Jaguar Land Rover has confirmed that its state-of-the-art plant in Nitra, Slovakia, will produce electric vehicles as part of the company’s Reimagine Strategy that will see nine new electric vehicles launched by 2030. Announcing the news on the Slovakian plant’s fifth anniversary, Executive Director of Industrial Operations Barbara Bergmeier hailed the incredible success of the…
BP on Thursday announced a $100 million order for Tesla DC fast chargers, marking the first time Tesla chargers have been purchased for use by a third-party EV charging network. The Tesla chargers will be deployed as early as 2024 at gas stations, Travel Centers of America locations, and planned charging hubs to be located…
The Volkswagen Group experiences lower-than-expected demand and sales of electric cars, but intends to maintain its pricing to prioritize margins and profitability. In the nine-month financial report, the company revealed that its order bank in Western Europe includes 1.4 million vehicles, including around 150,000 all-electric ones. This is a very interesting data point because a…
Tesla has just applied a slight price increase to the Model Y Long Range AWD version in the United States, suggesting that maybe demand exceeded expectations after the previous round of price cuts. The Tesla Model Y Long Range AWD now starts at an MSRP of $48,990, which is $500 or one percent more than…
Nissan has a good track record of selling affordable cars globally and in the U.S. Every iteration of the Nissan Leaf has been among the most affordable electric vehicles on sale, while the Japanese Domestic Market Nissan Sakura – an ultra-compact Kei car – has been the best-selling EV there since its launch last year. But the…
HeyBike is one of the many electric bike startups that hopes to make electric two-wheeled mobility accessible to the masses. The brand has a wide selection of e-bikes in its roster, all of which are designed to offer a balance between urban mobility and go-anywhere fun. Its newest model, the Mars 2.0, seeks to impress…
Genesis (Hyundai Motor Company’s premium/luxury arm) continues to sell more and more all-electric cars in the United States, achieving new record levels. According to the data, released by the broader Hyundai Motor Company, the brand’s BEV retail sales in the US amounted to 682 units in September, which is a new monthly record and a…
The initiative targets stronger biofuels admixture in regular fuels and broader use of pure biofuels like ethanol or biodiesel. New Delhi: Mahle has established a Global Bio-Mobility Center in Jundiaí, Brazil to support the development and global rollout of environmentally friendly combustion engines with renewable biofuels. The Mahle Tech Center in Jundiaí is one of…
Hyundai Motor, which includes the Hyundai, Kia, and Genesis car brands, posted its third-quarter financial results today, and it’s good news for the Korean automaker. The car manufacturer posted a record Q3 operating profit of $2.8 billion (KRW 3.82 trillion), up a whopping 146 percent from last year’s third quarter, while net profits more than…
The XPENG P7 has been awarded a maximum five-star rating by Euro NCAP in the programme’s most stringent testing yet. Euro NCAP tests represent the European gold standard for comprehensive automotive safety testing, and its updated 2023 protocols add even more complex safety scenarios than before. “Receiving a five-star rating from Euro NCAP demonstrates our…
