VW Group Africa adds 3MW to its grid
- New Energy Vehicles
- 20 November 2024
On 26 April, Reuters reported that according to the International Energy Agency (IEA) nearly one in five cars sold globally this year will be electric.
Israeli company, StoreDot, the pioneer of extreme fast-charging (XFC) battery technology, announced from its headquarters in Herzliya on 13 April that the company will soon be manufacturing silicon batteries that will enable car makers to design and produce cheaper, lighter and more sustainable electric vehicles (EVs).
On 24 April, Reuters reported that Tesla won a controversial case in a California State Court regarding their Autopilot feature.
If you are still not convinced that the future of mobility is electrical, look at the direction manufacturers are currently taking with new plants.
On 6 April, Reuters reported that The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was set to propose new rules to spur sweeping cuts in vehicle emissions pollution as early as the following week.
It seems that lately not a week passes by without Tesla (or its eccentric founder) making headlines for all the wrong reasons.
The next BMW 5 Series Sedan will soon be making its international debut. At the BMW Group’s annual conference is was announced that the 5 Series would also be available as an all-electric performance model from BMW M GmbH, to be launched in October this year.
Chinese electric vehicle (EV) giant, BYD, said on 29 March that it was large enough to shake off the impact of a bruising price war and faltering demand in China, according to Reuters.
Reuters reported that Ford Motor Co said it expected its electric vehicle business unit to lose $3 billion this year.
It might look like just another futuristic concept, but it is also the way forward sooner rather than later in Kia’s transition to sustainable mobility.
This past Thursday, Reuters reported that Austrian Climate Minister, Leonore Gewesseler, said that the country would not back out of the agreement to support the EU law to phase out new sales of CO2-emmiting cars by 2035.
According to Reuters, BMW reported on 15 March that the company expected over 50% of new sales to be all-electric vehicles.
Volkswagen plans to invest 180 billion euros over five years in certain areas, including battery production and raw material sourcing, in a bid to cut electric-vehicle costs and protect its market share, Reuters reported on 14 March.
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