Mazda says it will be offering internal combustion engined models in Australia for years to come because it anticipates the transition to electric cars to be gradual. The Japanese manufacturer also insists the time is not yet right to launch an electric model into the premium SUV space despite the overwhelming success of the Tesla…
As we get closer to the start of initial Tesla Cybertruck customer deliveries scheduled for November 30, the rumor mill is going crazy, especially when it comes to pricing, specifications, and range. It’s hard to believe anything you see on the internet these days, above all from anonymous “sources” who claim Tesla told them –…
With more people realizing the benefits that e-bikes bring to the table, it’s no surprise that brands like Lectric are enjoying quite a bit of success. We’ve talked about Lectric before on multiple occasions, and quite frankly, I find it very impressive how the company blends style, performance, and versatility in a package that’s affordable…
Heads of state from across Africa concluded an inaugural climate summit on Wednesday in Nairobi, Kenya’s capital, by issuing a declaration that called for an urgent restructuring of the way wealthier nations engage with the continent. The declaration stressed numerous times that rather than being a hapless victim, Africa was primed for leadership on clean…
The Ford Ranger is set to go electric, starting with a plug-in hybrid EV version in early 2025. Ford this week confirmed one of its worst kept secrets: that the country’s top selling four-wheel drive and second best selling ute will soon get electric assistance within 18 months. Ford is in the final stages of…
A few miles away, Robert Dicke, a physicist at Princeton, and his students had begun looking into the conditions under which the universe could have begun, if indeed it had a beginning. They concluded that any such Big Bang must have been hot enough to sustain thermonuclear reactions, at millions of degrees, in order to…
BYD is expected to soon announce a decision about the location of its first European electric car factory. According to German newspaper The Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung (FAS), via Reuters), the European plant will be built in Hungary. The information is unofficial, based on “unnamed sources close to BYD” who indicate that “the decision had already…
BASF and SK On have entered into an agreement to jointly evaluate collaboration opportunities in the global lithium-ion battery market focused on North America and Asia-Pacific. The collaboration brings together strong business and product development capabilities to develop industry-leading battery materials for lithium-ion batteries. BASF and SK On’s initial focus will be evaluating collaboration options…
Today marks the grand opening of the first Stellantis Battery Technology Center in Italy. The €40 million state-of-the-art facility is located at the Mirafiori complex in Turin and is the biggest in Italy and among the largest in Europe. More than 100 employees at the Mirafiori Battery Technology Center, most of them upskilled Stellantis workers,…
Volvo Cars has never built a production minivan in almost a century of existence, but that is about to change soon. Not many people expected the rather conservative Swedish premium car brand to enter the minivan market, and yet that’s exactly what the company is doing. Volvo has announced its first minivan, the EM90, in…
