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Swedish industrial group Sandvik has announced that it has secured a major order from Canadian mining company Torex Gold Resources to supply a fleet of mining machines for the Media Luna project in Mexico, including 15 battery-electric vehicles. The order, worth SEK 650 million (approximately €57.5 mn or $62.4), comprises 35 mining vehicles, including 16 battery-electric machines. The battery-electric order contains electric wheel loaders and twin-boom jumbos, which are jacking rigs used in mining for tunnelling or drilling blast holes. This is the first order for battery-electric vehicles in Latin America and the third-largest order for a battery-electric mining fleet.…

Bury Council in Greater Manchester is set to ramp up its efforts in the EV charging space, having appointed Be.EV as its partner to double the number of charge points in the region. The £9 million project will see more than 30 new chargers installed across over 20 public sites, such as town centre car parks, with the majority being rapid or ultra-rapid chargers, capable of charging a typical EV to 80% in 20 minutes to an hour. Be.EV is a known network in the North West of England and is Transport for Greater Manchester’s preferred charging partner. The company…

Dongfeng Motor (DFM) has unveiled two new passenger cars equipped with ProteanDrive Pd18 in-wheel motors, marking a milestone in the development of electric vehicle (EV) technology. The vehicles, showcased at a ceremony in Wuxi, China, were jointly developed by DFM and Weifu Electric Drive Technology (WFDT), a joint venture between Weifu and Protean Electric. The launch of the Dongfeng Fengshen E70 and Voyah Zhuiguang is the latest outcome of the partnership between DFM and Protean, which has been ongoing since 2016. The E70, one of the bestselling passenger vehicles in China, is a battery-electric vehicle with front-wheel drive from a…

Lordstown Motors, a struggling electric vehicle (EV) startup, may be facing even more problems as its partnership with Foxconn, a major Taiwanese electronics manufacturer, appears to be faltering. According to a Bloomberg report, Foxconn has only managed to build 40 Endurance pickups since the first truck rolled off the assembly line six months ago. Lordstown Motors has faced a series of challenges in recent years, including management shakeups, production delays, and quality issues. Foxconn stepped in to help by purchasing the factory from General Motors and taking a stake in the company. The partnership was seen as a way for…

Electreon, a provider of wireless charging solutions for electric vehicles (EVs), has announced a new partnership with Toyota Motor Corporation and DENSO Corporation. The companies will collaborate to jointly develop wireless charging technology, with the aim of promoting the adoption of this technology and shaping standardisation. The partnership follows a successful technology evaluation conducted at Electreon’s headquarters in Beit Yanai, Israel, in which technical teams from Toyota and DENSO participated. At the conclusion of the evaluation, a demonstration of Toyota’s RAV4-PHEV charging on the wireless road was held. See also: Isuzu, Denso, Toyota, Hino and CJPT design heavy duty commercial…

NOWEDA pharmacy cooperative, based in Essen, Germany, has recently added two new vehicles to its fleet to deliver sensitive products such as medicines. The Opel Vivaro-e and Opel Vivaro-e HYDROGEN are being tested to meet the EU’s Good Distribution Practice (GDP), which mandates that medicines be transported in a vehicle whose loading space is climatised between 15 and 25 degrees Celsius to ensure their quality. To cope with daily delivery tasks, the vehicles need to meet complex demands, particularly in the loading area. The certified conversion specialists, CSA ClimaVan Solutions Automotive GmbH and Fahrzeugbau Dülmer GmbH, have come up with…

Thailand Post, the country’s national postal service provider, is set to replace its entire fleet of delivery vehicles with electric vehicles (EVs) within the next five years. As part of its plan, the company aims to integrate 250 electric vans on major delivery routes by the end of 2023, with an estimated reduction in energy costs of at least 30%. “The switch to electric vehicles is in the process of all-round evaluation as there are several factors involved such as space and loading area management, speed and routes of transport,” said Thailand Post CEO Dhanant Subhadrabandhu in an interview with…

EMT Madrid, the public transport operator in the Spanish capital, has announced that it has placed an order for ten fuel cell buses with Portuguese manufacturer CaetanoBus. The H2.City Gold model buses are expected to be delivered to Madrid by the end of the first quarter of 2024. While EMT Madrid already has several battery-electric buses in its fleet, the addition of fuel cell buses represents a new step forward in the decarbonization of the city’s public transport system. The H2.City Gold is a 12-meter low-floor bus, powered by the new generation of Toyota fuel cell stacks, with an output…

Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles (VWCV) is making strides towards expanding its electric vehicle (EV) range and increasing production of the ID. Buzz, its popular EV van. With over 32,000 units produced so far, the company is gearing up to reduce delivery times and make the ID. Buzz available in more countries. The CEO of VWCV, Carsten Intra, has confirmed that the manufacturer plans to build 44,000 ID. Buzz units in Hanover, which will enable the company to expand into new markets. VWCV is looking to phase out the T6.1, its best-selling model to date, in mid-2024, after which production in Hanover…

Tesla has recently opened up more of its Supercharger locations across Europe to electric cars from other brands. While the number of European countries with approved Superchargers has remained the same, there has been a significant increase in the number of stations that can be used by other electric car brands. Tesla first made selected Superchargers available to all brands in Italy last November, and this has since been expanded to a total of 15 European countries. While this remains the case, the number of approved stations has grown significantly. In Germany, 69 of the 153 Supercharger locations can now…

Fortum and ZeroAvia Collaborate to Explore Hydrogen Infrastructure for Zero-Emission Flights Finnish energy company Fortum and zero-carbon flight specialists ZeroAvia have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to investigate the development of hydrogen production and refuelling infrastructure at airports. The two companies aim to create a network of zero-emission flight routes. According to the MoU, Fortum and ZeroAvia will explore the potential of hydrogen infrastructure at “relevant airports.” Although the press statement does not mention specific markets or airports, the partnership is a significant step forward for the aviation industry’s decarbonization efforts. See also:https://evmagz.com/zeroavia-makes-history-with-maiden-flight-of-worlds-largest-hydrogen-electric-powered-aircraft/ Fortum is new to the hydrogen…

Neta Automobile, the Chinese electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer, is expanding its presence in Southeast Asia, with a significant shipment of thousands of EVs bound for Thailand. The automaker has confirmed that 3,600 Neta V EVs were sent from Guangzhou’s Nansha port, marking the largest single export to date by a new Chinese carmaker. The vehicles are set to be shipped to Thailand, where Neta V has already gained significant traction. The EV maker has already accumulated more than 2,000 deliveries and ranked second on the list of pure electric model license plate registrations for two consecutive months in the country.…