Author: Michael Khan

Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) has announced, Thursday (23/12), to start expanding sales of the Toyota C+pod electric car. The ultra-compact battery electric vehicle (BEV) can be ordered by companies or governments, including individuals. But this is still for the region in Japan. Meanwhile, all vehicles that will go through rental can be found at Toyota dealers and Toyota Rental & Lease Agencies. The C+pod is a two-seater eco-friendly BEV. The dimensions are smaller than urban cars in general. Presented as an option for daily mobilization with a distance that is not too far for two people. See also: Toyota C+pod…

After previously being launched for corporate and local government users, C+pod today officially starts greeting Japanese consumers. The Toyota C+pod comes in two variants, namely G and X with a price tag of 1,716,000 yen and 1,650,000 yen. So what are the differences between the two C+pod variants? Starting from the display, the G variant gets more colors while the X appears plain. As the most expensive variant, the C+pod G gets 13-inch tinned rims with hubcaps and a two-tone or three-tone painted body option. See also: Toyota Compact Cruiser EV, reborn electric version of FJ Cruiser No kidding, Toyota…

Tritium, an electric vehicle charger company, has reached an agreement with Shell to provide technology and fast charging services. Electric charger services will be available at Shell gas stations with a target of operating 500,000 EV charging points by 2025 and 2.5 million by 2030. Shell alone has the world’s largest network of fuel stations – more than 46,000 retail sites, and the company also intends to be a provider of charging for electric vehicles. See also: $5B for 500,000 electric vehicle charging stations across USA, Kamala Harris says This agreement applies to all Shell business operations in Europe, South…

South Korean company LG has officially acquired a stake in a Canadian lithium-ion battery recycling company. “LG Chem and battery maker LG Energy Solution each invested 30 billion won to acquire a 2.6 percent stake in Toronto-headquartered Li-Cycle, in a recent offering,” the two companies said in a press release. quoted from Yonhap, Thursday. See also: Nissan plan build new battery recycling factories in the United States and Europe by 2025 In this regard, they have also signed a supply agreement with Li-Cycle to secure 20,000 tonnes of nickel for the South Korean company over the next 10 years from…

The Toyota Compact Cruiser EV looks like the FJ Cruiser or Land Cruiser reborn with a smaller size. The hallmark of the Toyota Land Cruiser FJ is that the round headlights have been replaced with a more modern LED unit. But a more conventional square rear end and a proper four-door with the FJ Cruiser. The FJ Cruiser has a hinged rear door. According  Autoblog today, Wednesday, December 15, 2021, the SUV model electric car is not like a concept car because 90 percent is like the Toyota Land Cruiser FJ. See also: Toyota invest $35 billion to launch 30…

Vietnamese manufacturer VinFast introduced two new electric SUVs at the 2021 Los Angeles Auto Show. Carrying the names VF e35 and VF e36, the two VinFast electric cars also introduced very sophisticated electric car technology. “VinFast believes that the ‘Future of Mobility’ will be filled with smart electric cars that can be personalized and integrated with technology that benefits life and the environment,” said Michael Lohscheller, Chief Executive Officer of VinFast Global. Starting from the VF e35, it is an electric SUV that has the potential to be in the same class as the Tesla Model Y, Ford Mustang Mach-E,…

The semiconductor chip crisis had a negative impact on car sales in the Chinese market. According to data from the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM), car sales in China fell 9.1 percent compared to last year. The report also explains that this marks the seventh straight monthly decline. It is known that the Chinese market could only sell 2.52 million vehicles in November. Even so, sales of new energy vehicles, such as battery-powered electric vehicles (EVs), nitrogen fuel cell vehicles, and plug-in hybrid cars (PHEV), are reported to have increased. It was recorded that the growth reached 121 percent…

Mercedes-Benz became the first car manufacturer in the world to meet the requirements for the use of Level 3 autonomous driving systems. The approval was granted by UN-R157, the UN regulatory body that sets Level 3 autonomous driving technology standards. “With the approval of the authorities, we have now achieved a breakthrough: We are the first manufacturer to put conditional automatic drive into series production in Germany,” said Markus Schafer, Member of the Board of Management of Daimler AG and Chief Technology Officer and Mercedes-Benz AG. today, Saturday, December 11, 2021. Mercedes-Benz informed that the automatic driving technology or autonomous…

Ford has stopped taking F-150 Lightning EV reservations after taking nearly 200,000 orders as it prepares to open its order bank for pickup trucks next month. Ford CEO Jim Farley told Automotive News this week that the automaker had received nearly 200,000 orders for the electric pickup truck. Reservations holders were also told they would be able to start placing orders in January, but some may not be fulfilled until after the 2022 model year, according to the Ford Authority. Ford hasn’t said how many Lightnings it will build initially, though it plans to increase to an annual rate of…

Hyundai Seven Concept is a bigger Ioniq crossover with retro-futurist style. It will be forthcoming Ioniq 7 electric SUV. It have architecture like the 2022 Ioniq 5, but it wraps its mechanical pieces in a more conventional SUV shape. The Seven concept has a “hygiene mode” that sterilizes the interior when you leave the car. All the lighting goes to UVC to kill viruses and bacteria, so the car can be setup to clean itself. Photos: Hyundai

The Subaru car brand doesn’t want to be left behind with the electric car trend. Subaru reportedly plans to release its first electric car for the global market in mid-2022. Subaru will release a battery-based electric SUV (BEV) called the Subaru Solterra. The car will be released in the United States, Japan, Canada, Europe and China. On the exterior, the seamlessly shaped hexagon grille expresses the energy efficiency of the BEV on Subaru’s electric car. While the body with a horizontal axis and dynamic fenders, really shows strength as an SUV. Meanwhile, from the interior side, there is a low…

German automaker Porsche recently recalled 35 units of its Taycan hypercar where it was discovered that there was a suspension problem that forced them to recall their car for repair. It is stated that there is a bolt in the upper control arm on the rear axle that is loose so that it can make the suspension components change and increase the risk of an accident. A total of 35 units of Taycan cars were also affected by this problem where these cars were produced from June 17, 2020 to November 16, 2020. Porsche also said that it will solve…