Joshua S. Hill, Author at The Driven

Dutch and Australian bus makers join forces to build electric buses in Australia

Dutch Ebusco announces regional partnership with Australian Bus Corporation to build and maintain next generation of electric buses in Australia and New Zealand.

Volkswagen CEO Herbert Diess at new Golf world premiere in Wolfsburg, 2019. Source: VW

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Volkswagen injects $3.5 billion into China electric car projects

German automotive giant Volkswagen Group announces plans to invest around €2.1 billion into Chinese operations described as “the next chapter for its business in China.”

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Volvo makes its first electric car – XC40 Recharge – available for order

The first of five electric cars planned by Volvo by 2025, the XC40 Recharge Pure Electric SUV is now available to order in the UK.

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Volkswagen launches all-electric eTransporter van in the UK

Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles launches first fully electric van in the UK, the ABT eTransporter 6.1.

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Gaussin & Total to develop world’s first fully electric aircraft refueller transporter

French oil and gas major Total will partner with engineering company Gaussin to jointly develop the world’s first fully electric Aircraft Refueller Transporter.

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GM has started building its next-gen EV battery factory

General Motors and LG Chem say construction has begun of joint venture Ultium Cells factory which will mass-produce battery cells for electric vehicles.

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