The total amount of cars running on alternative energy sources on the roads of Haikou city in the southern Chinese province of Hainan reached 21.5 thousand units by the end of 2019, the Haikou Daily reported. Over the past year, this figure boosted by over 7,100 cars. At the end of the last year, passenger vehicles […]
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BYD to provide electric vehicle batteries to Ford
Chinese electric automaker BYD will provide electric vehicle batteries to U.S. automaker Ford Motor, a document on the website of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology revealed on Monday. Ford’s China venture with Changan Automobile is looking for government approval to construct a plug-in hybrid model geared up with BYD’s batteries, according to the […]
General Motors, Honda to develop two new electric vehicles together
General Motors and Honda Motor said on Thursday they would develop two new electric vehicles for Honda and are finding more ways to expand their alliance. The new vehicles will use GM batteries and be put together in GM plants in North America, the companies stated. Honda plans to start selling the vehicles in the […]
Hyundai signs development deal with electric car startup Canoo
Korean automaker Hyundai Motor expanded its future transportation portfolio with an agreement to jointly develop electric vehicles with California startup Canoo, the companies stated last week. It was the second such deal declared in recently by Hyundai and sister company Kia Motors, which in mid-January stated they would spend $110 million in UK startup Arrival […]
Honda, Isuzu enhance fuel cell partnership for heavy-duty trucks
Japan’s Honda Motor and Isuzu Motors on Wednesday stated they would jointly research the make use of the hydrogen fuel cells to power heavy-duty trucks, in order to expand fuel cell use by applying the zero-emission technology to larger automobiles. As part of a two-year deal, Isuzu is going to test Honda’s fuel cell powertrain, […]
Potential new rules in Minnesota could increase electric vehicle ownership
Talking about Minnesota, the current status of electric vehicles in this state provides a range of views. Three years ago, Pavel Ihnatovich decided he had to change after selling used cars for nearly a decade. Driven by his own “green philosophy,” Ihnatovich renovated his Hopkins-based business, GS Motors. It’s now the only used-car dealership in […]
Tesla To Deliver First China-Built Car in Milestone for Musk
Tesla Inc is set to deliver China-built cars on Monday, a significant milestone for Elon Musk’s company as it broadens in the world’s largest electric-vehicle market. The first 15 units of Model 3 sedans created at Tesla’s new multi-billion-dollar Shanghai plant are set to be delivered to company workers on December 30, capping several months […]
Electric car battery prices fell 13% in 2019
Although electric cars haven’t gained enough popularity in this decade as some had expected, enough indicators are pointing to the 2020s as the time when EVs will see that market fever pitch. From 2010 to 2019, lithium-ion battery prices have dropped from $1,100 per kilowatt-hour to $156/kwh—an 87% cut. From 2018 to 2019 alone, that […]
More than half of new cars will be electric by 2040
Electric cars comprise only a small fraction of the automobiles sold globally, but that will modify quickly, as per an analysis by Bloomberg New Energy Finance. By 2040, electric cars could comprise up 57% of all passenger car sales globally, the report found. That’s up two percentage points from BNEF’s 2040 projection from 2018. Electric […]
Hyundai to Use DLT in Smartphone-EV Pairing Tool
South Korea’s largest automaker, Hyundai Motor, will use blockchain in its new tech for using electric vehicles (EVs) with smartphones. Sustainable mobility-focused news agency Green Car Congress reported on the progress on April 22. Hyundai reportedly declared the development of smartphone-EV pairing based performance adjustment technology that permits users to customize primary functions through a […]
No cut in Chevrolet Bolt price as U.S. tax credit for EVs drops
General Motors on Thursday stated it has no strategy to slash the sticker price on its electric Chevrolet Bolt sedan following a federal tax credit drops by half to $3,750 on Monday. In 2018, GM became the second automaker in the United States to surpass the 200,000 cumulative electric vehicles sales figure, which triggers a […]
Volkswagen has no plan to produce electric vehicles in Brazil for now
Volkswagen AG has no plan to produce electric or hybrid vehicles in Brazil in the next few years, although it will start importing them this year, its top executive for South America Pablo Di Si informed reporters on Tuesday. Brazil was among the world’s largest auto markets until a latest economic downturn and remains a […]
German Car Industry to Spend $45 Billion in Electric Vehicles
Germany’s automotive industry will spend more than 40 billion euros ($45 billion) in electric vehicles during the next three years to triple the amount of models vying for consumers, the head of the VDA car industry association stated. The strategy is pivotal to accomplish ambitious goals in the European Union to decrease carbon dioxide emissions […]
Trump: GM shift to electric vehicles is not going to work
President Donald Trump on Thursday stated General Motors decision to move much of its focus to electric vehicles will not succeed, and he said a new trade deal will make it harder for the company to shift work to other countries. GM last year stated it prepared to release 20 new electric vehicles by 2023 as […]
Volkswagen could build up to 50 million electric cars, says CEO
Volkswagen could build up to fifty million electric cars on its new electric vehicle platform and is looking at broadening its manufacturing footprint in the United States, Chief Executive Herbert Diess informed Automotive News. “We set up the plant in Chattanooga always with the idea to be able to grow it, to mirror it,” Diess […]
