Author: Andy Williams

General Motors raised the price of its Hummer EV electric pickup truck by $6,250 following rising commodity, shipping and technology costs. The increase in the price of the Hummer EV was carried out in the midst of high demand for these electric vehicles. Quoted from Reuters, Saturday (18/6), the Hummer EV is currently selling for around 80,000 US dollars to 110,000 US dollars. The Hummer EV has more than 77,500 orders that will not be affected by the price increase, as the price increase only applies to vehicles ordered on or after Saturday, GM said. Companies have been able to…

Tesla has again raised prices for all of their electric vehicle models in the United States. Supply chain problems and rising raw material prices are the reasons Tesla’s car prices are rising again. Tesla raised the price of the Model Y by 5% to $65,990 from $62,990. The increase was forced to be done because the cost of raw materials such as aluminum to lithium which is used for the production of cars and batteries soared. In addition to raw material constraints, Tesla has also had to struggle for chips and other supplies due to industry-wide shortages. Elon Musk has…

Sony and Honda announced that the electric car company they made was named Sony Honda Mobility Inc., Engadget reported on Thursday (16/6/2022). The company was founded with a 50 percent stake owned by Honda and another 50 percent owned by Sony. Sony Honda Mobility Inc will be established in Tokyo before 2022 ends and its first car sales will be targeted for 2025. Honda executive Yasuhide Mizuno was appointed chairman and CEO of the company. While Sony’s EVP, Izumi Kawanishi was appointed president and COO of the company. See also: Honda and Sony to develop and produce electric vehicles in…

Jeep plans to stop selling non-electric vehicles in most European markets by the end of this year. In contrast, in the US, its largest and most important market, Jeep’s plans remain unclear. The off-road synonymous brand plans to sell only hybrid vehicles in Europe in the near future and will have a small electric crossover planned for the market. In the US, however, progress on those plans has been much slower despite the brand’s successful 4xe model. However, that doesn’t mean that they don’t have a vision for the future of electrification in the American market. Christian Meunier, CEO of…

Aznom Automotive shows an electric MINI restomod dubbed the MINI E-Classic, which comes with a 14 kWh battery pack with a range of up to 140 km. When compared to the modern MINI Cooper SE, which has a range of no less than 177 km from a 32.6-kwh package, the MINI E-Classic is not too ‘wow’. However, there are still many interesting things that can be seen from this restomod. This Restomod can be said to be a bridge for the MINI Cooper of the past with technology that is more environmentally friendly and sustainable in the modern era. The…

The Toyota Compact Cruiser EV, a small off-roader, wins the 2022 Car Design Award for Concept Vehicle. This success prompted Toyota to publish more photos, renderings, and prototype sketches. The Compact Cruiser EV (Electric Vehicle) is one of 15 concept cars exhibited simultaneously by Toyota and Lexus in Tokyo. From the Carscoops page, Tuesday (14/6/2022) many concept photos were shown by Toyota’s European Design Development Center (ED2) in Nice, France. Toyota’s designers took inspiration from the first-generation Land Cruiser and the company’s off-road heritage, with a concept similar to the retro-futuristic FJ Cruiser. The concept looks like an evolution of…

The electric car manufacturer Tesla is preparing to hold a corporate action in the form of a stock split. Tesla proposed a three-to-one stock split. Tesla also stated that Larry Ellison, co-founder of Oracle Corp and a close friend of Tesla CEO Elon Musk, will not be running for re-election on Tesla’s board when his current term ends. Ellison is one of the top investors to have pledged funding for Musk’s $44 billion acquisition of social media company Twitter Inc. Tesla’s share split proposal will be brought to the general meeting of shareholders on August 4. And if approved, it…

The Fuso eCanter electric truck has been mass produced and has been marketed in various parts of the world such as Japan, the United States, and several European countries, which are intended for fleet consumers. In general, the front view of the Fuso eCanter is not much different from ordinary (conventional) fuso trucks in general, but on this Mitsubishi Fuso eCanter there are a few details that make it more futuristic, namely the words ‘Fuso’ on the back of a transparent acrylic which makes it look more modern and modern. ‘clean’. Interestingly, this electric truck has a wind deflector or…

German Transport Minister Volker Wissing voiced strong opposition to plans to ban the sale of new cars with internal combustion engines (ICE) throughout the European Union by 2035. “We don’t agree with the decision,” Wissing told reporters in Berlin. Wissing said the reason was that the ban would “discriminately discriminate against synthetic-fuel vehicles”. “We want to shape the transformation in a technologically open way. This includes registering new cars beyond 2035 if they are powered exclusively with synthetic fuels in a climate-neutral way,” he explained. See also: European Parliament approves to ban combustion engine vehicles from 2035 European Union lawmakers…

Hyundai Steel says it has developed a high-quality alloy steel that reduces the noise generated by electric vehicles. This steelmaking technology was developed by Hyundai Motor Group together with its affiliate, Kia, and is certified as a New Superior Technology (NET) by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy of South Korea (South Korea). The company says silencers made of alloy steel improve the thermal management of the car’s battery by 48 percent compared to other steels and reduce gearshift noise. It also more than doubles the durability of the gear reducer. The alloy steel will be used for the…

Members of the European Parliament voted in favor of an EU ban on fossil fuel cars starting in 2035. Quoted from Reuters, Thursday, this is also to accelerate Europe’s transition to electric vehicles (EV). The vote in parliament, held Wednesday (8/6) local time, supports a key pillar of the European Union’s plan to reduce emissions by 55 percent by 2030, from 1990 levels. Lawmakers backed a proposal made by the European Commission last year to call for a 100 percent reduction in CO2 emissions from new cars by 2035, which would make it impossible for automakers to sell fossil fuel…

Toyota Motor Corporation introduced the O-Uchi Kyuden System, an energy storage system based on electric vehicle (EV) battery technology for home use. Quoted from greencarcongress.com, Monday (6/6/2022) the pre-order system has been opened, and sales in Japan will begin in August through home builders and general construction companies. The O-Uchi Kyuden system uses electric vehicle battery technologies such as Toyota battery control to provide a rated capacity of 8.7 kWh and a rated output of 5.5 kWh. This system provides electricity supply to the whole house, not only in normal situations even during power outages caused by natural disasters. In…