BMW Group announced it is investing around $106 million (100 million euros) between now and 2026 in a new electric vehicle battery testing center in Germany as part of its ongoing e-mobility ramp-up. Located in Wackersdorf, 26 miles north of the city of Regensburg in eastern Bavaria, the center will be integrated into the Wackersdorf Innovation…
The all-electric Jeep Avenger is driving the Jeep brand’s growing presence in the highly-competitive B-SUV segment in the European market. The European Car of the Year 2023 has now received over 40,000 customer orders since its launch at the Paris Auto Show last year. Fueled by Avenger sales in the period between January and August of…
Kia plans a full lineup of electric vehicles covering a wide range of market segments, especially crossovers and SUVs of all sizes. The Korean automaker has pledged to have 15 electric models in its global lineup by the end of 2027, including nine models badged EV1 to EV9, according to recent trademark applications filed around…
Kia is bringing Plug&Charge to its electric vehicles in Europe. Plug&Charge will be available with the EV9 upon launch and will gradually be rolled out to future Kia electrified models. This charging technology allows Kia customers to connect their EV with any Plug&Charge capable public charging station. There is no additional identification or intermediate step…
As sea levels rise and storms worsen, threatening the planet’s fragile coastlines, some architects and developers are looking to the water not as a looming threat, but as a frontier for development. “We want to change cities worldwide, we want to see how we can push the cities into the water,” said Koen Olthuis, a…
It was the morning of May 1, and the Italian village of Cocullo was almost unrecognizable. The typical placidity of its quiet alleys and muted central square had given way to several thousand people: religious travelers, musicians, young women in ornate costumes, tourists from the far corners of the country and beyond. A group of…
People in New Orleans are used to preparing for hurricanes and floods. So when they learned of a new threat — an infusion of salty water creeping slowly up the Mississippi River, threatening municipal drinking water supplies — they did what comes naturally: strip bottled water from grocery store shelves. But this is a crisis…
Swedish battery start-up Northvolt announced that it will establish a fully integrated lithium-ion battery gigafactory in Canada. The first North American factory – named Northvolt Six – will be located in McMasterville and Saint-Basile-le-Grand just outside the city of Montréal, in the Canadian province of Quebec. According to Northvolt, the plant will host 60 gigawatt-hours…
Tesla continues to dominate the US electric vehicle market, and the extent of its supremacy in the first half of the year is simply staggering. Despite increasing competition in the US, including from established legacy automakers like Ford, General Motors, Hyundai Motor Group, Volkswagen Group, and others, Tesla dwarfs them when it comes to sales….
Ashok Leyland is India’s largest bus manufacturer and the 4th largest in the world. This order represents another step towards solidifying its position of leadership, the company said New Delhi: Ashok Leyland, the Indian flagship of the Hinduja Group and the country’s leading commercial vehicle manufacturer, has bagged an order for 1,282 fully built buses…
