Author: Shaun Williams

Chinese automaker BYD announced that it had stopped production of vehicles with internal combustion engines since March. BYD will focus on new energy vehicles (NEV), pure electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid vehicles, according to China’s leading new energy vehicle manufacturer. “In the future, BYD will focus on pure electric and plug-in hybrids in the automotive sector,” the company said in a statement filed with the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on Sunday. However, BYD continues to provide after-sales service, servicing and supply of spare parts during the lifetime for vehicles with internal combustion engines to customers. In March, BYD sold 104,338…

The Hyundai IONIQ 5 and Kia EV6 use the Electric Global Modular Platform (E-GMP). This platform, which is specially designed by Hyundai for electric cars, has several advantages that are able to perfect electric vehicles made by Hyundai and Kia. The first is a modular format that allows E-GMP to be applied to various types of cars such as sedans, SUVs, or maybe hatchbacks. Then with this modular system, Hyundai as a manufacturer can also develop a variety of cars more quickly and efficiently. Not only that, the E-GMP platform is also able to improve performance in cornering conditions and…

The electric-powered Toyota Innova for the first time appeared at the opening of the hybrid 2022 Indonesia International Motor Show (IIMS) automotive exhibition at JI Expo Kemayoran, Jakarta, Thursday (31/3). His appearance was very surprising because automotive enthusiasts had been waiting for it for a long time. Information about this car is still minimal because it is still a concept, and in the near future it will only be launched in Indonesia. The Innova EV (electric vehicle) concept as a whole still uses the Innova design. However, the Innova electric car uses a closed grille, there are additional ‘EV’ emblems…

NIO has just announced the sale of their electric vehicles in March and the first quarter of 2022. By March 2022, NIO had delivered a total of 9,985 to their customers. This number is an increase of 37.6% over the same month in 2021. Of all deliveries in March, including 1,726 ES8, 5,064 ES6 and 3,032 EC6, and 163 ET7 the first deliveries to consumers were on March 28, 2022. For sales in the first quarter of 2022, NIO delivered 25,768 electric vehicles to consumers. The number was a new quarterly record, representing a 28.5% year-over-year increase. As of March…

Sales of new energy vehicles (hybrids, plug-in hybrids and batteries) in France overtook petrol cars for the first time in the first quarter of this year. The surge in sales of environmentally friendly vehicles is a breath of fresh air in the midst of high fuel prices and incessant subsidies for electric vehicles by the French government. Overall, French new car sales fell in the first quarter and posted their tenth straight month of declines with a nearly 20 percent decline in March. The decline was due to the auto industry struggling to cope with supply chain issues, including a…

Volkswagen has just announced the recall of more than 100,000 plug-in hybrid vehicles worldwide due to the risk of fire, a Volkswagen spokesman said. There are approximately 42,300 Volkswagen Passat, Golf, Tiguan and Arteon owners worldwide who will be notified of the fire risk. The brand under the affected Volkswagen Group is Audi, which had to recall 24,400 of their vehicles. Other brands affected by this recall are Seat and Skoda. The recall was made because there was a risk of fire in the vehicle connecting a conventional combustion engine to an electric drive and charging through a socket due…

NIO, through one of its company presidents, Qin Lihong, announced that it will launch the latest electric vehicle ES7 at the end of May 2022. The ES7 is projected as a mid-to-large SUV to compete with the BMW X5. The ES7 will be built using the company’s NT2.0 platform and is claimed to provide a comfortable driving experience for users. The NT2.0 platform is also used by the ET7 model which has just started its first deliveries to local consumers. In a financial statement teleconference last week, NIO announced plans to release its first SUV, the ES7, using the company’s…

Aston Martin is rumored to be launching a third mid-engine supercar in 2023. This new supercar candidate will build on the Aston Martin Vanquish concept car introduced in 2019 equipped with a V8 engine from AMG. According to Aston Martin President Lawrence Strol that the production version of this supercar candidate will eliminate the Vanquish name used in the concept car in 2019. Like the previous product, the British car manufacturer hints that the concept version will be much different from the production version, both in terms of engineering and design. With this new electric-driven product, it further strengthens Aston…

After announcing the initial production of the NIO ET7, on March 28, NIO delivered the electric sedan to their customers in China. The delivery time of the NIO ET7 Sedan is according to a predetermined schedule and shipped from the company’s head office in Hefei, Anhui province The ET7 is the first electric sedan produced by NIO. The three previous electric vehicle models produced by NIO were SUV types (ES8, ES6 and EC6). The ET7 uses the second generation technology platform, NT2.0 and is the first NIO electric vehicle to use it. There are over 100 configurations for convenience, security…

Maserati is known for its powerful sports car products. But they also had SUV models like the Levante, and at that time it was the only SUV they had. But now Maserati has introduced its second SUV known as the Grecale. This model is not yet sold in the market, but has been officially introduced. Actually the existence of the Grecale has long been detected since 2020, where Maserati will present another new model after the MC20. The model is still an SUV model, it’s just that it is placed just below the Levante. The model is known as Grecale…

The Tesla Model Y is the most popular electric crossover owned by Tesla today. A Gjeebs Youtuber has just done a review of the Model Y which he has owned for 2 years. Gjeebs first bought the Model Y in 2020 and has covered 35,000 miles. In 2020, Gjeebs purchased the Model Y Long Range AWD for $54,190. For now, the same model retails for $65,000 before any options. Gjeebs then compared prices with other electric crossovers now available that weren’t for sale when he got his Model Y back in mid-2020. The electric vehicles for comparison are the Volkswagen…

Formula E and the Federation Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) have finally announced the time and place of the Formula E Gen3 car launch. The launch will take place at an event in Monaco on April 28, 2022. Formula E fans can watch the launch via their associated digital channel. Formula E teams will start using Gen3 cars at the start of the 2022-2023 season. Formula E teams are expected to start testing with the new car this spring. The FIA ​​first shared early details of the Gen3 at the end of last year. The Gen3 car has a motor capable…