Author: Chris Randall

Rising sales for BEVs and PHEVs built in China

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China’s electric car manufacturers recorded rising sales figures for electric cars and plug-in hybrids in August. BYD surpassed the 60,000 new electric vehicle (NEV) sales mark for the first time. By comparison, Tesla sold 44,264 of its vehicles manufactured in China last month. According to the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA), the sales volume of […]
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Performance ID.3 could release in 2022

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VW is also planning a performance variant for the ID.3. Brand manager Ralf Brandstätter confirmed this in an interview on the sidelines of the IAA. The basis for the model, presumably called ID.3 GTX, is already known. In May, Volkswagen had shown a concept car under the project name ID.X, which was basically an ID.3 […]
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Renault confirms Renault 5 to launch in 2024

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Renault will launch the production version of the all-electric Renault 5 Prototype in 2024. This was confirmed by the French manufacturer during the presentation of the concept car at the IAA Mobility. There had already been corresponding media reports in January. At that time, there was also the possibility that the production version could come […]
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Cupra to go emissions-free by 2030

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Cupra aims to become a fully electric brand by 2030 – Seat will then continue to offer internal combustion engines and hybrids. In the meantime, Cupra has started production of its first fully electric Born model at the German plant in Zwickau. At the IAA Mobility, the Seat brand announced its intention to take “the […]
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Microlino 2.0 launches with three battery options

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Micro Mobility Systems presented the series Microlino 2.0 at the IAA Mobility. The light electric vehicle will be available in the three editions Urban, Dolce and Competizione and with three battery versions for a range of 95, 175 and 230 kilometres respectively. Production is set to start this year. Six years after the start of […]
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Porsche presents electric race car concept

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At the IAA Mobility, Porsche presented its vision of purely electric customer motorsport with the Mission R concept. The concept car is intended to be more than just a design study – a rolling chassis is already being tested. Unlike the usual GT racing cars for customer motorsport, the Mission R presented in Munich is […]
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Polestar to launch single motor deliveries this month

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Polestar has announced that the single-engine variants of the Polestar 2, which were introduced in the spring, will be delivered for the first time this month. The Swedish-Chinese brand also plans to expand further globally. Polestar had announced the single-motor, small-battery and large-battery variants of the Polestar 2 in April. The Polestar 2 Single Motor […]
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Daimler is done with plug-in hybrids

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Daimler’s focus on battery-electric vehicles also has an impact on plug-in hybrids. The Stuttgart-based carmaker is no longer planning any new developments here. Suppliers such as ZF, however, assess the future of PHEVs differently. Since only purely electrically powered cars are to be sold under the Mercedes-Benz brand by the end of the decade reportedly, […]
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Hyundai to end ICE model sales in Europe by 2035

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At the IAA Mobility 2021, the Hyundai Motor Company announced its voluntary commitment to become climate-neutral by 2045. In the course of this, no more combustion vehicles are to be sold in Europe from 2035, and in the remaining most important world markets from 2040. The voluntary commitment applies to the Hyundai Motor Company, i.e. […]
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