There’s no dearth of electric vehicles around the world in every segment, but unsurprisingly, supercar manufacturers have been relatively slow to shift to electric cars. Apart from a handful of traditional players like Porsche, Maserati and Lotus, who already have an electric supercar on sale, most supercar makers such as Lamborghini, Ferrari, McLaren and Aston Martin have only outlined a plan for battery-powered EVs –… Continue reading EVs an eventuality, but hybrids will prolong ICE cars: Stephan Winkelmann, CEO, Automobili Lamborghini
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EVs an eventuality, but hybrids will prolong ICE cars: Stephan Winkelmann, CEO, Automobili Lamborghini
There’s no dearth of electric vehicles around the world in every segment, but unsurprisingly, supercar manufacturers have been relatively slow to shift to electric cars. Apart from a handful of traditional players like Porsche, Maserati and Lotus, who already have an electric supercar on sale, most supercar makers such as Lamborghini, Ferrari, McLaren and Aston Martin have only outlined a plan for battery-powered EVs –… Continue reading EVs an eventuality, but hybrids will prolong ICE cars: Stephan Winkelmann, CEO, Automobili Lamborghini
EVs an eventuality, but hybrids will prolong ICE cars: Stephan Winkelmann, CEO, Automobili Lamborghini
There’s no dearth of electric vehicles around the world in every segment, but unsurprisingly, supercar manufacturers have been relatively slow to shift to electric cars. Apart from a handful of traditional players like Porsche, Maserati and Lotus, who already have an electric supercar on sale, most supercar makers such as Lamborghini, Ferrari, McLaren and Aston Martin have only outlined a plan for battery-powered EVs –… Continue reading EVs an eventuality, but hybrids will prolong ICE cars: Stephan Winkelmann, CEO, Automobili Lamborghini
Yamaha R1 may not return to India
The modern 1000cc superbike class is set to lose one of its original, founding members as Yamaha most likely will not update the R1 lineup to meet the stricter Euro5+ emission norms coming into effect from 2025. Why will the Yamaha R1 be discontinued? The Euro5+ regulations which bring more longterm control over emissions over… Continue reading Yamaha R1 may not return to India
VinFast breaks ground on its EV plant in Tamil Nadu 50 days after MoU signing
Exactly 50 days after signing a comprehensive memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the government of Tamil Nadu on January 6, 2024, Vietnamese electric vehicle manufacturer VinFast today had the ground-breaking of its integrated EV plant at Thoothukudi (formerly Tuticorin) in Tamil Nadu. This probably is the fastest move yet from an MoU signing to beginning… Continue reading VinFast breaks ground on its EV plant in Tamil Nadu 50 days after MoU signing
VinFast breaks ground on its EV plant in Tamil Nadu 50 days after MoU signing
Exactly 50 days after signing a comprehensive memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the government of Tamil Nadu on January 6, 2024, Vietnamese electric vehicle manufacturer VinFast today had the ground-breaking of its integrated EV plant at Thoothukudi (formerly Tuticorin) in Tamil Nadu. This probably is the fastest move yet from an MoU signing to beginning… Continue reading VinFast breaks ground on its EV plant in Tamil Nadu 50 days after MoU signing
LANXESS India completes expansion of RhenodivR production plant at Jhagadia site
Specialty chemicals company LANXESS has completed and put into operation the expansion of its Rhenodiv production line in Jhagadia on February 1, 2024. With this new facility, the company’s Rhein Chemie business unit has significantly increased its production capabilities and will be able to meet the growing demand of the Indian Sub-continent and the Asian… Continue reading LANXESS India completes expansion of RhenodivR production plant at Jhagadia site
Mercedes ditches all-electric by 2030 goal: Report
Mercedes Benz CEO Ola Kaellenius on Thursday formally cast aside the firm’s aspiration to stop selling combustion vehicles by 2030, Reuters reported. Kaellenius said Mercedes now expects sales of electrified vehicles, including hybrids, to account for about half of the global sales by 2030. this is five years later than the forecast from 2021 when the company… Continue reading Mercedes ditches all-electric by 2030 goal: Report
James Bond’s Range Rover Safari from Octopussy reimagined as an EV by Lunaz
While we wait on the new all-electric Range Rover to arrive later this year, Silverstone-based firm Lunaz has brought out its own Range Rover EV – based on the convertible ‘Safari’ model. It’s the short wheelbase Range Rover model from 1983 and to give it its full name, it’s called Range Rover Safari by Lunaz.… Continue reading James Bond’s Range Rover Safari from Octopussy reimagined as an EV by Lunaz
Jaguar Land Rover pays for more police at UK ports to curb exports of stolen cars
Jaguar Land Rover is to spend “several hundreds of thousands of pounds” helping to beef up policing at UK container ports, in a bid to thwart criminal gangs currently given free-rein by the lack of police resources. The firm’s managing director Patrick McGillycuddy and global financial services director Chris Kent shed light on its plan… Continue reading Jaguar Land Rover pays for more police at UK ports to curb exports of stolen cars