As regular Charged readers know, Toyota’s electrification strategy blows hot and cold—in Q2 2024, its EV share of total US brand sales was abysmal—below 2%, lower than any other major automaker save fellow laggard Honda/Acura. However, even as it continues to lobby against emissions standards and spread misinformation about EVs, the giant automaker is researching… Continue reading Toyota joins US public EV charging network IONNA
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Ionna Receives Investment from Toyota
Ionna, a Torrance, CA-based provider of an EV charging network, received an investment from Toyota Motor North America (Toyota). The amount of the deal was not disclosed. The company intends to use the funds for the build out of its charging network for battery electric vehicles (BEVs) across North America. Led by CEO Seth Cutler,… Continue reading Ionna Receives Investment from Toyota
Clean Technica: Another Tesla With Over 400,000 Miles On One Battery003514
Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! A week ago, I wrote an article about a guy in the UK with two high-mileage Tesla Model S sedans that are still using their original batteries. One has about 430,000 miles on its battery and the other has… Continue reading Clean Technica: Another Tesla With Over 400,000 Miles On One Battery003514
@VW Group: Porsche eager to extend IMSA championship lead008999
The race With this success in the US state of New York, Porsche, the works team and the drivers Nasr and Cameron have extended their position at the top of the championship standings. The Stuttgart sports car manufacturer now also leads all classifications of the IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup. Round six of the IMSA WeatherTech… Continue reading @VW Group: Porsche eager to extend IMSA championship lead008999
China ‘third plenum’ meeting, ADB economic outlook, Indonesia Auto Show
Welcome to Your Week in Asia. The world will give attention to China’s key meeting known as the third plenum, which takes place from Monday through Thursday. China is also scheduled to announce gross domestic product data for the April-June quarter and other statistics. In Southeast Asia, the International Auto Show will start on Thursday… Continue reading China ‘third plenum’ meeting, ADB economic outlook, Indonesia Auto Show
Godrej Tooling targets 25% revenue share from exports in three years
Mumbai-based Godrej Tooling, a major player in supplying automotive tooling to marquee clients like Honda, Maruti Suzuki, and Mahindra & Mahindra, aims to significantly increase its export revenue share from the current 10% to 20–25% within the next three years, Pankaj Abhyankar, Senior Vice President & Business Head at the company, told Autocar Professional. At present, the company’s annual revenue… Continue reading Godrej Tooling targets 25% revenue share from exports in three years
How Hyundai IPO marks the start of an ambitious new chapter in the carmaker’s story in India
In many ways, Hyundai Motor India is sitting pretty. Despite being a distant No.2 to market leader Maruti Suzuki in market share, its profit margins and sales mix are the envy of the industry. The company gets half its volumes from vehicles priced above Rs 10 lakh, its plants regularly run at 95% utilisation, and… Continue reading How Hyundai IPO marks the start of an ambitious new chapter in the carmaker’s story in India
Hyundai scripts ambitious new India chapter
In many ways, Hyundai Motor India is sitting pretty. Despite being a distant No.2 to market leader Maruti Suzuki in market share, its profit margins and sales mix are the envy of the industry. The company gets half its volumes from vehicles priced above Rs 10 lakh, its plants regularly run at 95% utilisation, and… Continue reading Hyundai scripts ambitious new India chapter
Top 5 electric scooters perfect for carrying more
Scooters are inherently very practical and a large part of that comes down to the underseat storage space. Electric scooters are even more so, due to the tighter packaging allowed due to their tree-hugging powertrain. To give you an idea of just how big the storage area on some of today’s electric scooters are, we… Continue reading Top 5 electric scooters perfect for carrying more
Top 5 electric scooters perfect for carrying more
Scooters are inherently very practical and a large part of that comes down to the underseat storage space. Electric scooters are even more so, due to the tighter packaging allowed due to their tree-hugging powertrain. To give you an idea of just how big the storage area on some of today’s electric scooters are, we… Continue reading Top 5 electric scooters perfect for carrying more