For the first time ever in Japan, Nissan has successfully tested a fully autonomous, driverless vehicle on public roads, beating electric car giant Tesla to the feat in the process.
Electric car (EV) giant BYD will launch 1000-volt architecture on its new EV models as soon as next month, which could see its cars add 300km of range in as little as five minutes of charging, according to CarNewsChina.
Solid-state batteries are thought of as the holy grail of cell technology. Carmakers across the globe are racing to be the first to put them in an electric car, with some promising the new power source to be in cars this year.
BMW estimates it is still years away from requiring solid-state batteries, as the brand spruiks its upcoming sixth-generation battery technology as the next evolution in EV production.
Mahindra’s cut-price off-roader, the Scorpio, will miss the March 1, 2025 cut-off of for being imported to Australia without autonomous emergency braking (AEB).
Could the HiLux go hydrogen-powered? Toyota said it has developed a more durable and fuel efficient hydrogen fuel cell system that will offer up to 20 per cent more cruising range than its current technology.
Ford needs to find out how Chinese battery makers produce such outstanding batteries and then become better at it for the company’s survival, the company’s global boss said recently.