June 2017 – electrive.com

Commercial Vehicles

UK-based initiative to set up funding platform for electric buses

The UK Infrastructure Bank, Rock Rail and Aviva have formed a partnership to provide a new funding platform for zero emission bus financier Rock Road.

GAC Aion and Didi build autonomous electric cars

InterviewBattery

What will the vehicle battery of the future look like? An interview with Prof Markus Lienkamp, TU Munich

No US subsidies for EU cars: the raw materials partnership stalemate continues

Voith launches subsidiary for hydrogen storage systems

EVs on track to overtake petrol cars in Norway in 2024

UK: Volvo Cars announces new EC40 and EX40 variant

LG Energy Solution is on track with Arizona battery factory

Car ReviewAutomobile

Nio is growing up: Testing the Nio EL6

Doubt over Tesla’s affordable car and realistic autonomous plans

Electric kick-scooters banned from public transport in Bavaria

The Hague commissions Vattenfall to manage its charging network

Ekoenergetyka presents fast-charging system for Scandinavia

Commercial Vehicles

India: Major order for electric truck startup Tresa Motors

Nio produces battery packs with semi-solid-state cells in series

Isuzu launches electric pickup truck in Europe

Autoflight delivers first eVTOL in Japan

Ethiopia exceeds import targets for electric vehicles

Kia keeps electric targets for 2030 constant

Norway extends reduced toll for electric cars

Ford pushes back production start of two next-generation EVs