Car: Every second Volvo should have from 2025 pure electric drive

Volvo wants to sell in the year 2025 half of all vehicles with a purely electric drive. Starting in 2019, a mild hybrid, a plug-in hybrid or a purely battery-electric vehicle is to be offered in each new series presented. April 25, 2018, 8:48 am, Andreas Donath For Volvo, the future is China and the… Continue reading Car: Every second Volvo should have from 2025 pure electric drive

Infotainment: Shell allows payment on the dashboard

From the summer of 2018, Chevy owners can use the infotainment screen to pay for the gas they want to tap from the fuel pump. It is not possible without getting out, but the system is without Smartphone available. April 20, 2018, 7:11 am, Andreas Donath Petrol in the car pay at Shell (Image: Shell)… Continue reading Infotainment: Shell allows payment on the dashboard

MW Motors: retro-look electric car with wheel hub motors

The Czech Electric car startup MW Motors has unveiled a lightweight all-electric vehicle equipped with wheel hub motors. It weighs only about 800 kg and should achieve a respectable range despite a small battery. April 17, 2018, 7:43 am, Andreas Donath Electric sports car Luka (Image: MV Motors) MW Motors has presented with the Luka… Continue reading MW Motors: retro-look electric car with wheel hub motors

Deutsche Bahn and BVG: Berlin wants to test autonomous buses on public roads

The German Railways and the Berlin public transport want to promote autonomous driving in the capital and extend the current test operation to public roads. Berlin already has a pilot project for autonomous buses. Source: ml, April 12, 2018, 07:18 Deutsche Bahn and Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe cooperate in autonomous driving. (Photo: BVG) Deutsche Bahn (DB) and… Continue reading Deutsche Bahn and BVG: Berlin wants to test autonomous buses on public roads

Mercedes EQ S: Mercedes plans luxury electric car

An S class that is not one: Daimler plans one electric car the luxury class that should be equal to the E-Class. The automobile will be the top model of the EQ range and not an electrified version of the existing S-Class. Source: wp, April 9, 2018, 10:13 am Concept EQA from Mercedes (at the… Continue reading Mercedes EQ S: Mercedes plans luxury electric car

Genesis Essentia: Hyundai introduces a futuristic electric sports car

Electric sports car Genesis Essentia: biometric sensor in the B-pillar (Image: Hyundai) Chic design with lots of glass and butterfly doors that open via biometrics, and an electric drive: Hyundai shows at the New York Auto Show a noble sports car. If this electric car a concept remains unknown. Hyundai has been noticed less by… Continue reading Genesis Essentia: Hyundai introduces a futuristic electric sports car

Jaguar I-Pace: Waymo drives 20,000 electriccats autonomously

Waymos Jaguar I-Pace (Picture: Jaguar) Waymo, a subsidiary of the Google parent company Alphabet, wants to carry out its autonomous driving services in future with electric cars and has selected the Jaguar I-Pace. Up to 20,000 pieces are to be used for the driving service. Waymo and Jaguar have introduced new, autonomous and all-electric vehicles.… Continue reading Jaguar I-Pace: Waymo drives 20,000 electriccats autonomously

Mobility: BMW wants to introduce iX3, iNext and other electric cars 2018

BMW i Vision Dynamics as a model for the i4 (Image: BMW) Since the launch of the i3 in 2013 has BMW no purely electrically powered vehicles presented more. Now comes the second wave of electromobility from Bavaria, as company boss Harald Krüger has announced. BMW will introduce several new electric cars. This announced company… Continue reading Mobility: BMW wants to introduce iX3, iNext and other electric cars 2018

120 kWh battery pack: Bollinger electric SUV should be able to continue driving

Bollinger B1 (Image: Bollinger) larger batteries mean more weight, but also more reach. For the electric SUV Bollinger B1, an option with 120 kWh is now being developed. The advance reservations for the chunky electric car go into the hundreds of thousands. What it will cost remains unclear. The startup Bollinger continues working on his… Continue reading 120 kWh battery pack: Bollinger electric SUV should be able to continue driving

Electromobility: UPS is testing new charging technology for electric vehicles

UPS delivery van: UPS wants to expand its electric vehicle fleet. (Picture: UPS) Of the delivery service UPS has set up a charging system in its London depot that allows a larger number of electric cars to charge without causing a power failure. The system could work simultaneously for recycling for old ones batteries be… Continue reading Electromobility: UPS is testing new charging technology for electric vehicles