Author: David Smith

The trend of the emergence of autonomous vehicles was realized by Yamaha and the giant Japanese manufacturer was very interested in making it. The proof of their seriousness is by creating a new company that specializes in making autonomous vehicles, Eve Autonomy. The company also revealed that it had conducted a test run of the ‘Eve Auto Autonomous Transportation Service at the Panasonic factory. Yamaha’s mission is very clear to make autonomous vehicles in the future will be the vehicles that are needed by contemporary society in the future. It should be noted that Panasonic’s relationship with Toyota has also…

ChargePoint Holding Inc. announced the launch of the CP6000, a global AC EV charging solution for all types of vehicles. The CP6000 is claimed to be the most flexible and serviceable charger currently available for all vehicle types and sizes. “Today, we are pleased to announce that ChargePoint is taking our industry-leading charging portfolio to the next level with the addition of the ChargePoint 6000 Series (CP6000), a complete global platform for AC charging,” the company wrote in a statement. https://twitter.com/ChargePointnet/status/1577698478876155907 ChargePoint has become an industry leader for superior software, hardware and services, and the CP6000 is the next stage…

Nowadays, touch screens are starting to take over the interiors of modern vehicles. Mercedes’ UX design director, Klaus Frenzel, still thinks that a widescreen dashboard is the right move for the industry today. It may come as no surprise that Mercedes supports this, as Mercedes is the maker of the Hyperscreen for touchscreen-enabled dashboards. Indeed, Frenzel recently explained to Car Design News how a good screen opens up a lot of possibilities for various advanced features. “The screen is like a playing field, the bigger the screen, the more you can do. The visual part isn’t all, the rest is…

Toyota Motor Corp said it would restart production of its first electric vehicle, the bZ4X, on Thursday, October 6, 2022, after fixing a potential safety issue that had halted sales of the new battery-powered model for more than three months. Japan’s largest automaker recalled 2,700 bZ4X globally in June after discovering that there was a risk the car’s wheels could fall off. Subaru, the fifth company owned by Toyota, will also have to recall the Solterra model unit (the bZ4X twin) which was developed with Toyota. A recall notice submitted to Japan’s transport ministry by Toyota in June said that…

Ford Motor announced an 11 percent price increase for the F-150 Lightning Pro electric truck model. Quoted from Reuters, Thursday (6/10/2022) this was done by the company to overcome supply chain barriers and suppress high inflation. “The new price for the F-150 Lightning Pro electric truck has been set at $51,974, from the previous $46,974 due to ongoing supply chain constraints, rising manufacturing costs and other market factors,” a Ford spokesperson said. Ford is following in the footsteps of Tesla and Rivian, who have also raised prices for their vehicles this year. In August, Ford raised prices on its F-150…

Hyundai has released mileage specifications for the Hyundai IONIQ 6 electric sedan, not making range anxiety you know. The release of this mileage follows the launch of the Hyundai IONIQ 6 electric car before it officially greets consumers in 2023. Now one of the requirements before selling the Hyundai IONIQ 6 electric car is testing the mileage and consumption of the Worldwide Harmonized Light Vehicles Test Procedure (WLTP) standard. “From the beginning of the development of the IONIQ 6, we targeted to make it a leading electric car,” said Jae Ho Huh, Head of Sub-Mid Project Management Center at Hyundai…

Unilever added a Volvo heavy-duty electric truck that will be used for the company’s transportation needs in the Netherlands. The choice of using a Volvo heavy-duty electric truck is due to having sufficient coverage for regional transportation from distribution centers. The Volvo heavy-duty electric truck uses a 540 kWh battery and has a range of up to 300 km on a single charge. Unilever has not specified the exact model used. Volvo Trucks’ electric truck portfolio is FH Electric, FM Electric and FMX Electric with over 1,000 orders. This is the first time Unilever has chosen a Volvo electric vehicle.…

MINI may be working on a new generation of Countryman, but there is another electric SUV in development as well. The electric SUV in question is a production version of the MINI Aceman concept that debuted some time ago, and will reportedly be ready for production in 2024. From the circulating photos, the production version of the MINI Aceman has a slimmer design than the concept version. We can see this on the bumper, door handles, and small wheels. The Aceman also gets small ground clearance, short overhangs, door-mounted mirrors and MINI signature mirrors. According to media reports, the 2024…

FreeWire Technologies announced that it will provide electric vehicle charging equipment and solutions integrated with Chevron stations. The charging provision will include Chevron-owned stations as well as independently-owned retailer stations. “Our charging stations help retail locations such as Chevron-branded stations to enhance their offerings to consumers,” said Arcady Sosinov, Founder and CEO of FreeWire in a press release shared on Twitter. According to Sosinov, providing ultra-fast and convenient charging at traditional gas stations could help open up new customer relationships with EV drivers. The FreeWire program will provide an integrated approach by combining a battery-integrated charger powered by brand/design energy…

SEA Electric recently expanded its assembly facility in suburban Melbourne. The Australian electric truck manufacturer currently has assembly facilities that have expanded to now cover 8,000 square meters on a total site of 15,000 square meters. With this expansion, SEA Electric targets to produce eight electric trucks per day or up to 2,080 units per year. The assembly facility uses 100kW rooftop solar panels, generating 129MWh of energy to date, with 86MWh exported back to the grid. The plant produces 60 percent more energy than it consumes. SEA Electric is also equipping its own trucks with on-site vehicle-to-grid (V2G) capability…

e-ATA Hydrogen is a 12-meter long bus for 95 passengers (40 seats) produced by Karsan, a bus manufacturer from Turkey. The Karsan e-ATA Hydrogen has a range of more than 500 kilometers. The bus combines a 250 kW electric drive with a 70 kW fuel cell and a 30 kWh battery. Five cylinder pressure tanks with a volume of 1,560 are placed on the roof of the vehicle in the rear area. At a pressure of 350 bar and a density of about 24 kilograms of hydrogen per cubic meter, the tank’s capacity will be 37.5 kilograms. For comparison: Solaris…

Ford & SK began construction of their joint production facility in Tennessee that will produce batteries and electric vehicles. The production facility will build new electric pickup trucks and batteries for electric vehicles from Ford and Lincoln with opening targeted in 2025. To build the production facility, Ford invested $11.4 billion with battery partner SK Innovation to build two new locations in Tennessee and Kentucky. About $5.6 billion has been allocated to BlueOval City in Tennessee. The facility in Tennessee has an area equivalent to 15.5 square kilometers. Groundbreaking was done recently, but the first excavators started work in March.…