Author: Andy Williams

Dubbed “New Mobility”, the department will be in charge of current ID model vehicles and future EVs that will be based on the VW Group’s New SSP electric car architecture. Automotive News Europe reports, this spin-off division will also take over the VW Trinity project. The project creates a new generation of flagship electric sedans that will be available in 2026 with level 4 autonomy which sits one level below Level 5, where the driver simply hops into the car, tells them where they want to go, and the car does the rest. Meanwhile, level 4 will allow the driver…

With the aim of bringing a new generation of electric vans onto the production line faster, Rivian and Mercedes-Benz have entered into a new partnership to scale up their production quickly. The collaboration is expected to result in a vehicle bearing the badges of both automakers. This new partnership is at this stage a Memorandum of Understanding marking the early stages of collaboration between Rivian and Mercedes-Benz. The plan from here is to enter into a binding agreement and obtain regulatory approval for a joint manufacturing company that will operate from an electric vehicle plant in Europe. Here, the company…

Taiwanese electronics manufacturer Foxconn has officially entered the EV industry today, with their first electric car, the Luxgen n7. The Luxgen n7 is a crossover-style car designed and developed in partnership with Foxtron (the automotive division of Foxconn). Luxgen claims this EV car will be the first electric SUV to be priced at an affordable price, which is around $32.75 per unit. Luxgen n7 has a design that matches the Foxtron Model C concept car, which was showcased to the public last November. Interestingly, even though it has just been launched, the pre-orders have already reached 5,000 units of vehicles.…

Electric vehicle manufacturer from the United States, Bollinger Motors is preparing its newest electric truck, named B4. This class 4 electric truck is claimed to be very different from previous designs because it has a forward cab, modular battery and robust rear axle e-drive. “The design of the front cabin is a radical change from our previous concept, it was deliberately done by listening to our commercial customers and developing what they need for efficiency,” said Bollinger Motors founder and CEO, Robert Bollinger, quoted from Carscoop today (2/9). /2022). According to Robert, the design not only allows it to maximize…

Roam Motors (formerly Opibus), on August 24, 2022, announced the launch of its newest electric mass transit bus, the bus named Roam Rapid which is specially designed to address the challenges of public transportation in Kenya and Africa. Roam Rapid is the first bus in Kenya designed for mass transit. With a capacity of 90 passengers, this bus provides ample space, passengers get on and off efficiently, and there are seating and standing areas for passengers. In addition, the bus with a total weight of 18 tons provides priority seats for the elderly and people with disabilities, more leg room,…

CATL, a Chinese electric vehicle battery manufacturer, reported a 164 percent jump in revenue during the second quarter of 2022. The profit figure has doubled when compared to sales in 2021. The increase was driven by Chinese authorities launching incentives to increase sales of electric vehicles to cushion the impact of the pandemic. Through this policy, a number of vehicle manufacturers such as Tesla, Volkswagen and BMW began doubling their orders for electric vehicle batteries at CATL to meet the demand for electric vehicles in China, which is one of the largest markets besides the US and Europe. Until this…

South Korean Foreign Minister Park Jin expressed concern about the new United States (US) law on electric vehicles. A related source said Secretary Park and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken discussed the law, which exempts electric vehicles assembled outside North America from tax breaks. Quoted from Yonhap, Monday (22/8/2022), a US$430 billion bill, called the Inflation Reduction Act, was signed into law by US President Joe Biden on Tuesday (16/8/2022). The law calls for expanding tax subsidies for electric vehicle (EV) buyers, but specifically for electric vehicles manufactured in North America. The bill also has provisions meant to prohibit…

Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced an increase in the price of the Full-Self Driving (FSD) software version 10.69.2 for all Tesla cars in North America. This information began to circulate widely in the public after Elon Musk wrote a tweet on his Twitter account on Sunday (21/8/2022). In the tweet, Musk said that he would increase the price on FSD by as much as $3,000. “After the wide release of FSD Beta 10.69.2 the price of FSD will increase to $15,000 in North America on September 5th,” Elon Musk wrote on Twitter. https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1561362640261226499?s=20&t=jW6wy1aTKICh-iYf51oesQ This price increase is not the first…

Ultium Cells, an electric vehicle battery joint venture between General Motors and LG Energy Solution, plans to build its fourth plant in New Carlisle in the US state of Indiana, according to a company spokesman. Ultium Cells has applied for a tax reduction in New Carlisle and expects it to be approved this month, he said. The fourth plant is projected to be very similar to the previous three battery plants and requires an investment of more than two billion US dollars. The three previous Ultium Cells battery factories are located in Ohio, Spring Hill and Lansing. An electric vehicle…

Møller Mobility Group, the importer of Volkswagen cars to Norway, decided to import only all-electric vehicles from 1 January 2024. This means that sales of cars with internal combustion engines and plug-in hybrids will be discontinued. The decision saw Volkswagen in Norway stop selling cars with internal combustion engines two years ahead of the Norwegian government’s target of deciding all new passenger cars must be all-electric by the end of 2025. In Norway, more than 6,900 of Volkswagen’s 8,500 newly registered passenger cars are pure electric cars, a proportion of just under 81 percent. Most with more than 5,400 units…

The Hyundai Ioniq 5 has caught the attention of people all over the world with its futuristic retro design. This electric vehicle has received numerous awards, including several 2022 World Car Awards. In addition to safety awards, the Ioniq 5 is the winner of the 2022 IIHS Top Safety Pick+ award. Car and Driver itself was impressed by the innovative design of the Ioniq 5 which will not be found in any other car on the market today. Even its cousin, the Kia EV6, which uses the same platform, doesn’t look related to the Hyundai Ioniq 5. Car and Driver…

Citroën UK announces a three-year partnership with publisher Big Issue Group. With the deal, Citroën UK 16 electric vans will join the BIG fleet. This partnership will see the Big Issue Group use the all-electric Citroën ë-Berlingo and ë-Dispatch vans for distribution of The Big Issue magazine across the UK. The Big Issue Group is a social enterprise and consists of also owning Big Issue Media which publishes The Big Issue magazine, which supports homeless and vulnerable people across the UK. The Big Issue magazine is also for sale in central London, which is a low emission zone that charges vehicles with internal combustion…