Author: Casper Benedict

Hyundai is expanding its partnership with quantum computing provider IonQ to develop autonomous driving technology using quantum computers. The new partnership allows Hyundai to use its IonQ quantum computer to develop machine vision algorithms capable of detecting objects in 3D data from autonomous vehicles. In addition, the new partnership will allow Hyundai to use the IonQ quantum computer to simulate the electrochemical reactions of various metal catalysts to develop more efficient and environmentally friendly electric vehicles (EV). The two companies first announced a partnership in April with a focus on using quantum computers for object detection. IonQ and Hyundai initially…

It’s been almost three years since Elon Musk announced the Tesla Cybertruck, but car enthusiasts still don’t give up on the continuation of this vehicle, even though until now it’s not clear when the Cybertruck will be released. According to a recent statement by Tesla, the number of people who pre-ordered the Cybertruck has reached 1.5 million. It seems the company is quite happy with the interest from auto enthusiasts and it looks like Tesla will be making a slightly different version of the Cybertruck to follow up on the interest from customers. The Tesla Exhibition Room at the Petersen…

BMW’s future Neue Klasse range of electric vehicles will feature new lithium battery cells. This battery is claimed to increase range by as much as 30 percent. “The energy density is much higher than before. Can fit more cells into the battery pack. With gen 6, we integrate cylindrical battery cells directly into the vehicle,” said BMW representative Simon Erhard quoted by Carscoops on Sunday, November 4, 2022. BMW is currently developing the 6th gen cylindrical battery at the BMW Group Battery Cell Center of Excellence in Munich, Germany. The cell shape will allow BMW to ditch the prismatic cells…

Toyota recently completed a long-distance test drive of the CaetanoBus public transport hydrogen bus in Germany. The hydrogen bus uses fuel cells from the Toyota Mirai sedan hydrogen car. A special test drive for the hydrogen bus runs the Hanover – Niebull route for about 349 km. “This bus is known as H2 City Gold, a public transportation that shows practicality and high efficiency on the Hanover – Niebull route during IAA Transportation 2022,” said Toyota, quoted from Carbuzz today, Monday, December 5, 2022. The H2 City Gold hydrogen bus in Germany produces extremely low energy consumption, in contrast to…

The electric car is one of the vehicles of the future. For this reason, BMW has prepared many technologies that can help consumers in terms of power consumption. Quoted from Carbuzz.com. Friday (2/12/2022), BMW is preparing a patent for its newest technology. The technology relates to the car’s suspension. So, when the suspension works to dampen vibrations or shocks, the resulting vertical movement will be converted into electrical energy. This energy will then be stored in the battery. The working principle is similar to a regenerative braking system, which converts kinetic energy into electrical energy. This energy can then be…

With high consumer demand continuing to grow, Toyota has identified new opportunities in the commercial vehicle market in terms of offering environmentally friendly and zero emission vehicle products. The Toyota Hilux, as a light commercial vehicle (LCV) which is famous for its powerful diesel engine, is now being transformed into a double cabin pickup powered by fuel cell electricity or hydrogen. In developing the prototype vehicle, Toyota Toyota Motor Manufacturing UK Ltd. (TMUK/Toyota UK), as the leader of the consortium, has worked closely with several UK-based engineering partners consisting of Ricardo, ETL, D2H, and Thatcham Research. Thanks to Toyota’s holistic…

The Hyundai N has long been known for its ability to build hot hatches, performance crossovers, and sports sedans that are as good as its competitors. It looks like that will continue in the electrification era anyway and starting with the Ioniq 5 N, which the company just teased in a new “rolling lab” video. The Ioniq 5 N only makes a brief appearance in the last few seconds of the video and is shown alongside the RN22e and N Vision 74. Having the Ioniq 5 N in the video means that full disclosure should be very close, possibly in…

The Kia EV6 GT-Line is built on the latest New Electric Global Modular Platform (E-GMP) from Hyundai Motor Group. This electric car is equipped with a Dual Motor with All Wheel Drive which is capable of delivering power up to 320 hp and 605 Nm of torque. Equipped with a battery capacity of 77.4 kWh and an 800v electrical architecture, the Kia EV6 GT-Line can continue driving as far as 506 kilometers. To charge the battery, it takes 7 hours when using a wall charger with AC current of 11 kW. Meanwhile, if you use Fast Charging with a DC…

Hyundai is considering the possibility of building two additional EV battery plants in the United States with LG Energy Solution and SK Innovation. The current plan is likely to use LG’s factories located in Georgia, each with an annual capacity of around 35 GWh which is enough to power around 1 million electric vehicles. While neither Hyundai nor LG Energy Solution have commented on the report, it is understood the two plants will be positioned close to the company’s $5.5 billion EV manufacturing facility in Bryan County, Georgia. The two battery manufacturers will play a critical role in meeting President…

Fisker said in a press release that the company has no bank guarantees with Magna Steyr’s manufacturing partner, an Austrian unit of Magna International Inc (MG.TO). The press release is a response to a report by short-seller Fuzzy Panda Research. Fisker said it intends “to take immediate and aggressive action to address the false and misleading claims made by Fuzzy Panda Research,” adding that it owns the intellectual property for the Fisker Ocean Platform. Fisker shares were up 0.5% in extended trading, after dropping nearly 5% following the short-seller report. In a report disclosing an undetermined short position on Thursday,…

Japanese automotive manufacturer, Honda, recently announced that it will launch its popular compact crossover, namely the CR-V, which is powered by hydrogen fuel cells. The CR-V with hydrogen cells will launch in 2024 and will be built at the former Acura NSX supercar factory, located in Marysville, Ohio. Production of the NSX ended at the specialist factory in early November. In fuel cell vehicles, hydrogen is combined with oxygen in the fuel cell stack in a process known as electrolysis. The only by-products are electricity, which is used to drive the electric propulsion system, and water, which is released into…

Hybrid electric car battery technology and plug-in hybrid are made differently. Hybrid and plug-in hybrid are types of electric car technology. Hybrid electric car technology and plug-in hybrid have a series of batteries (battery packs) that are used as electric power storage components. Both have batteries, these two types of technology use different types of batteries. Hybrid cars mostly use nickel-based batteries, while plug-in hybrids already use lithium-ion types. In hybrid cars, nickel batteries are used because of the small power requirements. To maintain compact construction and light weight, the size of the embedded battery is not large. As well…

Ford announced that it has reached a major milestone for the production of its first electric vehicle, the Mustang Mach-E. The Detroit manufacturer is celebrating the 150,000th Mustang Mach-e assembly. The milestone Mustang Mach-e rolled off the line at Ford’s Cuautitlán Stamping and Assembly Plant in Mexico state, where production is slimmed up as the Ford factory expands. Ford added new battery and chassis lines to their production facility and most importantly, added a new assembly line, which is expected to scale production. Ford is targeting its assembly line to produce 600,000 EVs annually by the end of 2023, and…

Chinese electric vehicle giant BYD targets to sell 10,000 electric vehicles in Mexico by 2023. Meanwhile, a senior executive at BYD has set a sales target of 30,000 vehicles by 2024. BYD Company Head Zhou Zoutahun said that next year BYD will start selling electric vehicles from sport utility vehicles (SUVs) and Han sedans through eight dealers across Mexico. Zou hopes that BYD can sell 10,000 vehicles in Mexico by 2023 and between 20,000 and 30,000 by 2024. Zou said the company’s long-term goal is to achieve about 10% of the current total market share. Meanwhile, the Mexican Association of…

Volkswagen and Foxconn are reportedly in talks over the possible production of Scout Motors’ upcoming electric truck and SUV. Foxconn has been known as the world’s electronics giant. This Apple iPhone manufacturing contract just bought the Lordstown Motors factory. Recently, Reuters reported that Volkswagen may be in talks with Foxconn to get the Taiwanese electronics giant to manufacture Scout Motors electric trucks and SUVs. There are no further details regarding the talks between Foxconn and Volkswagen. The information itself comes from an “insider source” cited by Automobilwoche. Several electronics manufacturers have expressed a desire to break into the burgeoning electric…

Data from S&P Global Mobility shows that a quarter of Tesla buyers were previously Toyota or Honda customers. This data comes from S&P Global Mobility Research which identifies which brands consumers abandon when they buy a new Tesla. Tesla is a pioneer of electric vehicles and has been a market leader for a very long time. With little choice of electric vehicles from other brands, Tesla is picking up sales of other well-known brands as customers want to switch to electric vehicles. The S&P Global Mobility report found that 28.6% of customers were from Toyota (15.3%) or Honda (13.3%). Another…

TheBMW Group is building a high-voltage battery assembly for the vehicles of the NEUE KLASSE at its site in Hungary. The battery assembly will be located on the site of the Debrecen vehicle plant, which started construction about six months ago. The company will create more than 500 additional jobs and invest over two billion euros in the construction and launch of the entire plant by the end of 2025. Milan Nedeljković, member of the Board of Management of BMW AG, Production, said: “In Debrecen, we are building the most advanced plant in the world. With our iFACTORY, we are…

TotalEnergies announced the construction of a new production line of high-performance recycled polypropylene for automotive in its polymer plant in Carling, France. Since 2016, the Carling–Saint-Avold petrochemical platform has been producing value added compounds primarily for the automotive industry. The startup of a new line dedicated to hybrid compounds will consolidate the platform’s position of a leading polymers site in Europe. With commissioning scheduled for 2024, the flexible line will produce 15,000 tons per year of polypropylene compounds containing up to 100% recycled plastic materials. These low carbon materials are said to meet the highest quality standards and technical requirements…

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) will use 30 electric trucks to make long-distance deliveries to local customers in Belgium. The first five fleets will operate in the Antwerp region. Through a major partnership with Renault Trucks, the beverage maker uses one-fifth of its truck fleet and creates Belgium’s largest electric truck. The company will also reduce CO2 emissions by 75% compared to diesel trucks. “Our industry faces challenges that require rapid adaptation, but we are also firmly committed to maintaining a long-term approach. Investing in electric trucks will enable CCEP to cut CO2 emissions by 30% by 2030 and be emission…

The Lion Electric Company announced that it has entered into a four-year supply agreement with a top-tier supplier for the supply of lithium-ion battery cells to be used for the manufacturing of batteries for electric vehicles. Subject to the terms and conditions of the Cell Supply Agreement, the Supplier has committed to supply, and Lion has committed to purchase, on a non-exclusive basis, lithium-ion battery cells at escalating volumes over calendar years 2023 and 2024, at agreed upon prices, subject to adjustments, including to account for increases in the prices of raw materials and changes in specifications. Volumes and unit…