Volkswagen is launching pre-sales for the enhanced ID.4 and ID.5 models. The two electric models will now be offered with a brand new generation of infotainment system and software. In addition, all Pro and GTX versions will feature a new drive system. The high-efficiency drive introduced for the first time for the large ID.7 offers…
Idemitsu Kosan, Japan’s second-largest oil refiner, has been developing solid sulfide electrolyte, a material used in the batteries. Toyota and oil refiner Idemitsu Kosan announced a tie up on Thursday to develop and mass produce all-solid-state batteries, in another example of new partnerships being forged amid the disruptive shift to electric vehicles. The companies aim…
Software-defined vehicles (SDVs) – literally, cars that run and add new features primarily through software updates – are quickly changing the automotive landscape, unlocking possibilities that were unthinkable a decade ago. Pushing software updates to vehicles over the air (OTA), a technology pioneered by Tesla, is becoming mainstream now as electric vehicles – which enable the highest…
More than 9.4 million plug-in electric cars were sold during the first nine months of 2023, accounting for about 16 percent of the total car sales globally. Today, we will take a look at the largest manufacturers (automotive groups) of rechargeable cars. According to EV-Volumes data, shared by researcher Jose Pontes, five OEMs continued to…
A concept EV challenges the notion that electric cars need four wheels, or even three. Hertz backs away from its ambitious EV plans. One company pushes ahead with plans for U.S.-made solid-state cells. And Chevrolet Bolt EV owners have a new option to remedy their battery and their wallet. This and more, here at Green…
Volkswagen is presenting its vision of an all-electric sports limousine in the upper mid-sized class at the ID. Treffen in Locarno on the Swiss side of Lago Maggiore from 8 to 9 September. Based on the ID.7 sedan, the ID.X Performance show car impresses with powerful all-wheel drive, performance-oriented suspension, and an expressive appearance. Maria…
High-tech mobility company Canoo announced delivering its first Made in Oklahoma electric vehicles to the state of Oklahoma. This is a milestone that marks the start of Canoo’s phased-ramp manufacturing in Oklahoma and its shipment of Lifestyle Delivery Vehicle (LDV) models to key customers and partners in 2023 with increasing units in 2024. “We are proud…
The fingerprints of climate change are all over the intense heat waves gripping the globe this month, a new study finds. Researchers say the deadly hot spells in the American Southwest and Southern Europe couldn’t have happened without the continuing buildup of warming gases in the air. These unusually strong heat waves are becoming more…
Hurricane Lee was producing tropical storm conditions in coastal Massachusetts and Nova Scotia early Saturday, hours before its expected landfall in Canada. Tropical storm warnings were in effect for parts of Canada and a wide stretch of coastal New England in the hours before dawn. Hurricane and tropical storm watches were in effect elsewhere in…
Meanwhile, the Indian commerce ministry in a statement said that Goyal also interacted with Silicon Valley entrepreneurs and venture capitalists (VCs) of Indian origin. Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal has met Micron Technology CEO and President Sanjay Mehrotra in the US and discussed business opportunities in the growing semiconductor sector in India. The minister…
