Chris Randall – electrive.com

Daimler Truck, PACCAR, and Accelera complete battery cell JV formation

Daimler Truck, PACCAR, and Accelera have established a joint venture called ‘Amplify Cell Technologies’ in the US. The trio will localise battery cell production through the new company.

ACC puts work on battery factories in Kaiserslautern and Termoli on hold

Volvo pioneers Battery Passport

Volkswagen to introduce first SSP-based EV in 2028

VW brings the new 86 kWh battery to the ID.7

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Ford heralds the start of series production of the Explorer

Commercial Vehicles

Tesla to finally electrify shuttle train service to Brandenburg factory

Polestar joins forces with Zaptec as home charging partner for Europe

ZF integrates NXP circuits into its SiC inverters for 800-volt electric vehicles

Kia aims for 800,000 annual vehicle sales in Europe by 2028

Nissan trials autonomous cars

Tesla Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg to shut for five days

Last Mile Solutions expands into the UK

Commercial Vehicles

Equipmake to electrify more buses for Golden Tours

Smart #1 line-up to be expanded with new trims in Europe

Milence to open its third truck charging park in Sweden

Zenobē to supply old bus batteries to Select for 2nd Life usage

Neural Concept raises $27m for AI to reduce EV development time

Plug&Charge: CharIn launches new API protocol OPNC for global standardisation

Dacia opens the order books for the Spring

First hydrogen Coast Guard ship hits the waters in the USA