Friday, 11 September 2026

Wisconsin has secured $25 million in federal grant funding through the NEVI programme for 42 new fast-charging sites, electrive reported.

That award lifts the running total under Wisconsin's NEVI programme to roughly $62 million across 120 charging projects statewide, according to electrive. Individual grants run from about $397,000 to $930,000, and the largest went to a site at Walker's Point Plaza in Milwaukee.

Pennsylvania is moving a separate tranche. The state plans to put $11 million into new EV charging infrastructure in the Central PA region, electrive reported. PennDOT said the money covers 26 counties in central Pennsylvania, with applications open until 12 March 2027.

Pennsylvania already has 50 NEVI-funded charging hubs open, with another 41 at various stages of planning and construction, according to electrive.

The Central PA round draws on the Community Charging phase of NEVI, which Pennsylvania launched in February with $100 million in federal funds earmarked for public charging outside the designated Alternative Fuel Corridors.

DPD has ordered 341 Mercedes-Benz eSprinter vans for its British delivery fleet, electrive reported. The order will lift the operator's UK electric fleet above 4,000 vehicles, according to DPD.

The first vans enter service in September, and electrive reported that all are expected to be operational by the end of October.

Delivery runs through Mercedes-Benz commercial vehicle dealer eStar, which operates six locations in north-west England and North Wales, according to electrive.

On specification, Mercedes-Benz Vans sells the eSprinter panel van in the UK with 100 or 150 kW power output and a choice of 81 or 113 kWh battery, electrive reported.

DPD's electric vehicles already cover more than 7,300 UK postal code areas, concentrated in city centres where removing diesel emissions matters most, according to electrive.

The operator began electrifying its UK fleet in 2018, opening the country's first all-electric parcel depot that year, electrive reported.

Geely launched the TT electric sport sedan in China at a starting price of 129,900 yuan, or about USD 19,100, according to Electrek. Every trim ships with 800V fast charging and LiDAR.

The entry version pairs a 63.8 kWh pack with a rated 640 km on China's CLTC cycle, equal to 518 km on the WLTP measure, Electrek reported. Pricing sits well below Xiaomi's new-generation SU7, which starts at 229,900 yuan, or about USD 31,870, per the same report.

Across the range, Geely fits a CATL "Shenxing TT" lithium iron phosphate cell on an 800V architecture rated for charging at up to 6C. Geely claims the system adds close to 500 km of range in 11 minutes.

The dual-motor Ultra trim delivers a combined 425 kW, or 570 hp, and covers 0-100 km/h in 3.8 seconds, according to Electrek.

Demand ahead of the launch was strong by the carmaker's own account: Geely says the TT collected more than 20,000 pre-orders in about two weeks before it went on sale.

The company has separately said it intends to enter the US EV market within two to three years, and Electrek reported that Geely is in advanced talks to take over a Ford plant in Europe.

The launch price and specification sheet are the substance of the story.