Kia’s Europe boss says the car will be a response to people’s increasing avoidance of public transport.
Kia Motors is developing an ultra-compact electric car to rival existing models such as the Citroen Ami, in an effort to provide people with affordable alternatives to public transport in the wake of the coronavirus crisis. In an interview with Auto Express, Kia Motors’ Europe COO, Emilio Herrera, said the South Korean carmaker had noted the rise in the use of […]
Formula E Driver Disqualified After Cheating in Virtual Race
Formula E driver Daniel Abt was disqualified after finishing third in a virtual race after it turned out he had been cheating by using a stand-in driver. Like most sports, Formula E events had been canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic, but the organization turned to virtual races using some of its drivers. Saturday’s Formula E “Race At […]
Electric oil tankers: A slick use of renewable energy?
https://youtu.be/JLDTYzr3Jt0 This isn’t the first maritime project to awkwardly mash up the past in the future. In 2017, a Chinese shipyard announced that it had built an electric cargo ship—to transport coal. Regardless of the cargo, shipping is a major source of carbon emissions. A 2009 report found that one oceangoing cargo ship polluted the […]
ACCIONA 100% ECOPOWERED REACHES NEW MILESTONE WITHOUT FUEL
The Company was a pioneer in manufacturing the first zero-emissions vehicle to compete in the 2015 Dakar Rally, powered 100% by clean energy: that is electric batteries. Second time around, the car made a further leap forward in completing 10 out of the 13 stages that make up the rally and becoming the fifth most media-followed vehicle […]
Scania To Deliver Up To 75 Electric Trucks To ASKO In 2020-2022
Scania boasted that the Norwegian food wholesaler ASKO intends to order, under a framework agreement, up to 75 electric trucks within three years (2020-2022). The first two were already delivered in February 2020, and recently ASKO selected ABB to build charging infrastructure for its electric fleet. Besides the all-electric trucks, since the start of 2020, ASKO has been testing […]
Volkswagen confirms plans for R-badged high-performance electric cars
Last week, VW Group board member Jürgen Stackmann told TopGear: The future of R needs to be and will be electric. We’re still working on what we started two and a half years ago – which was obviously not electric, though exciting – but the work going forward is and will be electrified. Volkswagen R is […]
Hyundai Kona Electric: The new favored police patrol car for Europe?
As cities look to reduce air pollution, some are equipping their police forces with electric cars. The Hyundai Kona Electric is proving to be a popular choice, in Europe at least. Police forces in Spain, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom currently use Kona Electric patrol cars, Hyundai said earlier this month in a press release. […]
Massa: The level of the drivers is “unbelievable”
Despite being one of the most experienced drivers in the world of motorsport, ROKiT Venturi Racing’s Felipe Massa still finds the level of competition in the ABB Formula E Race at Home Challenge in support of UNICEF simply “unbelievable.” “It’s definitely a great idea to do this Race at Home Challenge because we enjoy ourselves, […]
Formula E News: Jaguar I-PACE eTrophy support series to be scrapped
The Jaguar I-PACE eTrophy, which supports certain Formula E rounds, will be cancelled at the end of the 2019-20 season amid the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic. Jaguar made a return to international motorsport with its FE team in 2016, and the one-make series for the electric I-PACE SUV launched in 2018 originally for […]
Motorsport UK issues guidelines to allow electric vehicles
British motorsport governing body Motorsport UK has issued technical and safety regulations to allow electric cars to feature in national competitions for the first time. The guidelines outline how a range of electrified vehicles, including hybrid and fully electric machines, can be used. But Motorsport UK CEO Hugh Chambers has stressed that the introduction of […]