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Nio brand Firefly to launch in Europe next week

Chinese EV manufacturer Nio will begin deliveries of its compact car brand Firefly in Europe next week. Norway and the Netherlands will lead the…

BASF puts plans for cathode material factory in Finland on hold

A new BASF plant for cathode material precursors in Harjavalta, Finland, has been put on ice after another court defeat. The pending authorisati…

Swedish electric motorbike manufacturer Cake is insolvent

Cake, the Swedish manufacturer of lightweight electric motorbikes, had to file for insolvency on 1 February. The insolvency administrator is cur…

BYD & Yutong to deliver electric buses to Italy

Chinese manufacturers Yutong and BYD have been awarded the contract for two electric bus tenders for the Italian cities of Bari and Taranto. Thi…

Volvo Group, Traton & Daimler Truck kickstart CV Charging Europe

Daimler Truck, Traton and the Volvo Group have received regulatory approvals for their electric truck charging joint venture announced last wint…

Volta Trucks closes funding round with €230 million

Swedish electric truck startup Volta Trucks has closed its €230 million Series C funding round. This latest capital raising will fund the compan…

ALD Automotive launches corporate leasing for Tesla

ALD Automotive is now offering leasing services for Tesla in 16 European countries. Companies can take advantage of ALD Automotive’s full-servic…

Hyzon to deliver 85 H2 trucks to Europe by year's end

Hyzon Motors has started delivering its first fuel cell trucks to European customers. The company is also preparing to launch its first customer…

Freyr considers building battery plant in Finland

The Norwegian company Freyr is taking the first steps towards constructing another battery cell factory – this time in Finland. For this, Freyr…

Michael Lohscheller to take over at Vinfast

Michael Lohscheller is to become CEO of the Vietnamese car manufacturer VINFAST LLC. After he departs from Stellantis set at the end of August,…

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Turkey's Temsa to deliver 10 e-buses to Romania

The Turkish bus manufacturer Temsa has received another order from Romania to supply ten electric buses to the city of Arad. Five nine-metre mod…

Seat Mó to export e-scooter from early 2021

Seat has started series production of its Seat Mó eScooter 125 electric scooters with e-motorcycle manufacturer Silence. The electric scooter is…

Denmark ups taxes for ICEs and incentives for EVs

The Danish parliament has passed a tax plan that should help bring at least 775,000 electric and hybrid cars onto the road by 2030. The plan env…

First series electric XC40s rolling off the assembly line

Volvo has started series production of the fully electric XC40 Recharge in Ghent. The first cars are to be delivered to customers in Europe this…