generation of chargers, including an AC column for private or public use, an HPC column with up to 350 kW charging power and a DC station with three charging ports and up to 120 kW.

ChargeUp Europe has just welcomed ABL + reev as its newest member. The Association says it is gaining ground in its mission to accelerate the rollout of EV charging infrastructure and enable seamless charging for drivers across the EU.

The US-American company Nuvera Fuel Cells, an automotive supplier, announced the expansion of its hydrogen fuel cell engine testing capabilities with the commissioning of a new large-scale durability testing facility in Italy.

Fisker has abandoned its plans for solid-state batteries. Henrik Fisker stated in an interview that he made the decision more than a year ago. In his opinion, series production is still at least seven years away.

The University of Bayreuth, together with renowned industrial partners such as Tesla Germany and Varta Microbattery, will develop novel battery separators made of glass. The joint project, called GlasSeLIB (glass separators for lithium-ion batteries), started today.

Lime is investing $50 million in new e-bikes compatible with their incoming scooter generation that offers battery swaps. The investment primary aims to expand Lime’s ride-sharing fleets in Europe, with 15 cities poised to receive the e-bikes.

Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona (TMB) has launched a tender for 210 low-emission buses as part of its fleet renewal plan. The transit company divided the tender into five lots with a total value of 116 million euros.

In the Maryland county of Montgomery, an initiative for the electric conversion of buses has been launched, marking the largest single electric school bus procurement in the USA so far. Additionally, Los Angeles has ordered 10 Lion electric school buses and California has begun installing charging stations at their schools.

US President Joe Biden has signed an Executive Order to review US supply chains, with a particular focus on key sectors of the US auto industry. The 100-day review will cover semiconductors, rare earth metals and batteries for electric vehicles.

The US state of Washington has introduced a law according to which all passenger cars and light commercial vehicles sold there must be purely electric from 2030. In Virginia, stricter regulations are to apply from the 2025 model year, but a ban on internal combustion engines has not yet been decided.

Honda, Yamaha, KTM and Piaggio want to install the ‚Swappable Batteries Consortium for Motorcycles and Light Electric Vehicles‘. Starting in May, they want to define replaceable battery system standards for use in L-category vehicles.

Micromobility provider Tier and battery manufacturer Northvolt have formed a partnership. The aim is to improve the sustainability of electric scooter batteries and their raw material requirements, as well as improving sustainability by means of battery swapping stations and recycling.

Slovenian aircraft manufacturer Pipistrel is working on a zero-emission regional aircraft with 20 seats, which should be available between 2028 and 2030. The Miniliner concept now unveiled could fly on hydrogen, although Pipistrel says it is still evaluating various propulsion solutions.

United Airlines has approached eVTOL startup Archer to buy up to 200 of their air taxis. The agreement sees United lend their air space expertise “to assist Archer with the development of battery-powered, short-haul aircraft.”

Torqeedo has opened a direct sales office in Norway to serve the growing market for electric marine propulsion systems there. This is Torqeedo’s eighth direct sales office worldwide.

The Norwegian company Teco 2030 is planning Norway’s first “gigafactory” for fuel cells for use in ships. Fuel cells with an output of 1.2 gigawatts per year are to be produced there.

The use of electric carriages began today in the Colonial City of Santo Domingo. Five of the planned fleet of eleven battery-electric carriages began ferrying tourists in the capital of the Dominican Republic.