Author: James Bryant

Chile’s first electric bus factory, Reborn Electric Motor has started production. The presence of the electric bus factory is expected to reduce Chile’s dependence on oil. Reborn Electric Motor’s production facility is located about 84 kilometers south of the Chilean capital, Santiago. The factory is targeted to produce 200 electric buses a year. The 200 electric buses produced annually are expected to keep around 65,000 tons of carbon out of the atmosphere. Chile is known as the largest copper producer in the world. The Pacific Ocean nation is aiming for net zero carbon emissions by 2050. State-owned copper giant Codelco…

Tesla is indeed leading the global electric vehicle market. but their position may be shifted by other manufacturers who start releasing their electric vehicle models. Most of the world’s major manufacturers have announced their electrification targets. This has forced Tesla to strive to maintain its lead in the global electric vehicle market. One of the things that is trying to improve is the service for existing customers. In a new recent update to the app, Tesla is offering a ‘self-diagnosis’ feature that aims to improve the experience of existing customers. The ‘self-diagnosis’ feature is a big concern for Tesla and…

Cadillac has just unveiled the first complete images for the upcoming Celestiq luxury electric sedan which is the company’s second electric vehicle. Cadillac’s first electric vehicle is the Lyriq, an electric SUV that has just started shipping to pre-order holders. The Celestiq electric luxury sedan comes with a seating configuration for four people. Just like other electric vehicles released by GM, the Celestiq uses GM’s Ultium platform but stands out with exclusive Cadillac features. We can see a touch of Cadillac-style luxury in the craftsmanship of the vehicle as it is handmade and costs a lot of money. The Celestiq…

The Nissan Ariya has just landed on British soil via the Port of Tyne, which is in the north east of England. The Ariya variant that arrived in the UK is the Ariya Advance with a 63 kWh battery in Akatsuki Copper color and a Pearl Black roof which is equipped with the Sky Pack option package which is equipped with an electric sunroof with a power sunshade. Nissan’s first Ariya models in the UK will undergo a final quality control check before being shipped to dealerships, where they will be used for customer test drives and then shipped to…

Tesla has just reached a major milestone by producing its 2 millionth electric vehicle from one of its initial factories in Fremont, California. Tesla’s factory in Fremont is known for producing the Model 3, but it also manufactures the Model Y, Model S and Model X. The Fremont plant was once a production facility operated by Toyota and GM before they sold it to Tesla in 2010. Tesla CEO Elon Musk congratulated the entire Tesla team for this achievement. He especially congratulated Tesla’s Fremont factory as well as Giga Nevada (which supplied the components). https://twitter.com/Tesla/status/1549429368979587072 In the early days of…

Porsche believes it can make a big profit from selling electric cars. In achieving maximum profit, the German sports car company relies on the electric Taycan, Porsche’s first electric car. The sports car brand under Volkswagen AG sees a lot of potential to raise the price of electric cars over petrol engine cars. Porsche’s electric car sales margins are also predicted to increase as consumers are willing to pay more for the new technology. Porsche targets sales of 8 of its 10 cars by 2030 to be electric cars. Meanwhile, by 2031, the company expects electric cars to account for…

The German manufacturer, BMW continues to innovate in presenting various products. One of them BMW has just launched the i7 Protection. This electric sedan is a sedan that has bulletproof technology with the most advanced safety devices. This car is said to be resistant to rifle attacks, grenades, and missile attacks. BMW’s move to present the i7 Protection is because no other manufacturer has presented a bullet-proof car with the most advanced level of safety on the market. The car that targets the segment for high-ranking state officials such as heads of state or presidents will soon be introduced in…

Tesla on Wednesday (20/7/2022) reported higher-than-expected quarterly profit as a series of price hikes on its best-selling electric vehicles helped offset production challenges caused by China’s COVID-19 lockdown. The company promised a “record-breaking second half” for the year and reaffirmed its target of averaging 50 percent annual growth in vehicle shipments over several years, but did not provide a specific target for 2022l deliveries. Tesla chief executive Elon Musk at the conference said the company has no demand problems, rejecting the idea that global economic problems are impacting Tesla’s profits. Tesla shares were up about 1.0 percent in after-hours trading.…

Tech giant Sony Group is reportedly working on a new self-driving sensor for electric cars. This autonomous driving system is claimed to save battery power consumption by up to 70 percent compared to the current self-driving system. Electric vehicles are very dependent on software. Generally, software and sensors have a large power consumption and will have an impact on the range. Sony said it would pair its significant power-efficient electric car self-driving sensors with software developed by Japan’s largest autonomous driving systems company, Tier IV. In addition, Sony will also incorporate image recognition and radar technology into autonomous driving sensors…

Ford is set to cut its workforce by up to 8,000 in an effort to increase efficiency and focus on electric vehicles, Bloomberg News reported, citing internal company sources. Details regarding the cuts have not been disclosed and are subject to change and are likely to start this summer. A Ford spokesman declined to comment on this. However, it has scheduled a press conference to announce an annual electric vehicle production target of 600,000 vehicles by 2023 and more than 2 million by the end of 2026. “To realize our Ford+ transformation and lead this exciting and disruptive new era…

Canada has just announced a funding move to accelerate the adoption of electric vehicles. Canada will fund 6,000 EV chargers with a total investment of CAD 45M (nearly €34Mn). The funding package allows local governments and companies such as Hydro Québec or Shell Canada to benefit from the funding. Hydro Québec will receive $4.6 million to install up to 840 electric vehicle chargers in Quebec. The company targets to complete the project on EV power installation by March 2024. Hydro Québec said it will select a public location upon request. Shell Canada will receive $3.95 million to install 79 EV…

Lotus has completed construction of its production facility in the Chinese city of Wuhan, which will produce the all-electric Eletre SUV model. Lotus’ production facility in Wuhan is designed with an annual capacity of 150,000 vehicles. In addition to production facilities, Lotus is also building its global headquarters in Wuhan. Lotus itself targets to sell 100,000 electric vehicles by 2028. The production facility in Wuhan is targeted to produce 90,000 electric sedans and electric SUVs while the remaining 10,000 are electric sports cars to be built at the Hethel Lotus plant in the UK. See also: 5 Interesting Fact About…

Porsche has confirmed that it will make a new electric SUV that will sit on top of the Cayenne. The production plan of this electric SUV is expected to take advantage of the success of the Taycan which was launched earlier. This confirmation was revealed on the Porsche capital market day in Weissach, Germany. Porsche made a presentation to attract investors prior to the German manufacturer’s initial public offering. We plan to add a new luxury, all-electric SUV model to our attractive portfolio, which will roll off the production line in Leipzig. This will further expand our position in the…

After announcing the Ioniq 6 electric sedan, Hyundai plans to introduce a small EV to the European market at an affordable price. In this regard, Hyundai warns that entry-level electric vehicles need time to develop. That’s what Hyundai Motor Europe’s head of marketing, Andreas-Christoph Hofmann, told Automotive News. The small EV form Hyundai will compete with models like the entry level EVs that VW, koda, and Cupra plan to unveil. “Everybody in the industry knows the target of this kind of vehicle is €20,000” Hofmann said One of the challenges of making an entry-level EV is the high price and…

A few months after being announced at the 2022 Consumer Electronics Show event, the Chevrolet Blazer EV has finally been introduced to the public. The Chevrolet Blazer EV comes in a variety of front, rear, and all-wheel-drive variants, and there’s even a special version for the police. GM’s flagship electric SUV is claimed to have a range of up to 320 miles (515 kilometers). Chevrolet has not provided details on each trim level. But the top-of-the-line Blazer SS comes with 557 horsepower (415 kilowatts) and 648 pound-feet (879 Newton-meters) of torque. One of the features that Chevrolet is proud of…

The Mini Cooper SE Convertible has been introduced, but MINI has no intention of mass-producing the open-top cute car. While it looks like it’s ready for the production line, the manufacturer says it’s a one-of-a-kind, and only showcased at Mini Takes the States, United States. The appearance is a combination of the MINI Cooper SE and Cooper S Convertible, with a soft roof made of Cooper SE Convertible fabric that can open and close the roof in less than 18 seconds, at speeds of up to 30 kph. With a color combination of silver and yellow highlighter hero. The following…

Renault has announced that it has officially increased the electric battery capacity of its Master E-Tech van to a larger 52 kWh to replace its old 33 kWh unit. As such, the French-built electric commercial van can now travel up to 203 km (126 miles) to do its job as a freighter. Mileage is claimed to increase 68% from the previous model which only covered a distance of 120 km (75 miles). The new 52 kWh battery is a lithium-nickel-manganese-cobalt (LiMiNmCoO) battery model that weighs 350 kg and has the same overall dimensions as the older unit, which means it…

Hyundai’s newest electric car, the Ioniq 6, has just been introduced. This electric car in the form of a coupe sedan is based on the Hyundai Prophecy concept car which was introduced in 2020. This car actually still has the same base as the Ioniq 5, which is currently Hyundai’s mainstay in the electric car segment. In an official release published by Hyundai, Sang Yup as Executive Vice President and Head of Hyundai Design Center said that the Ioniq 6 comes by connecting the emotional convergence between functionality and aesthetics. With this Ethical Uniqueness design theme, Hyundai will connect this…

We all know that Toyota may be one of the manufacturers that is a little behind in making electric vehicle models. But from a research point of view, but regarding solid state battery patents, this Japanese manufacturer is at the forefront. Nikkei in collaboration with research firm Tokyo Patent Result has been researching solid-state battery patent applications filed with the World Intellectual Property Organization and other groups. Patents relating to solid-state batteries were filed between 2000 and the end of March from 10 countries and territories. The Nikkei and Tokyo Patent Result said Toyota is the leader with 1,331 patents…

General Motors (GM) together with its partners, Pilot Travel Centers and EVgo, will build 2,000 charging stations at 500 Pilot Flying J locations across the United States. The company did not answer questions about fees or how much would be paid to take advantage of this facility. GM said it was relying on government grant money and programs from utilities to help put the charging grid in place. Construction will begin this summer with the first chargers operational sometime in 2023. “The (charger) grid should be finished within a few years,” said GM spokesman Philip Lienert. GM says these charging…