The joint venture, tentatively called LG Magna e-Powertrain and valued at $1 billion, will manufacture e-motors, inverters and onboard chargers, according to LG Electronics TORONTO/SEOUL : South Korea-based LG Electronics Inc and automotive supplier Magna International Inc are launching a joint venture that will make key components for electric cars, the companies announced on Wednesday.The […]
Meet the electric car which charges 20 miles per minute. 832 km range in a single charge
The Lucid Air will be the fastest charging electric vehicle ever offered, with the capability to charge at rates of up to 20 miles per minute when connected to a DC Fast Charging network Lucid Motors has launched the production version of the highly anticipated Lucid Air electric sedan in a global web broadcast from […]
Honda to launch first mass-produced electric car in October
Nissan and Toyota also plan new EV rollouts, anticipating market growth TOKYO : Honda Motor will roll out in October its first mass-produced electric vehicle in Japan, the Honda e, the company said on Thursday.Read More..
Tesla Model 3 driver tries to fill up electric car with petrol
In a video that went viral on the internet, a Tesla driver is seen trying to fill up his Model 3 with petrol. He realized his mistake after searching the car’s boot and frunk for the fuel port. In a recent video making rounds on the internet, a Tesla driver is seen trying to fill […]
Global electric car sales grew by 40 per cent in 2019: IEA
According to IEA, there were only about 17, 000 electric cars in 2010, which by 2019 swelled to 7.2 million. But the Covid-19 pandemic will affect the global electric vehicle market this year New Delhi: The sales of electric cars topped 2.1 million globally in 2019, registering a growth of 40 per cent on a […]
Electric car sales in Europe jump, but still just 4 per cent of market
In Germany, Europe’s largest car market, showrooms have been open since late April, but demand is massively down and inventory levels unusually high in what is usually the strongest sales period, German dealership association ZDK said FRANKFURT: Registrations of electric cars in Europe jumped 57.4 per cent in the first quarter of 2020, but still […]
Mazda: ‘Small batteries more eco-friendly than big 95kWh ones’
MX-30 will spawn a £30k EV that will appear this year Mazda says it will never build a ‘big-battery’ electric car, because it believes such vehicles are less environmentally friendly than even conventional diesel-powered models, judged over a whole energy life cycle. Speaking in Portugal at a prototype test drive of the upcoming MX-30 electric car, Joachim […]
Buy an electric car in Delhi and get back up to Rs 1.5 lakh
The government is also planning to transition its fleet of official cars to electric in the next 12 months. In a bid to tackle pollution in New Delhi, the Delhi government has approved a new policy for the encouragement and purchase of electric vehicles (EVs) in the city. Under the Delhi Electric Vehicle Policy 2019, […]
Hyundai Kona Will Cover 700 Km At 17,000 Feet To Be The First Electric Car To Reach Mt Everest Base Camp
Electric cars in India struggle with a mental barrier termed as ‘range anxiety’, much due to the lack of a widespread charging network in the country. To overcome this, OEMs in the country have been conducting special drives with their electric vehicles. Latest in the line is Hyundai Motor India Ltd, which is now taking […]
Mercedes-Benz EQA will be the next all-electric car by the company
The all-electric Mercedes-Benz EQA was first showcased as a concept vehicle at the Frankfurt Motor Show in 2017. Mercedes-Benz, which kick-started its EV journey with EQC SUV, is preparing to debut its second all-electric vehicle next year. The German automaker, while unveiling the new GLA, noted that EQA will be the next electric vehicle to […]