Who is aiming to be ‘the Tesla of hybrids’? The answer is no-one, which EV inFocus has always taken as a very good basis for concluding that the auto industry does not seriously believe that hybrids ...

Detroit Three automaker GM remains largely a manufacturer of ICE vehicles. BEVs made up less than 5pc of sales of over 650,000 units in its main US market in Q3, even with its all-electric deliveries ...

Norwegian battery maker Freyr says it expects to commercialise its cell manufacturing during the second quarter, after the firm reported encouraging progress with its automated test cell assembly line ...

The California Energy Commission (CEC) has awarded a $3mn grant for a trial of vehicle to grid (V2G) technology in Californian school buses. The trial will be carried out by BorgWarner and V2G ...

“The best way to predict the future is to create it.” So said Abraham Lincoln. Or maybe not. Whoever did say it was on to something, because technology has always shaped the way economies develop. In ...

German OEM Volkswagen is aiming to launch a €20,000 BEV in 2027, a price point currently unmatched for Western-made battery vehicle, and which could therefore help usher in a breakthrough in terms of ...

Japanese OEM Honda has announced a vertically integrated battery manufacturing plan that it says will reduce the cost of its EV cells by 20pc as it ramps up a North American supply chain by 2026. The ...

France’s Renault Group sold a combined 109,307 of its Megane E-Tech and Dacia Spring BEVs in 2023 (see main image), a year-on-year rise of 33.5pc. But that measure might be slightly distorted by the ...

Analysts are eager to see Elon Musk-led EV maker Tesla improve its falling margins with a greater emphasis on its Full Self Driving (FSD) software rollout. Tesla's FSD software is currently too ...

Legacy GM brand Cadillac has unveiled its new compact Optiq SUV, which it describes as an entry level EV, which it will sell in ten regions worldwide. The vehicles is part of Cadillac's five-strong EV ...

Japanese OEM Nissan has unveiled a new business strategy which aims to make more profitable and accessible EVs whilst also maintaining an ICE vehicle portfolio. Nissan’s 'Next' business strategy ended ...

A report on an October collision involving GM's autonomous vehicle (AV) subsidiary Cruise has found serious fault in the company's dealings with regulators. The incident in San Francisco, in which a ...