Volkswagen CEO Ralf Brandstätter says the firm is fully committed to producing a small electric ‘people’s car’, with a target starting price of £17,800, as part of its fast-growing ID range. The German firm is currently rolling out a number of electric-only models on the Volkswagen Group’s MEB platform, starting with the ID 3 hatch earlier this… Continue reading Volkswagen committed to ‘entry-level’ ID electric models
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2022 BMW X7 begins on-road testing with new front end
BMW has begun on-road testing of the updated version of its X7 luxury SUV, launched just two years ago, ahead of an anticipated launch in 2022. The facelifted X7 will retain the current car’s striking front grille, in line with the company’s commitment to its radical but controversial new styling direction. These new images confirm that the restyling will instead… Continue reading 2022 BMW X7 begins on-road testing with new front end
SAIC Motor, an early adopter of the smart car, sets up US$1 billion fund to invest in internet-linked vehicles with Alibaba
SAIC Motor, China’s largest state-owned carmaker and the Chinese partner of General Motors, has established a private equity fund to finance its forays into developing smart cars with the country’s biggest technology company Alibaba Group Holding. SAIC Motor would invest 5.4 billion yuan to create the 7.2 billion yuan (US$1 billion) fund with Shanghai Zhangjiang… Continue reading SAIC Motor, an early adopter of the smart car, sets up US$1 billion fund to invest in internet-linked vehicles with Alibaba
Valmet Automotive further expands battery testing for electric vehicles
New Battery Test Center in Weihenbronn, Germany, put into operation VA significantly expands test capacities and test expertise New employees to be recruited for battery testing In addition and close to the company’s battery test center hub in Bad Friedrichshall, Germany, the company has now put the battery test center in Weihenbronn into operation. At… Continue reading Valmet Automotive further expands battery testing for electric vehicles
World NM: Tesla to set up plant in Shanghai for EV chargers000542
Tesla plans to invest 42 million yuan ($6.4 million) in the new charger factory. Spread over an area of 4,841 square meters, the plant, set to be completed by February 2021, will have an annual production capacity of 10,000 chargers. China boasts the largest number of electric vehicle charging facilities in the world-over 1.32 million… Continue reading World NM: Tesla to set up plant in Shanghai for EV chargers000542
@VW Group: How owning an electric vehicle can save money over the long haul Electric vehicles like the Volkswagen ID.4 offer a lot of benefits…
Electric vehicles like the Volkswagen ID.4 offer a lot of benefits to their owners, such as zero tailpipe-emission driving and home charging. But there’s often been questions about the cost of EVs, as battery technology remains slightly more expensive than combustion engines. The truth is that while some of those differences exist, the cost of… Continue reading @VW Group: How owning an electric vehicle can save money over the long haul Electric vehicles like the Volkswagen ID.4 offer a lot of benefits…
@VW Group: Volkswagen Group Components delivers essential components for Volkswagen’s ID.4(((ID.4 – power consumption (NEDC) in kWh/100 km: 16.9–16.2; CO₂ emission in g/km: 0; efficiency class: A+.)))
Volkswagen Group Components is the central supplier for the first models of the new Volkswagen ID. family and numerous other Group brand models based on the modular electric drive matrix (MEB). Volkswagen Group Components contributes around 40% of the overall added value of the first fully electric SUV by the Volkswagen brand, the world e-car… Continue reading @VW Group: Volkswagen Group Components delivers essential components for Volkswagen’s ID.4(((ID.4 – power consumption (NEDC) in kWh/100 km: 16.9–16.2; CO₂ emission in g/km: 0; efficiency class: A+.)))
Nissan Note spells beginning of end of internal-combustion engine
TOKYO — Nissan Motor has shifted gears in the electrification of its vehicles with the unveiling of its all-new Note compact, exclusively available as a hybrid. “We will concentrate [management resources] on electrification to lead a zero-emission society,” Nissan Executive Vice President Asako Hoshino said on Tuesday during an online news conference. “The Note symbolizes… Continue reading Nissan Note spells beginning of end of internal-combustion engine
Unipart builds new Panel Lifter technology in Coventry
McCulloch Rail designed and developed the unique Panel Lifter technology, which is revolutionising the method of removing and replacing rail panels. The Panel Lifter system can move up to 18 tonnes at a time and can be used to move panel lengths of up to 90ft in a swift and safe manner, and with greater… Continue reading Unipart builds new Panel Lifter technology in Coventry
Tesla’s Elon Musk: Why our new model could be a Europe-designed hatchback
Tesla CEO Elon Musk says cramped parking spaces in Europe mean it would make sense for the first new Tesla model it designs in Berlin to be a compact electric vehicle like a hatchback. Artificial Intelligence Tesla is midway through constructing building its massive Berlin Gigafactory, where it will mass-produce electric vehicles starting with the… Continue reading Tesla’s Elon Musk: Why our new model could be a Europe-designed hatchback