Renault Group, MyWheels and We Drive Solar, together with the Municipality of Utrecht, announced the go-live of Europe’s first large‑scale Vehicle‑to‑Grid (V2G) car‑sharing service: Utrecht energized. The initiative supports a more sustainable, efficient energy system in a city where 35% of rooftops are already fitted with solar panels. Due to... Read more →

The new MAN Charge&Go charging service is now available to all customers, regardless of brand. It makes it easier to find truck-compatible charging points throughout Europe and enables uncomplicated payment of the charging current at attractive conditions with a charging card. A special feature of MAN Charge&Go is the MAN... Read more →

Toyota Motor Europe’s (2) (TME) first quarter sales of Toyota and Lexus vehicles increased by +0.4% to 321,067 vehicles, outperforming the market which contracted by -2%. Electrified vehicle sales (248,842 units) represented 78% of the total regional sales mix, +5 ppts year-on-year. During this period sales of battery electric vehicles... Read more →

Repsol and Bunge are incorporating intermediate novel crops in the production of renewable fuels. Specifically, camelina and safflower will be processed into low-carbon intensity oils and used as feedstock to produce hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO), a fully compatible drop-in replacement for conventional diesel fuel, or sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) for... Read more →

The Volvo Cars Ghent, Belgium manufacturing plant has started production of the fully electric EX30 small SUV. The Ghent plant will also start production of the EX30 Cross Country later in the year. Volvo Cars continues to further diversify its global manufacturing footprint for one of its most popular models... Read more →

A key ingredient for the renewable diesel sold in Europe is likely fraudulent, according to a new T&E study. Nearly twice as much palm oil mill effluent (POME), a residue of palm oil production, is being blended into European biofuels than is available globally. There needs to be stronger policy... Read more →

Blastr Green Steel (Blastr) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Vogten Staal, a leading European steel service center, for the annual supply of ultra-low CO₂ steel. The agreement with Vogten will make Blastr’s low-carbon steel available to a growing number of end-users seeking more sustainable metals, as well as... Read more →

Pony.ai Europe, the European division of global autonomous driving company Pony.ai, has obtained a scientific testing permit for Level 4 autonomous driving from Luxembourg’s Ministry of Mobility and Public Works. This authorization expands Pony.ai’s global testing portfolio, building on existing permits in China, the United States, and South Korea. This... Read more →

The European Commission has proposed a targeted amendment to the Regulation setting cO2 emission performance standards for new cars and vans. The amendment introduces a flexibility measure with their CO2 targets between 2025 and 2027. This proposal was announced as part of the Commission’s Industrial Action Plan for the European... Read more →

For the fastest possible ramp-up of locally climate-neutral road freight transport with battery-electric trucks, the charging infrastructure is one of the pivotal points. However, there is still a lot of work that needs to be done in this area. The European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) states that around 35,000 fast... Read more →

Toyota Motor Europe (TME) unveiled the FT-Me, a concept as a vision for all-electric micromobility that combines premium design with affordability. Inspired by the success of Toyota’s mobility solutions developed for the Tokyo 2021 and Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, the FT-Me aims to address the evolving needs of... Read more →

Toyota revealed the latest additions to its European BEV range, demonstrating how concepts shown previously have been successfully developed into production-ready models. By the end of 2025, Toyota will have all-new and enhanced products competing at the heart of the key B, C and D-SUV segments, the principal categories of... Read more →

The European Investment Bank (EIB) and Breakthrough Energy Catalyst have committed a €70-million funding package through the EU-Catalyst Partnership to INERATEC, a Germany based e-fuel company. The EIB is providing a venture-debt-loan, backed by the EU’s InvestEU-program, while Breakthrough Energy Catalyst has committed to provide a grant, subject to the... Read more →

Toyota Motor Europe has signed an agreement with Hydrogen Refueling Solutions (HRS) and ENGIE with the aim of rolling out the next-generation of hydrogen refueling systems. The new solution, which is faster and more cost efficient, will be piloted in an EU-funded RHeaDHy project that focuses on accelerating infrastructure deployment.... Read more →

Symbio announced that Bureau Veritas has awarded the Group a Letter of Conformity to IATF 16949 certification for the Design and Manufacturing perimeters. This certification testifies to the technological and industrial maturity of Symbio and SymphonHy, Europe’s largest site dedicated to the development and production of hydrogen fuel cells and... Read more →

Italy, Germany, Austria, Algeria and Tunisia signed in Rome a joint declaration of intent on the Southern Hydrogen Corridor, an infrastructure project to transport renewable hydrogen more than 3,300 kilometers from North Africa to Italy, Austria and Germany. The countries declared their intention to continue work on the development of... Read more →

ICL, a global specialty minerals company, has signed a joint venture (JV) agreement with Shenzhen Dynanonic Co., Ltd. to establish lithium iron phosphate (LFP) cathode active material (CAM) production in Europe, with an . A new facility at ICL's Sallent, Spain, site is currently in planning stages and will substantially... Read more →

IVECO BUS, the urban, intercity and tourist bus brand of Iveco Group, and the BusGruppe purchasing group, the consortium comprising Verkehrsbetriebe Bachstein, CeBus, KVG Stade, Omnibusbetrieb von Ahrenschildt, Pülm Reisen and Reisebüro Schmidt, have signed a 5-year framework agreement for the supply of up to 580 city buses, of which... Read more →

Hillcrest Energy Technologies, a manufacturer of high-performance power conversion technologies, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Systematec GmbH, a Germany-based engineering firm specializing in power electronics design and system integration. This MOU underscores the companies’ commitment to strengthening their collaborative partnership and identifies multiple avenues for deepened cooperation, including... Read more →

Recycling could enable Europe to cut its reliance on EV battery mineral imports by up to a quarter by the end of the decade, a new study finds. Materials from end-of-life batteries and gigafactory scrap have the potential to build up to 2.4 million EVs locally in 2030, according to... Read more →

At the end of 2024, the last of a total of 500 new Mercedes-Benz Actros trucks were handed over to the Finéjas Group at a ceremony in Wörth. The Mercedes-Benz Actros 1845 LS 4x2 trucks ordered are equipped with the latest generation of the OM 471 diesel engine with 330... Read more →

Daimler Buses has been confirmed by Hamburger Hochbahn AG as the sole supplier of up to 350 fully electric Mercedes-Benz eCitaro and eCitaro G city buses. Over the next five years, the new solo and articulated buses are to be delivered to the northern German city of Hamburg. The Mercedes‑Benz... Read more →

Poland has received approvals from the European Investment Bank (EIB) for aid programs amounting a total of c.a. €1.4 billion. The funds will be used to develop high-powered charging infrastructure, as well as to support the purchase of heavy-duty electric vehicles (N2 and N3 category). Despite earlier announcements, the program... Read more →

Solaris will deliver 30 electric buses to the operator Arriva in the Netherlands. 26 Urbino 12 electric and 4 articulated Urbino 18 electric will serve traffic in West-Brabant region and will join Arriva’s fleet in 2025. The investment is part of Arriva’s plan to make the entire bus fleet in... Read more →

OCSiAl has launched a single wall carbon nanotube dispersion facility in Serbia. This move enhances ProLogium’s European supply chain and supports the mass adoption of electric vehicles via the production of advanced lithium ceramic batteries in France. With an annual capacity of 3,000 MT of nanotube dispersion, OCSiAl’s facility will... Read more →

At IAA Transportation in September, Ford unveiled the Ranger PHEV pickup for the European market. The new model offers full Ranger towing, payload and off-road performance with electric-only driving ability. The Ranger PHEV offers up to 690 N·m of torque—the most of any production Ranger—and an EV-only driving range of... Read more →

Solaris will deliver eight articulated hydrogen buses to the city of Belfort, France. The Urbino 18 hydrogen unit will be delivered to the customer in the second half of 2025. The vehicles were purchased by the public entity SMTC (Le Syndicat Mixte des Transports en Commun du Territoire de Belfort),... Read more →

On 12 June 2024, the EU announced import tariffs on Chinese EVs ranging from 17.4% up to 38.1%. (Earlier post.) The justification for such trade tariffs is an unfair subsidization by the Chinese government, which the Commission claims undermines the domestic (European) automotive industries. However, Mika Takahashi, Technology Analyst at... Read more →

Leapmotor International, a 51/49 Stellantis-led company between Stellantis and Leapmotor (earlier post), has shipped the first batch of Leapmotor electric vehicles—C10 SUVs and T03 cars—from Shanghai, China, to European ports this month, marking a significant milestone in the partnership and demonstrating the shared commitment to providing sustainable mobility and innovation... Read more →

The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a €998-million (US$1.1-billion) Dutch scheme to support the production of renewable hydrogen. The measure aims to contribute to the development of renewable hydrogen in line with the objectives of the EU Hydrogen Strategy and the European Green Deal. The scheme... Read more →

In Germany, gas transmission system operators (TSOs) have submitted their hydrogen core network application to Germany’s Bundesnetzagentur. The future hydrogen core network will include important hydrogen infrastructure that will be put into operation gradually by 2032. Overall the application provides for a line length of 9,666 km (around 60% of... Read more →

Toyota has started testing a new hydrogen fuel cell truck in Europe with Coca-Cola as part of the drinks company’s supply operations. Air Liquide, a leader in clean energy, is supplying the project with hydrogen sourced from renewables. Toyota aims to support the decarbonization of heavy-duty road transport with its... Read more →

The call for tenders commission of Nantes Métropole has awarded the contract for the acquisition of new battery-electric buses to the manufacturer Iveco France to replace end-of-life buses and support the development of the Naolib network. Semitan has been mandated by Nantes Métropole to lead this acquisition project, which is... Read more →

The EU and the Republic of Serbia signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) launching a strategic partnership on sustainable raw materials, battery value chains and electric vehicles. The partnership builds on the Stabilization and Association Agreement (SAA) entered into force on 1 September 2013 and is in line with EU’s... Read more →

Electric car sales continued to grow in Europe this year, with the exception of in Germany, according to a new analysis by environmental NGO Transport & Environment (T&E). Battery electric sales in the rest of the EU (excluding Germany) increased by 9.4% on average in the first half of the... Read more →

Plug Power has completed deployment of 13 hydrogen refueling stations (HRS) over the last two years across Europe. The company’s HRS installations support a range of material handling and mobility applications across the UK, France, Germany, Spain, and the Netherlands. All systems are currently in commissioning phase, with many already... Read more →

Green hydrogen producer Lhyfe will be supplying the Hyliko refueling station, which was introduced as part of the wider presentation of its center of excellence for hydrogen trucks in Villabé (Essonne, France), 30 km south of Paris. The site brings together: A green hydrogen refueling station dedicated to HGVs, with... Read more →

Steel made with green hydrogen and electric arc furnaces, or produced from scrap, can reduce the CO2 emissions of producing cars in Europe by 6.9 Mt in 2030, new analysis shows. That’s equivalent to avoiding the annual emissions of 3.5 million fossil fuel cars. Switching to 40% green steel would... Read more →

Norway-based Hydrovolt—the 50/50 joint venture between the Swedish battery manufacturer Northvolt and the Norwegian energy and aluminum company Hydro—has taken its final investment decision on expanding its business to France through establishing recycling capacity located in Hordain in the heart of Northern France’s battery valley. Hydrovolt is already running one... Read more →

Shell Nederland Raffinaderij B.V., a subsidiary of Shell plc, will pause on-site construction work at its 820,000 tonnes a year biofuels facility at the Shell Energy and Chemicals Park Rotterdam in the Netherlands to address project delivery and ensure future competitiveness given current market conditions. As a result, contractor numbers... Read more →

A European consortium of eighteen partners from the automotive industry, research, and technology specialists, has developed a complete cobalt-free lithium-ion battery system for electric vehicles. This system integrates a series of innovations in safety, control, and efficiency, intended for the next generation of batteries. With a budget of €12 million,... Read more →

OCSiAl has completed the construction of a facility for the production of single wall carbon nanotube (SWCNT) dispersions in Serbia to support the manufacturing of high-performance batteries. Output has been contracted by leading global EV producers and collaborations with the world’s largest Li-ion battery cell manufacturers. The current dispersion production... Read more →

As part of its ongoing investigation, the European Commission has provisionally concluded that the battery electric vehicles (BEV) value chain in China benefits from unfair subsidization, which is causing a threat of economic injury to EU BEV producers. The investigation also examined the likely consequences and impact of measures on... Read more →

OMV Petrom, the largest integrated energy producer in Southeast Europe, will invest approximately €750 million at Petrobrazi to transform the refinery into the first major producer of sustainable fuels in the region. The company has made the final investment decision to build a SAF/HVO facility along with two facilities for... Read more →

Daimler Truck is introducing the new TruckCharge brand in Europe. This name brings together all the company’s existing and future offerings relating to e-infrastructure and the charging of electric trucks, i.e. consulting, hardware and digital services. In this way, Daimler Truck intends to provide customers with a cost-efficient overall package,... Read more →

To help customers’ transition to electric transport, Scania CV AB has formed Erinion, a new company specializing in private and semi-public charging solutions. The strategic move will see 40,000 new charging points installed at customer locations and will strengthen the Scania Group’s e-Mobility offer in the future transport ecosystem. The... Read more →

The Volkswagen Group brand Elli has presented the new Elli Charger 2, equipped with a wide range of services. Volkswagen customers can now purchase their electric vehicle, charger, and electricity tariff in an easy and integrated manner from a single source. In the future, they will also be able to... Read more →

The EU’s anticipated tariffs on Chinese Electric Vehicles could have little impact on the profitability of manufacturers, suggested research house Rho Motion at its Rho Motion Live Conference in Paris this week. Speaking to a room of industry leaders from the world of electric vehicles and the associated value chain,... Read more →

Ford started mass production of the new all-electric Ford Explorer (earlier post) at its first dedicated electric vehicle (EV) facility in Europe following a $2-billion investment. The electric Ford Explorer is the first vehicle to roll off the line at the Ford Cologne Electric Vehicle Center. A second EV, a... Read more →

Two-thirds of European green shipping fuel projects are at risk, a new Transport & Environment (T&E) study shows. T&E’s mapping of green hydrogen projects across Europe shows that nearly 4% of European shipping could run on green e-fuels by 2030. But fuel suppliers appear to be reluctant to commit financially... Read more →