Renault is about to open the order books for the latest iteration for its best-selling electric car. The new Zoe will be available to order from mid-September, with prices starting at just £18,670 before battery rent. Customer deliveries will begin in January 2020.
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The CEZ Group has selected the Israeli software specialist Driivz to manage CEZ’ charging infrastructure in the Czech Republic. This concerns both the existing network called ČEZ Electromobility and its further expansion.
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Eneco eMobility has secured a major order from Rotterdam as part of a Europe-wide tender. The port city has commissioned the Dutch charging provider to install up to 1,250 charging stations for electric cars in the city’s car parks and parking sites over the next four years.
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Toyota is using Tesla-like Panasonic batteries for its plug-in hybrids in China, meaning cylindrical cells. Still, the batteries are said to differ from Tesla’s, at least in their composition.
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Valmet Automotive is accelerating its development beyond batteries and into the fuel cell sector. The company has founded the Center of Competence Fuel Cell under the umbrella of its Business Line Engineering.
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With the ID.3 just out, Volkswagen had further announcements to make at the IAA and said the VW ID. Crozz concept will be called ID.4 once it hits the markets in series. The model is destined for the US first next year and will be the first MEB-based model in the USA.
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To reach its climate goals, Germany needs a massive transport turnaround to change how traffic looks like latest by 2030. Now the Federal Ministry of Transport is planning to invest up to 75 billion euros not only in railways but also electromobility.
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After Renault presented the series version of its small electric car City K-ZE at Auto Shanghai in April, the market launch in China followed suit and with a drumroll. Renault set a base price of 61,800 yuan, and currently, that converts to just under 7,900 euros.
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The notoriously underserved electric car market in Australia can look ahead to a better 2020. Volvo and Polestar are planning to bring two electric cars and a PHEV to the continent in 2020. Besides, Mini is readying the all-electric Cooper for entry as well.
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Together with its automotive partners, Enel has completed the construction of all 200 fast-charging stations of EU project EVA+ (Electric Vehicle Arteries) in Italy and Austria. In both countries the 50 kW multi-chargers now add up to 400 charging points for all kinds of electric cars.
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The Michigan Association for Pupil Transportation has kicked off its Electric School Bus Pilot Project supported with Volkswagen settlement funds following dieselgate. The programme uses electric school buses of various makes and includes V2G testing.
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Although electric cars are statistically less or not more likely to catch fire than combustion engines (it’s in the name!), reports of burning electric cars always cause much excitement – especially when a Tesla is affected.
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The Canadian arm of Volkswagen’s dieselgate subsidiary Electrify America has broken ground for the construction of the country’s first high power charger that Electrify Canada intends to install. It is one of a planned total of 32.
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Konin will join the list of Polish cities using Solaris’ zero-emission buses of Solaris. The six Urbino 12 electric buses are to be delivered to the local transport operator Miejskie Zakłady Komunikacji (MZK) by the end of May 2020.
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EDF Renewables North America has acquired PowerFlex Systems, a start-up with a patented technology called Adaptive Charging Network (ACN). It is used in V2H charging systems powered by renewable energy in particular.
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The Swedish utility Vattenfall widens its reach as it joins NewMotion in Britain. The roaming deal allows British e-car drivers access to over 400 additional public charging points via a single app or charging card.
WeiterlesenAffordable prices through economies of scale – this is what Opel wants to achieve in cooperation with PSA and Dongfeng through new platforms for electric cars and plug-in hybrids. Unlike the VW Group’s MEB, the trio wants to remain flexible. Christoph M. Schwarzer takes a close look at the strategy.
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Zenobe is collaborating with Abellio, a bus operator for Transport for London, to launch 34 electric buses in the British capital by March 2020. The firm’s own EV fund is supporting the roll-out with Zenobe owning and handling the batteries.
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The Norwegian utility Stakraft has acquired the electric vehicle charging company E-Wald GmbH. The acquisition is to strengthens Statkraft’s position in the German and European charging market and follows similar deals made earlier this year.
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Škoda Transportation will deliver ultracapacitor systems for 114 trams destined for Mannheim, Heidelberg, and Ludwigshafen in Germany. Skeleton Technologies won the contract to supply the ultracaps.
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It appears the rumours were true: Tesla will buy batteries from LG Chem for its electric car production in China. Media agencies cite inside sources confirming the deal that would affect both the Model 3 and future Model Y.
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Tesla has announced its expansion to Eastern Europe and opened sales for the Model 3 in selected countries. Electric car buyers in Poland, Romania, Slovenia and Hungary may now order their Tesla online.
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The UK charger manufacturer EO Charging and smart grid firm Moixa are cooperating to create a dedicated smart home battery and solar package for electric vehicles. The system is designed to store renewable energy and to use it to charge the EV.
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In a study at the University of Waterloo, researchers found that there is a lack of trust among charging service providers, property owners and owners of electric vehicles. However, the team believes a blockchain could resolve these issues.
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The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has approved San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) to build charging infrastructure for medium-duty and heavy-duty electric vehicles used in transit and logistics operations.
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The electric ship Ellen is to ferries what a supercar is to series production. Yet, the vessel is made for real-life application and now launched on its maiden journey. Full commercial operation will run between the islands of Aerø and Als in southern Denmark.
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On the latest count, there are a thousand more charging spots for electric cars than pit stops to be found in the UK. Nissan compiled the data that builds on a decline of fuel stations while charging stops show the reverse trend.
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Uber clients in Europe may now book Lime e-bikes straight through the Uber app. The cooperation started in the US and is currently being rolled out across the continent. Prague, Warsaw and Stockholm are among the first wave of European markets with other capitals to follow suit.
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One of the seemingly more stable electric vehicle startups, Nio, is running into problems that have been building for some time. Following recalls and decreasing delivery numbers as well as investment issues, co-founder Jack Cheng has now departed, leaving Nio in jeopardy.
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Peninsula Clean Energy, the California Energy Commission and the Center for Sustainable Energy are cooperating on an incentive project in San Mateo County. They aim to add public EV chargers with a combined fund pool of $24 million.
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