Engines

6th June 2023

France Winning Gigafactory Race for European BEVs

France looks like it has won the charm offensive in attracting automotive battery producers to site their gigafactories in the country. Reuters reports that President Emmanuel Macron successfully rolled...

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5th June 2023

Lexus Debuts Entry-Level Hybrid CUV for Urbanites

Lexus has unveiled its smallest self-charging hybrid CUV to date with the entry-level LBX. Measuring just 13.7ft long, 5.98ft wide and 5ft high and with a 8.46ft wheelbase, the...

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2nd June 2023

Renault Faces Court Action over Faulty 1.2-liter Engines

French automaker, Renault, could face criminal prosecution over claims it has sold cars with major engine faults. A group of disgruntled customers plans to lodge a criminal complaint against...

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1st June 2023

Toyota Boosts Power on Refreshed Yaris Hybrid

Toyota has ramped up the power output of its hybrid powertrain in the refreshed Yaris compact urban car. The updates to Yaris’s full self-charging hybrid electric powertrain sees it...

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1st June 2023

Fiat Rediscovers Cuteness with Topolino Micro BEV

Fiat is targeting the young and young-at-heart with a post-war Fiat 500 inspired city BEV hoping to advance its urban mobility ambitions. It has released the first image of...

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31st May 2023

Stellantis Pins Hopes on Geothermal Carbon Free Lithium Production

Stellantis is teaming up with a company claiming to be able to commercially produce battery grade lithium from a CO2 free process using naturally occurring salt water. The automaker...

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31st May 2023

Citroën adds Mild Hybrid Powertrain to C5 Aircross CUV

Citroën added a mild hybrid powertrain to its C5 Aircross CUV line-up claiming a cut of 15% CO2 emissions compared to its equivalent pure ICE sibling. Its new Hybrid...

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30th May 2023

Price War Clouds Gather Over BEV Transition

As the leader goes, the runners-up follow. That’s what is happening now in the BEV segment, with said leader, Tesla of course, taking a series of whacks to its...

By Eric Volkman

26th May 2023

Aston Martin Releases its First ‘Super Tourer’

Aston Martin has created a whole new car category to describe its latest performance product, the DB12 ‘Super Tourer’. The automaker says the traditional Grand Tourer title does not...

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25th May 2023

BMW Pushes BEV as Range-Topping New 5 Series

BMW launches the eighth generation of its executive high-speed cruiser, the BMW 5 Series, pushing BEV as the range-topping halo powertrain. It’s as if the automaker is predicting a...

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25th May 2023

Jaguar Land Rover Owner Set to Build UK’s First Gigafactory

Tata, owner of Jaguar Land Rover, looks likely to accept a near $1Bn UK government handout to build the nation’s first automotive gigafactory. The BBC reports that the Indian...

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23rd May 2023

Ford Boosts BEV Plans with Canadian Lithium Deal

In its bid to secure automotive battery raw materials, Ford has signed an 11-year supply agreement with a lithium mining company in Canada. Ford is the first automaker customer...

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