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EV realism is here. How automakers react in 2026 will be telling

Frederic J. Brown | Afp | Getty Images DETROIT – The U.S. automotive industry has entered a new phase for all-electric vehicles: realism. The industry was euphoric about the EV segment in the early 2020s, but consumer demand never took off as much as expected and, as it fizzled, automakers monitored and planned how to… Continue reading EV realism is here. How automakers react in 2026 will be telling

German Manager Magazine: Acea data: VW remains market leader in the EU, Tesla continues to lose ground004620

The European car market is continuing its recovery at a snail’s pace. A total of 887,491 new cars were registered last month, 2.1 percent more than a year earlier, as the European manufacturers’ association Acea announced in Brussels on Tuesday. In the first eleven months of the year, around 9.86 million cars were newly registered,… Continue reading German Manager Magazine: Acea data: VW remains market leader in the EU, Tesla continues to lose ground004620

Renault concept goes 626 miles on a charge at motorway speed

Renault’s radical Filante concept has driven 626 miles in 10 hours, achieving 8mpkWh at an average speed of 63mph – “showing that this level of range is achievable in motorway-like conditions”. The Filante is a futuristic single-seat EV concept designed to set efficiency records, using the same 87kWh battery as the Renault Scenic SUV –… Continue reading Renault concept goes 626 miles on a charge at motorway speed

Clean Technica: Record Month for EV Sales in China!004300

Support CleanTechnica’s work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. BEVs represented 37% of the total Chinese car market in November. We saw plugins score another million-plus sales in November (1.3 million plugins in a 2.2-million-unit overall market, down 8% YoY), but growth has been slowing down, with November showing only a 4% increase over… Continue reading Clean Technica: Record Month for EV Sales in China!004300

Kinetic Watts & Volts Partners with Jio Things for Connected EV Technology

Kinetic Watts & Volts Ltd. (KWV) announced a technology partnership with Jio Things Limited on Sunday to integrate voice-assisted controls, IoT-powered smart digital clusters, and connected vehicle technologies into all upcoming Kinetic EV two-wheeler models. Jio Things is a subsidiary of Jio Platforms. The collaboration will introduce voice-assisted vehicle interaction, smart digital instrument clusters with… Continue reading Kinetic Watts & Volts Partners with Jio Things for Connected EV Technology

Kinetic Watts & Volts Partners with Jio Things for Connected EV Technology

4000 miles in a Golf GTE: The company car for the helmsman

New cars just keep getting more expensive. That’s why many drivers take advantage of company car and salary sacrifice schemes offered by their employers. The latter especially can be quite the money saver, because the car payments come out pre-tax. Of course, there are caveats. You will never actually own the car outright, and you… Continue reading 4000 miles in a Golf GTE: The company car for the helmsman

How a cigar-chomping watchmaker invented the Smart car

Earlier this year Smart confirmed that it is creating a new miniature two-seater – the unique proposition for which the brand was invented three decades ago – several years after foraying into electric SUVs. The brand had some difficulty in building a business case for the #2 – but even so, its progress through the pipeline has… Continue reading How a cigar-chomping watchmaker invented the Smart car

Weekly News Wrap: Maruti’s EV Reality Check, Nissan Comeback Plan, Ola’s Aggarwal Sells Shares

This week’s auto headlines converged around four themes that are likely to shape the market’s near-term direction: electrification, product pipelines, regulation and exports. On electrification, Maruti Suzuki, which is preparing to introduce its first battery-electric model, openly acknowledged that EV adoption in India remains constrained by gaps between claimed and real-world driving range, uneven charging… Continue reading Weekly News Wrap: Maruti’s EV Reality Check, Nissan Comeback Plan, Ola’s Aggarwal Sells Shares

Foxtron to acquire Yulon Motor’s Luxgen for $25 million

Foxtron still operates a contract design ‍and manufacturing services (CDMS) ⁠business model, ⁠under which it makes electric vehicles for car brands. Foxtron Vehicle Technologies , a joint venture between Taiwan‘s Foxconn and Yulon ⁠Motor, said on Friday it would acquire Yulon Motor‘s Luxgen passenger-car brand for T$787.6 million ($24.95 million). The deal, which has been… Continue reading Foxtron to acquire Yulon Motor’s Luxgen for $25 million