ility by adding 17.5 kg of onboard fuel capacity. The additional four transverse-mounted tanks supplement five standard onboard hydrogen tanks, providing approximately 50% additional fuel capacity and extending the vehicle range by as much as 120 miles. With this feature, the Xcelsior CHARGE FC can cover longer routes and more demanding duty cycles more efficiently. This announcement is being made in partnership with Humboldt Transit Authority in...

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Billion Electric Mobility, secures 250+ long-term EV Truck contract across India On July 15, Billion Electric Mobility (BillionE) announced that it has secured over 250 long-term electric truck contracts with enterprise clients across India. The contracts cover deployment of medium- and heavy-duty electric trucks ranging from 12 to 55 tonnes gross vehicle weight (GVW), catering to multiple sectors. The deployments are underway across South, West,...

News  Updated at: 2025/07/16

nd bodies upon side collisions to lower the risk of secondary injuries. The second row has four airbags (two side airbags and two side curtain airbags) that help buffer lateral impact.  Additionally, the ultra-long side curtain airbags in the third row extend from the A-pillar to the D-pillar and cover the area below the third-row windows. They will deploy upon vehicle collision to ensure occupant safety in rollover and secondary collision scen...

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Cagatay Kablo, Turkiye starts construction of new plant in North Macedonia On July 11, the Government of North Macedonia announced that Cagatay Kablo has started construction of a new factory in TIRZ Skopje 1. The investment is worth EUR 6 million. The new facility will cover 10,000 square metres and is expected to create up to 200 new jobs. Cagatay Kablo already operates a factory in the country. It produces and supplies cables and electrical sy...

News  Updated at: 2025/07/14

trol units (vECUs), which are vital for software development and testing in software-defined vehicles. The companies are currently collaborating with global customers on vECU enablement, software bring-up, board support package (BSP) integration, and early-stage software validation. These solutions cover vehicle domains such as powertrain, chassis, body control, gateway, and central compute, helping simulate real-world scenarios, validate softwar...

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BYD pledges to cover safety of DiPilot intelligent parking system, any resulting loss On July 9, BYD announced that it has taken the lead in developing an intelligent parking solution comparable to Level 4 intelligent parking, and pledged to take full responsibility for user safety and resulting losses in intelligent parking scenarios in the Chinese market. Chinese users experiencing collisions while using the God’s Eye (DiPilot) intelligent pa...

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EU’s committees adopt proposals on new EU rules to cover entire vehicle lifecycle On July 8, the European Parliament announced that the Environment and Internal Market Committees adopted their proposals on new EU rules to cover the entire vehicle lifecycle, from design to final end-of-life treatment. The report, adopted by 79 votes in favour, 27 against, and 11 abstentions, is expected to be adopted during the September 8-11, 2025, plenary sess...

News  Updated at: 2025/07/09

Fukusuke sells seat cover plant in Kumamoto Fukusuke Corporation (Fukusuke, Koto Ward, Tokyo) announced that it had spun off and sold its automotive seat cover factory in Kumamoto Prefecture to Toyota Tsusho. The Kumamoto Factory will be operated as a wholly owned subsidiary of Toyota Tsusho and will be named Kumamoto Fukusuke. Fukusuke acquired the plant in Kumamoto in 2015 from Unitika Berkshire. The plant had been an integrated producer of sto...

News  Updated at: 2025/07/09

the 2025-2028 tax years, though there are limitations in terms of income, and eligible vehicles must be assembled in the U.S. The final version of the bill excluded some proposals that had been made, including:    •    The government will not be imposing a USD 250 annual fee for EV owners to cover road repairs.   •    The United States Postal Service (USPS) will not be forced to sell off its fleet of all-electric delivery vehicles fr...

News  Updated at: 2025/07/08

y for automotive applications such as ADAS, driver monitoring, and autonomous driving, these solutions offer high data transmission rates, flexible integration options, and excellent EMC shielding.  Rosenberger’s new connection solutions are based on FAKRA, HFM, and RMC coaxial interfaces, which cover frequency ranges DC up to 12 GHz. These interfaces are ideally suited to demanding automotive camera systems, such as front, rear, and surround ...

News  Updated at: 2025/07/02

ting the development of high-speed, high-power density E-Powertrain systems for zero-emission applications. The E-Powertrain integrates an electric motor, inverter, and gearbox, reducing system size and weight by up to 40%. Inverter testing is already operational, with further expansions planned to cover full power electronics validation, including compressors for fuel cells and e-cooling systems, supporting decarbonization across both automotive...

News  Updated at: 2025/06/27

lion. A special early bird offer brings the price down to IDR 369 million, valid until GIIAS 2025 concludes on August 3. Customers who place their orders now can expect delivery around August. In terms of performance, the ORA 03 boasts a driving range of up to 400 km (NEDC) on a full charge and can cover 100 km using 13.1 kWh. It also comes equipped with 15 ADAS features and holds a 5-star safety rating from EURO NCAP. Initially imported from Tha...

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ipped with Euro 6 engines, at a total value of AED 1.1 billion, at UITP summit held in Hamburg, Germany. The buses will be delivered in 2025 and 2026. The agreements include the supply of 40 zero-emission electric buses from Zhongtong, each 12 meters long with a capacity of 72 passengers. They also cover 451 city buses, comprising 400 from MAN and 51 from Zhongtong. Additionally, the agreements include 76 double-decker buses from Volvo Buses and ...

News  Updated at: 2025/06/24

EU sets new end-of-life vehicle rules with mandatory recycled plastic targets and expanded scope On June 17, the European Council adopted its stance on new end-of-life vehicle (ELV) rules aimed at improving vehicle reuse, recycling, and recovery. The regulation sets a mandatory target for recycled plastics and may add future targets for recycled steel, aluminium, and critical raw materials. The updated rules expand the scope to include more vehic...

News  Updated at: 2025/06/18

D of the 6th-generation hybrid technology will start concurrently. For Chinese users, GAC Toyota will develop the following two New Energy Vehicle (NEV)-dedicated platforms and a new electronic and electrical architecture. -          A platform for midsize and small NEVs: The platform will cover A- and B-class NEVs with a body length below 5m. The bZ3X will be the first featured model. -          A platform highly compatible wit...

News  Updated at: 2025/06/17

Volvo Cars and HCLTech, India partner on engineering services On June 12, HCLTech, a leading global technology company, announced that Volvo Cars has chosen HCLTech as one of its strategic suppliers for engineering services. Drawing on an established relationship in digital and PLM services, this agreement significantly expands HCLTech’s role to cover the delivery of end-to-end engineering solutions at scale.  The strategic collaboration will ...

News  Updated at: 2025/06/12

BYD launches ATTO 3 and DOLPHIN in African country Gabon On June 5, BYD officially launched its operations in Gabon in collaboration with LOXEA, a subsidiary of CFAO Mobility, with a brand unveiling event held in the BYD Showroom, Oloumi Industrial Zone. During the event, BYD introduced BYD ATTO 3 and BYD DOLPHIN.  Gabon, an African environmental pioneer with over 85% forest cover, is accelerating its "Green Economic Transformation Plan". BYD’...

News  Updated at: 2025/06/11

he U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) interpretive rule, “Resetting the Corporate Average Fuel Economy Program”. The rule claims that the Biden Administration ignored statutory requirements for original CAFE language used 47 years ago to cover ICE-powered cars and trucks only and should not have included consideration of EVs when setting fuel economy standards for the nation’s fleet ...

News  Updated at: 2025/06/10

ains; and the remaining ones are located in Brazil, Madagascar, Malawi, New Caledonia, South Africa and the United Kingdom. Ten projects focus on strategic raw materials essential for electric vehicle, batteries and battery storage, like lithium, nickel, cobalt, manganese and graphite. Two projects cover the extraction of rare earth elements, which play a key role in producing high-performance magnets used in electric motors. These additional Str...

News  Updated at: 2025/06/06

Indian Prime Minister flags-off of 200 electric DEVi buses by PMI Electro On June 5, the Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi, flagged Off 200 electric DEVi buses by PMI Electro in Delhi. The buses will cover 30 green routes, promoting zero-emission public transport. With this flag-off, PMI Electro Mobility now operates over 2,500 electric buses across 31 cities across the country. These e-buses are estimated to cut over 250,000 metric ton...

News  Updated at: 2025/06/05