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The World Rally Championship will move forward with an electric or hybrid solution from 2022.
Details and outlined regulations for the next generation of cars will be revealed this year, with FIA President Jean Todt admitting to his own frustration at the slow progress towards a sustainable future in the WRC.
Read moreA Volt instead of a Model S?
If you’re in the market for a Tesla Model S, consider buying a Chevrolet Volt instead.
Say what? That’s a super odd statement right there.
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General Motors says that I’m special.
Nearly 43,000 Chevy Bolt electric cars have been sold in the United States. According to General Motors, only one of those Bolts needed its battery pack replaced not once, but two times. And who is the winner of that unfortunate lottery? Me.
For BMW, the safer, more conservative approach to electrification is the path the Bavarian carmaker is taking
Pieter Nota is not your usual automotive industry exec. After all, he joined BMW only a year ago as head of sales at the Bavarian carmaker. Furthermore, he doesn’t come from an automotive background …read more
GTE will not be the most popular Passat version, but it is quite interesting
Autogefühl, as one the first to cover the world premiere of the new European Volkswagen Passat, devoting a lot of attention to the Volkswagen Passat GTE plug-in hybrid and new features.
The new Passat brings more of what’s …read more
XALT Energy has new owner
German company Freudenberg Sealing Technologies has increased its stake in Midland, Mich.-based XALT Energy from 31% in March 2018 to more than 50%, becoming a majority stakeholder of the company. Within a few years, Freudenberg intends to acquire the remaining shares.
XALT Energy is a small lithium-ion …read more
CATL gained another customer – Honda will buy 56 GWh in less than 7 years
CATL announced an interesting cooperation agreement with Honda Motor Co. on batteries for electric vehicles. We are wondering how Panasonic received such news.
According to the press release, CATL and Honda will jointly develop batteries for further …read more
Ford doesn’t make them, so XL will.
XL soon will expand its offer by adding the plug-in hybrid Ford F-250 pickup truck, which will be introduced at the NTEA Work Truck show, March 5-8 in Indianapolis.
Just like in the case of the XL Ford F-150 PHEV, the F-250 will get a …read more
Third one’s the charm.
Zero Motorcycles is setting the table for the launch of the newest addition to its lineup, the SR/F, scheduled to be unveiled on February 25. With only two pictures to work with so far, we’ve learned that Zero is working on a naked sportbike, while rumors of …read more
Read moreA Tesla van based on the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter?
Elon Musk‘s idea about a joint electric van project between Tesla and Daimler is still alive and has its continuation in high-level talks.
Daimler already introduced the Mercedes-Benz eVito and soon will introduce also the Mercedes-Benz eSprinter, which in conventional version is used by …read more