Carrie Hampel – electrive.com

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World premiere of the Mercedes VLE: How the electric van aims to escape its niche

With the VLE, Mercedes-Benz Vans is launching the successor to the EQV while simultaneously debuting its new electric van platform, VAN.EA. The model features an 800-volt architecture, faster charging and extended range – all aimed at attracting more private customers to electric vans. We take a closer look at the new platform and the variants planned for launch.

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Nio increases sales and cuts losses in 2025

VW Group to cut around 50,000 jobs in Germany

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Former car enthusiast ‘tattoos’ his Tesla

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US Aviation Authority approves eight pilot programmes for air taxis

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15 new electric buses for Gloucestershire

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Brussels welcomes 50 new Mercedes electric buses

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Porsche introduces third variant of the Cayenne Electric

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Donut Lab publishes data on charge retention

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Lotus to leverage reduced EV import tariffs in Canada

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Kinetic to deploy 165 electric buses in Auckland

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Porsche likely to continue development of electric 718 successors

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Austria: EVs deemed only ‘conditionally suitable’ for police use

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Salvador begins real-world tests with Volkswagen’s e-Volksbus

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Elli commissions first large-scale battery storage in Germany