Honda has announced a collaboration with Vattenfall, an European energy supplier, to provide a flexible electricity tariff specifically tailored for electric vehicle (EV) owners in Europe. In a letter of intent signed on 23 October 2019, the two companies confirmed their intentions to jointly develop and market a flexible electricity tariff that will allow EVs to be charged [...]

Following the news that India has issued draft guidelines for setting up authorized vehicle scrapping facilities across the country; Animesh Kumar, director of automotive consulting at GlobalData, a research and consulting company, offers his view: “The draft guidelines released by the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways (MoRTH) will certainly be beneficial and help in [...]

In conjunction with CEPSA, IONITY has launched its first high-power charging station in Spain. Located in Pallejá (Barcelona), the new site is equipped with four high power charging points each with a capacity of 350 kW. These chargers are compatible with the European standard Combined Charging System (CCS) and reduce charging times for current and [...]

Renault extends the use of its electric light commercial vehicles with hydrogen. Tested since 2014, Groupe Renault’s hydrogen technology was developed in partnership with Symbio, a Groupe Michelin subsidiary. The vehicles are equipped with a range extender fuel cell providing electric and thermal power of 10 kW, increasing the range of Renault MASTER Z.E. Hydrogen [...]

Upstream Security, business in cybersecurity for connected vehicles, announced that a prominent syndicate of investors, including some of the world’s largest OEM automotive vehicle manufacturers, insurance and fleet operators, invested $30m in a Series B funding round, bringing the company’s total investment to date to $41m. The round was led by Renault Venture Capital and [...]