Solaris has started offering an analysis system named eSConnect for their electric buses, which will support fleet operators to optimally utilise their buses and find potential error sources before problems can develop. The Polish manufacturer also hopes to profit from the data themselves.
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The Japanese car manufacturers have announced plans to significantly increase production capacities in their Chinese factories. In future, they plan to manufacture more plug-in hybrid as well as battery-electric vehicles there. Vehicle imports will also be expanded.
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The new conservative Ontario government cancelled the previous administrations EV subsidies for drivers in July. Unlike other car manufacturers, apparently this was only effective immediately for Tesla. The Californians are now taking legal action against this.
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Martin Tripp, the self-proclaimed Tesla whistleblower also known as the “saboteur” according to Elon Musk, has resurfaced. This time he presents vehicle identification numbers (VIN) of Model 3 vehicles, which he claimed were delivered with faulty battery cells.
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BYD has received the official order from the US state Georgia for the statewide delivery of public transit vehicles, particularly electric buses. The bid for the supply of buses for the state capital Atlanta was also won by BYD.
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Berlin-based Ubitricity has won the Local Climate Action Tech Competition in New York. Now the administration behind mayor Bill de Blasio is checking potential cooperations with the company in all five boroughs of NYC.
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The Düsseldorf company iEV1 GmbH has presented a single-seated mini BEV named the iEV X, which can extend itself thanks to flexible vehicle architecture. At full length, it can house two persons and luggage. Currently the company is in the middle of a crowd-funding campaign to fund production.
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Researchers from the Technical University of Graz have developed a robot-controlled fast charging system for electrified vehicles in cooperation with industry partners. The special thing about the system is that it allows for serial charging of vehicles in different parking positions.
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The Chilean lithium supplier SQM will sell their 50% stake in the Cuachari-Olaroz project in Argentina to the Chinese company Ganfeng Lithium for 87.5 million dollars.
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Henrik Fisker has joined the advisory board of Motec Ventures, an innovation platform based in Berlin and funded by German Automobile and Mobility consultancy e&Co and the Austrian venture capital firm Venionaire Capital.
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The Chinese EV startup is looking to enter the stock market and is aiming for an investment sum of 1.8 billion dollars. The application paperwork is currently underway.
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The joint venture owned by Nissan and Dongfeng at 50% each, has announced a green roadmap, which contains plans to develop and launch 20 new electrified vehicles by 2022.
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In another vehicle hacking attempt, the Powertrain was taken from a Tesla Model S and integrating it into the Audi S5.
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The Swiss energy company Alpiq has now begun offering a subscription model for electrified vehicles in Switzerland in cooperation with clean-tech incubator Oyster Lab. The vehicle partner for the Juicar initiative is BMW Switzerland.
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The Berlin startup Blacklane has expanded their chauffer service by a new section: Green Class. Effective immediately, they offer the extra class in 20 cities around the world, now also utilising Tesla BEVs. The only German city with the service is Munich.
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UQM Technologies has received a 3 million dollar order from China. Specifically, the company will be exporting their fuel cell compression system for multiple customers, including “a large OEM”.
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The Hungarian firm has presented their concept fully electric jet-ski. First tests on the Balaton have already been completed, according to Narke. The price and the release date have not been announced yet, however.
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The Indian manufacturer TVS Motor will likely be presenting their new hybrid scooter later this month, called the iQube. They also plan to invest in another Indian manufacturer named Ultraviolette Automotive.
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The EV offensive by Porsche will cost the German automobile manufacturer billions, without a quick return on investment. For this reason, CEO Oliver Blume has announced a plan to save/make back several billion over the next three years.
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The Japanese company will be taking over the German FuelCon, which is specialised on battery and fuel cell testing. The company is based in Barleben near Magdeburg, and has specialised on building test tracks for NEVs. Several larger corporations are among their customers.
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The Vietnamese startup VinFast has signed an agreement with Siemens to supply technology and components for the manufacture of electric buses. The first complete bus is expected to roll off the assembly line by the end of 2019.
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Now that production has stabilised in the USA and roll-out is beginning to look more routine, Tesla has announced their next step in international roll-out: The tour that was done across Europe to help popularise the vehicle will also take place down under.
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In a somewhat embarrassing event, the Nio charging van, which is supposed to save stranded electric vehicles on the road had to be rescued by another vehicle when it ran out of juice.
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Ashok Leyland’s British subsidiary Optare will be delivering 21 fully electric double-decker buses to London. The contract is part of a larger order, which contains a total of 68 new vehicles for London’s fleets.
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The US state of Virginia has decided to use their funds from the Volkswagen diesel scandal to set up a new vehicle charging network. The partner chosen to implement the initiative is EVgo.
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Nissan and the university of Santa Catarina in Brazil have made an agreement to research battery second life functions for Nissan Leaf batteries as innovative energy storage solutions.
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The German center for aerospace (DLR) has lauded the winners of the competition they organized in cooperation with NASA for design ideas regarding future flight technology. The winners were a team from the technical university in Munich.
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The Berlin-based electric bus manufacturer Eurabus has announced plans to open an assembly plant in Almaty, Kazakhstan by the end of this year. They plan to produce up to 100 buses per year there. The first completed models are expected in Fall.
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The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has issued an outline for Innovative Clean Transit (ICT). The outline shows how the state can transit to a zero-emissions transport system utilizing new energy buses.
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Doug Field, who had joined Tesla in 2013, returned to his previous employer Apple. He was head of development and production, among other roles, before he began phasing out in May, leaving the company for good in July.
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