As the global EV industry ramps up and crosses into the mass market, automakers must switch their focus from speed to cost, according to the AlixPartners 2022 Global Automotive Outlook released Wednesday. The world is continuing to electrify, with sales of battery-electric vehicles set to make up half the global vehicle market by 2035, the
November, as expected, has brought a new, all-time monthly sales record for plug-in electric cars in China, crossing the 400,000 mark for the first time. In total, some 413,094 new passenger plug-in vehicles were registered last month (up 106% year-over-year). Not only is the volume increasing, but also the market share, which climbed to a
BMW is working on an all-new generation of vehicles which will be fully electric and for this new series of models it is reviving an old moniker, Neue Klasse. It means ‘new class’ in German and it announces the transition to considerably different and more advanced vehicles, one of which will be a fully-electric 3
Is it real, or is it vaporware? While electric motorcycles offer amazing performance, the major strike against them is their limited range. It’s usually too short to be used for anything more than short trips, and it takes hours to recharge for another go. Vigo promises to change that, if only it can find the funding. - says RideApart.com
Hyundai and Kia have announced plans to add solar roof charging technology to selected group models. With that, they are supporting electric, hybrid, and internal combustion vehicles with additional electrical power to improve efficiency. The systems will be able to charge batteries of pure-electric and plug-in hybrid models. Three different types of system are being
According to official data, as of the end of September 2018, there were some 178,521 all-electric passenger cars registered in Norway. That is a decent 6.5% of the total fleet (2,728,043). Another 3% comes from plug-in hybrids (over 80,000). - insideevs.com The biggest player in Norway turns out to be the Nissan LEAF, which since 2011 noted 46,023 registrations (including 31,863 new and some
Italian electric motorcycle manufacturer Energica added a new addition to the electric lineup - the Ego Sport Black. Fast bikes with stylish Italian design and zero emissions is what Energica has been promoting for the past few years. Inspired by everything the team has learned developing the MotoE bikes, Energica has decided to give one of its
Vauxhall will offer a pure-electric Corsa from summer 2019. So we hope and a PHEV version of the Grandland X SUV will be join at the same time. As the company will have four electrified models on sale by the end of 2020. Opel has made the announcements as part of planned model updates, and
VW has received - it could be - the largest order of all-electric trucks to date. Ambev, Brazilian brewery, has committed to electrify its delivery fleet and placed an order for 1,600 all-electric trucks with Volkswagen. Last year, VW announced plans for a $1.7 billion investment to bring electric trucks and buses to market. One of
Opel announced plans to build its own electric cars as its Chevy Bolt EV deal with GM isn’t working out. European automaker is unveiling a stunning new all-electric concept. Company says that they ‘stands for electrification of all Opel models by 2024’. The concept name ''Opel GT X Experimental’'. OPEL wrote about the concept: “Opel decided to embody
