GM’s global powertrain chief Dan Nicholson has indicated a desire to share the hybrid powertrain of the Chevrolet Volt to other carmakers to amortise costs. Chevrolet revealed the new Volt last year at the Detroit auto show, showcasing a new Voltec plug-in hybrid powertrian. Speaking with Automotive News in an […]
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Porsche Mission E EV sports car development starts, codenamed J1
Progress is said to be well and truly underway for Porsche’s production electric sedan, based on the Mission E concept shown at last year’s Frankfurt show, following production confirmation in December. Spurred on by the success of Tesla’s executive electro-locomotive Model S, a spate of German automakers have spat out […]
Icona Neo concept previews futuristic EV city car
Already known for the Vulcano hypercar, Chinese-Italian brand Icona has this time concentrated its energy on the other end of the spectrum: the common city car, with the Neo concept. Featuring lines and angles not before seen in this genre, the overall design is asymmetrical and inspired by the architecture […]
nanoFlowcell QUANTiNO updated, almost ready for production
Remember the odd-looking nanoFlowcell QUANTiNO concept from last year? The niche company has revealed an updated version which is pretty much ready for production. As the name suggests, the QUANTiNO is an electric vehicle. It receives power from two separate 175-litre tanks that contain a negative- and positive-charged ionic liquid, […]
Porsche says no to autonomous tech, focuses on hybrid & EV
While most carmakers are at least considering developing an autonomous vehicle or autonomous-like technology, Porsche isn’t going to go down that route any time soon. Speaking with German newspaper Westfalen-Blatt, Porsche CEO Oliver Blume said Porsche drivers want to drive their cars themselves. Blume said there are no plans to […]
Tesla Supercharger opening at Port Macquarie, eventually join Sydney-Brisbane
Tesla is continuing to make its electric vehicles more appealing by opening up more and more free Supercharging stations, with the next car park system in Australia to open in Port Macquarie. This will expand the ever-popular company’s presence in Australia, and increase its charging network to seven. Local approval […]
Volkswagen to introduce 20 electric & hybrid models by 2020
Volkswagen CEO Matthias Müller has called for Europe to take the lead in future technology advances in electric-powered mobility, warning it may be left behind by Silicon Valley’s rise. Müller took to the stage at the annual Volkswagen New Year Reception in Brussels, illuminating the potential threat currently facing the […]
Apple & Google Car projects more advanced than expected: Daimler CEO
News from Reuters suggests Apple and Google’s autonomous vehicle projects might be further advanced than previously thought. The tip came from Daimler CEO Dieter Zetsche, after a recent trip to silicon Valley. Zetsche was on record saying to Welt am Sonntag of Germany: “Our impression was that these companies can […]