UK May Soon Legalise Electric Scooters On Roads
Electric scooters could soon be made legal on roads in the UK and start replacing petrol-fuelled mopeds as part of a £90m plan to revolutionise how the country moves and help meet its net-zero emissions target. Alok Sharma, secretary of state for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, who…
A Failure To Attract Gigafactories To Make Batteries For EVs Could Cost The UK 105,000 Jobs By 2040
The UK car industry risks losing out to Europe in the race to build major battery factories that are crucial to the sector’s future, putting jobs at risk across the country, Faraday Institution, a Government-backed research body has warned. Car makers around…
With The Market Introduction Of ID.3 This Summer, Volkswagen Will Make E-Mobility Affordable For Many People
Volkswagen issued a press release this week focusing on the upcoming launch of its ID.3 electric car. It confirms that deliveries of its ID.3 First Edition models will begin this summer and adds this interesting twist. The company says virtually all of those…
Ford Starts Producing Its Electrified Vehicle Puma Crossover
Ford Motor Company (F) started producing its electrified vehicle Ford Puma at its Craiova manufacturing site in Romania. The new Puma is a mild hybrid and SUV-inspired crossover with EcoBoost Hybrid 48-volt technology. Ford Puma is one of the eight…
Hyundai Electric Kick Scooter Revealed
Hyundai Motor Group has developed a new prototype electric kick scooter. Building on its initial concept presented at CES 2017, the new model boasts rear-wheel drive, a highly-capable lithium battery and stylish front and rear lights. The latest concept features…
European Countries Planning On Constructing Their Own Battery Cell Production Facilities
Followed by France and Germany, Norway also started to invest into making its own electric vehicle batteries. This recent trend where many European countries started to become self-sufficient in batteries shows that they are looking not to lose the control…
Volvo’s Polestar Opens Factory In China To Export To Europe, US
Volvo Cars’ performance electric car brand, Polestar, has opened a factory in western China to produce a gasoline-electric hybrid for export to Europe and the United States. Polestar CEO Thomas Ingenlath said Tuesday exports of the two-door, carbon fiber Polestar…
Porsche’s Taycan Electric Sedan Will Have ‘Minimalist’ Cockpit
Porsche’s Taycan electric sedan will introduce a minimalist cockpit design that breaks with the brand’s core stylistic convention. The Taycan will have a fully configurable digital instrument cluster — a first for a Porsche car. Previously every model has at…
Mercedes & Fiat Will Electrify A & B Class Cars For European Market
Fiat CEO Olivier François tells the press his company’s electrification strategy will focus on small cars in the A and B class segments of the market. The Fiat 500 and Panda account for nearly a third of all small car…
Wide Implications As Germany Teeters Toward Recession
Germany, Europe’s industrial powerhouse and biggest economy, with companies like Volkswagen, Siemens and BASF, may be entering a recession, according to a gloomy report from the country’s central bank Monday — a development that could have repercussions for the rest…
