In the name of modernity and an accessible electrified powertrain, Opel expands the Corsa family, through the new 48 Volt hybrid solution. It hadn’t happened yet. But, as we know, there is a first time for everything and now comes the time to break this “taboo”. In the transition towards totally electric mobility, the House … Read more
Very often, a test drive of an electric car in the editorial office of a Ukrainian media looks like this: a journalist took a charged electric car from a test park, drove it around Kyiv for several days and returned it to the importer with a dead battery. Only the most responsible colleague when using … Read more
BYD debuted its most expensive car on Sunday, a high-performance all-electric supercar worth 1.68 million yuan (US$233,450) that competes with the fuel consumption options offered by competitors such as Ferrari and Lamborghini. The company said in an event broadcast live in Shanghai: “The Yangwang Yu9 will initially be for the Chinese market.” She said: “The … Read more
Automobile companies, suppliers, dealers, as well as technological and financial companies connected to the automotive industry are sounding the alarm. The massive investment in the expansion of the electric car market is not yet sufficiently returning, pure electric cars are sold less than expected. Managers from the industry are losing confidence in more significant growth … Read more
Stellantis is already making a profit from its EV portfolio and, unlike some of the other traditional automakers, has no plans to scale back EV production. This was announced by the company’s executive director, Carlos Tavares, quoted by CNN. His comments come after Ford announced a $4.7 billion loss on EVs for 2023 alone, and … Read more
As the “electric car” fever becomes more widespread around the world, many people forget that they are “not innocent” of causing emissions. In its work, it relies on large “lithium-ion batteries” that require a lot of mining and manufacturing, and extracting the minerals involved in their manufacture, including lithium, cobalt, and nickel, and heating them … Read more
How does a brand new electric Volkswagen ID.3 sound to you for money that wouldn’t even be enough for a Dacia Spring? It’s too good to be true, but that’s the reality of prices in China. However, if you decide to import an electric car from China into Europe, it is quite possible that the … Read more
Every Subaru with an internal combustion engine was capable of delivering a pleasant driving experience. In this review, we also focused on whether the fully electric drive changed anything in this direction. Solterra is Subaru’s first modern electric car. Those interested in it do not have to spend a lot of time choosing it. It … Read more
The attitude of Carlo Tavares, the CEO of Stellantis, who has threatened the closure of the Mirafiori and Pomigliano factories is not surprising if the Italian government does not soon reach into its wallet to support the production of electric cars in Italy with more adequate incentives. His is not arrogance but the determination of … Read more
Electric mobility is the future, but in some places like Portugal it already has a past. The first steps began almost a decade ago. And that is one of the main factors that explains why the country leads Europe in the percentage of electric vehicles sold (including plug-in hybrids), only surpassed by Norway and Sweden. … Read more