The EQS is the first all-electric luxury saloon from Mercedes-EQ. It is also the first model to be based on the modular architecture for luxury and executive-class electric vehicles. The first models on the market will be the 2022 Mercedes-Benz EQS 450+ with 245 kW and the 2022 Mercedes-Benz EQS 580 4MATIC with 385 kW of power. With ranges up to 770 kilometres (WLTP) and an output of up to 385 kW the powertrain of...

15 April 2021

With the Audi Q4 e-tron and the Q4 Sportback e-tron, the brand with the Four Rings presents its first purely electric cars in the compact segment. Both cars include a wide range of drives - from the city cruiser to the powerful quattro. They are being launched on the European markets with two different battery sizes and three motor line-ups. In the Q4 35 e-tron and Q4 40 e-tron a permanently excited synchronous...

14 April 2021

GAC Group held its third annual GAC Tech Day at the GAC R&D Center. This year, the event was focused on battery tech for EVs. First, GAC unveiled its neutron star strategy, aimed at creating a new era of low-carbon, new energy travel. GAC will continually work towards creating a battery that is like a neutron star: small, yet densely packed with extreme speed and power. Secondly, GAC unveiled its sponge silicon...

13 April 2021

Samsung SDI will supply batteries to Rivian for its electric vehicles. The US company backed by Amazon.com Inc. and Ford Motor Co., said in a statement that the two companies have been working together on the batteries "throughout the vehicle development process." Rivian plans to start mass production of R1T pickup and R1S SUV this year. The R1T starts at $75,000 and deliveries begin in June, according to its...

13 April 2021

This morning, SK Innovation announced that it has reached an agreement with LG Energy Solution to settle the U.S. ITC battery dispute on April 11th (KST). Under this agreement, all on-going litigation, including the ITC matter starting from April 2019, will be closed. The two companies agreed that SK Innovation will provide LG Energy Solution a total of 2 trillion won (USD $1.8 billion) apportioned into lump-sum...

12 April 2021

MG has unveiled the new Cyberster concept in Shanghai. Created by MG's global design team, it inherits the classic convertible shape and recalls MG tradition, drawing a number of styling cues from the classic MGB Roadster. The front face features the design of MG's classic round headlamps and slender grille, along with interactive "Magic Eye" headlights that open when switched on. In order to achieve better...

12 April 2021

Lexus plans to display the LF-Z Electrified Concept and hold the world premiere of the new Lexus ES at Auto Shanghai 2021, which opens on April 19 in Shanghai, China. In the run-up to the ES reveal, Lexus has disclosed part of the new model's styling. Also, Lexus International President/Chief Branding Officer Koji Sato plans to virtually attend a press conference scheduled to be held at the show on April 19 to issue...

12 April 2021

Winter-time just a few kilometres from the Arctic Circle. Temperatures reaching 30 below zero and a circuit on a 6 km2 frozen lake. The CUPRA engineers have spent two years in this harsh environment, using cutting-edge technology to take the development of the CUPRA Born to the highest level. This is a decisive phase in the development of the CUPRA Born. The CUPRA team is subjecting the electric car to more than...

8 April 2021

Human Horizons has announced its first generation of cars will come in four different variations, each equipped with a 97 kWh battery pack. The company is currently very busy opening its offline experience stores, finalizing a comprehensive charging network, and conducting test drives for its users starting on April 20th. First unveiled at the Beijing International Auto Show in September 2020, the four-seater and...

7 April 2021

General Motors President Mark Reuss today announced Chevrolet will introduce a Silverado electric pickup truck that will be built at the company's Factory ZERO assembly plant in Detroit and Hamtramck, Michigan. Reuss also confirmed the recently revealed GMC HUMMER EV SUV will be built at Factory ZERO. The Chevrolet Silverado electric full-size pickup is designed from the ground up to be an EV, harnessing the best of...

6 April 2021

GMC's electric supertruck lineup expands with the addition of the 2024 HUMMER EV SUV making its debut during the NCAA's Final Four in a new commercial film narrated by LeBron James. General Motors' next-generation Ultium Platform, the new HUMMER EV SUV launches with the exclusive Edition 1, offering customer choice to equip the vehicle for optimal driving range or maximum off-road capability. Edition 1 comes...

4 April 2021

Ford's investment into electrified vehicles, along with trucks and SUVs, is paying off. Electrified vehicles hit a new record sales start, trucks reported best retail start in 13 years, and SUVs posted the best first-quarter retail sales since 2001. Ford’s first-quarter retail sales were up 23.1 percent, selling above both 2020 and 2019 first-quarter results. Driven largely by the fully electric Ford Mustang Mach-E...

2 April 2021

NIO delivered 7,257 vehicles in March 2021, a new monthly record representing a strong 373% year-over-year growth. The deliveries consisted of 1,529 NIO ES8 units, the company's 6-seater and 7-seater flagship premium smart electric SUV, 3,152 NIO ES6 units, the company's 5-seater high-performance premium smart electric SUV, and 2,576 EC6s, the company's 5-seater premium smart electric coupe SUV. NIO delivered 20,060...

1 April 2021

Today, Genesis officially introduced the Genesis X Concept, an EV-based GT (Gran Turismo) concept car. "The car that we are unveiling today is a concept car that embodies the essential elements that Genesis pursues in its designs. Please take a moment to meet the future of Genesis design through this concept car, which embodies our brand's progressive and audacious spirit" said Jay Chang, Global Head of the Genesis...

31 March 2021

Lexus has presented the LF-Z Electrified - a conceptual BEV that incorporates driving performance, styling, and technologies envisioned for realization by 2025. It features ideal dynamic balance achieved through the optimal placement of the battery and electric motors, as well as, among others, a new four-wheel driving force control technology known as “DIRECT4” that generates a superior and highly flexible driving...

30 March 2021