We remember: The eVito was previously split in two: the eVito panel van, designed for craftsmen and last-mile logisticians, previously only had a 41.4 kWh battery (150 to 186 kilometers range) and a pure AC charging solution. In 2020,...
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Mercedes eVito panel van receives drive upgrade
Mercedes-Benz has presented a comprehensive upgrade of the electric drive train (eATS) in the eVito panel van. The battery capacity increases by 70 percent to now 60 kWh. In addition, the van is equipped with a DC fast charging function ex works.
We remember: The eVito was previously split in two: the eVito panel van, designed for craftsmen and last-mile logisticians, previously only had a 41.4 kWh battery (150 to 186 kilometers range) and a pure AC charging solution. In 2020,... -
Industria Italiana Autobus shows the electric city bus
The Italian bus manufacturer Industria Italiana Autobus has presented its first fully electric city bus. The electric 12-meter Citymood 12e bus is powered by a Siemens motor with 160 kW continuous and 230 kW peak power and has a rechargeable battery with NMC cells.
This is offered in two versions with 330 and 495 kWh, according to the manufacturer. While Siemens names the supplier for the electric motor, the data sheet does not indicate from which provider Industria Italiana... -
Skoda Transportation unveils E'City trolleybus
Skoda Transportation presented its new E'City trolleybus at the CzechBus trade fair. The electric 12-meter bus has space for 69 passengers, 28 of whom are seated. The first customer is the Prague City Transport Authority, which has already ordered a fleet of 14 vehicles.
First of all, despite the name, Skoda Transportation does not belong to the Volkswagen Group, but to the PPF Group of the Czech company Petr Kellner. Similar to the car manufacturer Volvo Cars and the commercial vehicle... -
Tesla and The Boring Company to plan electric minibus
Tesla and The Boring Company from Elon Musk are apparently working on an electric minibus that can accommodate twelve passengers and their luggage. This was revealed by an official from San Bernardino County in connection with a tunnel project planned there.
For a long time we had no news from Musk's The Boring Company, which has been involved in the development of an underground high-speed transport system for electric vehicles since 2017. The last time it was said at the end of 2018... -
Designwerk restructures itself
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Designwerk restructures itself
The Swiss cleantech company Designwerk is adapting its structure. The parent company Designwerk Technologies GmbH becomes a public limited company. In addition, the headquarters will be relocated to the area of its manufacturing subsidiary Designwerk Products AG.
This is intended to keep the paths between development and production short and to use synergies, the company said in a message. The move will take place within Winterthur. Designwerk bases the change of legal... -
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Daimler is preparing fuel cell JV with Volvo
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Daimler is preparing fuel cell JV with Volvo
Daimler has taken another organizational step on the way to the joint venture around commercial vehicle fuel cells with Volvo Trucks: All of the Group's fuel cell activities are now bundled in the newly founded Daimler Truck Fuel Cell GmbH & Co. KG.
Andreas Gorbach (45) and Christian Mohrdieck (60) are appointed managing directors of the new company, as Daimler announced in a message. In April, Daimler Trucks and the Volvo Group entered into a preliminary, non-binding agreement... -
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Fiat puts the production version of the E-Ducato in the spotlight
Around a year after the presentation of the prototype and some technical data, Fiat Professional now reveals the production version of the E-Ducato. The market launch is to begin “in the coming months” with the opening of the order books in the most important European markets. The manufacturer does not yet list prices.
As Fiat's commercial vehicle division reports, the development of the newDespite all difficulties in connection with the health emergency of the past months, the... -
GM is planning an e-truck
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GM is planning an e-truck
General Motors is working on one, according to a media report electricalDelivery truck to go into production in late 2021. In addition, the US automaker is said to be establishing cooperation with CATL in China.
The Reuters news agency claims to have learned both. General Motors wanted to use the e-delivery van to target commercial customers, but also delivery services such as Amazon and UPS, as five people familiar with the plans confirmed to Reuters.
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Peugeot announces E version of the traveler for late 2020
Peugeot also electrifies its Traveler. The van with up to nine seats is largely identical in construction to the new Opel Zafira Life, for which an electric version was also announced from early 2021.
The Peugeot e-Traveler is scheduled to come onto the German market at the end of 2020, a few months before the Opel counterpart . The drive corresponds to that of the Peugeot e-Expert or its sister models: the electric motor has an output of 100 kW, and the battery has two versions... -
Despite Corona, Rivian adheres to schedule for Amazon fleet
US electric car startup Rivian has resumed work on its plant in Normal, Illinois after the pandemic interruption and is now reporting that there should be no delays in the schedule for the electric vans ordered from Amazon.
In contrast, at an early stage of the pandemic development - specifically on April 7 - the Americans had announced that delivery would begin for the company's two debut streamers, the E-Pickup R1T and the E-SUV R1S, in view of the interrupted production preparations...
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