Uganda’s cabinet approved a plan to commercially produce electric vehicles its company has been designing, a project it describes as putting it at the forefront of African innovation in the industry. The Kiira Electronic Vehicle Project seeks to spark investment by businesses in the manufacture of vehicle parts, increase demand for natural resources and create… Continue reading Uganda Backs Electric Vehicle Project It Says Can Lead Continent
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Germany May Inflict More Diesel Pain on Carmakers
Germany is preparing to take another run at shoring up diesel as it seeks to balance efforts to improve urban air quality with concerns about lost jobs from the technology’s decline. Transport Minister Andreas Scheuer signaled automakers including Volkswagen AG and BMW AG could be hit with more painful measures to reduce smog-causing emissions, while… Continue reading Germany May Inflict More Diesel Pain on Carmakers
Alibaba-backed Electric Vehicle Maker Xiaopeng Plans $2.7B Funding For Expansion
Alibaba-backed Chinese electric vehicle maker Xiaopeng Motors plans to raise RMB17 billion (US$2.7 billion) this year to expand its business, its CEO He Xiaopeng said in an interview at the Boao Forum in China. The news came two months after the firm raised RMB2.2 billion (US$348 million) in a series B round led by Alibaba… Continue reading Alibaba-backed Electric Vehicle Maker Xiaopeng Plans $2.7B Funding For Expansion
Hyundai IONIQ Electric Charges Twice As Quick From 175 kW Charger
14 M BY MARK KANE 2 Fastned recently opened its first few 175 kW fast chargers in the Netherlands and performed an interesting comparative test on the Hyundai IONIQ Electric. As it turns out, the IONIQ Electric can be charged twice as quickly (to 80%) from the higher power chargers than from an ordinary 50 kW unit.… Continue reading Hyundai IONIQ Electric Charges Twice As Quick From 175 kW Charger
car2go publishes White Paper
E-carsharing plays an important role for the breakthrough of electric mobility The operation of carsharing fleets provides valuable knowledge for the overall further development of electric mobility Stuttgart – Electric carsharing gives new impetus for the breakthrough of electric vehicles. car2go, the global market leader in the free-floating carsharing sector, today published a White Paper… Continue reading car2go publishes White Paper
VAUXHALL ADDS ULTIMATE TRIM LEVELS TO GRANDLAND X AND ASTRA HATCH
VAUXHALL ADDS ULTIMATE TRIM LEVELS TO GRANDLAND X AND ASTRA HATCH 2018-04-10 Top-of-the-range Ultimate trim level now available on Grandland X and Astra Hatch models Grandland X Ultimate features the new 2.0 litre Turbo Diesel 177PS engine and eight-speed automatic transmission Grandland X is largest model in Vauxhall’s ‘X’ family, which includes the Mokka X… Continue reading VAUXHALL ADDS ULTIMATE TRIM LEVELS TO GRANDLAND X AND ASTRA HATCH
An electric car starts to be profitable from 15,000 kilometers a year, according to Rastreator.com
Posted 10/04/2018 11: 37: 26CET MADRID, 10 Apr (EUROPA PRESS) – An electric car, on average, starts to be profitable “with a minimum of 15,000 kilometers per year”, according to the ‘IV Online Comparison Study for Smart Savings’ carried out by the ‘online’ comparator Rastreator.com, which shows that 43% of the population is reluctant to… Continue reading An electric car starts to be profitable from 15,000 kilometers a year, according to Rastreator.com
Toyota’s China Crisis
The world’s biggest carmaker and the world’s biggest car market should be made for each other. So why is Toyota Motor Corp. misfiring in China? As recently as 2015, it was the No. 2 marque in the country, behind the eternally dominant Volkswagen AG. Since then, though, sales have flatlined, while rivals have picked up… Continue reading Toyota’s China Crisis
BMW, Daimler, Toyota: Speech by China’s head of state Xi inspires the auto industry
Lexus production The Toyota luxury brand would benefit particularly strongly from the market opening. (Photo: AP) Automakers like BMW. Daimler and Toyota are likely to over the Message from the Chinese President Xi Jinping pleased: This announced in his speech on Tuesday to lower import tariffs on cars later this year. In doing so, the… Continue reading BMW, Daimler, Toyota: Speech by China’s head of state Xi inspires the auto industry
Magna Steyr to develop smart EV architecture for China’s BAIC Group
The agreement was signed on April 8 in Beijing between Günther Apfalter, president, Magna Europe and Magna Steyr, and Xu Heyi, chairman of BAIC Group. The BAIC Group (Beijing Automotive Industry Holding Co) of China and Magna have announced that they will jointly develop a next-generation smart electric vehicle architecture for the Chinese market. China… Continue reading Magna Steyr to develop smart EV architecture for China’s BAIC Group