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Aston Martin is delaying the launch of its first volume EV by a year, citing lack of demand. The automaker originally planned to launch an EV next year, but it said in the release of its 2023 financial results Wednesday that it was now aiming for 2026. Aston Martin will still rely on Lucid for some powertrain components under an agreement put in place in 2023 2025 Aston Martin Vantage Aston claims it still plans “to have a line-up of electric sports cars and SUVs,” but it will take a “blended drivetrain approach” combining EVs and plug-in hybrids between 2025 and…
The iCAR 03 has a boxy look, and Chery said it’s a car for young people. (Image credit: iCAR) Chery’s new electric vehicle (EV) brand, iCAR, has rolled out its first model, the iCAR 03 electric SUV, to target a younger demographic, following the April 2023 launch of the brand. Chery launched the iCAR 03 on February 28, a battery electric vehicle (BEV) with a boxy look, which the automaker said is a vehicle for young people. The model is available in six options, three single-motor and three dual-motor, with starting prices of RMB 109,800 ($15,260), RMB 119,800, RMB 129,800,…
Xpeng will begin development of a globally available highway NGP in 2024 and a globally available XNGP in 2025. (Image credit: Xpeng) Xpeng (NYSE: XPEV) today announced that its XNGP (Xpeng navigation guided pilot) feature becomes available on all roads in China, after expanding the coverage of the ADAS (Advanced Driver Assistance System) to more than 200 cities early last month. “Unlimited XNGP, available all over the country, on any road,” Xpeng said on Weibo today. The first users with smart driving experience already have access to the XNGP with expanded coverage, and the feature will be pushed out to…
BYD’s plan is to build the facility for the Mexican market, not the export market, a company executive said. (Image credit: CnEVPost) BYD (HKG: 1211, OTCMKTS: BYDDY) is looking for a site in Mexico to build a plant aimed at increasing the company’s share of the local market, BYD Americas CEO Stella Li told Reuters on February 28. The new energy vehicle (NEV) maker expects to choose a site by the end of the year for the plant, which will have a capacity of 150,000 vehicles per year, the report quoted Li as saying. Li said BYD’s ambitions in Mexico…
Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! Phase 1 of the HBCU Clean Energy Education Prize Awards $100,000 to HBCUs To Develop Next Generation of Clean Energy Leaders Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced the winners of the first phase of the Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Clean Energy Education Prize Partnerships Track. The Partnerships Track is one of two tracks in the HBCU Clean Energy Education Prize, which is awarding nearly $8 million to winning HBCUs to help prepare the next generation of clean energy leaders. Not only…
The joint sourcing program will reduce platform costs by sharing the combined scale of the two companies and leveraging Volkswagen’s supply chain, Xpeng said. (Image credit: Volkswagen) Xpeng (NYSE: XPEV) and Volkswagen Group have signed a new agreement aimed at accelerating the development of collaborative models and reducing costs through joint sourcing to remain competitive in the highly contested Chinese market. Xpeng and Volkswagen have signed a joint sourcing program for common components for vehicles and platform used by both companies, according to a statement from the Chinese EV maker today. By sharing the combined scale of the two companies,…
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If you needed any more proof that many of China’s electric cars run circles around what we get here in the West, well, here you go. A new video out on Chinese social media, first spotted by CarNewsChina, showcases the absurdly quick charging speeds of the upcoming Li Auto Mega minivan. The futuristic, Dustbuster-shaped three-row vehicle is set to go on sale in China on March 1. It’ll start at the equivalent of around $83,000, the EV startup says. Get Fully Charged This Chinese minivan can Get Fully Charged very quickly Li Auto has become one of the best-selling premium EV…
It’s astonishing how a humble Thai energy drink from the 1970s, originally intended as refreshment for laborers, has metamorphosed into a rambunctious Austrian empire by the name of Red Bull. Among its numerous subsidiaries, Red Bull Motorsports is arguably the most buoyant. This division not only owns and sponsors several motorsport and adventure sports teams but also takes up off-beat passion projects, like building the world’s fastest first-person view (FPV) drone. Red Bull recently released a video of a drone keeping up with Max Verstappen’s 2024 F1 challenger around Silverstone. The footage captured by the drone’s camera is mesmerizing, unlike…
Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! What do we do with a big old plot of land that’s been bombed to smithereens with nuclear bombs? Build a school there? Plop a new luxury home development with a fancy pool and spa on it? Probably not. In fact, it’s quite hard to figure out what to do with a plot of land contaminated by nuclear bombs. However, as the title implies, solar power can save the day again. The US Department of Energy (DOE) and National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) want…