The Traton Group, majority-owned by Volkswagen, has raised a total of €850 million to invest in battery-electric drivetrains.
In 2025, Traton introduced a Green Finance Framework, enabling investors to specifically support projects related to battery-electric commercial vehicles. The company has now completed its first two transactions under this framework, issuing a €500-million green bond and securing a loan…
EV Power Selects AMPECO to Scale the UK’s Largest Ultra-Rapid Charging Network
St. Albans, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom – May 14, 2026 – MFG EV Power, the UK’s largest ultra-rapid charging network, has selected AMPECO’s EV charging management platform to power its nationwide expansion. The partnership currently covers more than 2,800 charge points across…
As President Trump Meets Xi Jinping In Beijing, A New Report Warns Washington Against Trading Away The US Auto Industry
A new report from the Center for Environmental Public Policy (CEPP) at UC Berkeley warns that the American auto industry is entering the third period of a fiercely contested global EV transition, far behind disciplined, state-backed Chinese competitors flooding global…
Price Wars, Tech Wars: China’s Auto Bloodbath Rages On
After attending the Auto China 2024 exhibition in Beijing, this writer declared that“industrial blood-sport had returned – this time in a far larger arena and with much more at stake. China is repeating the Japanese motorcycle wars, except it’s with…
Toyota Invites Drivers to Experience Its All-Electric Vehicle Family in New Campaign
Unveiled today, Toyota’s new all-electric family marketing campaign introduces a lineup designed to meet the needs of today’s drivers with intuitive technology, purposeful engineering and everyday usability. As more drivers begin to explore electric options, the campaign invites them to…
Bosch showcases next-generation powertrain, driver assistance, and compute solutions at ACT Expo 2026
Bosch will debut a suite of advanced powertrain, driver assistance and compute technologies at ACT Expo 2026, May 4-6, underscoring its commitment to enabling efficient, scalable and future-ready commercial mobility. “Bosch is uniquely positioned at the intersection of hardware and…