Tag: Geely

Hertz says it will purchase 65,000 electric vehicles from Polestar

Rental car company Hertz announced plans to purchase up to 65,000 electric vehicles from Polestar, a sub-brand of Volvo and its Chinese parent company Geely. The announcement follows a similar move by Hertz to purchase 100,000 Tesla vehicles in a bid to electrify its global fleet. The new vehicles will be acquired over a period… Continue reading Hertz says it will purchase 65,000 electric vehicles from Polestar

Hertz and Polestar Announce Global Strategic Partnership to Accelerate Electric Vehicle Adoption

For Hertz, the partnership is part of the company’s ongoing commitment to lead in electrification, shared mobility and a digital-first customer experience. The partnership with Polestar builds on Hertz’s announcement last October to offer its customers the largest EV rental fleet in North America and one of the largest in the world. In addition to… Continue reading Hertz and Polestar Announce Global Strategic Partnership to Accelerate Electric Vehicle Adoption

Geely starts methanol vehicle trial in Europe

Chinese automotive group Geely has started a trial of two sedans and a heavy truck using green methanol e-fuel in Denmark on March 28. Trine Bramsen, Danish Minister for Transport, fills up one of Geely’s sedans with methanol, and took part in a test drive on the long-range methanol truck. Green methanol cars will have… Continue reading Geely starts methanol vehicle trial in Europe

Geely to launch 13 models in 2022

A Geely smart assembly line in Huzhou, Zhejiang province. [Photo by TAN YUNFENG/FOR CHINA DAILY] Geely Auto Group said on Wednesday that it is planning to launch 13 models this year, most of which will be hybrids and electric vehicles. These new vehicles will help Geely, China’s largest private carmaker, to achieve its sales goal… Continue reading Geely to launch 13 models in 2022

German Manager Magazin: Swap batteries for electric cars: China relies on battery swaps with Nio and CATL001657

Many years ago, a certain Shai Agassi (53) caused a sensation with an idea. The longtime SAPmanager, who would have liked to have become CEO of the Dax group, wanted to sell replaceable batteries for electric cars with his start-up Better Place from 2008. He even raised $850 million in capital from investors – but… Continue reading German Manager Magazin: Swap batteries for electric cars: China relies on battery swaps with Nio and CATL001657

‘I’m sure Colin Chapman would be very proud of the Lotus Eletre’

The new Lotus Eletre is probably the most exciting and controversial new car ever launched by the British brand. A large SUV that’s heavy, expensive, can drive itself and is built in China, not Norfolk – what would Lotus founder Colin Chapman think about it? In many ways it’s an inevitable evolution – as so… Continue reading ‘I’m sure Colin Chapman would be very proud of the Lotus Eletre’

Lotus’ All-Electric Eletre SUV Has a Grill That ‘Breathes’

SUVs don’t often get called beautiful. Rugged, cool, maybe even stylish on occasion. Marketing departments like to pepper SUV launches with adjectives that tap into our primordial instincts to haul stuff or ram through forest roads, but the typical Range Rover, Toyota RAV4, or Volvo has long since left its utilitarian roots behind. Looks, as… Continue reading Lotus’ All-Electric Eletre SUV Has a Grill That ‘Breathes’

New Lotus Eletre all-electric SUV marks new era for British firm

Lotus is entering a new era and a new sector of the market with its first-ever SUV, the all-electric Eletre. Retaining the British brand’s naming convention of models starting with an E, the Lotus Eletre has been described as “a momentous point in our history” by the brand’s managing director, Matt Windle. Based on an… Continue reading New Lotus Eletre all-electric SUV marks new era for British firm