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The toughness of tests that drivers need to pass theoretically and practically varies dramatically from country to country. According to Zutobi, an international player in driving courses, Belgium is one of the most demanding nations to pass a driving test. […]
“The European car industry is using aggressive lobbying and making unsubstantiated claims in an attempt to derail EU plans to cut pollution from road transport,” revealed the NGO Transport & Environment (T&E) in a briefing paper on Thursday. “Instead of […]
General Motors has given technical details of the three new Ultium Drive electric motors to power GM’s next-generation electric cars. There are two permanent magnet motors and one induction motor on offer. One year ago, the US car manufacturer announced […]
As we already mentioned in our IAA Mobility stories, two major NGOs, Deutsche Umwelthilfe (DUH) and Greenpeace, have started lawsuits against BMW, Daimler, and Volkswagen. They want to force manufacturers to accelerate their transition into a less polluting production model. […]
American car manufacturer General Motors has announced that the long-running battery problems with the Chevrolet Bolt have finally been resolved. Production of the batteries has resumed, according to the company. Battery modules to replace defective ones should be available from […]
A group of 22 coeds working under Solar Team Eindhoven has just unveiled Stella Vita, the world’s first entirely solar-powered camper. The vehicle features a pop-up and slide-out roof lined with solar panels that the students claim to produce enough […]
Cadillac opened reservations for its first electric model Lyriq presented in April at the weekend – and closed them again only a few minutes later. The Debut Edition of the Lyriq was sold out in just over ten minutes, Cadillac […]
Renault wants to conclude a new social agreement on its triennial plan (2022-2024). This foresees hiring 2 500 new employees and licensing 2 000 others. Thus, a net gain of 500 in France, Renault points out. It forgets that it’s […]
The Brussels Motor Show (BMS) in January 2022 will take place. VW Group importer D’Ieteren is still dropping out, but the Stellantis group has decided to participate. Organizer Febiac hast just announced that there will be a 2022 edition. For […]
It’s been six years now since Dieselgate shook up the entire auto world. Yesterday, the trial in Braunschweig (Germany) began against 4 VW managers held responsible for the fraud. The trial of former top manager Wintekorn has, once again, been […]
One-in-four of the new employees at Deloitte prefers an electric company car. That’s why the consultancy company ordered 240 Mini Cooper SE in total to join its company car fleet, 100 earlier on and an additional 140 right now. The […]
According to the European car manufacturers association, ACEA car sales figures for July and August are almost one-fifth lower than last year. But thanks to a very positive first half of the year, the total European market still went up […]
An association of Flemish entrepreneurs (Vlaamse Ondernemers) asks authorities to install a budget-neutral smart form of road pricing as soon as possible. This should be accompanied by extended use of technology to steer traffic flows. The corona pandemic halved traffic […]
Volvo has upgraded the plug-in hybrid powertrains on its large SPA platform. As a result, in the 60 and 90 series Recharge models, the electric range is expected to increase to 90 kilometers. The PHEV variants of the XC40, which […]
Between Tuesday the 5th of September and Sunday the 12th, the German IAA Motor Show in Munich took place. It not only changed location, but it also intended to be ‘another show’. Was this the ‘motor show 2.0’ everyone is […]
Toyota plans to invest a total of 1,5 trillion yen (some € 11.5 billion) in expanding its battery production and battery development by 2030. In addition, Toyota is increasing its battery production target from 180 GWh to at least 200 […]
There is a serious lack of electric charging points all along the road networks in most EU member states. New data from the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) have been confirming this. The findings show that 10 countries do not […]
The Hyundai Motor Group has presented its ‘Hydrogen Vision 2040’. The strategic plan of the Korean company envisages offering a fuel cell version for all commercial vehicle models of the group by 2028. However, it will still take a few […]
Daimler’s focus on battery-electric vehicles also has an impact on plug-in hybrids. The Stuttgart-based carmaker is no longer planning any new developments here. Others, like car industry supplier ZF, however, see another and longer future for PHEVs. So, the plan […]
Renault has unveiled the all-electric Mégane at the IAA Mobility. The compact car with the full name Mégane E-Tech Electric will go on sale in two drive variants and with two battery options. As the first electric car on Renault’s […]
Car sales in Belgium continue to suffer. We see the same tendency in the Netherlands, Germany, and France. Meanwhile, in Norway, almost three-fourths of car sales are now electric. In Belgium, car sales continue to slow down. In August, the […]
Xiaomi, the Chinese manufacturer of smartphones and other electronic devices, had launched its automotive company last week. Xiaomi Auto has been officially registered on the 1st of September, Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun announced on its Weibo account. In addition, Lei […]
The BMW Group is increasing the pace of its efforts to combat climate change. Looking ahead to introducing the ‘Neue Klasse’ (the new class), the company is further strengthening its self-defined objectives to reduce CO2 emissions significantly. It is committing […]
Britain’s oldest car manufacturer, AC Cars, has today unveiled the AC Ace RS electric, continuing the company’s return and reaffirming its approach to providing highly evocative, hand-built cars with high-performance zero-emission powertrains. Restored for the first time in over two […]
Swedish car manufacturer Volvo is adding a basic version of its first fully electric vehicle, the XC40 Recharge SUV. This second electric XC40 has only one electromotor in the front and promises a range of 400 km (WLTP) with a […]
Daimler’s daughter Mercedes-AMG has just presented its new and first so-called performance hybrid. The GT 63 S E Performance is the most powerful series-production car coming out of the AMG plant in Affalterbach (Germany). According to Mercedes, the car benefits […]
Stellantis subsidiary DS Automobiles has given the first details of its next two BEV models – including one based on the new Group’s platform STLA Medium. A little information on the other electric vehicle model was already revealed a short […]
Toyota Motor chief scientist Gill Pratt denies that Toyota has been slow to develop full battery solutions. However, a significant portion of the $10 billion per year the company spends on R&D goes to scientists working on battery development. In […]
Around two months after Audi announced the phasing out of internal combustion engines by 2033, CEO Markus Duesmann presented the “Vorsprung 2030” strategy. This states that from 2026 onwards, new models will only be launched with electric drive, with the […]
On the 15th of October, Alitalia (AerolineeInternazionali Italiane, also called ‘the wings of Italy’) will not exist anymore and be replaced by ITA, for Italia Trasporto Aereo). As a result, the fleet of Alitalia will be halved; the personnel is […]
Porsche Digital is expanding its product portfolio together with bicycle manufacturer Storck. In addition, both will address new digital business models in urban mobility with their joint brand Cyklær. In addition, Porsche’s digital subsidiary is developing an e-bike together with […]
The problem with semiconductors is apparently hurting everyone in the car business. Today, the world’s number one, Toyota, is ready to reduce its total production by 40% in September. Until now, the Japanese manufacturer had been coping with the chips […]
The Indian car manufacturer Tata Motors unveiled the Tigor EV, the company’s second electric car in the passenger vehicle segment, after the Nexon EV. Online and dealership bookings have been started now; the actual sales start is on August 31st. […]
Mercedes has officially confirmed its exit from Formula E after the coming season. The decision had been taken as part of a strategic realignment of resource allocation to develop electric vehicles. During the last race weekend of the current Season […]
Hyundai already confirmed that the next electric vehicle models based on the E-GMP platform (Electric-Global Modular Platform) would be Ioniq 6 and Ioniq 7. Initially, luxury daughter Genesis is coming to Europe with three EVs; the GV60 cross-over will be […]
