Unsold Tesla Cars Piling Up In America, Australia, & Germany
Reports from around the world are saying Tesla has a glut of unsold cars piling up with no firm plans for how to deal with the situation.
Germany
EVs At 18.5% Share In Germany — Backsliding On The Transition
May saw plugin EVs at 18.5% share in Germany, down from 22.9% in May 2023, in a continuing hangover from the unexpected incentive abandonment in late December. BEVs were down some 31% in YoY volume, while PHEVs were up 2%. Overall auto volume was 236,413 units, down 4% YoY, and … [continued]
Heavy, Dirty, Tardy: Company Car Electrification Lagging Behind Private Market for 3rd Year in a…
Electrification in the company car market lags behind — particularly in Europe’s biggest car markets France and Germany, a new report by green group Transport & Environment (T&E) finds. The company car market lagged behind on electrification again last year with battery electric vehicles accounting for 14.1% of corporate sales, … [continued]
Elli Enters the Industrial Energy Storage Business
Stationary large-scale storage systems are an important component in tomorrow’s energy system. The demand for storage solutions will increase throughout Europe in the coming years, with experts expecting growth by a factor of 100 in Germany alone. Elli will develop and operate energy storage projects on an industrial scale together … [continued]
Mass Production Of New All-Electric Explorer Starts At Ford’s EV Assembly Plant In Cologne
The all-electric Ford Explorer, the first vehicle off the production line in the new Ford Cologne Electric Vehicle Center, is on its way to customers across the region A second EV, a new sports crossover, will be revealed shortly with production in Cologne starting later this year Ford’s historic plant … [continued]
The Smarter E Europe: PV, Storage, E-Car & Heat Pumps — A Strong Team
MUNICH & PFORZHEIM, Germany — Visitors to The smarter E Europe, Europe’s Largest Alliance of Exhibitions for the Energy Industry, will find out how private consumers can become self-sufficient in electricity, heat and transport in a smart way and how this creates new business opportunities for installers and system providers. … [continued]
All-New, All-Electric E-Transit Custom Van Ready To Electrify Small Business Productivity In Europe
All-new electric E-Transit Custom reinvents Europe’s best-selling one-tonne van with uncompromised capability, new customer experiences and full Ford Pro support Productivity boosted by connected Ford Pro services — including new home charging offering — and innovations such as tilting steering wheel, digital upfits and new MultiCab Next-gen electric powertrain offers … [continued]
DHL Opens First Electric Vehicle Center of Excellence in Continental Europe
In collaboration with the Team EV of DHL Customer Solutions & Innovation, the center leverages the combined warehousing and freight management of DHL Global Forwarding, including both ocean and air freight capabilities. Based near Milan in Italy, the Electric Vehicle (EV) Center of Excellence supports the electrification of mobility and … [continued]
The Hopper 3-Wheeled Electric Microcar Is Technically An E-Bike
When is a microcar not a microcar? When it’s technically classified as an e-bike electric tricycle, I suppose. The push toward more electric micromobility has seen some interesting ideas in recent years, from tiny EVs to large e-cargo bikes and everything in between, and the 3-wheeled Hopper fits right into … [continued]
IONITY Lowers Charging Prices in 12 European Countries
High Power Charging (HPC) available from 0.26 EUR per kilowatt hour (kWh) New IONITY PASSPORT MOTION and IONITY PASSPORT POWER tariffs are designed to cater flexibly to individual charging needs, especially during the upcoming travel season Competitive charging prices and growing IONITY network with up to 350 kW accelerate sustainable … [continued]
