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EKPO wins order for fuel cell stacks from China’s FAW Group

EKPO Fuel Cell Technologies GmbH and China’s FAW Group have signed a contract for the development and supply of fuel cell stack modules. The prototypes of the ‘NM12-Single’ platform will be used in a next-generation fuel cell vehicle from FAW’s premium brand Hongqi. “Hongqi set high standards for quality and performance when selecting a partner.… Continue reading EKPO wins order for fuel cell stacks from China’s FAW Group

EKPO wins order for fuel cell stacks from China’s FAW Group

Yokohama Rubber to build new car tyre plant in Mexico

Yokohama Rubber Co has announced plans to build a passenger car tyre plant in Mexico to strengthen its capacity to supply tyres to the North American market. The new plant will have an annual production capacity of 5 million tyres, with planned capital investment totalling US$380 million. Construction of the new plant will start in… Continue reading Yokohama Rubber to build new car tyre plant in Mexico

Yokohama Rubber to build new car tyre plant in Mexico

Volvo to supply 100 electric trucks to logistics company DFDS

Volvo Trucks has received an order for 100 electric trucks from logistics company DFDS. With this latest order, DFDS has almost doubled its Volvo electric truck fleet to 225 trucks, the largest company fleet of heavy electric trucks in Europe. DFDS, one of the largest shipping and logistics companies in Northern Europe, is seeing a growing… Continue reading Volvo to supply 100 electric trucks to logistics company DFDS

Volvo to supply 100 electric trucks to logistics company DFDS

JLR to recruit 250 electrical technicians in Range Rover and EV push

JLR is recruiting 250 electrical engineers to work on a host of new EVs arriving by 2030, starting with the electric Range Rover later this year. These new positions join an already announced new 300 technician roles, all funded by JLR’s £15bn Reimagine strategy fund, created to transition the firm into the electric era. Based… Continue reading JLR to recruit 250 electrical technicians in Range Rover and EV push

Audi Q6 E-tron brings 388 miles of range and up to 510bhp

Do you have to balance the new technology with a design that will be familiar to customers? “We have a clear strategy for our E-tron models, which we respect – but you also have to do the next step. Looking inside, I see it really as ‘step, step, step’. You can’t jump too far into… Continue reading Audi Q6 E-tron brings 388 miles of range and up to 510bhp

Lunaz Applied Technology: bin lorry electrifier enters administration

Commercial vehicle electrification firm Lunaz Applied Technologies (LAT) has entered administration, with the loss of around 40 jobs. Autocar understands the three-year-old firm, founded in 2021 as an offshoot of classic car electrification specialist Lunaz, has folded after failing to obtain the necessary funding to begin production of its electric bin lorry, dubbed the Lunaz… Continue reading Lunaz Applied Technology: bin lorry electrifier enters administration

Audi reveals new all-electric Q6 e-tron SUV, its first next-generation EV

The Audi SQ6 e-tron SUV. Audi Audi on Monday revealed its new all-electric Q6 e-tron SUV, the first production vehicle on its next-generation electric vehicle architecture. The Volkswagen-owned luxury carmaker says the new “Premium Platform Electric” opens up new levels of technology for Audi, including a rapid EV recharge time of 158 miles in 10… Continue reading Audi reveals new all-electric Q6 e-tron SUV, its first next-generation EV