Shell ties up with UK supermarket chain doubling access to Shell Recharge stations
Multinational energy company Shell will install 800 electric vehicle chargers at high-end British grocer Waitrose by 2025, roughly doubling the number of Shell Recharge stations in the UK. Around 100 Waitrose shops will gain charge points, with each site expected to receive six 22kW chargers...
Musk tweet confirms Tesla to make US Supercharger network open to all
Tesla is to make its North American high capacity EV charging network available to other EVs. The intention was “officially” announced by company's CEO Elon Musk in a recent tweet: "we’re making our Supercharger network open to other EVs later this year." Musk reminded followers...
Moovit integrates Lime e-scooters, mopeds and bikes into journey planning app
Moovit and Lime have announced a global partnership that will integrate Lime’s scooters, mopeds, and cycles into the Moovit app across more than 100 cities in 20 countries. The partnership will see Lime’s vehicles added to the Moovit app in cities across the US, Europe...
Mercedes-Benz sets out plan to be electric-only by end of the decade
Mercedes-Benz has pledged to go all electric by the end of the decade, where market conditions allow. Shifting from electric-first to electric-only, the luxury car company says it is accelerating toward an emissions-free and software-driven future. By 2022, Mercedes-Benz will have battery electric vehicles (BEV)...
Hydrogen pod system offers claimed emission free flight range of nearly 750km
US clean fuel company Universal Hydrogen has signed letters of intent with three airlines to convert at least 15 regional airliners to run on green hydrogen. The company is developing conversion kits that accept interchangeable hydrogen modules that the company’s press release suggests works like...
British electric vehicle leasing company plans European and modal expansion
British electric vehicle leasing company WeVee has closed a seed financing deal of seven million dollars. The company intends to use the investment to finance its expansion into continental Europe. Launched in March 2020, WeVee already offers a broad range of electric cars and describes...
Otonomo partners with Mercedes to accelerate fleet use of OEM data
Israeli vehicle data platform provider Otonomo Technologies has announced an agreement with Mercedes-Benz Connectivity Services to offer advanced fleet optimisation services to fleet management companies and operators with Mercedes vehicles across 25 European countries. Aimed at organisations such as delivery companies, service providers and car...
Arrival to supply cars-as-a-service provider LeasePlan with 3,000 eLCVs
British electric vehicle manufacturer Arrival has announced a contract to produce some 3,000 electric vans for cars-as-a-service provider LeasePlan. The vans will add to LeasePlan’s global fleet of almost two million vehicles of which one-quarter are light commercial vehicles. “Demand for online shopping is skyrocketing,”...
ChargePoint strengthens European growth through acquisition of established charging platform
US electric vehicle charging network provider ChargePoint Holdings is to acquire has·to·be, an Austrian e-mobility provider and developer of a charging software platform. The €250 million transaction is expected to close in 2021, subject to the satisfaction of regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions...
Swedish electric plane maker hopes short-haul advantages could open up clean inter-city flight
Swedish startup Heart Aerospace is developing an all-electric aircraft designed for short trips. While current battery technology limits the distances electric planes can travel, they can service and even offer advantages for shorter trips. Heart Aerospace’s ES-19 is a 19-passenger all-electric aircraft with a maximum...
