1 – European Commission slightly adjusts special tariffs on China
As of today, what has been announced applies. Special tariffs on electric vehicle imports from ChinaThese were imposed by the European Commission yesterday, but are still provisional. Discussions with the Chinese government are still ongoing. The special tariffs are slightly different to those announced by the European Commission in mid-June. The current announcement from Brussels states that imports of Geely electric car models will be subject to a special tariff of 19.9%, which remains the highest for SAIC, but has been reduced by 0.5 percentage points to 37.6 percent. BYD remains unchanged at 17.4 percent. Electric cars from other Chinese manufacturers that cooperated with the EU investigation will be subject to a special tariff of 20.8 percent.
2 – New EnBW charging park on the Baltic Sea is now up and running
EnBW arrives just in time for the holiday season in Heiligenhafen an der New charging park opens on the Baltic Sea opened. The location currently offers 12 HPC charging points. If required, this can be expanded to 24 charging points. The fast-charging park in Heiligenhafen is located very close to the local marina. According to EnBW, “visitors will be able to charge their electric vehicles at the charging stations in addition to strolling along the promenade and beach.” As with the EnBW HyperHub, the charging stations are not being built on the company’s own premises but in a public car park, which could lead to issues with charging stations parked at the location.
3 – MAN to focus on electric trucks in the future
Towards IAA Transportation in the fall MAN’s entire truck drive portfolio presented. Electric trucks play a central role here, but only in combination with batteries. At a preliminary event in Saalfelden, Austria, MAN showed off for the first time vehicles with all types of drivetrains that the Traton subsidiary wants to rely on in the future. In addition to optimized diesel engines, this also includes new hydrogen combustion engines and battery-electric trucks, and by omitting the hydrogen fuel cell, at least for now, MAN is staying true to its previous line. The highlight of the battery-electric trucks this year is the MAN eTruck, which is also offered in eTGX and eTGS variants. MAN says that there are already more than 2,000 orders or order inquiries for both variants.
4 – CATL reports test flight of electric aircraft
Chinese battery maker CATL is also doing so, said its boss, Robin Zeng. Progress in the development of electric aircraftThe company has successfully completed test flights with a four-ton electric aircraft and is targeting a range of up to 3,000 km in the coming years. No details have been released about the four-ton electric aircraft, but it is said to be a test aircraft carrier. Speaking at the World Economic Forum’s “New Champions” meeting in Dalian, Zeng is said to have announced that an eight-ton version with a range of around 2,000-3,000 km should be introduced by 2027 or 2028.
5 – Fisker wants to sell its remaining Ocean inventory
Bankrupt electric car maker Fisker apparently wants to sell his stake. – just $2,500 to $16,500 per vehicle. Fisker wants to sell about 3,200 copies of Ocean to leasing company American Lease for a total of $46.25 million, an average price of just over $14,300 per vehicle. At the cheapest, partially damaged units can reportedly be replaced for just $2,500. New York-based American Lease wants to sublease the vehicles to drivers for ride-hailing services.