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Intellectual Property in the Battery Sector: Part One

Battery electric vehicles (BEVs) are continuing to displace fossil fuel vehicles around the world. In light of this trend, and the decision of many governments …

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Toyoda Gosei Acquires Stake in EV Motors Japan, a Startup Developing and Selling Commercial Electric Vehicles

Toyoda Gosei has acquired a stake in EV Motors Japan Co., Ltd. (EVM-J), a startup engaged in the development and sales of commercial electric vehicles such as t…

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Toyota Launches Alphard and Vellfire PHEV Models in Japan; Japan’s First Minivan PHEVs

Toyota Motor will begin sales of its all-new Alphard and Vellfire Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV; six-seater) models in Japan on 31 January 2025. Gasolin…

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All-New Hybrid-Electric Honda Prelude Will Come to US Late Next Year

Honda announced an all-new hybrid-electric Prelude sports coupe will be introduced to the US market late next year, returning one of the brand’s most icon…

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Toyota Cuts Prices on 2025 bZ4x Electric SUV

Toyota is lowering its starting Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price (MSRP) on the MY 2025 bZ4x, with a reduction of up-to $6,000. The 2025 bZ4X also add…

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Solaris Delivers the First Electric Bus With a Battery Passport

Solaris has delivered to Berlin the Urbino 18 electric bus, the world's first series-produced to feature a battery passport. The model is equipped with Sola…

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Daimler Truck Brand FUSO Handed Over 22 All-Electric eCanter to Planway Logística in Spain

Planway Logística, a logistics provider based in Orense, Spain, added 22 FUSO eCanter to its fleet: All vehicles are operating from now on as part of the…

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IVECO Bus Wins a Major Tender in Germany for up to 580 Buses, 250 Electric

IVECO BUS, the urban, intercity and tourist bus brand of Iveco Group, and the BusGruppe purchasing group, the consortium comprising Verkehrsbetriebe Bachstein, …

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DOE: Efficiency of My 2024 EVs Ranges From 53 to 140 MPGe

Expressed in miles per gallon equivalent (MPGe), the efficiency of Model Year 2024n electric vehicles (EVs) range from 53 to 140 MPGe, according to the US Depar…

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Q3 2024 ZEV Registrations Hit 15.7 Per Cent: StatsCan

Of the 75,636-plus zero-emission vehicles newly registered in Canada in Q3 2024, 74 per cent were battery-electric vehiclesZero-emission vehicles saw another qu…

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Mercedes-AMG Shows Its Electric Performance SUV for the First Time

Mercedes-AMG is building two standalone performance vehicles: A high-powered SUV and a four-door coupe. The duo will use the brand's new AMG.EA architecture…

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Volvo & DHL Begin Autonomous Truck Trials in Texas

Credit: DHLAutonomous vehicles are still a dream, although Elon Musk swears Tesla will crack the AV code sooner than later. Last week, Cruise, the autonomous ri…

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Xiaomi Entering Exports Already

With the electric vehicle revolution quite far along and clear leaders in the industry establishing themselves more and more, I figured it would be very hard no…

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Northvolt Bankruptcy May Delay Porsche and Audi Electric Models

As if Volkswagen Group didn’t have enough challenges at the moment, the Northvolt bankruptcy threatens to delay the introduction of new electric car model…

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Switch Technologies Unveils World’s First Vehicle Powered by XNO®

Switch Technologies unveiled the world's first operational vehicle powered by Echion Technologies' proprietary ultra-fast charging XNO active anode mate…