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Volvo is on the cusp of a revolution, promising to sell only pure electric vehicles by 2030. To that end, the company is revealing its technology roadmap later today, outlining the components that will form […]
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Volkswagen to phase out petrol, diesel cars in Europe by 2035, begin electric vehicle subscription in summer
With tightening emissions regulations on the horizon, Volkswagen has confirmed that it will end sales of vehicles with internal combustion engines by 2035. The company’s board member for sales and marketing Klaus Zellmer broke the […]
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Porsche announces JV with Customcells to develop high-performance batteries for its electric race cars
Porsche has announced that it is establishing a joint venture with German firm Customcells to develop high-performance batteries for certain future EV models. The partnership, which will result in the formation of a company called […]
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Michelin Pilot Sport EV for electric sports cars debuts
Michelin has announced its new Pilot Sport EV tyre made specially to meet the requirements of sporty electric cars. The rubber is designed to handle an EV’s higher weight and weight-distribution characteristics, while offering better […]
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Volvo Cars to be fully electric by 2030, no ICE & PHEVs
Over the past few years, Volvo has shown that it is a company that cares for Mother Nature and its inhabitants. The reason for hard limiting the top speed of its cars to 180 km/h […]
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Electric vehicles outsold ICE cars in Norway last year
Norway has been leading the world in terms of electric vehicle usage for some time now, and last year, EV sales overtook internal combustion engine vehicles for the first time. According to data sourced by […]
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Electric vehicles outsell manual cars in the US – report
Sales of electric vehicles have finally overtaken manual cars in the US for the first time in 2019, with EVs representing 1.6% of cars sold in the Land of the Free, compared to the 1.1% […]
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Renault to stop selling petrol and diesel cars in China – to now focus on electric and commercial vehicles
The global recession, hastened by the devastating coronavirus pandemic, is causing companies to drastically reorganise their businesses. While Nissan is reportedly planning to become a smaller, leaner operation, its alliance partner Renault is already rescaling […]
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Royal Enfield Bullet Photon by Electric Classic Cars
More known for its electric conversions for classic cars, Electric Classic Cars of England has taken the venerable Royal Enfield Bullet 500 and given it a modern charge. Dumping the 500 cc, air-cooled, single cylinder […]
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Yamaha taking orders for prototype high-performance electric motors; for cars and bikes, 47 hp to 268 hp
Yamaha announced last week that it has started taking orders from other original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) for its high-performance prototype electric motors for a variety of vehicles, including cars and motorcycles. The prototype interior permanent […]
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Infiniti to launch five new cars by 2022 – new range extender electric vehicles and hybrid cars included
Infiniti has announced that it plans to launch five new cars over the coming three years, the first of which will be a coupe version of the QX50 that’s due in mid-2020. According to Automotive […]
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Next-gen Maserati cars to go hybrid or full electric – new SUV and GT models due with Level 3 automation
Maserati, on the back of a five billion euro (RM22.87 billion) investment programme by parent company Fiat Chrysler Automobile, has announced plans for the production of new electrified vehicles and autonomous driving technologies. Moving forward, […]
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Fully-electric Volvo XC40 SUV set for October 16 debut – EV will be ‘one of the safest cars on the road’
Volvo has announced that its first fully electric car, an EV version of the Volvo XC40, will make its debut on October 16. Details will be gradually released over the coming weeks, and this is […]
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BMW and Daimler said to be in talks to develop compact/mid-sized cars, electric vehicles together
BMW and Daimler are reportedly studying the idea of working together on electric vehicle platforms, a move that could save each carmaker a fair bit of money, as Reuters reports. According to German publications Sueddeutsche […]
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Volvo expects half of all sales to be fully electric, one third autonomous driving cars by 2025 – CEO
Electrification and autonomous cars are the biggest buzzwords in the automotive industry today. Volvo Cars is wasting no time in meeting the challenges, and has laid out clear targets to reach by the middle of […]