Hyundai Motor India Reaches 12.7 Million Sales Mark in 29-Year Journey

Hyundai Motor India Limited (HMIL) marked its 29th foundation day today, announcing total sales of over 12.7 million units since its establishment on May 6, 1996. The company has invested US $6 billion in its Indian operations to date and exported more than 3.7 million vehicles to over 150 countries, establishing itself as one of… Continue reading Hyundai Motor India Reaches 12.7 Million Sales Mark in 29-Year Journey

Chunky new Jeep Compass brings hybrid, PHEV and 404-mile EV

In keeping with the 4xe’s more extreme billing, it has a 10mm suspension lift to boost ground clearance and give 31deg departure, 16deg breakover and 27deg approach angles. The Compass First Edition will be priced at £35,700 in mild-hybrid form and £39,200 as a EV. PHEV pricing will be revealed later. Q&A: Ralph Gilles, chief… Continue reading Chunky new Jeep Compass brings hybrid, PHEV and 404-mile EV

Tech Talk: Breakthrough for EVs as new battery tech halves charging times

Total Energies Lubrifiants, the lubricants arm of French energy giant Total, has fitted a Renault Megane E-Tech with an immersion-cooled battery that uses a new fluid called Cell Shield – and is claimed to have halved the EV’s charging times and extended its range by 6 percent. Immersion cooling is a conveniently obvious term: reducing the temperature of something by putting it… Continue reading Tech Talk: Breakthrough for EVs as new battery tech halves charging times

Tech Talk: Breakthrough for EVs as new battery tech halves charging times

Total Energies Lubrifiants, the lubricants arm of French energy giant Total, has fitted a Renault Megane E-Tech with an immersion-cooled battery that uses a new fluid called Cell Shield – and is claimed to have halved the EV’s charging times and extended its range by 6 percent. Immersion cooling is a conveniently obvious term: reducing the temperature of something by putting it… Continue reading Tech Talk: Breakthrough for EVs as new battery tech halves charging times

Tech Talk: Breakthrough for EVs as new battery tech halves charging times

Total Energies Lubrifiants, the lubricants arm of French energy giant Total, has fitted a Renault Megane E-Tech with an immersion-cooled battery that uses a new fluid called Cell Shield – and is claimed to have halved the EV’s charging times and extended its range by 6 percent. Immersion cooling is a conveniently obvious term: reducing the temperature of something by putting it… Continue reading Tech Talk: Breakthrough for EVs as new battery tech halves charging times

Hyundai Mobis develops battery system with built-in fire extinguishing feature

Technology to prevent thermal runaway in electric vehicles is being advanced. Hyundai Mobis has recently announced that it had succeeded in developing a new technology that can extinguish a fire immediately by spraying a fire extinguishing agent when a battery cell catches fire. This is the first technology that can prevent thermal runaway by preventing… Continue reading Hyundai Mobis develops battery system with built-in fire extinguishing feature

Hyundai Mobis develops battery system with built-in fire extinguishing feature

Technology to prevent thermal runaway in electric vehicles is being advanced. Hyundai Mobis has recently announced that it had succeeded in developing a new technology that can extinguish a fire immediately by spraying a fire extinguishing agent when a battery cell catches fire. This is the first technology that can prevent thermal runaway by preventing… Continue reading Hyundai Mobis develops battery system with built-in fire extinguishing feature

FORVIA and Smart Eye unveil in-car iris and facial biometric authentication

FORVIA, a global leader in automotive technologies and sustainable mobility solutions, and Smart Eye, the leading provider of human insight AI to the automotive industry, recently showcased their latest and world-first innovation of secure biometric authentication in vehicles using iris and face recognition technology at Auto Shanghai in April. Leveraging iris and face recognition via… Continue reading FORVIA and Smart Eye unveil in-car iris and facial biometric authentication

Continental to discontinue tyre production at Malaysian plant

Continental is to discontinue tyre manufacturing operations at its Alor Setar, Malaysia, plant by the end of 2025. The facility produces passenger car and light truck tyres for the Asia Pacific (APAC) market, as well as motorcycle tyres.  A total of 950 employees work at the Alor Setar facility and the company states that it will… Continue reading Continental to discontinue tyre production at Malaysian plant

Waymo plans to double robotaxi production at Arizona plant by end of 2026

A Waymo self-driving vehicle seen in Phoenix, Arizona, on Feb. 27, 2025. Leslie Josephs | CNBC Alphabet-owned Waymo and the auto manufacturing giant Magna International plan to double robotaxi production at their new plant in Mesa, Arizona, by the end of 2026, the companies announced Monday. The “Waymo Driver Integration Plant,” a 239,000 square foot facility… Continue reading Waymo plans to double robotaxi production at Arizona plant by end of 2026