Author: David Smith

Jaguar Land Rover’s (JLR) commitment to developing electric vehicles is demonstrated by recruiting technology experts to help with electric vehicle projects. Quoted from Reuters on Friday (18/11/2022), JLR has 800 job openings to assist the development of electric vehicles, mainly in areas of automated driving, electrification, machine learning and data science. The automaker wants totality in selling electric cars by 2025. It believes workers leaving large technology groups like Amazon have the skills to fill new roles in various countries. Chief Information Officer Anthony Battle revealed that more experts will be placed in England, which is the base of JLR.…

The Hyundai Ioniq 6 electric sedan made its official debut in the United States (US) at the Los Angeles Auto Show this week. The Hyundai Ioniq 6 reveals several new details on the US version and a range of 340 miles or 547.1 km on the rear-wheel drive model. The range of the Hyundai Ioniq 6 matches the range of other electric cars in the US, including the Tesla Model 3 AWD which offers a range of around 358 miles. These include the Ford Mustang Mach-E with 305 miles (California Route 1 RWD), the BMW iX xDrive50 with 324 miles,…

General Motors expects electric vehicles made in North America to turn a profit by 2025. General Motors itself will increase battery capacity and assembly plants with a target of building more than 1 million electric cars per year. GM CEO Mary Barra said her company’s electric cars would be more attractive than competitors. Those gains include revenue from car sales, benefits from emission tax credits, and revenue from sales of software and spare parts. According to Mary Barra last Thursday, GM will be marketing an electric low SUV costing around $30,000, a luxury SUV, a pick-up truck and an electric…

The Toyota bZ4X and its cousin the Subaru Solterra receive a 5-star maximum safety rating from Euro NCAP. In the latest safety test, only the Toyota bZ4X was tested. Given that the two are “identical in safety equipment”, the test results also apply to the Subaru Solterra. From the tests carried out the protection of Adult Occupants and the protection of Child Occupants was 88% and 87%, respectively. Vulnerable Road User Protection reaches 79%, while the Safety Assist score is 91%. The test results on the Toyota bZ4X are quite consistent, good results, very comparable to the scores of the…

Volvo Cars has released the new electric car, the Volvo EX90, as the biggest electric flagship SUV (9/11). The new electric car, the Volvo EX90, spiritually continues the Volvo XC90’s entry into the era of electric cars and is a new rival to the Tesla Model X and BMW iX. Now, in order to face the two rivals who launched earlier, Volvo equipped the new Volvo EX90 electric car with a drive system that is no less powerful. Having two electric motors that drive all wheels, the EX90 comes with a choice of 402 hp and 770 Nm of torque…

Vietnamese electric vehicle maker VinFast will supply 2,500 electric cars to US-based car subscription service Autonomy. This is VinFast’s largest corporate order to date and as part of plans to expand the market. VinFast, which stopped producing gasoline cars last August, is preparing to expand into the US market. VinFast hopes to compete with other automakers and deliver its first batch of 5,000 electric SUV vehicles this December. “VinFast will begin delivering vehicles to Autonomy in the next 12 months,” the companies said in a joint statement, noting Autonomy initially ordered just 400 units in August, Reuters, Friday, November 18,…

Over time, safety features on a vehicle become very important. Especially now that various world automotive manufacturers are starting to compete in providing the most advanced safety technologies that will make you safer when driving on the highway. One of them is the safety active feature which is also often called ADAS which has a very positive impact. A study from MITER and the Partership for Analytics Research in Traffic Safety or PARTS found that the use of radar features such as ADAS was able to reduce the risk of accidents, especially rear-end collisions, up to approximately 50%. In addition…

A semiconductor shortage has become a nightmare for automakers worldwide, and sadly there is no sign that this crisis will end anytime soon. However, starting in 2024, this problem will see a gradual recovery, mainly thanks to massive investments in production capacity. In other words, after two or three years of planning and millions of dollars ready to be poured into new factories and equipment, the chip industry should certainly be able to produce enough semiconductors for the automotive market. Sony also seems to want to help overcome this problem, the company from Sakura Country recently decided to invest no…

The MG4 EV launched in Europe last September 2022. The presence of this crossover completes the line of electric cars from this British manufacturer. Previously, they owned MG ZS EV, MG5 EV and Marvel R. The MG4 EV is their first global electric car, dubbed the ‘Global Pure Electric SuperPower Crossover’ which uses the latest battery technology, the ‘Rubik’s Cube’. High-power electric drive, rear drive architecture combined with five connecting rods, is claimed to be able to accelerate from 0-100 kph, in 3.8 seconds. This electric car also has an exclusive systemation platform, and adopts a triple impact beam design,…

The South Korean car manufacturer, Hyundai recently revealed the aerodynamic and efficiency secrets of the Hyundai Ioniq 6. Their new electric car, the Hyundai Ioniq 6, is the most aerodynamic vehicle ever made by the South Korean manufacturer. Its drag coefficient reaches 0.21. For information, to make it easier for objects to pass through the air which results in fuel consumption, the automotive industry is known as the Coefficient of Drag (CD). The smaller the CD number of a vehicle, the maximum motion of the car will be, of course fuel efficiency. For this reason, when developing a model, the…

When talking about Volvo, you could say that this Swedish automotive manufacturer is one of the brands that is passionate about presenting environmentally friendly electrified car products. However, until now, after the launch of the EX90, the majority of Volvo’s electrified car products are only SUVs. However, Volvo has prepared electrified car products from various segments, from sedans to station wagons. Reporting from Motor1, Volvo CEO Jim Rowan said that before presenting an electric car apart from an SUV, there were several things they had to fulfill. He said that before presenting an electric car other than an SUV such…

The All New Toyota Prius makes its global debut in Japan today, Wednesday, November 16 2022. The latest generation of the Prius comes in two models, namely the Parallel Hybrid (HEV) series which was released this winter and the Plug-in Hybrid (PHEV) series which release in spring 2023. Launching the official Toyota Global website, the Toyota Prius, known as the Hybrid Reborn, inherits the monoform silhouette typical of the Prius, but returns with more stylish proportions. In addition, the new Prius’s center of gravity is also lower with the use of 19-inch diameter wheels on the second generation TNGA platform.…

Despite the supply chain issues that have affected overall car production, Volkswagen claims to have met its delivery targets for the ID electric vehicle earlier. Volkswagen says it has made 500,000 deliveries of the ID model globally. The first deliveries of the Model ID were made when the ID.3 hatchback was delivered to customers in October 2020. This 500,000 deliveries was a year ahead of the original target, with 135,000 vehicles on order still pending. US deliveries are a fraction of that, but local assembly of the ID.4 in Chattanooga, Tennessee, brings VW closer to the “EV for millions” mantra…

Israel will be one of the first countries to trial self-driving buses, as it explores ways to automate mass transit options. This step was taken to reduce traffic jams as well as improve safety and improve service. Four bus companies have been selected for initial trials, namely Egged, Metropolin, Dan and Nateev Express. Of course, the first test rides of those self-driving buses won’t be available to the public, with each company tasked with proving the safety, viability and business viability of their self-driving vehicles, which will be on closed roads. Once approved, the aggressive strategy will see the self-driving…

Rimac Nevera has just broken the record as the fastest production electric car in the world after touching a speed of 412 kph, acceleration 0-100 kph only takes 1.97 seconds. This car was ridden by the test driver, Miro Zrncevic. Testing also took place on the Papenburg Automotive Testing oval track located in Germany, with a straight track that has a length of about 4 km. “Today is a very emotional moment. Seeing how quiet and stable the car is, ensuring our aerodynamics and dynamics team has done a great job,” said Miro Zrncevic, Head of Test and Development Driver…

Autonomous cars often have problems with bad weather, but Waymo has a solution to overcome this limitation. This is done by using its autonomous taxi as a weather gauge. The Google subsidiary company has revealed that its latest car sensor array creates real-time weather maps to improve ride-hailing services in Phoenix and San Francisco. The vehicle measures raindrops on windows to detect the intensity of conditions such as fog or rain. Reporting from Engadget (15/11), this technology gives Waymo a much finer view of conditions than that obtained from airport weather stations, radar and satellites. It can track coastal fog…

The Hyundai Ioniq 6 First Edition, which was launched in a limited edition of around 2,500 units in Europe, sold out in less than 24 hours on November 9, 2022. The Hyundai Ioniq 6 is offered for pre-sale in Germany, UK, France, Norway and the Netherlands. A total of 2,500 units of the Hyundai Ioniq 6 First Edition are available in Germany, and 1,000 units have been allocated to the UK, France, Norway and the Netherlands. One unit of the Hyundai Ioniq 6 costs 54,995 pounds in the UK and 66,400 Euros in Germany. Hyundai says that customers who can…

Volvo CEO Jim Rowan believes that the price of electric vehicles will be the same as those of vehicles with internal combustion engines by 2025. Rowan made the bold claim following the launch of the EX90 SUV, the company’s first EV built on a bespoke electric platform. A large number of other EVs are just around the corner and will play an important role in bringing the price down. For years, the media and the electric vehicle industry have said that EVs will become cheaper as battery prices fall and manufacturing leads to economies of scale. “We think we get…

After a long wait, Volvo has finally released its first electric SUV, namely the EX90 and is lined up as the most sophisticated vehicle made today. Volvo is known for its reputation for safety and the EX90 plans to live up to this reputation by raising its safety standards even further. The EX90 is powered by a 111 kWh battery that supplies power to two permanent magnet electric motors with a combined output of 380 kW and 910 Nm of torque. This battery has a range of up to 600 km and can be recharged from 10 to 80 percent…

Kawasaki introduced the Ninja EV and Z-EV prototype products at EICMA 2022, Milan, Italy. The good news is that these two electric motorbikes will be ready for production in 2023. Hiroshi Ito, President and CEO of Kawasaki Motors Ltd, stated that the Ninja and Z series EVs will meet the needs of commuters in European countries and become part of the company’s vision of focusing on carbon neutrality. Both the Ninja and the Z series EV will comply with AI vehicle licensing regulations in Europe and go on sale in 2023. Both will be implanted with the same dual…