Reports on the Chinese web point to a mid-year launch for the Chery eQ5 (May-July period) electric crossover in the local market. Chery is likely to export the eQ5 (and the vehicles coming off this specialized EV platform) to take on rivals from Asia and Europe in the global marketplace.
New reports emerging out of China claim that the first specialized electric car from Toyota, the C-HR EV from the GAC-Toyota joint venture will go on sale in the local market late next month.
Youtube superstar Supercar Blondie has uploaded a video detailing the BMW i4 Concept throwing light on the smaller yet significant details of the near-production concept vehicle. Did you know that the globally-acclaimed music composer Hans Zimmer has developed the Concept i4’s “own visionary and unique sound” to replace the sound of the petrol engine that enables a better connect between the car and the driver?
Here’s a rendering from Brazilian Instagram account Auto Noticias that represents what the ID.1 should look like. The fully electric entry-level ID. model is quite similar to the Fiat Panda while holding on to the looks of the ID.3.
English electric van maker Arrival has moved into a new plant in Bicester, Oxfordshire in the UK, according to a report on PESMedia.com. The facility has a floor space of 120,000+ square feet and will manufacture vehicles for the European market.
Okinawa Autotech has announced that it will be stopping its manufacturing operations as a precautionary measure against the COVID-19 pandemic. The shut down of the operations will continue until further notice and the restart will depend on the government’s stance on the prevailing situation.
Mahindra-owned Pininfarina has announced a partnership to design cars that will be built upon the modular electric vehicle platform developed by Benteler and Bosch.
For years, there have been arguments whether electric cars are really ‘greener’ when you consider the electricity generated for charging them comes from non renewable sources, but now, a definitive study by researchers from the Radboud University in the Netherlands suggests that they are better for the earth than petrol or diesel vehicles.
Polestar 2, the second car and the first fully-electric car from Polestar and is just a few weeks away before deliveries begin, has now been spotted in China, parked near a charging point.
It is a known fact that electric vehicles suffer weakened performance in cold weather conditions and temperature has a strong effect on the chemical reaction in the L-Ion battery. The Hyundai Kona Electric is no exception, but it just became the top-performing EV in a cold weather test that was conducted by an independent organization.