Megawatt charging in Beijing; Electrification likes Indians; Total Energies invests in e-NG

——— March 29nd, 2024

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India, 1.5 billion potential electric vehicle users. The development of a local battery industry faces shortages of raw materials. A problem that China certainly does not have. Chinese truck manufacturer Windrose is working with BorgWarner and Decathlon on a major MW charging project.

Across the Pacific Ocean in Los Angeles, Einride and Voltera unveiled a true hub with 65 chargers for HD vehicles. Buses speed up to zero emissions. In Hamburg, Germany, the e-bus fleet has covered 20 million km (but profitability is not easy, as Ebusco’s case testifies…).

Europe also confirms itself as a champion of alternatives to the electric way. AGCO Power invests €70 million in the hydrogen and biofuels plant. Total Energies is joining seven major companies to create an international coalition supporting the development of production and use of e-natural gas.

——— Top news

Megawatt charging in Beijing. Quite a concrete project shared by 博格华纳 New Energy, Decathlon China, real estate company Goodman Group and emerging truck specialist Windrose Technology .... READ ARTICLE

Electrification likes Indians.There is no lack of skills to make their own batteries at home! Indian subcontinent, however, pays duty to shortages of raw materials... READ ARTICLE

Total Energies invests in e-NG. And it is not alone! A project together with ENGIE , 三菱商事 , Osaka Gas, Sempra Infrastructure and… READ ARTICLE

——— One week in one pic

65 chargers for HD trucks in L.A. The site, created by Einride and Voltera , is currently the largest operational charging site for electric heavy duty freight in North America. READ ARTICLE

AGCO Power Oy does not just mean ICE. At its Lannavuori plant, the Finnish company has invested 70 million euros to create the home of alternative fuels... READ ARTICLE

German ZE truck manufacturer QUANTRON promoted a truck design contest aimed at challenging “the status quo of the European transportation and logistics sector with forward-thinking yet practical ideas”. READ ARTICLE

——— One week in one quote

I expect the federal government to find a constructive solution and also that the next conference of transport ministers will push for an early solution. The transport companies need these subsidies to achieve the climate protection targets. Climate protection is an economic task and therefore cannot be shifted exclusively onto the companies

Stefanie Haaks, CEO at Cologne’s public transport operator K?lner Verkehrs-Betriebe AG (KVB) , on the halt to Federal subsidies for zero emission buses recently announced by German government

Hamburger Hochbahn AG electric bus fleet in Hamburg has covered 20 million kilometres so far. By mid-2024, the number of e-buses will grow to 260 (more than a quarter of the fleet). READ ARTICLE

Volvo and Renault create Flexis JV. This is aimed at designing and producing electric vans based on a Software Defined Vehicle (SDV) platform. READ ARTICLE

Dutch Electric bus builder Ebusco? recorded EBITDA loss of €95.7 million and net loss for the year of €120.1 million. And switches to new business model providing for assembly made in China. READ ARTICLE