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Ford to use Volkswagen’s MEB Electric Vehicle Architecture in 600,000 new EV’s
Ford Motor Company and Volkswagen today announced they are expanding their global alliance to include electric vehicles. Ford will use Volkswagen’s electric vehicle architecture and Modular Electric Toolkit (MEB) to design and build at least one high-volume fully electric vehicle in Europe for European customers starting in 2023, more efficiently advancing its promise to deliver expressive…
Read full article >>The new Nissan LEAF has arrived in Australia and is on sale at dealers across the country
The new Nissan LEAF has arrived in Australia and will go on sale at 89 Dealers nationally priced at $49,990* plus on road costs, making it one of the most affordable electric vehicles on the market. “Nissan is excited to have new Nissan LEAF on sale in Australia,” said Nissan Australia managing director Stephen Lester.…
Read full article >>The new MINI Cooper SE Electric officially released and available to order in Europe
The original Mini, designed by Sir Alec Issigonis, was born out of the Suez crisis oil shortage and the demand for affordable motoring. The first cars rolled off the line at Oxford in the summer of 1959 and so began a global success story which has spanned six decades. As the world faces new environmental,…
Read full article >>Faster than a Formula 1 car – New record for the Volkswagen ID.R EV at Goodwood
The Volkswagen ID.R has made motorsport history again by setting a new all-time record at the ‘Goodwood Festival of Speed’. Romain Dumas completed the 1.86-kilometre track in the south of England in just 39.90 seconds. In doing so, the 500-kW (680-PS) electric race car broke the previous record, which had stood for 20 years, by…
Read full article >>Jaguar Land Rover to fast track a new range of electrified cars starting with a new XJ EV
Jaguar Land Rover today revealed plans to manufacture a range of new electrified vehicles at its manufacturing plant in Castle Bromwich, UK. The announcement is the next significant step in delivering on the company’s commitment to offer customers electrified options for all new Jaguar and Land Rover models from 2020. Prof. Dr. Ralf Speth, Chief…
Read full article >>BMW 2 years ahead of schedule as it ups the pace of its E-mobility expansion program
BMW Group will now reach its target of 25 electrified models in 2021 which is two years earlier than they had originally planned. Thanks to flexible vehicle architectures for fully-electric, plug-in hybrid and combustion engine drive trains, the company has been able to respond quickly to changing conditions. More than half of the 25 models…
Read full article >>Extreme E’s new electric SUV Off-Road Race-car is revealed for the first time
Extreme E’s new electric SUV was revealed for the first time at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, with Founders Alejandro Agag and Gil de Ferran on hand for covers off. The car, named ODYSSEY 21, will feature in Extreme E’s radical new racing series which will highlight the impact of climate change on some of…
Read full article >>GRIDSERVE to build 100 Electric Forecourts across the UK with $1.8 billion investment
UK tech company GRIDSERVE aim to make electric vehicle charging as easy as using petrol stations after announcing a new UK-wide network of Electric Forecourts® to be supplied by clean, low cost solar energy. GRIDSERVE plans to build a UK-wide network of more than 100 Electric Forecourts® designed specifically for the needs of electric vehicle…
Read full article >>The new range-topping MY19 Nissan LEAF e+ with 62kWh battery pack released
The new range-topping MY19 Nissan LEAF e+ has been released in Europe with 217PS of performance and up to 385kms of zero-emissions driving. With its newly-developed high-performance lithium-ion62kWh battery pack the Nissan LEAF e+ offers 55% more capacity and approximately 25% improvement in energy density while retaining a similar shape and size to the 40kWh…
Read full article >>Nissan takes the ICE (internal combustion engine) out of the ice cream van
Nissan has taken the ICE (internal combustion engine) out of the ice cream van, creating an all-electric, zero-emission concept for ‘Clean Air Day’ in the UK on June 20th. Nissan partnered with Mackie’s of Scotland, an ice cream producer powering its family-owned dairy farm by renewable wind and solar energy. The project demonstrates how a…
Read full article >>The all-new Peugeot e-2008 100% electric SUV has been announced
The all-new Peugeot e-2008 all electric SUV has been announced. Peugeot’s first 100% electric zero-emission SUV is powered by a 100kW (136bhp) electric motor and 50kWh battery which under WLTP testing will have a range of 310kms. Capable of supporting 100kW rapid charging technology, an 80% charge will take just 30 minutes, while a full…
Read full article >>For the life of the car – Interview with Volkswagen’s battery cell chief Frank Blome
Frank Blome heads Volkswagen’s Center of Excellence for Battery Cells. In this interview he explains how batteries are changing the automobile, what drivers should know about charging their e-cars and what advances we can expect to see in the next generations of battery technology. Many people enter unknown territory when they buy an electric car.…
Read full article >>New Renault Zoe: Increased range & a fresh new look for the all-electric Hatchback
The new Renault Zoe has been released in Europe overnight and it offers an increased range of 390kms, greater performance, enhanced tech and a fresh new look for the all-electric hatchback. According to Gilles Normand, Director of the Electric Vehicle Division of Groupe Renault “ The new ZOE makes you want to go further. We’ve…
Read full article >>Volkswagen to guarantee the capacity of ID. EV batteries for eight years or 160,000 kilometres.
Volkswagen will launch production of the ID.3 before the year is out. The compact-class model is the first member of the ID. family whose lithium-ion batteries will allow for a range of up to 550 kilometres, making the models perfect for comfortable long journeys. The future owners of ID. models won’t need to worry about…
Read full article >>World Rally Championship cars to make the switch to electric hybrid power from 2022
THE FIA World Rally Championship, one of the premier motorsport showcases for global car makers, will adopt electric hybrid power in a major upgrade of technical rules from 2022. The move will align the WRC, which uses production-based small cars, with other major series including Formula 1, Formula E and the World Endurance Championship, as…
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