Ford and Volkswagen today signed agreements that will expand their global alliance. The alliance will: Produce a medium pickup truck engineered and built by Ford, for sale by Volkswagen as the Amarok starting in 2022 within the Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles lineupFurther strengthen the commercial-vehicles businesses of both companies as early as 2021 – with a [...]
HPI is helping us understand the difference between the confusing alternative fuelled vehicles (AFVs) vehicle terminology. Take a look at the list below. AFVs Alternative Fuel Vehicles - vehicles not powered by petrol or diesel internal combustion engines.BEV Battery Electric Vehicle - vehicle powered solely by a battery charged from an external power source.BIK Benefit [...]
Did you think electric cars are a new thing? Well here is proof that Opel were tinkering around with battery technology back in 1971 with this.... the Elektro GT. The newer Opel Corsa-e below is a concept rally car. The Opel Corsa-e Rally Concept is front-wheel drive. It is powered by a electric motor that [...]
This is something I thought is an interesting read. The guys at DrivingElectric.com have revealed the 10 most common questions motorists ask about electric cars. They are: 1. What happens if my electric car is struck by lightning? Vicky Parrott says: “There are protective fuses which will prevent damage to the car or its [...]
Europe's best selling electric vehicle, the Renault ZOE, will now feature a new R110 electric motor for the model year 2018. The new 80kW powerplant is 16hp more powerful than the R90 which it now replaces. The major benefits from this new powerplant is better acceleration from 49.7-to-74.5mph. It is almost 2 seconds faster [...]
Hyundai Motor Company have successfully completed a 118 mile trip from Seoul to Pyeongchang in 3 self-driven NEXO hydrogen fuel cell electric cars. This is the first time in the world that a level 4 autonomous fuel cell vehicle has done this. This is also the first time that autonomous vehicles has been allowed [...]
The Volkswagen Group will launch 80 new electric vehicles by 2025. By 2030 they will electrified the whole model range with their "Roadmap E" automotive business plan. Matthias Müller, Chairman of the Board of Management of Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft said this: "We have got the message and we will deliver. This is not some vague [...]
