As with prominent auto exec Bob Lutz, you’re never quite sure what you’re going to hear when you listen to Ferrari CEO Sergio Marchionne speak. One thing’s for sure, though, if it has anything to do with electric vehicles, you can expect it to be entertaining.
Something that seems to often be a bit of a surprise to some of those in the US is that the Buick brand is quite well regarded in China. As a result, GM often sells its vehicles under that brand in the Chinese market even if the model is sold under a different name here in the US.
US electric car sales continue to trend up, even despite many buyers holding out for a coming Chevy Bolt or Tesla Model 3.
Despite some earlier rumors, it appears that the new Nissan Note will not be an all-electric vehicle, but rather a series hybrid — at least, that’s the case with the version that’s going to be sold in Japan.
The European EV market had 24,000 registrations last month, up 47% over September last year, being not only the best month of the year but also the second best selling month ever, only behind highly inflated December 2015 (34,000 registrations). With the market set to surpass the 200,000 units (205K? 210K?) by year end, the EV share now stands north of the 1% frontier (1.1%).
The Chinese market had more than 31,000 new EVs zooming the streets in September, with the market remaining flat regarding the previous month, but it was still a 53% increase over the same month last year, below the annual growth rate of 84%. It is a bit like saying that Lionel Messi only scored the same two goals as in the previous game.
Underwriters Laboratories is developing a common set of requirements for evaluating and testing re-purposed EV batteries, in order to reduce safety risks.
The new Geely-created brand Lynk & Co has unveiled its first vehicle — an SUV known as the “01” that will reportedly be shareable by “anyone at anytime” through a digital platform. So, it’s something similar to Airbnb, but for cars.
The electric vehicle prototypes revealed by nanoFlowcell in recent years have been somewhat controversial, with some questioning whether or not flow-cell batteries are even suitable for use in vehicles.
The Porsche Mission E project is a priority over the development of a hybrid version of the 911, despite some earlier rumors, going by comments made recently by Porsche Research & Development head Michael Steiner at the Paris Motor Show. Apparently, while there is some work being done to implement 918-derived … [continued]
