Author: David Smith

The government of the city of Shanghai, China provides direct money for its citizens who want to replace their old cars with electric cars. The subsidies in the form of fresh funds are given in the range of 8,000 Yuan to 10,000 Yuan. The money was given not only to increase the population of electric cars but also to increase consumption. The reason is that after the Covid-19 pandemic, economic activity in Shanghai has slowed down. But not everyone can get the funds. Those who are entitled to the subsidy are only those who are willing to sell their old…

Volkswagen has released a teaser of the ID. Aero electric sedan will soon be introduced to the public. Through its official media page, Volkswagen has shared some of the first sketches of a concept car that is said to be its first electric sedan. Volkswagen plans to introduce the ID. AERO concept car online on Monday (27/6) at 19.00 WIB. Along with the teaser, Volkswagen also provided some of the first information about ID. AERO. First, Volkswagen ID. AERO will be an electric sedan limousine designed for the Chinese market. Volkswagen calls the design ID. AERO is aimed at attracting…

Cadillac has been showing the Celestiq concept for a long time. The Celestiq electric car is expected to debut at the end of July. To add to the curiosity, four new images from General Motors Design’s Instagram page provide a glimpse of the details in the cabin of this electric sedan. This latest photo shows the console between the seats. It is glossy black in color and has a metallic dial near the centre. It partially opens to reveal a red-lined storage area to match the chair. In this latest interior photo, you can also see the electric seat controls…

Bugatti launched a compact electric scooter product called Bugatti Scooters NA. The French luxury car manufacturer first launched it at the Consumer Electronic Show (CES) in early 2022. Now, Bugatti has officially released the price for the electric scooter. Bugatti Scooters NA is priced at USD 1,200. The scooter itself is a collaboration between Bugatti and the well-known electric scooter maker, Bytech. It’s just that Bugatti directly designed the electric scooter. What is interesting is the beam of light that forms the EB logo, which stands for Ettore Bugatti (EB), the founder of Bugatti. As a result, people who have…

The Polestar 5 prototype finally made its official debut at the 2022 Goodwood Festival of Speed. The Polestar 5 is a high-performance electric 4-door GT that is an extension of the Precept concept car introduced in 2020. “Polestar 5 is shaping up to be a superb 4-door GT and a true Polestar at heart. The platform combines low-volume performance car attributes with modern technological advances to bring light-weight, high-rigidity sports car chassis technology into mass production.” says Pete Allen, Head of R&D for Polestar UK The Polestar 5 will sport an 800 Volt architecture with dual electric motors offering a…

Tesla plans to suspend most production at the Shanghai Giga for two weeks to work on site upgrades. The suspension of production will take place in early July, according to an internal memo in a Reuters report. Following the site upgrade, Tesla is targeting an increase in production output with the goal of producing 22,000 electric vehicles per week in Shanghai, according to the memo. Previously, Giga Shanghai also suspended production of Tesla electric vehicles due to the COVID-19 lockdown in Shanghai. After the lockdown was eased, Giga Shnaghai has been producing 17,000 Model 3 and Model Y cars per…

Produced by Stellantis, the Peugeot 408 Hybrid was unveiled yesterday at an event in Paris, France. The Peugeot 408 will be the new model in the line-up of the car brand bearing the lion logo. As is known from the previous teaser, the Peugeot 408 looks like a fastback on the back of the body. The choice of this fastback form is a gamble for Peugoet, because it is present in the midst of the proliferation of SUVs in Europe. The Stellantis party claims that this car is “unique” with a difference as well as providing new options for car…

Suzuki is known to be preparing an electric scooter version of the Suzuki Burgman. The latest info, this motorbike seems to be going into production soon because the patent image has appeared to the public. Reporting from Cycle World (21/6/2022), the electric version of the Burgman has reportedly been tested several times. In this electric motorcycle project, Suzuki did not move radically by creating a completely new product. But using the Burgman 125 as a base, then changing the engine to use an electric motor and battery. So far the development program has been carried out in India, but the…

Volkswagen has just released a concept sketch of the ID. Aero electric sedan which will make its global debut on 27 June 2022. ID. Aero is a preview of the electric sedan brand for the Chinese market, although Volkswagen confirmed this EV variant will also be sold in other key markets such as Europe and North America. Like other Volkswagen electric vehicles like the ID. Buzz and ID. 4, this electric sedan uses Volkswagen’s Modular Electric Drive Matrix (MEB). Dimensionally, ID. Aero is 5 meters long, 5 inches longer than the Volkswagen Arteon. According to Volkswagen, the production version of…

Hybrid technology is indeed being excellent for customers who want to start mobility with electrification. Although this technology has been introduced for a long time, hybrid technology and PHEV are believed to have no less great performance and can compete with pure combustion engine cars. To make its hybrid technology even more sophisticated, Porsche is rumored to have registered a new patent that works as a cooler for their hybrid vehicle’s battery cells when in use. The patent explains that later the battery will be cooled using wind coming from the turbocharger wind. The document also explains that the strong…

A joint venture between Honda Motor Co Ltd and Guangzhou Automobile Group Co has begun construction of a 3.49 billion yuan ($522 million) electric vehicle production facility in Guangdong province. The electric vehicle factory is targeted to start production in 2024 with an annual capacity of 120,000 units. The factory is projected to support Honda to compete in the electric vehicle market in China with various manufacturers both from China and abroad such as Tesla and Volkswagen. The Chinese market itself is the largest market for electric vehicles. See also: Sony Honda Mobility targets electric vehicle production by 2025 Honda…

General Motors subsidiary BrightDrop has delivered 150 electric delivery vans to FedEx. BrightDrop itself will deliver from a total order of 2,500 electric delivery vans to the delivery company with the first electric vans being delivered in December 2021. FedEx says this is an important milestone for the company as it plans to convert all of their shipments to all-electric by 2040. The 150 BrightDrop electric delivery vans delivered to FedEx are the larger Zevo 600 model, known as the EV600. The BrightDrop Zevo 600 is designed for long-haul shipping and offers 600 cubic feet (17 cubic meters) of cargo…