EU-made EVs Would Cost $4,100 More In UK Under Post-Brexit Rules
If Britain and the EU fail to postpone post-Brexit trade rules dictating local content in electric vehicles traded between the bloc and the UK, average EU-made car prices will rise 3,400 pounds ($4,134) in January, a trade group said on…
Toyota To Unveil New Electric Sports Car And SUV In Potential Step Change For Brand
Australia’s most popular automaker, Toyota, will show off two electric car concepts at the upcoming Japan Mobility Show in a move that could signal a step change for the brand. Toyota announced early details of the battery electric vehicles on…
New EUR 1.7 Billion Electric Car Battery Plant To Open In Nysa Creating 900 Jobs
The robust health of Poland’s automotive industry has again been highlighted after it was announced that a company owned by Volkswagen had signed a EUR 1.7 billion deal to open a factory in Nysa.Set to create 900 jobs, the plant…
Miner Expanding in Europe Wants More Aid For EV Battery Materials
An Australian miner wants to help Europe challenge China’s dominance of the $143 billion market for electric-vehicle batteries.Talga Group Ltd. aims to play a key role in setting up a European supply chain for EV batteries and reduce local manufacturers’…
Tesla Taps European Stainless Steel Producer For Long-awaited Cybertruck
Tesla Inc. is sourcing some stainless steel panels for the exterior of its new Cybertruck from Finnish supplier Outokumpu Oyj, which has worked to accommodate the electric vehicle’s unconventional design, according to people familiar with the matter.The materials will be…
Isuzu Electric ute Confirmed, Likely A D-Max EV
In words reported by AutoExpress, Shinsuke Minami, Isuzu’s chief operating officer, told the press at last week’s launch of the facelifted D-Max in Bangkok, Thailand: “Isuzu is actively taking efforts to realise a carbon-neutral society. Going forward, Isuzu plans to…
E-fuels Cannot Save Europe From Chinese Electric Vehicles
At the International Motor Show in Munich last month two things stood out: the number of sleek electric models from Chinese brands, and the European auto executives who had little to offer except to talk up e-fuels.The risk of European…
Volkswagen Charges Up Electric Car Battery Production With Joint Venture
The Volkswagen Group’s new European battery joint venture aims to produce batteries for 2.2 million electric vehicles (EVs) by 2030.Newly christened Ionway, the AU$4.5 billion joint venture between Volkswagen’s battery subsidiary, PowerCo, and circular material technology company, Umicore was first…
GM Launches All Electric Line-up In Europe
General Motors is launching an all-electric range fronted by its Cadillac brand in Europe this week, six years after the US carmaker sold its mass-market brands in the region following a long struggle with profitability.The company said it would roll…
Tiny EV Maker ElectraMeccanica Pulls The Plug On Its Exit Plan
ElectraMeccanica, former maker of three-wheeled electric vehicles, said on Wednesday that it has “terminated” its plan to merge with Tevva, which makes hydrogen-electric trucks (not sandals). ElectraMeccanica said its board decided unanimously to bin the deal over “multiple incurable breaches…
