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Ford Motor Co. hopes to become the world’s second-largest electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer in two years, with an annual production capacity of nearly 600,000, said Ford North America Chief Operating Officer (COO) Lisa Drake. Drake said the automaker’s optimism stemmed from growing demand for its next new EV, the Ford F-150 Lightning pickup, with retail orders approaching 200,000. Reuters previously reported that Ford is likely to compete with Stellantis for third place in the EV production “race” by 2025, behind Tesla and the Volkswagen Group, based on production forecast data provided by AutoForecast Solutions. Speaking at an investors conference, Drake…

Nissan continues their electric vehicle project through the Nissan Ambition 2030 strategy. As an opening, the Japanese car manufacturer released four electric-based concept cars. According to Nissan’s Chief Executive Officer, Makoto Uchida explained that with Nissan Ambition 2030, we want to start a new era of electrification and advanced technology to reduce our carbon footprint and start new business opportunities. “In this case, Nissan wants to be an environmentally friendly company that can meet the needs of consumers and communities,” said Uchida. To support the plan, Nissan will present four concept cars as an illustration of how their electric car…

Jaguar is entering a new era of electric vehicles that will be launched starting in 2025. Through the “Reimagine” strategy introduced early last year, Jaguar is ready to introduce electric vehicles. This segment shift makes Jaguar not only compete with Audi, BMW and Mercedes-Benz. Instead, it will expand its product line to compete with Bentley. Until then, Jaguar will reportedly lean heavily on the existing lineup of vehicles and will simplify the choice of engines and equipment. With so many adjustments, it looks like a new product could roll in within the next three years. For this transition period no…

BMW has announced that it will start mass production of its first electric scooter, the BMW CE-04. As is known, BMW has launched the CE-04 electric scooter on 7 July 2021. The first production BMW CE-04 is scheduled to be on the market in early 2022. The price of this electric scooter is estimated at 11,795 dollars. The BMW CE-04 is equipped with a 42 hp electric motor that can accelerate from 0 to 50 km/h in 2.6 seconds. There is also the L3a-A1 version which has 31 hp. The maximum speed of this electric scooter is 120 km/h. The…

Nissan Surf-Out is single cabin pickup electric vehicle which is prepared to be the successor to the Nissan Navara in the future. The Surf-Out is envisioned to be built on an vehicle platform being designed to use energy-dense, quick-charging solid state batteries it hopes to have in production by 2028.

Hennessey, a sports car manufacturer unveiled a six-wheel drive electric hypercar development project (30/11). The project, dubbed Project Deep Space, is part of Hennessey’s product plan for the next 10 years. Oh yes, Project Deep Space will continue the success of the Hennessey Venom F5. “Hennessey has spent more than 30 years building some of the fastest and most exciting cars in the world,” said John Hennessey, Chief Executive and Founder of Hennessey. “This mantra will continue for the next 30 years with the introduction of the world’s first six-wheel-drive electric hyper GT,” added Hennessey. A teaser from Project Deep…

Not only the BMW XM, Auto Company from Germany also revealed a technology teaser for the BMW i7 electric car which is entering the testing phase. Through its official media page, BMW displays the first pictures of the BMW i7 during winter testing in Arjeplog, Sweden. This winter test was primarily aimed at improving the durability of the car’s dynamic features, suspension components and electric drive. In addition to durability, BMW also revealed that the i7 and BMW 7 Series in the future will be designed to improve the balance between sporty and driving comfort. As usual, during the winter…

Tesla says it has formally moved its company headquarters from Silicon Valley to a big factory below building outside of Austin, Texas. The corporate made the announcement late Wednesday in a submitting with U.S. securities regulators. CEO Elon Musk had stated on the firm’s annual assembly in October that the move was coming. The submitting stated the relocation from Palo Alto, California, to what Tesla calls a “Gigafactory” on Harold Inexperienced Street close to Austin was finished on Wednesday. In U.S. regulatory filings on the finish of final yr, Tesla stated it had about 71,000 workers worldwide. Firm information releases…

Former MotoGP racer Max Biaggi broke the speed record on an electric motorbike. The six-time world champion rides an electric motorcycle made by the Venturi Group with a speed of more than 283 MPH. Former world champion Max Biaggi has set 21 world records with Voxan, the electric motorcycle manufacturer. Most impressive is the speed record for a semi-faired electric motorcycle weighing less than 300 kilograms (661 pounds). Biaggi passed the measurement point on the John F. Kennedy Space Center runway in Florida at 283 MPH. The French electric motor company has previously claimed the speed record. In November 2020…

The great news came from Tesla, the famous manufacturer for electric vehicles announced that it had almost 1.3 million units ordered for their electric pickup or double cabin, the Cybertruck. Even though it is known that the Tesla Cybertruck has not been produced until now and is still in the final stage of development. And even as of last August, 1.2 million units have been ordered for this Cybertruck. This means an increase of about 100 thousand in the span of 3 months to date. From the high number of orders for this Cybertruck, Tesla is estimated to have made…

Formula E has announced what it claims is the planet’s most efficient race car. Teams will use the third-generation (Gen3) electric car in the 2022-23 season and can start testing it in the spring. Not only is the Gen3 lighter and smaller than the Gen2, Formula E and the Federation Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) say that at least 40 percent of energy used in a race will be produced through regenerative braking. As such, Gen3 will be the first formula car without rear hydraulic brakes. The Gen3 is also the first formula car with powertrains at both the front and…

BMW announced that it delivered the very first BMW i4 electric vehicles to buyer three months earlier than expected at an event at its headquarters. It formally marks the growth of BMW’s EV lineup that has remained stagnant for nearly a decade. When BMW launched the i3 again in 2013, we thought that the BMW i4 then i5 would comply with, and the enduring German auto model would develop its EV lineup. It turned out that it wasn’t that straightforward and it took them about eight years to launch new all-electric automobiles. However that growth is lastly right here with…

Croatian electrical bike company Greyp Bikes has a brand new majority shareholder: Porsche. The sports activities automotive producer’s enterprise capital arm, Porsche Ventures, has held a stake of round 10 p.c within the e-bike firm since 2018. Greyp (pronounced just like the fruit) was based Mate Rimac — aka “Croatia’s Elon Musk” — the brainchild behind electrical supercar startup Rimac Automobili. The corporate makes extremely related, extraordinarily highly effective electrical mountain bikes, together with the $10,000 flagship, full-suspension G6. The corporate sells its bikes in Europe and lately launched its US operations primarily based in San Pedro, Calif. The funding…

Audi has unveiled the China-only Q5 E-tron at the Guangzhou motor show. The EV, previewed by the Concept Shanghai back in April, is built on the Volkswagen Group’s MEB electric vehicle platform, which also provides the underpinnings for the Audi Q4 E-tron, Skoda Enyaq and Cupra Born, as well as Volkswagen’s ID models. The Q5 E-tron will be built by the SAIC-Volkswagen joint venture, and is mechanically identical to the Volkswagen ID 6 crossover. Outside, the styling closely matches the Q4 E-tron on sale in the UK, though the Q5 E-tron is almost 30cm longer than the European-market car. This…

Suzuki has confirmed that it will launch its first pure-electric automotive by 2025. The announcement was made by firm president Toshiro Suzuki at a launch occasion for the newest model of the model’s S-Cross SUV, which makes use of a mild-hybrid petrol engine. All the model’s vehicles on sale the UK, comprising the Ignis metropolis automotive; Swift supermini; Swace property; and Vitara, S-Cross and Throughout SUVs, are at present supplied with both mild-hybrid, full-hybrid or plug-in hybrid energy, however the agency has till now given no indications of its plans for a totally electrical mannequin. The Swace and Throughout are…