Tag: Electric vehicles

Renault: First ‘Renault City’ opens in France

‘Renault City’, a concept store located in the heart of the Val d’Europe shopping centre, is open seven days a week. With this new showroom format, Renault is establishing itself as close as possible to the general public. Renault City offers visitors a chance to discover the brand’s universe, complementary to their digital journey.  … Continue reading Renault: First ‘Renault City’ opens in France

New car demand down, dealers use pre-registrations to meet targets

The September plate-change new car market was tough. Consumer confidence was hit, demand for new cars declined and dealers pre-registered cars to meet quarterly targets. New car registrations rose 1.3% to 343,255 units. The SMMT said it was a below-par performance following the -20.5% decline in the same month in 2018, when new emissions regulations… Continue reading New car demand down, dealers use pre-registrations to meet targets

Morris Commercial Introduces Sentimental Electric Morris JE Van

It’s a premium all-electric van with retro styling and 200 miles (320 km) of range, capable of taking 1,000 kg of payload. This week British start-up Morris Commercial unveiled its all-new, all-electric Morris JE van (teased in October), inspired by the iconic Morris J-type van from 1949-1961 (some 50,000 were sold). The new all-electric incarnation… Continue reading Morris Commercial Introduces Sentimental Electric Morris JE Van

Hyundai Plug-In EV Sales Reach New Monthly Record Of Nearly 9,000

The updated IONIQ contributed to the record a lot, while Kona noted its 2nd best result. Hyundai sold some 8,924 plug-in electric cars in October (globally) – an all-time high for a month, at a healthy 25% growth year-over-year and at a near-record share of 5.2% in overall volume. More than one in 20 cars… Continue reading Hyundai Plug-In EV Sales Reach New Monthly Record Of Nearly 9,000

E-transport boom could see first major European city go car free in 2020

LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Next year will see the first major European city to ban private cars, a leading tech investor has predicted, saying a boom in electric-powered bikes and scooters was driving a green “revolution”. Norwegian capital Oslo and bike-friendly Amsterdam in the Netherlands are both candidates to become the first to go… Continue reading E-transport boom could see first major European city go car free in 2020

BMW executive Markus Duesmann tasked with reviving Audi

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Volkswagen (VOWG_p.DE) on Friday installed former BMW (BMWG.DE) executive Markus Duesmann to reinvent Audi (NSUG.DE) after the German premium brand lost key engineering know-how and influence in the wake of the 2015 diesel-cheating scandal. Markus Duesmann, board member of German luxury carmaker BMW attends the company’s annual news conference in Munich, Germany,… Continue reading BMW executive Markus Duesmann tasked with reviving Audi

Ford’s Mustang Mach-E all-electric SUV revealed in leaked photos, prices and configurations

Ford is officially debuting its fully electric crossover SUV on Saturday, November 17 – but we got a look at the new Mach-E (which was just officially named yesterday) a couple of days early. The leak comes from Ford’s own website, as screenshotted for posterity by Jalopnick, and includes photos of most angles of the… Continue reading Ford’s Mustang Mach-E all-electric SUV revealed in leaked photos, prices and configurations

Volkswagen says it has no plans to cooperate with Tesla

Volkswagen Group CEO Herbert Diess attends a construction completion event of SAIC Volkswagen MEB electric vehicle plant in Shanghai, China November 8, 2019. REUTERS/Aly Song WOLFSBURG (Reuters) – Volkswagen (VOWG_p.DE) Chief Executive Herbert Diess on Friday said the German carmaker has no plans to cooperate with start-up electric carmaker Tesla (TSLA.O). Tesla should be admired… Continue reading Volkswagen says it has no plans to cooperate with Tesla

German auto giant BMW presents research facility for battery cells in Munich

BERLIN, Nov. 15 (Xinhua) — German auto giant BMW presented a battery cell research center on Thursday to “advance battery cell technology and carefully dissect the production processes.”
According to BMW, total investments for the research center in Munich, where 200 people will be employed, are 200 million euros (219.9 million U.S. dollars).
Battery cell technology is a “key success factor” for BMW vehicle fleet because it affects both the operational performance of cars as well as battery costs, said Oliver Zipse, chief executive officer of BMW.
BMW announced that it would not manufacture the battery cells itself but would only develop batteries specially tailored to the needs of its cars in cooperation with the battery manufacturers. Furthermore, scientists at the facility would research new materials to produce battery cells.
Employee representatives at the BMW Group would be “actively involved” with the aim of developing expertise within the company to secure jobs “for the long t..