Electric motorscooters for the XPress taxi service. (Photo from Xpress)

Electric Moto-taxis Begin Rollout in Manila, Other Urban Centers

Electric motorcycles are beginning to move from pilot use to commercial deployment in the Philippine moto-taxi sector, with ride-hailing platform Xpress Super App confirming the integration of electric motorcycles supplied by VOLTAI into its operating network. VOLTAI is an electric vehicle brand under the Aboitiz Group, one of the country’s … [continued]

Electric buses in Zurich. (Photo by DGBT)

Zurich Transit Operator Prepares Fresh €150 Million Electric Bus Tender After Supplier Setbacks

UPDATED AS OF FEBRUARY 2. Zurich’s public transport authority, Verkehrsbetriebe Zürich (VBZ), has officially launched one of its largest fleet procurements in years, opting for a new competitive tender for battery-electric buses rather than relying on existing framework contracts. The move, first reported by BusWorld and CH Media, was formalized … [continued]

The 2025 Chicago Auto Show test track at the basement of the McCormick Center. (Photo from CAS)

There Will Be More EVs (and NEVs) at the Chicago Auto Show 2026

The Chicago Auto Show will return to McCormick Place from February 7 to 16, 2026, with a lineup that underscores the show’s evolving role in the US auto market: less about global debuts and more about consumer-ready vehicles, electrification pathways, and hands-on engagement. The small ratio of pure EVs to … [continued]

The BZ Time Attack, a concept but engineered vehicle for competition use. (Photo from Toyota USA)

Toyota Uses bZ Time Attack Concept to Probe the Limits of EV Racing

At the 2025 SEMA Show, Toyota presented a battery-electric concept car that signals how the company is thinking about motorsport in an electric future. The bZ Time Attack Concept was developed not as a styling exercise, but as a functional prototype to evaluate how a BEV platform behaves under racing … [continued]