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Buick tosses a deuce and a quarter at its Electra future
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Tesla ‘serious’ about setting up production base in India: Report
US firm Tesla is serious about setting up a manufacturing base in the country, India’s Minister of Information and Technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar told Reuters. This comes a day after meeting with executives of the auto company. Chandrasekhar said that Tesla was ‘very seriously considering India as an innovation and production base’, the newswire reported. He… Continue reading Tesla ‘serious’ about setting up production base in India: Report
Volvo UK confirms switch to agency sales model from June
Volvo UK has confirmed it will switch to the ‘agency’ sales model – in which it will sell cars directly to buyers at fixed prices, rather than wholesale to dealers – from June. As previously reported by Autocar, the UK is the first market in which the brand will operate the sales model. Sweden is… Continue reading Volvo UK confirms switch to agency sales model from June
Giugiaro wants to work on more Hyundai design projects
Legendary car designer Giorgetto Giugiaro says he hopes he can work with Hyundai on future projects, having played a fundamental role in shaping its historic and current line-up. The Italian behind all manner of icons – from the Mk1 Volkswagen Golf to the Lancia Delta and the DeLorean DMC – recently teamed up with Hyundai… Continue reading Giugiaro wants to work on more Hyundai design projects
Munro Mk1 pick-up is open-bed variant of 375bhp electric 4×4
Scottish EV start-up Munro has unveiled a pick-up variant of its Mk1 commercial 4×4, giving heavy industries a zero-emission alternative to combustion-engined pick-ups such as the Ford Ranger and Toyota Hilux. Its capabilities broadly mirror those of the regular Mk1, with the pick-up able to house a Euro-size pallet, carry 1050kg and tow up to 3500kg in Performance… Continue reading Munro Mk1 pick-up is open-bed variant of 375bhp electric 4×4
Xpeng P7
At 4888mm long, the P7 is actually closer in length to the Model S than the Model 3. That said, the smaller car seems a fairer comparison: Tesla is still considered an industry start-up in some quarters, but consider that the Model S launched two years before Xpeng was founded… Using the same Edward architecture… Continue reading Xpeng P7
Xpeng G9
There’s also a spacious boot and a usefully sized frunk. There’s a big digital instrument display and twin touch screens as standard: one the main infotainment interface, one solely for the front passenger. The Tesla inspiration is clear here, virtually all the controls being accessed via the touchscreen. Thankfully the operating system is generally intuitive and easy to… Continue reading Xpeng G9
Mazda CX-60
You might look at the 3.3-litre capacity of the Mazda’s straight six and wonder how it manages to make only slightly more power (197bhp) than the BMW X3 20d’s 2.0-litre (188bhp). For comparison, that’s a specific output of just 60bhp per litre for the Mazda, versus 94bhp per litre for the BMW. The thing is,… Continue reading Mazda CX-60
Nio’s UK swap stations will change EV batteries in under five minutes
Chinese premium EV brand Nio has launched a third generation of its innovative Power Swap Stations, which can now replace the power pack in one of its models in under five minutes – and they are bound for the UK. The first examples of the reworked stations have gone live in China and the firm… Continue reading Nio’s UK swap stations will change EV batteries in under five minutes