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The manufacturing site will be used to produce the flying body portion of Xpeng Aeroht’s modular flying car, with a planned annual capacity of 10,000 units. (Xpeng Aeroht breaks ground on its flying car manufacturing base in Guangzhou on October 27, 2024. Image credit: Xpeng Aeroht) Xpeng Aeroht, the flying car subsidiary of Xpeng (NYSE: XPEV), has begun construction of its flying car manufacturing base, as it targets mass production and delivery by 2026. The flying car manufacturing base, located in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, broke ground on October 27, Guangzhou-based Xpeng Aeroht announced today. It is the world’s first flying…
Under a new agreement inked between Ford and LG, the companies will move production of EV batteries for the Ford Mustang Mach-E from Poland to its Michigan facility in 2025. This (of course) has everything to do with the IRA and tax credits. “To capitalize on competitive market conditions,” the new agreement moves Ford Mach-E battery production to the US, where those batteries can take advantage of America’s various incentives. Over in Europe, LG plans to take advantage of incentives over there by supplying a total of 109 GWh of batteries to Ford for its electric commercial vans starting in…
The Rivian R1T has a full-width storage area between the bed and the passenger compartment. EV Sportline, an aftermarket accessories company, made a slide-out drawer system specifically for the so-called Gear Tunnel. The Rivian R1T has a unique cargo space in the form of the so-called Gear Tunnel. Located between the bed and passenger compartment, it’s a lockable, full-width cargo area that can be accessed from both sides of the vehicle and from inside, so it has a lot of versatility. It’s where the ill-fated first-generation Camp Kitchen should have been fitted if it wasn’t canceled, but it doesn’t mean…
Audi commemorated the 25th anniversary of its cult-classic A2 hatchback by converting one into an EV. The Audi A2 E-Tron is a one-off project undertaken by apprentices. It’s not the first such project; Audi apprentices previously converted an NSU Prinz 4 from one of the automaker’s predecessor brands into a speedy EV concept to mark 150 years of manufacturing at the site of Audi’s Neckarsulm, Germany plant. Audi A2 E-Tron concept The hatchback is powered by a single electric motor from an Audi Q8 E-Tron, tuned for 197 hp and 261 pound-feet of torque. A 25.9-kwh battery pack from an…
BYD is aiming to make its in-house developed smart driving algorithms mass-produced as soon as November, and to start equipping models in the RMB 100,000 class with high-level smart driving capabilities by 2025, according to local media. (A BYD Yuan Plus on display at the June 2024 Shanghai new energy vehicle show. Image credit: CnEVPost) BYD (HKG: 1211, OTCMKTS: BYDDY) will start using its in-house developed smart driving algorithms on some of its models as soon as next month, after previously relying solely on supplier solutions, according to a new report. After undergoing a series of organizational changes this year,…
Deepal has launched the S05 compact SUV, its latest model after launching the S07 SUV on July 25, available in BEV and EREV variants. (Image credit: Deepal) Deepal, the new energy vehicle (NEV) arm of Changan Automobile (SHE: 000625), has launched the S05 compact SUV (sport utility vehicle), its second new model in the past three months. Deepal rolled out the S05 at an event in Chongqing, where it is headquartered, on October 20 at a starting price of RMB 119,900 ($16,880) and offers battery electric vehicle (BEV) and extended-range electric vehicle (EREV) options. Deliveries of the model began at…
In a video that’s gone viral on social media, a purported Tesla Cybertruck owner is seen firing a pistol at the supposedly “bulletproof” vehicle. It didn’t work out the way he wanted. Sadness and regret ensured. Here’s the thing about the claims around the Tesla Cybertruck’s stainless steel body panels being supposedly bulletproof: I don’t think that’s something you want to intentionally try to verify with a vehicle that costs around $100,000. You may just be better off taking Elon Musk’s word for it instead and saving the rounds for the shooting range, or at the very least, for the…
Diesel engine appears to charge only, with electric motors providing propulsion The formula balances military fuel infrastructure with stealthier electric propulsion GM previously abandoned truck hybrids but this year confirmed PHEVs are coming General Motors has turned a Chevrolet Silverado heavy-duty pickup truck into a combat-ready hybrid. Unveiled this week at the annual meeting of the Association of the U.S. Army (AUSA), the GM Next Gen tactical vehicle prototype is based on the off-road-focused Chevy Silverado 2500HD ZR2. But instead of the gasoline or diesel V-8 engines of civilian models, the tactical truck combines a smaller 2.8-liter turbodiesel inline-4 with…
Energica, Europe’s leading electric motorcycle maker and often considered ‘the Ducati of e-motorcycles’, appears to be in financial distress. New reports from local media indicate that the Italian motorcycle maker may be headed for collapse. According to the Italian newspaper Chronica, Energica’s employees are preparing to strike in response to financial uncertainty regarding their employment futures. “For months the company has been in a serious economic and financial crisis, with the 50 employees on solidarity contracts,” reported the publication. Those contracts are currently being paid by Italy’s Istituto Nazionale della Previdenza Sociale (INPS), the country’s national social security institute. While…
Deliveries of the Zeekr 7X surpass 10,000 units, 25 days after the model went on sale on September 20. (Image credit: Zeekr) Zeekr (NYSE: ZK) today announced that deliveries of its new Zeekr 7X electric SUV (sport utility vehicle) surpassed 10,000 units, 25 days after the model went on sale. This is the fastest delivery of a luxury electric vehicle (EV) in China’s market, the company said on Weibo. Zeekr launched the Zeekr 7X, its second model for the mainstream EV market, on September 20, with deliveries starting on September 21. The Zeekr 7X surpassed 6,000 locked-in orders in the…