Chinese electric-car makers are garnering a reputation in the UK for disrupting the market with low prices that undercut well-established competitors from Europe, Japan and America. However Shanghai-based brand HiPhi is hunting for different prey, with its four-seat four-door all-electric hypercar shaping up to be a rival for the Koenigsegg Gemera. To live up to… Continue reading Hold tight! HiPhi A four-seat electric hypercar pumps 1,287bhp from its 22,000rpm motors
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New Lamborghini Huracan STO SC 10 Anniversario: Lambo’s race team builds a road car
Lamborghini’s motorsport division, Squadra Corse, is celebrating its tenth birthday with the new Huracan STO SC 10 Anniversario. While the motorsport team has built plenty of track-only cars, this new offering is the first that can be used on the public road. We have seen the Squadra Corsa name on a road-legal car before with… Continue reading New Lamborghini Huracan STO SC 10 Anniversario: Lambo’s race team builds a road car
On-street charging gap: infrastructure needed outside London to keep pace with EV adoption
The UK needs to “up the pace” of its charging infrastructure roll-out and “do more outside of London”, if households without driveways are not to be left behind in the transition to electric vehicles. That’s the verdict of Vauxhall managing director James Taylor, commenting on the latest government statistics that show the number of on-street… Continue reading On-street charging gap: infrastructure needed outside London to keep pace with EV adoption
New Hyundai Ioniq 7: electric seven-seat goliath SUV spotted testing
Hyundai continues to toil away on its new all-electric seven-seat SUV, the Ioniq 7, ahead of its worldwide debut in 2024. Previewed by the Hyundai Seven concept in 2021, the long-awaited flagship EV will borrow much of its futuristic design language from the existing Ioniq 5 family car and Ioniq 6 saloon, while technical details… Continue reading New Hyundai Ioniq 7: electric seven-seat goliath SUV spotted testing
The Renault Twingo is back! On a mission to make electric cars affordable
The quirky Renault Twingo has been reborn as an affordable electric city car that the French brand says will boast “best-in-class efficiency” and a starting price of under €20,000 – or roughly £17,000 at current exchange rates. The future Citroen e-C3 and Dacia Spring rival will sit below the new, all-electric Renault 5 hatchback and… Continue reading The Renault Twingo is back! On a mission to make electric cars affordable
Porsche firms up production plans for new Boxster and Cayman EVs
The electric successors to the Porsche 718 Boxster and Cayman, due to launch in 2025, will be built on the same production line as the combustion-engined models. The Stuttgart manufacturer has just begun a major £220 million upgrade to its main Zuffenhausen production plant, with a major focus on the production line where the current… Continue reading Porsche firms up production plans for new Boxster and Cayman EVs
New Hyundai Ioniq 7 electric SUV tests ahead of 2024 reveal
A pre-production prototype of the upcoming Hyundai Ioniq 7 has been pictured testing on public roads in Germany, ahead of a launch next year. The electric SUV, which will share much of its underpinnings with the recently revealed Kia EV9, will arrive as the third car in the brand’s futuristic line-up of electric cars. It… Continue reading New Hyundai Ioniq 7 electric SUV tests ahead of 2024 reveal
Renault targets cheaper EVs to take on Tesla and Chinese brands
Renault is banking on significant cost reduction on future electric vehicles to unlock hitherto elusive EV profits and take the fight to Tesla and China’s car makers. That was the pitch by CEO Luca de Meo and chief financial officer Thierry Piéton to investors on Wednesday to sell them the benefits of Renault’s new Ampere electric… Continue reading Renault targets cheaper EVs to take on Tesla and Chinese brands
Ramkrishna Forgings raises Rs 1,000 crore through QIP
The Capital-Market Committee at its meeting held on November 13, 2023, approved the allotment of 1,62,86,644 equity shares of face value of Rs 2 at an issue price of Rs 614 per Equity Share i.e., at a premium of Rs 612 per Equity Share. Ramkrishna Forgings has raised Rs 1,000 crore via a QIP (Qualified… Continue reading Ramkrishna Forgings raises Rs 1,000 crore through QIP
India’s semiconductor ecosystem offers scope for Micron to expand footprint in country, says Piyush Goyal: PTI
US-based semiconductor company Micron is setting up India’s first chip facility in Gujarat, which will generate 5,000 direct and 15,000 indirect jobs in the coming years. Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal met Micron Technology CEO and President Sanjay Mehrotra in the US and talked about business opportunities in the growing semiconductor sector in India,… Continue reading India’s semiconductor ecosystem offers scope for Micron to expand footprint in country, says Piyush Goyal: PTI