Author: Michael Khan

Ford plans to double the production capacity of its F-150 Lightning electric pickup truck to 150,000 vehicles per year by mid-2023 in response to strong customer demand. The decision to double production after receiving nearly 200,000 reservations for the F-150 Lightning. The F-150 Lightning truck itself has a base price of $39,974. Increasing the number of production means more spare parts are needed. Ford said it was working hard with major suppliers to increase the capacity of parts needed for electric vehicles, including battery cells, battery trays and electric drive systems. See also: Ford F-150 Lightning can charging other Electric…

Like Tesla and NIO, Xpeng has just announced their annual sales for 2021. The leading electric vehicle company from China announced that it had delivered 16,000 Smart EVs in December 2021. This number exceeds the average monthly shipment of 15,000 units. This achievement is impressive because there are global supply chain challenges. December shipments showed an 181% increase over the same month in 2020. This demonstrates the Company’s solid business momentum and execution capabilities. Delivery details for December 2021 include 7,459 P7 smart sports sedans, 5,030 P5 smart family sedans and 3,511 G3 and G3i smart SUVs. The P7 and…

Mercedes-Benz has just unveiled a battery-powered VISION EQXX prototype which is said to have a range of over 1,000 kilometers (km) per charge. This car is a big step for the German car manufacturer in an effort to fulfill its ambitions in the production of electric vehicles. Daimler, which will be renamed Mercedes-Benz, have announced their plans in 2021 to invest more than 40 billion euros by 2030 to take on Tesla in the electric car market. This investment includes building eight battery factories around the world. Even starting in 2025, all of their new vehicle platforms will only make…

Since October 2021, Geely has started production and sales of the Zeekr 001 electric car technology in China. The Tesla Model 3 and BYD Han EV challenger began production at the Zeekr Intelligent Factory in Ningbo, China. How about the specifications? Starting from the platform, the Zeekr 001 is the first car to use the Sustainable Experience Architecture (SEA) platform. Zeekr 001 Specifications For the Zeekr 001, the Sustainable Experience Architecture (SEA) platform comes in a single Rear-Wheel Drive (RWD) electric motor and two All-Wheel Drive (AWD) motors. The RWD variant gets an electric motor that produces 200 kW or…

Chinese electric vehicle maker NIO Inc. have just released their electric vehicle sales for 2021. The report also covers December and fourth quarter 2021 sales. In its report, NIO delivered 10,489 electric vehicles in December 2021, an increase of 49.7% from December 2020. The number consists of 2,782 ES8, electric SUV, 4,939 ES6, and 2,768 EC6, five-seater smart electric coupe. See also: Tesla delivered nearly 1 million Electric Vehicles in 2021, with the Q4 setting new record In total NIO delivered 25,034 vehicles in the fourth quarter of 2021. This number of deliveries is a new record high quarterly deliveries.…

As a pioneer in the electric car racing championship, Formula E opens up the possibility to adopt technologies that are increasingly relevant to the automotive market. Recently, Formula E has stated that it is considering alternative technology as its power source. After using batteries as an energy source, hydrogen power is seen as a potential alternative. Hydrogen is said to be a quite possible alternative to be adopted into Formula E racing cars, especially when switching to Gen4 cars. This plan was expressed with quite serious intention by Alejandro Agag, co-founder of Formula E. See also: Porsche Wants To Develop…

Dongfeng apparently wants to emulate Wuling’s success in the cheap electric car market by releasing the FenGuang Mini EV. This model has a shape and name similar to the Wuling HongGuang Mini EV. Although the design and name are similar, the two are not at all bound to work together. Overall, compared to Wuling, this Dongfeng electric car has almost identical proportions, small wheels, and very similar lines on the fenders, however, there are some points that make its appearance different. That includes black trim on the front bumper, a wider grille, doors, different window lines, and taillights that blend…

Electric car startup Fisker has announced that it will partner with the Bridgestone Group to provide after-sales and maintenance services for Fisker customers in France and Germany. Fisker has previously partnered with Bridgestone as the exclusive tire provider for the Fisker Ocean model. Now the partnership between the two parties is expanded with Bridgestone to provide after-sales service at select stores in France at 450 locations and 300 locations in Germany via Pitstop and A/B/S Autoservice. See also: ElectricDrive GT – Electric Vehicles Tire from Goodyear Bridgestone is known as an international tire manufacturer and one of the world’s largest…

Honda in a press release on Friday said that the sixth generation of the Step WGN will be available in two variants, namely the Step WGN Air and the Step WGN Spada. In the teaser, Honda shows that the All-New Step WGN will come with a large interior space that the whole family can enjoy, according to its target market. Coupled with Honda’s latest safe driving support system with the e: HEV engine that produces a smooth and environmentally friendly ride. See also: Honda e:N SUV – Brand New EV Concept from Honda with Ultra-Edgy Design The Step WGN was…

Vinfast, an automotive company from Vietnam, has just marked the first delivery of the VF e34 to local consumers in Vietnam. VinFast is a subsidiary of VinGroup, a Vietnamese conglomerate that develops everything from real estate, technology and healthcare. Apart from the VF e34, Vinfast also has several other EV models in the works, as well as several electric scooter models. VinFast has also shared plans to enter markets in North America and Europe, opening orders for its first two EVs next year. Vinfast has just announced that it will build a USD 174 million battery cell factory to supply…

A number of European countries are continuing to expand their electric vehicle charging infrastructure to support the transition from fossil fuels to electric vehicles. Stellantis, an alliance of Europe and the United States, consisting of 15 brands namely Abarth, Alfa Romeo, Chrysler, Citroën, Dodge, DS, Fiat, Fiat Professional, Jeep, Lancia, Maserati, Opel, Peugeot, Ram and Vauxhall, and Mopar auto parts are also not left behind. In addition to working on electric cars, they are preparing an electric vehicle charging system infrastructure that is embedded in the highway. Similar to wireless smartphone charging, Stellantis plans to use inductive charging technology to…

Daimler and BYD will restructure their shareholdings in their joint venture Denza with Daimler now holding a 10 percent stake in the joint venture. Denza is a joint venture established by Daimler and BYD in 2010 with an initial share ownership composition of 50:50 between the two. Denza itself produces and markets environmentally friendly vehicles. See also: Everything You should know about BYD Yuan Plus electric vehicle Daimler and BYD have been partners in the Chinese market since 2010 when they signed a 50:50 research and technology joint venture, BYD Daimler New Technology Co, which manufactures and markets new energy…