Hyundai Says In Early Talks With Apple After Electric Vehicle Tie-Up Report
South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Co said it was in early talks with Apple, after local media reported the firms were discussing an electric car and battery tie-up, sending Hyundai shares surging 25%. The report comes weeks after it was reported…
Singapore Issues Tender To Set Up 600 Electric Vehicle Charging Stations
Singapore’s Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) and Land Transport Authority have issued a pilot tender to set up charging stations for electric vehicles (EV) at public car parks in the city-state. The last date for the submission of bids is March…
Indonesia Says $9.8 Billion EV Battery MOU Agreed With LG Energy Solution
Indonesia and a unit of South Korean firm LG Group have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on a $9.8 billion electric vehicle (EV) battery investment deal, the head of Indonesia’s Investment Coordinating Board said. The deal was signed on…
Toyota Launches C+Pod Ultra-Compact Battery Electric Vehicle In Japan
Toyota Motor Corporation announced a limited launch of the C+pod ultra-compact battery electric vehicle (BEV) to corporate users, local governments and other organizations that have been exploring new options to drive the popularization of BEVs. Toyota plans to further promote…
Mitsubishi Invests In WiTricity, For Wireless EV Charging Push
Mitsubishi Corporation is investing in WiTricity, a company that sells wireless-charging systems for plug-in cars, WiTricity announced in a press release. The specific amount invested by Mitsubishi was not disclosed, but it was part of a recently-closed $34 million investment…
Kenya’s Challenges To Shift To EVs, And The Solutions
According to one article in The Kenyan Wall Street, the government of Kenya has plans to have at least 5% electric car share by the year 2025 — 5% of all vehicles registered in the country, not 5% of new…
Toyota To Release An Electric Car With 10 Minutes Fast Charging In 2021
According to a report released recently, Toyota plans to unveil an electric vehicle with a new solid-state battery by 2021 and it looks like it will be a game-changer. It promises a 310 miles (500 km) range in a single…
UNIST And Samsung Develop Novel Electric Vehicle Battery
The Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology and the Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology announced that they have jointly developed a technology to increase the driving ranges of electric vehicles to 1,000 km and the technology is based on…
REE And Iochpe-Maxion Partner For EV Platform Development
Electric platform developer REE Automotive (REE) and Iochpe-Maxion, a producer of automotive structural components, have formed a partnership to co-develop and manufacture an exclusive wheel design and chassis solution for REE’s corner modules and electric vehicle platform. The REEcorner EV…
Hyundai Mobis Increasing Investment In Future Auto Parts
Hyundai Mobis has made investments in key auto parts such as brakes, airbags, lamps, steering systems and automotive electronics since 1999, when Hyundai Motor Group reorganized itself. Despite the steady investments, the after-sales service subsidiary of the group is yet…