Do you consider where a car is built before you buy it? That’s a simple question I asked electric car owners via (the not very scientific medium of) social media recently, expecting a range of environmentally and socially motivated answers. Yet of the 100 or so who responded, only a handful said the country of… Continue reading Inside the industry: Do buyers care about their car’s origin?
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Polestar 2 BST Edition 270
It remains to be proven what kind of high-performance derivatives EV enthusiasts will be willing to pay for. Most car makers are still preoccupied by more fundamental questions, after all. Can we make an electric car affordable enough but still desirable? Can we make it light enough? Can we make it look good? Can we… Continue reading Polestar 2 BST Edition 270
How Japan’s small Kei cars could thrive in Europe
The Citroën Ami is cheaper still, priced from £7695 (or £19.99 per month with a £2747.19 deposit). However, it has yet to find success on the scale of the Spring because it is so compromised: a 28mph top speed, a sub-50-mile range and seating for two only. This opens a gap in the market for… Continue reading How Japan’s small Kei cars could thrive in Europe
Jaguar Land Rover partners with Tata Technologies to accelerate digital transformation of its industrial operations
Jaguar Land Rover partners with Tata Technologies to accelerate digital transformation of its industrial operations Jaguar Land Rover is partnering with Tata Technologies, the global engineering, product development, and digital services company, to accelerate the digital transformation of Jaguar Land Rover’s industrial strategy. The first phase will include UK core production facilities, with solutions subsequently… Continue reading Jaguar Land Rover partners with Tata Technologies to accelerate digital transformation of its industrial operations
Jaguar Land Rover partners with Tata Technologies to accelerate digital transformation of its industrial operations
Jaguar Land Rover partners with Tata Technologies to accelerate digital transformation of its industrial operations Jaguar Land Rover is partnering with Tata Technologies, the global engineering, product development, and digital services company, to accelerate the digital transformation of Jaguar Land Rover’s industrial strategy. The first phase will include UK core production facilities, with solutions subsequently… Continue reading Jaguar Land Rover partners with Tata Technologies to accelerate digital transformation of its industrial operations
Tech Talk: How airless tyres could make punctures extinct
Will the day come when we’re all routinely driving around on airless tyres? Do we even need them? Tyre makers have been tinkering with the idea of reinventing the wheel for a number of years now, but so far, the brainchild of Scotsmen Robert Thomson and later John Boyd Dunlop, inventors of the pneumatic tyre,… Continue reading Tech Talk: How airless tyres could make punctures extinct
Volkswagen Group to set up battery cell plant in Canada
The Volkswagen Group has stepped up its activities in North America in a bid to take a strong position in this important growth market for battery electric vehicles. The Group and its battery company PowerCo have selected St. Thomas in Ontario, Canada to establish Volkswagen’s first overseas gigafactory for cell manufacturing, which will produce sustainable… Continue reading Volkswagen Group to set up battery cell plant in Canada
Volkswagen Group to set up battery cell plant in Canada
The Volkswagen Group has stepped up its activities in North America in a bid to take a strong position in this important growth market for battery electric vehicles. The Group and its battery company PowerCo have selected St. Thomas in Ontario, Canada to establish Volkswagen’s first overseas gigafactory for cell manufacturing, which will produce sustainable… Continue reading Volkswagen Group to set up battery cell plant in Canada
Most powerful electric cars in the world
The debate over whether an EV can be a true ‘driver’s car’ is likely to rage on for quite a while yet, but what’s not in doubt is that going electric has delivered some spectacularly fast and powerful machines. In fact, when it comes to head-spinning horsepower figures, few internal combustion-engined models get close to… Continue reading Most powerful electric cars in the world
Porsche to raise prices significantly to sustain 2022 profits
Porsche will impose “significant price increases” on its cars in the middle of this year to keep its profits high, its chief financial officer has told investors. The Volkswagen Group-owned company also said it would price its future electric versions of the Porsche Macan, Porsche 718 Boxster and Porsche Cayenne 10-15% higher than ICE versions, which will remain on… Continue reading Porsche to raise prices significantly to sustain 2022 profits