It turns out that gas guzzlers aren’t just bad investments for drivers—they’re bad for banks too. The cost of car ownership has climbed almost 50 percent in the last six years and shows no sign of slowing as gas prices continue to rise while the conflict with Iran drags on. Improving vehicle efficiency is … [continued]
All-electric IONIQ 6 N named Best Electric Performance Car at the 2026 What Car? Electric Car Awards Current TUCSON Plug-in Hybrid named Best Used Hybrid Family SUV Previous-generation SANTA FE named Best Used Hybrid Seven-Seat MPV Awards decided annually by What Car?’s panel of expert testers, recognizing the best new … [continued]
The car lobby is demanding that the EU scrap rules that would better reflect PHEV pollution Carbon dioxide emissions from plug-in hybrid (PHEV) cars are six times higher, on average, than official tests suggest, according to new 2024 data published by the EU last week. The gap between PHEVs’ real-world CO₂ … [continued]
If you are thinking about buying an electric car, just do it, buy a pure battery electric car! A battery electric vehicle (BEV) is more reliable, more convenient for local driving, smoother, and better accelerating. You can drive a BEV anywhere in the US on major highways without worrying about … [continued]
In a recent post on X, Elon Musk lauded Tesla Australia in reaction to this post from Tesla Australia and New Zealand: “For the first time ever, EVs outsold ICE vehicles in Australia 🇦🇺 Model Y was the #1 vehicle & Tesla the #3 best-selling brand overall for the month … [continued]
It hasn’t been the best of years for electric vehicle sales in China. But it has been the best year by far for Chinese EV sales abroad. It looks like Geely is following that trend. The Chinese automaker, one of the largest in the world, had modest sales growth in … [continued]
(From Second Left) Jae Sun Yoo, Team Leader, Hyundai Motor M.East & Africa Headquarters Marketing&Communication Team; Dongwan Woo, Country Director of the KOICA Ghana Office; Kim Hyunjoo, Second Secretary of the Embassy of the Republic of Korea; Frederick Tei-Nobi, Acting Country Director of Plan International Ghana; and Ing. Dr. Eric Kofi Adzroe, Director-General of Ghana TVET Service; and Ben Honyenuga, Vice-Chancellor of Ho Technical University.
Hyundai Motor and KOICA launch ‘Hyundai-KOICA NextGen’ in Ghana to train skilled automotive technicians and strengthen the country’s workforce development system Under KOICA’s Inclusive Business Solution (IBS) program, which links corporate resources and strategies with official development assistance (ODA), Hyundai Motor and KOICA will jointly fund the KRW 5 billion … [continued]
BYD vehicles recently showed up in my RedNote feed testing in Canada. While the entry of BYD into Canada is widely anticipated, the models, representing BYD’s latest generation of mid-priced SUVs, is perhaps even more significant. Europe has the Seal U (aka, Sealion 6) that is essentially a previous generation … [continued]
BYD’s sales trends in August were positive overall, but some areas of the business grew a lot while others struggled to find any growth at all. The fully electric (BEV) side of its passenger vehicle business was excellent, a shining success for the company. With 256,230 deliveries, its passenger BEV … [continued]
EREV — it means extended-range electric vehicle and it has become a core vehicle category in China due to policy changes in the country in recent years. For many years, auto manufacturers have been building cars with conventional combustion engine powertrains and adding a small electric motor and tiny battery … [continued]
