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Germany’s Federal Ministry of Transport has launched a new funding programme for electric buses. The scheme will support the procurement of around 1,500 battery-electric and fuel cell buses. However, operators will no longer receive funding covering 80 per cent of the additional costs compared to diesel buses. The funding rate will decrease.

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Following the Volkswagen ID. Polo and the Cupra Raval, the Volkswagen Group is introducing the Škoda Epiq as the third model in its new family of electric small cars. Prices are set to start at €25,900. But what exactly does the Epiq offer – and which customers is Škoda aiming to attract?

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Go-Ahead London has introduced 13 battery-electric Alexander Dennis Enviro100EV buses on Transport for London (TfL) route 322 between Crystal Palace and Clapham Common.

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Over 20 million battery electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids were on the roads globally by 2025—not just in major markets like China, Europe, the USA, and India. As an ICCT study shows, eleven emerging economies also added a combined total of around one million new electric vehicles—double the number from 2024.

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Nidec is seeking to exit its e-axle business in China and Europe: To this end, the Japanese industrial group plans to withdraw from Guangzhou Nidec Auto Drive System, a joint venture established in 2019 with partner GAC. In Europe, a joint venture with Stellantis is affected.