While more and more electric passenger vehicles are entering South Africa, it is the huge advantage in commercial applications that is getting the attention of big companies.
The auto battery parts joint venture between Volkswagen's PowerCo and Belgian materials firm Umicore has chosen Poland as the site for its first factory, the German automaker announced on 7 October, according to Reuters.
Indian oil refining giant, Reliance Industries, this week showcased its swappable and multipurpose battery storage technology for electric vehicles (EVs), according to news agency, Reuters.
Reuters has reported that Volkswagen plans to build its new generation of Trinity electric vehicles (EVs) at its factory in Zwickau, Germany, scrapping plans for an all-new factory that were pushed under the group’s former CEO.
According to Reuters, Nissan Motor Co this week announced that all its new European models would be fully electric, and it plans to sell only electric vehicles (EVs) on the continent by 2030, joining a growing number of carmakers shifting to electric by the end of the decade.
Volvo Trucks is ramping up electric truck volumes and started serial production of heavy battery electric trucks at their Ghent factory in Belgium.
At the end of August, Hyzon Motors Inc, a high-power hydrogen fuel cell technology developer and global supplier of zero-emission heavy-duty fuel cell electric vehicles, announced the successful completion of Hyzon’s first commercial run with a liquid hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle (LH2 FCEV).
Volvo Car South Africa is leading the sales charts in the fully electric premium C-SUV segment in the first half of 2023, far outselling every single rival in this space.
As part of Jaguar's transition to become a leading provider of luxury experiences, it has announced an exclusive mobility scheme for residents of high-end apartments in major cities. The initial scheme will give residents in two cities the opportunity to use the all-electric I-PACE on demand.
Stellantis opened a €40 million (R998 million) Battery Technology Centre, at the Mirafiori complex in Turin, Italy.
While electric vehicles (EVs) have been globally touted as the future of road travel – the replacement of the internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles that we have been driving for over 100 years – the very mention of the subject raises polarising opinions, especially in the South African market.
Although there is general consensus that the future of motoring is electric, the pace of transformation to the new method of propulsion is still a grey area for many. Add to that the cost of electric vehicles, which is currently dominated by expensive higher end models and the so-called range anxiety.
European new car registrations jumped 15.2% in July, the 12th consecutive month of growth as the auto industry recovers from pandemic-related supply chain issues, data from the European Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACEA) showed on Wednesday, 30 August.
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