Highlights of this week’s electric vehicle news include the 200,000th NIO Vehicle, more electric bus orders, the AVINYA Concept, an ABB–Shell collab, a Volkswagen–bp collab, and more. Read on!
Electric Car & Bike News
New paradigm of innovation: Tata passenger electric mobility proudly showcases its new vision, a concept built on its pure EV architecture
Derived from the Sanskrit language, the name AVINYA stands for ‘Innovation’. The AVINYA Concept introduces a new typology of mobility that liberates enormous roominess and comfort, not restricted by traditional segmentation. It comes packed with new age technology, software and Artificial Intelligence that work in the background to deliver wellness and tranquility during transit.”
New paradigm of innovation: Tata passenger electric mobility proudly showcases its new vision, a concept built on its pure EV architecture
NIO Inc. provides April 2022 delivery update
- NIO delivered 5,074 vehicles in April 2022
- NIO delivered 30,842 vehicles year-to-date in 2022, increasing by 13.5% year-over-year
- Cumulative deliveries of vehicles as of April 30, 2022 reached 197,912
Photo courtesy of NIO.
200,000th NIO vehicle rolls off production line
“From May 2018 to April 2022, NIO reached the production milestone of 200,000 units in less than four years. It only took NIO around one year to produce the second 100,000 vehicles, setting a new record for production speed of its kind.”
First electric minibus for Forest Green Rovers Football Club
You might’ve seen it last week! 👀
We’ve partnered with Renault Trucks to provide our first 100% electric minibus 🚌 #WeAreFGR 💚
— Forest Green Rovers (@FGRFC_Official) April 29, 2022
Neymar Jr. e.GO Mobile becomes a Global Brand Ambassador
Loaded car carriers spotted leaving Giga Texas – are customer Model Y Standard Range deliveries about to begin?
Model Y’s on car carriers and leaving Giga Texas on this Friday, 29 April 2022 morning! I just saw this happening as I was leaving from filming. As you can see, Giga Texas is producing and delivering Model Y’s! @JoeTegtmeyer pic.twitter.com/BkoEMcE1SA
— Joe Tegtmeyer 🚀 🌔🪐🇺🇦 (@JoeTegtmeyer) April 29, 2022
Arcimoto vehicles reclassified as autocycles in the State of Maryland
Alabama passes autocycle bill allowing three-wheeled vehicles to be operated without a motorcycle license or helmet
Subaru of America, Inc. Today announced pricing on its first-ever all-electric SUV, the 2023 Subaru Solterra
TVR announces electric sports car for 2024
EV Charging
Number of rapid chargers available via Kia Charge grows by a third
“More than 2,500 rapid chargers (50kW+) are now available via Kia Charge, as of April 2022. Kia Charge — an exclusive service designed to simplify public EV charging — now gives Kia owners access to more DC connectors in the UK than almost any other brand.”
- ABB E-mobility signs new global framework agreement (GFA) with Shell to supply its full portfolio of charging solutions
- The GFA builds on a long-standing partnership between the two companies and will see ABB E-mobility support Shell in creating a global charging network
- Charging solutions supplied by ABB will include Terra 360, the world’s fastest all-in-one electric car charger
ABB E-mobility to supply its full portfolio of charging solutions to Shell under new GFA
“Volkswagen’s innovative Flexpole 150kW charging units, each of which feature two charge points, have an integrated battery storage system, overcoming One of the biggest obstacles to the rapid roll-out of fast charging infrastructure in Europe today — the need for high-powered grid connections. The Flexpole units can be directly connected to a low voltage grid, which removes the requirement for a dedicated substation and costly construction work, significantly reducing installation times while still providing fast charging speeds of up to 150kW02enough to deliver up to 160km of driving in as little as 10 minutes, depending on the model of electric vehicle.”
Bernard Looney and Herbert Diess launching the first bp / Aral flexpole fast charger.
FreeWire Technologies announces $125 million Series D financing to accelerate deployment and development of next-gen EV charging technology and energy management services
New EV chargers coming to Ontario
City of Vancouver considering the $10,000 annual fee for gas stations and parking lots that don’t install #EV chargers https://t.co/9slHn3iQ4C pic.twitter.com/XFQKOTEgTw
— Waterloo Region EVA (@WREVAGroup) April 9, 2022
Electric Buses & Trucks
Independent study confirms cost savings & emissions advantages for heavy-duty trucks running ClearFlame’s engine modification technology
Volta Trucks reveals its full-electric 7.5- and 12-tonne Volta Zero variants
World premiere at the Q-Days 2022: QUANTRON presents the QUANTRON QARGO 4 EV Light Truck for the first time and presents an extended portfolio
Advancing City Safety: ZF presents new collision mitigation system for city bus applications
More orders from Milan — 75 electric Solaris buses will make their way to Italy
75 electric Solaris buses will make their way to Italy
AI/Autonomy
Indy autonomous challenge racecar and Team PoliMOVE set new land speed record for autonomous racecar
Quiet, clean and smart: New electric autonomous bus is ready for riders
Automated vehicles will create a shift in workforce
Electric Ferries
Government commits $27m for electric ferries in Auckland
The new electric ferries will seat up to 200 people. Image courtesy of EV Maritime.
Kingston Ontario will be served this summer by two new Hybrid Electric Ferries. #EV Transportation on the water! https://t.co/7P7hI8LdUL
— Waterloo Region EVA (@WREVAGroup) April 26, 2022
Zero-Emissions Tractors
Solectrac continues to advance fully electric, zero-emissions tractor sales with new dealer retail partnership in the Southeast
Electrifying Tractors: Good for the Community, Good for the Consumer, Good for the Earth
Batteries
MAHLE and volytica diagnose electric vehicle batteries via charging plugs
Image courtesy of MAHLE and volytica
Umicore and ACC enter strategic partnership for EV battery materials in Europe
Benchmark Mineral: China’s zero-COVID policies weigh on lithium and cobalt prices
Nornickel and Rosatom sign cooperation agreement; possible lithium mining JV to develop Kolmozerskoye
EV Investments/Business Deals
Pepper Motion closes €30 million financing round
Advanced manufacturing supercluster spurs $76 million in zero-emission vehicle investments
Thailand boosts carmaking prospects with Toyota EV deal
AirCapture, OCOchem and partners win $2.93 million US Department of Energy grant
Solar News
New PV water heater from Germany
US solar industry prepares for solar panel supply issues
Renu Robotics is tackling utility-scale solar landscaping problems
Gov. DeSantis vetoes Florida bill that jeopardized solar net-metering
Seneca Nation of Indians starts new solar installation branch
California bill would boost low-income community solar + storage projects
EPFL achieves 29.2% efficiency for tandem solar cell with fully textured silicon
Other
Kia partners with The Ocean Cleanup in the journey to become a ‘Sustainable Mobility Solutions Provider’
Creating jobs and investment in mobility
Kia partners with The Ocean Cleanup in the journey to become a ‘Sustainable Mobility Solutions Provider’
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