Author: Michael Khan

European auto parts supplier companies that manufacture internal combustion engine components are starting to face serious challenges. This is because several countries are already preparing to switch to electric cars. The crisis is a serious challenge because the potential for electric vehicle sales is still very high. So they have to do development including investing in large amounts to answer future needs. But at the same time, there has been a decline in revenue due to slowing sales of conventional vehicles. Several large companies have felt the negative impact of the change. The situation is made worse because many European…

Hankook Tire announced that it has launched its newest radial truck and bus tire (TBR), the Smart iON AU06+. This tire is a new commercial tire and the first to be introduced in the iON product portfolio as a premium electric vehicle (EV) tire in the Korean market. This new tire is a brand new and upgraded version of Hankook’s Smart City AU06 tire which was the first tire specifically for electric buses previously launched by the company in 2020. Citing the official website on Tuesday (18/10/2022), the Smart iON AU06+ tire is designed by combining Hankook’s innovative EV tire…

EU and US officials are holding talks to discuss how to make European electric vehicle manufacturers equal status with US companies in the US market. This is to avoid discrimination due to the US Inflation Reduction Act. The European Union complains that while it provides tax breaks or government subsidies for purchases of US electric cars such as Tesla, the United States makes such support dependent on certain cars, or parts thereof, made in the United States. “Last month the Tesla Model Y was the most sold car in Germany,” European Commission vice president Valdis Dombrovskis, who is responsible for…

Italian commercial vehicle manufacturer Iveco was awarded the ‘Sustainable Bus of the Year 2023’ in the intercity category, for Crossway Low Entry Hybrid Natural Gas, biomethane compatible, bus. This is the third title won by Iveco Bus which includes the renewable fuel version XTL (X-To-Liquid), after previously winning awards for ‘Sustainable Bus of the Year 2018’ and ‘Sustainable Bus of the Year 2020’. The award jury panel consisted of seven representatives from major European magazines. In awarding the title, the judges evaluate factors such as safety, comfort, noise level, recyclable components and the manufacturer’s sustainability commitment as well as the…

The leading commercial vehicle manufacturer from Germany, MAN Trucks & Bus has officially introduced the electric bus chassis, Lion’s Chassis E which is scheduled to be marketed globally starting next year in production starting in 2024. The MAN Lion’s Chassis E electric bus chassis, which is claimed to be suitable as a city bus chassis, has been shown for the first time by the company at the Australasia Bus & Coach Expo trade show in Sydney, Australia. Based on the technology of the MAN Lion’s City E electric bus model, the electric bus chassis will be available with two axles…

NASA managed to find the latest technology to fully charge electric vehicle (EV) batteries much faster, which only takes 5 minutes. Of course, this is much faster than charging which is now widely circulated in the public. NASA’s technology could be a game-changer for the EV industry, removing one of the main barriers, that a five-minute charge would make an EV charge equivalent to the time it would take to fill a petrol-powered car’s tank. A solution for a five-minute charge can be found in the “Boiling and Flow Condensation Experiment (FBCE)”, a project sponsored by Purdue University to develop…

Earlier this year Canada’s Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association (APMA) announced the development of the Project Arrow electric vehicle. And now, the electric vehicle will be on display during the annual conference on October 19. The Project Arrow is an all-electric vehicle complete with an advanced autonomous drive system. More than 400 people have expressed interest in the project. Project Arrow will also go on public display at CES in January 2023. Flavio Volpe, president of the Association of Automotive Part Manufacturers, said Project Arrow might not fully launch on October 19 and at this point, it’s nothing more than a…

Chinese electric car manufacturer BYD has released its first passenger car in India, an electric sports vehicle (SUV). The company, which is 18.87% owned by Berkshire Hathaway, is entering the mainstream market in the context of wider global expansion. BYD, which has been selling electric buses and electric vehicles (EVs) for its fleet in India, has released the Atto 3 electric SUV. The electric car is equipped with BYD’s renowned Blade battery technology. India is the world’s fourth largest automotive market. In the electric car market, Tata Motors still dominates electric car sales in India. “We intend to sell 15,000…

Toyota launches hybrid sedan with flexible fuel in India. Toyota is starting a pilot project in India where the local government is encouraging car manufacturers to switch to clean fuels. The hybrid sedan is imported from Toyota Brazil and comes with flexible fuel technology, which allows the engine to run on fuel blended with a higher percentage of ethanol, to reduce gasoline consumption, along with a hybrid powertrain. Although adoption of electric vehicles is increasing slowly in India, the road transport minister wants automakers to develop flexible fuel engines that will use locally made ethanol as the dominant fuel and…

The Indonesian government plans to provide subsidies to buy electric vehicles starting next year. Indonesia targets to have 2.5 million electronic vehicles by 2025. The use of electric vehicles is expected to reduce air pollution so as to accelerate the achievement of the net zero emission target. For this reason, the Minister of Transportation, Budi Karya Sumadi, as quoted by the Bloomberg news agency, stated that the government is currently determining the amount of the subsidy and how to provide the right subsidy mechanism. In addition, the government is preparing regulations so that the provision of subsidies for the purchase…

Announced early last year, Mobilize is the fourth Renault Group brand and is designed to provide ride-sharing services. Recently, Mobilize was rumored to be bringing two new concept cars to the Paris Motor Show, namely the Solo and the Ileo. This concept car has a compact size, only 1.37 meters. As the name implies, this car is a single-seater design and has only three wheels, two front wheels that are driven and one rear wheel that handles the steering. This concept car is claimed to have a maximum speed of 25 km / h. In terms of design, this concept…

India has announced plans to increase its electric bus fleet to 5,000 units nationwide. Switch Mobility and Chalo, India’s most prominent transport technology company, officially entered into a partnership to distribute 5,000 electric buses to improve public transport in the country. In addition, the company also wants to realize environmentally friendly transportation and improve the reliability of public transportation. Chalo Co-Founder & CEO Mohit Dubey noted that around 48 percent of daily transport users in India use buses, but the country only has three buses for every 10,000 people. Meanwhile, Switch Mobility India CEO Mahesh Babu explained how important this…