l 2, will "definitely come to Berlin in the long term," Musk said during his visit to the German plant, though it will be built initially at Gigafactory Texas, which Musk expects to do beginning in 2025. On March 29, Tesla Senior Manager for Semi Truck Engineering Dan Priestley noted that Tesla’s fleet of Semi trucks have transported over 20,000 battery packs from Gigafactoy Nevada to the Fremont Factory. The Tesla Semi is currently only in low...

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Waymo partners with Avis, expands to Dallas, Texas On July 28, Waymo announced it is expanding to Dallas, Texas in 2026. Waymo will offer its ride-hailing service to the public through the Waymo app, with its fleet managed through a new strategic, multi-year partnership with Avis Budget Group, a leading global mobility solutions provider.  Avis will provide end-to-end fleet management services, including infrastructure, vehicle readiness, mainte...

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ZF group. The Commercial Vehicle Control Systems division employs approximately 12,000 people at 45 locations worldwide and will work closely with ZF’s existing Commercial Vehicle Technology division, ZF’s aftermarket division and the global development team. Additionally, ZF can offer digital fleet management solutions and an extensive global network of aftermarket services for CVs.-In January 2022, ZF merged the Commercial Vehicle Control ...

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V-SEC-OPS, a tool chain that incorporates security between development and operations. The company offers vehicle anti-theft and protection solutions against advanced digital theft methods (vDome), intrusion detection and prevention in the hosted core or in-vehicle network (Vehicle Protection), and fleet management products (XDR). In addition, the company offers penetration testing, threat analysis and risk assessment (TARA), and other services, ...

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tor's first solid-state battery is scheduled to be introduced. Smart cockpit partnership (OPPO) It was announced in April 2025 that a smart cockpit through a strategic partnership with Guangdong Oppo Mobile Telecommunications Corp., Ltd., (OPPO) will be introduced in the new MG4 model. Robotaxi fleet(Momenta) In May 2025, SAIC Mobility, the strategic mobility brand of the SAIC Group, announced that it has signed a strategic partnership agreem...

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ety, service verification, preventive maintenance, fraud detection, and automated coaching. Motive is expanding its GTM operations and investing in R&D, customer success and support, and tailored capabilities. It is set to launch in the UK in early August to meet rising demand for driver safety and fleet sustainability solutions. This new funding will further accelerate R&D expansion in India, building on Motive’s early 2025 hiring initiative. ...

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ded the 400 vehicles produced each day at the Luton site in England. Last year, Stellantis invested 5 million euros in a battery pack manufacturing workshop on site. On August 3, Peugeot announced that it is providing Royal Mail, UK, with an additional 2,000 new electric vans to expand its growing fleet of electric vehicles. The order of new Peugeot e-Expert and Peugeot e-Partner vans will join circa 28,000 Peugeot vehicles already in use by Roy...

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is expected to be completed and operational by November, resulting in a reduction of approximately 407,477 tonnes of CO2 emissions per year. On July 26, Bentley announced that it has installed 1200-litre biofuel bowser at the Crewe production site which enables Bentley Heritage Collection and press fleet vehicles to reduce their CO2 impact by approximately 85% compared to regular gasoline. The second-generation biofuel meets the global EN228 stan...

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rtfolio of Mercedes-Benz, offering customers at least one electrified alternative in all Mercedes-model series. The company is planning to offer more than 50 electrified vehicle variants. Over the next few years, Mercedes-Benz Cars will be investing EUR 10 billion in the expansion of its electrical fleet and an additional EUR 1 billion in a global battery production network within the worldwide production network. That way a global battery networ...

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n Auto, Hafei Motor and Changhe Automobile have concluded a framework agreement on the production license. Either of two paid licenses is given with the choice of 1) or 2) below at the time of provision: 1) To allow Hafei Motor and Changhe Automobile to be partially engaged in the production of the fleet owned by Changan Auto. This right must not be transferred to the third party. Changan Auto will stop producing the model. 2) Changan Auto will c...

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igan State's legislation to support autonomous vehicle testing and deployment in Michigan. GM also announced it will produce the next generation of its autonomous test vehicles at its Orion Township assembly plant beginning in early 2017. Workers at the Orion Township assembly plant will build test fleet Bolt EVs equipped with fully autonomous technology. On April 21, Opel announced that it is initially launching the all-electric Ampera-e in coun...

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le is likely to use the current model’s screen-based gear selection system. The front center armrest area has been redesigned with a pass-through layout, creating a more spacious and practical cabin. Such modifications and more affordable pricing would seem to position the entry level Model Y for fleet duty with robotaxi companies.  The more affordable Model Y has been in pilot production mode and will ramp up at Gigafactory Texas in Q3 to lau...

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bile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU). The MoU establishes a cooperative framework between COVESA and ACEA to ensure interoperability across truck and bus OEMs through the joint development of a standardized onboard API, specifically designed to support fleet management applications.  This collaboration will build upon and extend COVESA’s Vehicle Signal Specification (VSS) by jointly defining an ex...

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um-ion battery pack composed of 48 battery modules and an AC synchronized 80kW motor developing a maximum torque of 207lb-ft. It has almost the same range as that of the "Leaf." Its maximum loading capacity and cargo space will be the same level as those of the "NV200." In Japan and the U.K., major fleet users are conducting road tests using EVs based on the "NV200"to refine the model in preparation for startup of its commercial production. On Ma...

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ch 3, Volta Trucks welcomed DB Schenker to its contract manufacturing facility in Steyr, Austria, to see the final prototype generation of the all-electric Volta Zero truck in pre-production, as they prepare to take delivery of 150 series production Volta Zeros later this year. It will be one of a fleet of test trucks that the company will operate as part of a European field trial. In September 2022, DB Schenker and Volta Trucks completed the ve...

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nned for the second quarter of 2023 at the Motorinvest plant in the Lipetsk region. Its peak power is 204 hp and traction battery capacity is 85.9 kWh. It has a range of 500 km (according to the WLTC cycle).  On June 7, Evolute announced that it is providing Evolute i-PRO electric vehicles for the fleet of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Ecology of Russia. The ministry noted that the service fleet of the department was worn out by 98%. As ...

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wheel electric work vehicle for Africa and Middle East market Citroen launches my AMI cargo Opel launches new 2-seater mini E-vehicle Rocks-e Citroën UK to launch Ami Cargo Electric in 2022 Opel presents light delivery motor vehicle- Rocks-e KARGO Barid Al-Maghrib adopts 225 EVs to modernize its fleet in Morocco Stellantis to invest in Kenitra, Morocco to expand production capacity Groupe PSA doubles its production capacity in Kenitra plant in...

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re-electric buses globally. On February 17, BYD announced that shortly after its first ever order for eBuses in Romania in January, BYD has followed-up the milestone with a subsequent order for 20 pure-electric 12-metre low-floor eBuses for the city of Constanța on the Black Sea coast. This second fleet order in quick succession for BYD follows an initial nine 12-metre eBuses ordered by Transbus Buzău in the Municipality of Buzău last month, p...

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s, Inc. started operating their Robotaxis on Al Reem and Al Maryah Islands in Abu Dhabi, in partnership with the Integrated Transport Centre. The expanded service is expected to double ride volumes, now covering about half of Abu Dhabi's core areas. The WeRide and Uber aim to continue growing their fleet to hundreds of Robotaxis in Abu Dhabi, with plans to extend services into Khalifa City, Masdar City, and more areas of downtown Abu Dhabi later ...

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bpost, Belgium orders 500 electric vans On July 29, bpostgroup announced that it is ordering 500 additional electric vans, which will help it to reach 3,000th electric delivery vans in its fleet. The delivery of 500 new electric vans is scheduled for this autumn. bpostgroup is a leading logistics expert, active in Europe, North America, and Asia.  Based on bpostgroup press release ...

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