E.V. News

Honda has reached a collaboration agreement with General Motors for the joint development of two new electric cars. These new vehicles will make use of the GM platform. Honda and General Motors have established an important collaboration… Continue reading

These models are the best sellers so far this year. The Renault Zoe is the electric car model preferred by the Spanish driver. The rising trend of electric cars is a reality. Registrations increase every year, despite the fact that fossil… Continue reading

The aftermath of the Covid-19 epidemic is hitting the automotive industry hard. Added to supply problems, the containment measures adopted in many European countries, as well as the closing of concessions which halted all sales, prompted… Continue reading

The Chinese manufacturer Ehang has received an operating license from the Norwegian civil aviation authority for its electrically powered two-seat passenger drone Ehang 216. The company has also signed a cooperation agreement with the… Continue reading

Samsung researchers have presented the prototype of a solid-state battery cell, which should help electric cars reach a range of 800 kilometres and withstand over 1,000 charging cycles. There is also a solution to the problem of dendrite… Continue reading

The Gloucestershire police force now has 75 electric vehicles in use - 66 Nissan Leaf and nine e-NV200. This is Britain's largest electric police fleet which is now operating in Gloucestershire in south-west England. With the new 75… Continue reading

Although the competition in Madrid is severe, Renault and its partner Ferrovial have announced the implementation of Zity in Paris in a matter of days, with an initial fleet of 500 cars. Meanwhile, Zity's rivals in Madrid lose money. Almost… Continue reading

In Madrid, the municipal transport company EMT inaugurated the first "Línea Cero" between Atocha Renfe and Moncloa, which is operated exclusively by electric buses and can also be used free of charge. This first "zero emissions, zero… Continue reading

Dacia, the affordable brand of Renault, will arrive on the electric market in 2021. The French automotive group confirmed the information during the group's financial results. According to rumours, this vehicle, with a 100%… Continue reading

Based on the Volkswagen Group's MEB platform, the Skoda Enyaq will be the first 100% electric SUV of the Czech brand. The "E", located at the beginning of the name, refers to electric mobility while the "Q" at the end creates a connection… Continue reading

Toyota has announced specific launch dates for the second generation of its hydrogen fuel cell model. Production of the updated Toyota Mirai series will begin in Japan this fall. The Japanese company has sold more than 10,000 units of the… Continue reading

The UK wants to ban the sale of new petrol, diesel and hybrid cars from 2035. Five years earlier than expected. Declared objective: reduce air pollution as part of a program that could herald the end of more than a century of dependence on the internal… Continue reading

The success of Tesla electric cars and several other manufacturers is beginning to have an impact on the entire industry. The Hummer brand, which was withdrawn from the market nearly 10 years ago, is returning, this time with a fully electric car… Continue reading

Opel wants to build the largest German electric car battery factory in the town of Kaiserslautern, as announced by Michael Lohscheller. The "one billion euro" plant will be built in partnership with the French company Saft, a… Continue reading

In a matter of months, there will be more electric car rentals in Madrid available for urban and peri-urban travel. Volkswagen will compete with Daimler, PSA, BMW and Renault for the Madrid market, among other European cities. WeShare… Continue reading

We talk about hybrid and electric cars, we focus in particular on the data provided by UNRAE (National Union of Foreign Vehicle Representatives = Unione Nazionale Rappresentanti Autoveicoli Esteri) relating to the sales of this type of cars in Italy. In total… Continue reading

A new electric start-up comes to challenge Tesla to duel, though in this case, the fight is somewhat unfair. Drako GTE is powered by a 90 kWh battery, boasting 1,224 horsepower and a torque of 2,200 newton meters. The manufacturers… Continue reading

The new EuroNCAP tests in December 2019 confirmed expectations for a number of models, but they also brought some unpleasant surprises. Tesla Model X  - EuroNCAP results - 5 stars: 98% for adult passenger protection, 81% for child… Continue reading

Renault, through Seine Alliance (a company that is the result of the union between the Renault Group and Green Vision) has presented the Black Swan: a 100% electric boat powered by the energy of used batteries. The Black Swan is a hundred… Continue reading

Volocopter has completed the first manned test flight in Singapore with its 2X electric aircraft. In addition, the company, together with its partner Skyports, has now put the spotlight on a prototype launch and landing… Continue reading

There are more Spanish drivers who prefer a car with an engine adapted to the use of LPG or CNG instead of a fully electric one. Sustainable mobility continues to gain followers in Spain. When buying a new car, more and more Spanish drivers… Continue reading

An electric water taxi developed by the French startup SeaBubbles was checked by police during a test drive on the Seine in Paris. They assumed speeding but this is not true: While on the Seine is usually a speed limit of 12 km / h, there is an exception… Continue reading

Green turn for Germany, which puts on the table a maxi plan for the reduction of polluting emissions. A package that includes 360-degree interventions, some of which are dedicated to electric mobility. Overall, this ambitious plan will see an investment of… Continue reading

Electrification, and mainly the electric car, are the future of the automobile industry. So much so, that many marches work and invest huge sums of money for the development of this technology that, undoubtedly, will end up being the tonic in the market. In… Continue reading

Keolis, the public transport operator has put into operation in the far southwest of France, an electric bus line with ten electric articulated buses. The twelve-kilometer line with 30 stations connects Bayonne with Biarritz. A… Continue reading

Hyundai has announced that it will install, free of charge, a charging point at the home of those Spanish customers who purchase one of its electric models. As part of the commitment of the Korean brand for electric mobility, and as a way to… Continue reading

Rosenbauer Australia and the ACT government, together with the ACT Emergency Services Agency plan to jointly develop a plug-in hybrid fire engine for service operations over the next two years. The PHEV fire truck based on the… Continue reading

The German automobile brand Volkswagen has started installing electric vehicle charging points in its German factories, a process through which it will launch 4,000 posts at its plants until 2025, the company said in a statement. The first 60… Continue reading

The renewable energy vehicle (REV) project at the University of Western Australia has partnered with technology partner Electro.Aero to develop the first hydrofoil watercraft, named WaveFlyer. The WaveFlyer looks like a conventional jet… Continue reading

A new process patented by the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) allows the recovery of rare elements from permanent magnets of electronic devices and reuse them to produce new magnets for electric motors equivalent to those made with new… Continue reading