Nissan has revealed plans to add six new fully-electric vehicles to the portfolios of the Nissan and Infiniti brands over the next five years, according to Toshihiro Hirai, who's Nissan's corporate vice president for powertrain and EV engineering. Four of the new all-electric models will go under the Nissan banner, while the other two will be new Infiniti models.
Considering how much less power is required than for a car, and how electrification of bicycles has been going on for some time now, it's perhaps a little surprising that electric motorcycles are not a bigger deal than they are already. And if there's one motorcycle manufacturer many people would have put at the bottom of a list of ones likely to introduce an electric motorbike, it would probably be Harley-Davidson. However, it has been revealed that the legendary American motorcycle company is to put its first electric model into production in as little as 18 months.
California Governor Jerry Brown Friday signed an executive order detailing aims to have five million electric cars on the state's roads by 2030 -- by accelerating the production of such vehicles using financial incentives and rebates.
One of the biggest awards in the automotive world, if not the biggest, is the World Car of the Year Award, which has just seen the final shortlist of 10 announced for 2018.
The Kia Niro was something of a groundbreaking model when it was released last year as it was a hybrid SUV model from a mass-market manufacturer that wasn't offered in non-hybrid form. Despite its attractive styling, only being available as a hybrid could have restricted its appeal in some markets. However, it looks to have been a successful decision by the South Korean automaker, and now the Niro has just been named the 2018 Green SUV of the Year by the Green Car Journal.
All-electric taxis might be pretty thin on the ground at the moment, but it might not be too long until they become commonplace. And this week was a landmark day for the electric taxi cause as the very first example of the all-new electric TX taxi from the London EV Company (LEVC) was handed over to a very eager and excited driver.
French carmaker PSA, owner of the Peugeot, Citroen, Opel, Vauxhall and DS brands, will offer an electric version of all its models by 2025, CEO Carlos Tavares has said.
The number of new cars sold in Europe topped the 15-million mark for the first time in a decade in 2017, the bloc's industry body calculated in new data.
This year's Detroit Auto Show has unfolded with the slick precision of a corporate infomercial, filled with sparkly new offerings, but little of the crackle of something truly innovative.
It seems no automaker is immune from the incredible popularity of SUVs or the relentless march towards electrification these days, and now even Ferrari has confirmed it will soon be producing its own SUV as well as an all-electric supercar to challenge Tesla's lead in that part of the industry.
