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L City Empower Your Drive: Electrify Your City
At L City Cars, we pride ourselves on our commitment to innovation, efficiency, and reliability. Our electric vans are equipped with in-house assembled battery technology, delivering outstanding range, power, and convenience to keep you on the move.

Volta Zero provides zero-tailpipe emission deliveries to the Oktoberfest
Volta Trucks, the leading and disruptive commercial vehicle manufacturer and services provider, has joined Paulaner Brewery Group to provide all-electric zero-tailpipe emission deliveries to the world-renowned Oktoberfest in Munich, Germany, as part of Volta Trucks’ Driving Experience Programme.

Termoli, September 19th, 2023 –  ACC, a joint venture born from the initiative undertaken in 2020 by Stellantis and TotalEnergies (together with its sister company Saft), joined by Mercedes-Benz, and supported by France, Germany, Italy and the European Union, met today with the new President of the Molise Region and the new regional administration to renew cooperation in this delicate phase of the project to build the Gigafactory in Termoli and reaffirm the essential role of institutions in this ambitious industrial plan.

Volta Trucks Publish First Life Cycle Assessment Of All-Electric Volta Zero
Volta Trucks, the leading and disruptive commercial vehicle manufacturer and services provider has announced a new partnership with Spryker, the leading composable commerce platform for advanced business marketplaces. The innovative project will be implemented in partnership with Amazon Web Services.

FISKER OCEAN TO RAMP UP PRODUCTION TO AN EXPECTED 300 UNITS PER DAY IN Q4 AND ACCELERATE U.S. DELIVERIES IN SEPTEMBER: 3,123 CUSTOMER VEHICLES BUILT
LOS ANGELES (Sept. 7, 2023) – Fisker Inc. (NYSE: FSR) (“Fisker”), driven by a mission to create the world’s most emotional and sustainable electric vehicles, today announced that the company is ramping up production capacity of the Fisker Ocean all-electric SUV in September, as well as expanding retail, delivery, and service operations across
multiple markets in North America and Europe.

NEVERA ARRIVES IN POLAND, RIMAC KATOWICE ESTABLISHED
Rimac Automobili’s international roadshow arrives in Poland with the Nevera hypercar making its Polish debut this week. As part of the company’s commitment to the European hyper-performance fanbase, Rimac Katowice is established in partnership with Poland’s Grupa Pietrzak.

FERNRIDE Raises $50M Series A To Scale Autonomous Yard Trucking
Munich, September 20, 2023: Germany-based autonomous trucking innovator FERNRIDE has closed a further $19M in its Series A funding, pushing the total round amount to $50M. This comes as the company strengthens its focus on advancing the transition towards automated and sustainable logistics by creating the world’s leading human-machine collaboration technology. The funding increase will further cement FERNRIDE’s position as a leader in autonomous, electric trucking by accelerating its growth.

Trucksters closes €33 million Series B round backed by Continental, Volvo Group and the EIB
Trucksters, a freight transport company based in Madrid (Spain), is set to become Europe’s first electric long-haul operator by using this new capital to expand the electrification of its routes, in Spain and internationally
Volvo Group Venture Capital, Continental and the European Investment Bank, join existing investors including international funds Amplifier VC and Metavallon VC, and Spanish funds BigSur Ventures, Bonsai Partners, Kibo Ventures, and The Valley VC.
New investment will also help strengthen and grow the company’s management and IT teams, and open 10 new corridors in 2023 and 2024.

REWE STARTS WITH HYDROGEN TRUCKS FROM HYLANE IN THE NORTH REGION
The truck is now on the road in the region around the grocer’s logistics and administrative headquarters in Henstedt-Ulzburg in the north, making climate-friendly deliveries to markets in the region. Northern Germany is particularly well suited for the use of hydrogen trucks: there is more green hydrogen available and the transport routes for the environmentally friendly fuel are short.

Rivian appoints Dr. Kjell Gruner as Chief Commercial Officer and President, Business Growth
Irvine, California, September 1, 2023 – Rivian Automotive, Inc. (NASDAQ: RIVN) today announced it has appointed Dr. Kjell Gruner as its Chief Commercial Officer and President, Business Growth. Gruner is joining Rivian from Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (PCNA), where he was most recently President and CEO. Gruner starts at Rivian today and will report directly to Rivian Founder and CEO RJ Scaringe. At Rivian, Gruner will oversee Rivian’s commercial function including Sales, Marketing, Customer Care, Delivery, Service, and Fleet.