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Southwest and Archer plan air taxi network in California using eVTOL aircraft
Southwest Airlines and Archer Aviation have announced a partnership to develop plans for electric air taxi networks that will use Archer’s electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft at...
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Munich Airport to deploy 14 Goldhofer electric aircraft tractors
Airport ground support equipment (GSE) presents a perfect use case for EVs. The specialty vehicles that service aircraft on the ground travel short distances, and can conveniently charge right on the...
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Bollinger Motors counts down to September start of production for new B4...
Bollinger Motors, a US manufacturer of all-electric commercial chassis cab trucks, has announced it plans to start production of the Bollinger B4 on September 16, 2024. The B4 is a chassis cab...
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GM BrightDrop division to be merged into Chevrolet, Zevo EV to be renamed...
General Motors is merging its BrightDrop division, which designs and manufactures light electric commercial vehicles, into Chevrolet, in order to leverage the latter’s sales and service network....
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FUSO Europe receives order from two Greek cities for 89 waste-collection trucks
The cities of Athens and Thessaloniki in Greece have ordered 89 FUSO eCanter trucks from Portugal-headquartered truck maker FUSO, which is owned by Daimler Truck, for waste collection in their...
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Volvo CE expands Swedish facility for electric wheel loader production
Volvo CE, the Swedish automaker’s construction equipment subsidiary, has inaugurated a new facility to support the production of electric wheel loaders at its plant in Arvika, Sweden. The building is...
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Volvo Trucks to launch electric truck with 600 km range
Volvo Trucks plans to launch a long-range variant of its FH Electric truck, with a range of up to 600 km (373 miles)—about twice the maximum range of the current-generation FH Electric. (North...
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Ports of Jersey, UK partners with EVie to provide EV rideshare service
The Ports of Jersey has entered a partnership with local on-demand electric transport service EVie to provide transport to and from both the airport and the Elizabeth Terminal harbor. The scheme...
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Germany held back EU EV market in first half of 2024
The number of EVs sold in the EU grew by just 1.3% in the first half of 2024, but the increase in sales would be 9.4% if Germany is excluded, analysis by advocacy group Transport & Environment...
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DOWC’s EV service contract includes charging hardware and installation
Electric vehicles are simpler than legacy combustion engine vehicles, and generally require less service. However, when a breakdown does occur, repair costs can be significant, so some buyers choose...
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Pure Italian automotive art: New EV company AEHRA displays Impeto SUV and...
Throughout the history of design, the Italian approach has been consistently characterized by a specific style, one engrained in the DNA of the artisans and their innovations. Indeed, the artistry of...
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REA publishes comprehensive resource for UK fleet electrification
UK trade group REA (Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology), in collaboration with the Energy Saving Trust, has published a new resource that aims to provide UK fleet managers with a...
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EP North America debuts new Li-ion powered electric forklifts
EP North America, a lithium-ion-focused material handling equipment provider, has introduced two new forklifts, which are now available through its dealer network. The CPD45F8/50F8 is an IPX4-rated,...
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Stellantis Invests $406 million to prepare for EV production at Michigan...
Stellantis has announced new investment of some $406 million at three Michigan facilities to support its “multi-energy” strategy, and confirmed that the Sterling Heights Assembly Plant (SHAP) will be...
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Why did European EV sales take a tumble in August?
European registrations of new battery EVs dropped sharply in August. According to JATO Dynamics, monthly sales fell by 36% compared to 2023, the largest drop recorded since January 2017. BEV market...
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Petaluma Egg Farm orders Range Energy’s electric trailer system
Petaluma Egg Farm, a family-run egg farm that serves grocery stores across Northern California, has placed an order for Range Energy’s electric-powered trailer system (ePTS), and plans to deploy the...
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MTRWestern expands its electric charter bus fleet
US motorcoach company MTRWestern has acquired two new CX45E electric buses manufactured by ABC Companies and Van Hool, as well as two new Ford E-Transit electric shuttle vans. The 45-foot CX45e models...
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Chinese automakers sweep Western brands out of global markets
It won’t be news to Charged readers that Chinese automakers have lapped “Western” brands in the EV race. The US and EU are erecting tariff walls in a last-ditch attempt to save domestic automakers...
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Norway is the first country to have more EVs than gasoline-powered cars in...
The Norwegian Road Federation—Opplysningsrådet for Veitrafikken in Norwegian—has announced a seismic shift in electric adoption: There are now more EVs on the country’s roads than gasoline-powered...
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What’s in a name? Mercedes-Benz announces new EV naming conventions
“What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” Those words, spoken by Juliet in Shakespeare’s great tragedy “Romeo and Juliet,” imply that names are meaningless....
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