Author: James Bryant

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…

As a form of commitment to provide a variety of emission-free commercial vehicles, Iveco has now designed a bus equipped with hydrogen fuel cell power for the European market. However, the Italian manufacturer admits that its future bus will use Hyundai’s hydrogen fuel cell system known as the HTWO system. The system has been launched since the end of 2020. Domenico Nucera, President of Iveco Group’s Bus Business Unit said that the plan to restart bus production in Italy would offer another opportunity to build buses with Hyundai’s HTWO fuel cell technology. “By collaborating with industry leaders such as HTWO…

MINI has just introduced an all-electric convertible version of the MINI Cooper SE. MINI confirmed that this is a one-off model and will not be a serial production car. BMW, as the parent company of MINI revealed that this is the only premium convertible in the world with an electric drivetrain in the small car segment. BMW itself will showcase this electric vehicle at an event in the US. Dimensionally, the all-electric MINI Cooper SE measures 3,863 mm in length with a wheelbase of 2,495 mm, a width of 1,727 mm and a height of 2,495 mm. Nothing has changed…

Indian electric two-wheeler company Ola Electric has released images of the company’s in-house lithium-ion battery cells. Ola Electric’s CEO, Bhavish Aggarwal, released an image of the lithium-ion battery cell they developed themselves. Aggarwal said his company will start mass-producing NMC 21700 cells at its Gigafactory in 2023. Starting in 2023, Ola will assemble its batteries using its own cells, which is expected to reduce production costs significantly. See also: Ola Electric Dominate Electric Scooter Market in India The battery cells produced by Ola have nickel, manganese, and cobalt (NMC) on the cathode side, while on the anode side there are…

Tesla, has just left its engineer leader. He is Andrej Karpathy who is the head of the autopilot development division. Launching from Engadget, Friday (15/7/2022), Andrej Karpathy resigned from his post after half a decade in office. He announced his resignation on Twitter. In a tweet on his Twitter account, Andrej Karpathy made a statement that he was leaving Tesla and thanked him for the support he had while working there. https://twitter.com/karpathy/status/1547332300186066944 “Happy to help Tesla to achieve its goals over the past 5 years and the difficult decision to part ways,” Karpathy wrote on Twitter. He also added that…