Hanover, Germany, 4 February 2019 – Continental is to sponsor the Extreme E off-road electric racing series. With electric SUVs and tyre technology from Continental, the new series takes participants to the most remote corners of the world. Extreme E organisers are anticipating 12 teams will take part in the inaugural season, slated to begin […]
The teasers and rumors were correct. Volkswagen confirmed Wednesday that it plans to revive the beach buggy, or dune buggy as some might call it, with a modern twist: It’s electric. The reborn buggy will make its concept car debut at the 2019 Geneva Motor Show in March. It’s not clear just what VW will […]
We’re no strangers to electric racing – it’s what we do – but, as of today, a radical new series by the name of Extreme E joins the ranks of all-electric racing, launched by motorsport legend Gil de Ferran and entrepreneur Alejandro Agag. The pioneering electric off-road racing series will take place in five of […]
The Nio EP9 should watch its back because another electric supercar may have a go at the EV lap record around the Nürburgring Nordschleife. Aspark, the company behind the Owl electric supercar, may take a crack at the lap record. Top Gear reported Monday that the company wants to aim for a lap run at the […]
Volkswagen has confirmed it will tackle a second record in as many years with its electric ID. R prototype, with its sights now set on the Nürburgring Nordschleife.The manufacturer will attempt to break the record for electric cars at the infamous German track with the same car with which it set a new outright record […]
In a shocking turn of events (pun intended), Cadillac revealed the design of its first electric car during Sunday night’s preview showing of the new 2020 XT6 crossover SUV, whose formal debut took place Monday at the 2019 North American International Auto Show in Detroit. The electric car is a sleek, sexy crossover SUV with a […]
Electrified vehicles sales up 38.4% year-on-year +++ BMW Group European market leader in electromobility +++ Krüger: Once again, we’ve achieved our ambitious target +++ Company set to continue leading role in technology innovation +++ 500,000 BMW Group e-vehicles expected on the roads by the end of 2019 +++ The BMW Group sold more than 140,000 […]
Harley-Davidson motorcycle, the LiveWire, now has a price: $29,799. The motorcycle manufacturer announced the MSRP during its press conference at the 2019 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Along with the price, Harley announced that it will start taking preorders for the LiveWire, all while showing off a pair of electric concepts. If you’re unfamiliar with LiveWire, […]
Pikes Peak International Hill Climb § Remarkable track record for the Volkswagen ID. R in 2018 § Pikes Peak and Goodwood record-breaker picks up another award § US magazine Autoweek acknowledges its “Motorsport Moment of the Year” Wolfsburg (02 January 2019). Two records and half a dozen awards: the pioneering Volkswagen ID. R electrified the […]
Power bank for electric cars – the mobile quick charging station by Volkswagen Group Components. Flexible charging station can support the stationary development of a charging infrastructure for electric vehicles and serve temporary needs CEO of Volkswagen Group Components, Thomas Schmall: “Completely new approach for the construction and expansion of the charging network” Head of […]
Groupe Renault and JMCG announce an agreement in EV on the fast-growing Chinese market, which represents today 50% of the worldwide EV market. Groupe Renault will take a significant part of JMEV, a subsidiary of JMCG and one of the main EV player in China. Groupe Renault will thus complete its offering, increase its presence […]
The Audi e-tron GT concept car that made its debut last week at the 2018 LA Auto Show is nearly production-ready, according to Audi design boss Mark Lichte. “This is a metal sheet body already, and you can imagine how close it is with a metal sheet body,” Lichte said in a roundtable interview during […]
Wolfsburg looks ahead to EVs and 2050 climate goals Automakers usually try to hedge their public statements about powertrains in the distant future, not so much for reasons of letting their competitors know what their plans are, but due to the difficulty of forecasting technologies, fuel prices and consumer tastes, among other things. Ten years […]
Former MotoGP race-winner Sete Gibernau will end his decade-long retirement to return to racing with Pons Racing in MotoE. Former MotoGP race-winner Sete Gibernau will end his decade-long retirement to return to racing with Pons Racing in MotoE for 2019.The 45-year-old will make his racing comeback next season in the inaugural MotoE championship, racing single-specification electric bikes, […]
MotoGP veteran Bradley Smith is to move into the new-for-2019 MotoE support category. Smith, 27, has competed in MotoGP since 2013 and scored two podium finishes with Tech 3 Yamaha before switching to KTM for 2017. But he will be replaced by Johann Zarco for 2019 and recently confirmed that he will take up a […]
Facts are facts, we all should face them reasonably. And it is a fact that the human activity on the 3rd rock counting from sun is having a huge effect on the landscape and natural environment of the planet . Just remember how your very own village or city changed in the past 20 or […]
Drag racing usually involves clouds of burnt hydrocarbons in with the burning rubber, but Chevrolet’s all-electric eCOPO Camaro Concept does away with that. Designed for SEMA 2018, and to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the original COPO Camaro special order models, the EV Camaro isn’t just a vague show-car special, either.It’s the handiwork of General […]
Big, pre-war cars are the things for which Hispano-Suiza is best known. Founded in 1904, the Spanish marque has been defunct since 1968. That’s all set to change as the brand is being revived with the launch of a new electric supercar, and it’s set to be revealed next March at the 2019 Geneva auto show. […]
On the back of VW’s stunning Pikes Peak success with its all-electric racer, VW motorsport director Sven Smeets has urged WRC bosses to act fast on finding a place for alternative energy in the series. It is understood that the FIA is working through possible electric and hybrid options for the WRC, but that there are […]
Volkswagen Motorsport team principal Sven Smeets has urged World Rally Championship officials to take swift action to find an alternative energy solution for the series. Motorsport.com understands the FIA is working through possible electric and hybrid options for the WRC, but so far there are no new rules in place for the beginning of the […]
As the current gasoline-engined Beetle approaches the end of its product cycle — the model will exit production next year — and as Volkswagen’s ID range of electric cars gets rolling with an electric Microbus in the works for 2022, it would have been difficult to picture the ID lineup without a Beetle-style retro model. Autocar now reports that such a model is under consideration, awaiting a green light […]
NHRA Funny Car veteran Bob Tasca III has taken a peek behind the curtain, and he like what he sees.The electric car is coming to the racetrack. Anyone who thinks otherwise need look no further than Sunday’s results from the Broadmoor Pikes Peak International Hill Climb and the dominant performance of the Volkswagen I.D. R. And, yes, electric technology […]
Electric GT Holdings Inc. has confirmed the ten race season of the all-new, zero-emission Electric Production Car Series (EPCS). Begining in Jerez, Spain on the 3rd of November, the European rounds of the championship will go on to visit Paul Ricard in France, Nürburgring in Germany, TT Circuit Assen in the Netherlands, Silverstone and Algarve […]
The wraps have just come off Volkswagen’s first electric racing car, the I.D. R. The German carmaker hopes it will steal the electric record at the legendary Pikes Peak sprint event in Colorado on 24 June.Designed exclusively to compete in the 12.4-mile hill climb race, the I.D. R has ultra-light carbon fibre bodywork and winglets. Thanks to […]
Nissan, which was crowned King of the Hill for both production and modified saloon cars at the 2017 Simola Hill Climb, has entered three category-defining vehicles for this year’s competition. First among the three is a first generation NISMO LEAF race car (RC), which will be piloted by Nissan product manager and test driver Janus […]
As excitement grows for Audi’s game-changing entry in to the electric vehicles market, the launch of the Audi Electric Vehicle Tribe marks a major new partnership for DriveTribe, the social media startup backed by Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May. This is the first major commercial partnership to be confirmed by DriveTribe, the world’s […]
The car, likely to be based on the Ford Fiesta R5, will be designed for one-day events.The British rally car builder M-Sport is working on a different kind of rally car that runs exclusively on electricity. It will likely be based on the current Ford Fiesta R5 platform, which M-Sport already offers for many levels […]
Volkswagen plans to show off its electric powertrain tech via the I.D. R Pikes Peak race car later this summer by taking a run at the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. The automaker previewed the race car itself this week via computer-generated images, giving a glimpse at the prototype that will fly up the (now […]