Despite the electric vehicle boom that we’ve been witnessing over the past few years, EV adoption is still in its early infancy, and that explains why some people are still adjusting to this new reality. Electric cars are as old as the automobile itself and quickly rose to popularity in the early 20th century, making […]
Hundreds of thousands of travellers arriving in the UK have been told to expect disruption as passport control workers begin strikes. Border Force staff are the latest UK workers to take action as rises in the cost of living outpace pay. The military and civil servants have been drafted in at six major airports and […]
Zeekr, which is Geely’s premium electric vehicle brand, has started production of the 009 MPV at its facility in Ningbo, Zhejiang, with deliveries expected to begin soon after in China. The Rolls-Royce-like Zeekr 009 is an all-electric people carrier that comes with a 400 kW (536 horsepower) dual-motor powertrain as standard, which can propel the […]
A new rescue drone is being trialled in the UK, aimed to help people who have got into difficulty at sea. The drone, which is waterproof and has a camera attached to it, can fly, float, and carry a buoyancy aid, which can then be remotely dropped into the water. Researchers think the device will […]
Volkswagen has stopped putting heat pumps in the US-made ID.4 electric crossover since late December 2022, due to the semiconductor shortage that still affects some car manufacturers. The news comes via Drive Tesla Canada, which got an email from a reader saying that Volkswagen told him his yet-to-be-delivered ID.4 won’t have the heat pump he […]
CNN’s Fred Pleitgen discusses the criticism of Russia’s Defense Minister, Sergei Shoigu, after a Russian-installed official in occupied Kherson blamed Shoigu for recent Russian setbacks in Ukraine.
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Audi reports that its global car sales during the fourth quarter of 2022 increased 26 percent year-over-year to 420,700. Despite the strong Q4, in 2022, the brand sold almost 4 percent fewer cars than in 2021 (1.61 million compared to 1.68 million). Meanwhile, Audi all-electric car sales noticeably increased, as the company “systematically continued its electrification […]
Jeep’s first fully electric model, the Avenger, has been crowned European Car of the Year. Although customer deliveries won’t start until late March, the Avenger comfortably beat the rest of the competition. It received 328 votes in total, with second place going to the VW ID.Buzz (241 votes). Only senior journalists from accredited automotive publications were […]
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky addressed members of Congress after meeting with US President Joe Biden at the White House during his first foreign trip since the war began. Watch his full speech here. #zelensky #zelenskyy #CNN
Electrification is expected to bring a serious boost to the United States economy, as more and more models are produced locally. According to the registration data from Experian (via Automotive News), about 75 percent of all-electric cars, registered in the first 11 months of 2022, were produced in the US. That’s a very significant portion […]
