The fully-electric Spark Renault SRT_01E made its successful track debut at a circuit near La Ferté Gaucher, 80km east of Paris, France. In the hands of Lucas di Grassi, it completed 40 laps during th…
The twin up! concept car – city specialist with a plug-in hybrid
Volkswagen presents the twin up! concept car at the Tokyo Motor Show (23.11.2013 – 1.12.2013). Equipped with a plug-in hybrid system, the four-seater achieves a combined consumption of 1.1 litre per 1…
BMW i3 Launches
The BMW i3 was availabe in Germany and selected European markets yesterday on the 16 November. The first customers from Germany collected their cars from the BMW Welt in Munich a day earlier. The keys…
Porsche says the next generation of Macan will be fully electric
The development represents an expansion of the Porsche range in the field of electromobility: the Taycan – the first purely electrically driven sports car from Porsche – will be launched to market at …
Honda will premiere the Honda E Prototype at the Geneva International Motorshow
Honda’s new urban electric vehicle will be previewed at the 2019 Geneva International Motor Show in the form of the Honda e Prototype. This new model leads on from the brand’s highly acclaimed 2017 Ur…
Volvo Cars takes major step towards its electrified future with a range of new hybrid powertrains
Volvo Cars has taken a significant step towards its electrification goals with the release of upgraded and newly-developed electrified powertrain options, to be made available across its entire model …
Koenigsegg to go Electric?
Koenigsegg AB is forming a strategic partnership with NEVS AB, enabling the development of parallel vehicle models in slightly higher volumes with emphasis on electrification, as well as strengthening…
All-new LEAF NISMO RC
The all-new Nissan LEAF NISMO RC, an electric race car with more than double the maximum power and torque output of its predecessor, made its North American debut at Nissan’s CES display in Las Vegas.…
Toyota and Panasonic to work together to build batteries for cars
Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) and Panasonic Corporation (Panasonic) concluded this week that a business-integration contract and a joint-venture contract toward the establishment of a new company …
Nissan unleashes all-new LEAF NISMO RC electric race car
The all-new Nissan LEAF NISMO RC, an electric race car with more than double the maximum power and torque output of its predecessor, was unveiled in Tokyo. The unveiling took place at Nissan Crossing …
IONIQ takes double victory at Carbuyer & DrivingElectric Awards
The Hyundai IONIQ has continued its winning ways in 2018, picking up two awards at the Carbuyer & DrivingElectric Awards; Carbuyer Company Car of the Year and DrivingElectric Compact Plug-in Hybri…
Hyundai unveils the 4th generation Santa Fe at KLIMS 2018
Visitors to the Kuala Lumpur International Motor Show 2018 (KLIMS) got to witness the unveiling of the 4th generation Hyundai Santa Fe for the Malaysian market when Hyundai-Sime Darby Motors chose to …
BMW i also advances electromobility in local public transport
BMW i is consistently moving into additional fields of application for locally emissions-free drive technology, now also promoting sustainability in public local transport. For the first time, the ele…
Nissan says that the future is electric, connected and more autonomous
Vincent Wijnen, senior vice president for Nissan in Asia & Oceania, recently spoke with Analyse Asia’s Bernard Leong. In its 268th episode, the popular business podcast focused on the future…
Porsche definitively enters the electric era with the Taycan
“We predict that over 50 percent of Porsche models delivered from 2025 will be electrified,” states Lutz Meschke, Deputy Chairman of the Executive Board and Member of the Board responsible for Finance…
Porsche has decided to drop diesel
Porsche has always matched its product range to its customers’ requirements and the pursuit of technological excellence. That is why the sports car manufacturer is intensifying its activities in the a…
Start of production of the Audi e-tron
Although late to the game, Audi still wants to showcase that they have what it takes to make an all-electric vehicle for mass production. And to prove it, they begin the mass production of the Audi e-…
Jaguar wants to make an electric E-Type
Following an overwhelmingly positive reaction to the original concept for ‘the most beautiful electric car in the world’, Jaguar Classic has confirmed it will offer all-electric E-types for sale. The …
Toyota advances with a hydrogen fuel cell electric truck
While the world is focused on what Elon Musk has unveiled which is the electric semi truck, Toyota, on the other hand, does what it does best, continue to push the boundaries and trod along ahead of t…
Can an autonomous log carrying lorry prevent accidents?
Einride is a Swedish company who has built a prototype showing off their T-Log, an electric, self-driving vehicle which can carry logs and navigate through rural roads to transport those goods. It is …