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For years, Korea’s electric car market lagged behind that of other countries due to a lack of charging infrastructure and few appealing models. This year marks a turning point, as sales of electric vehicles (EV) grew by more than 150 percent in the first half…
Korean hypermarket giant E-Mart plans to install electric car charging stations at all of its outlets nationwide by 2021. The company initiated formal service of nine electric car charging stations in four regions (Sokcho, Gangneung, Geomdan, and Gumi) this…
Jaguar Land Rover (TAMO.NS) is waiting for more information on trading conditions after Brexit before it decides whether to make electric cars in its home market, the boss of Britain’s biggest carmaker said. The Indian-owned automaker, which makes just under…
Daimler AG, owner of the Mercedes-Benz brand, warned that a fall in demand for diesel cars and a switch to electric vehicles could force it to prop up its supplier base. Carmakers face increased legal and regulatory scrutiny over pollution levels produced by…
Porsche and Audi, Volkswagen’s main luxury car divisions, plan to develop a joint platform for electric vehicles that will enable them significantly cut down on costs, German newspapers quoted their chief executives as saying. “By 2025, we’re facing a low…
One in three people in Southeast Asia admit they consider making the switch to electric cars, a study by Frost & Sullivan has revealed. The research, sponsored by Japanese carmaker Nissan, revealed 37 percent of prospective car buyers in the region may end up…
Japanese carmaker Nissan Motor Co. plans to transform its upscale Infiniti brand of vehicles into a primarily electrified offering, Chief Executive Hiroto Saikawa said on Tuesday. All new Infiniti models launched from 2021 will be either electric or so-called…
India, one of the world’s most polluted nations, has one of the most ambitious plans to kick its fossil fuel addiction. India will roll out nearly 100,000 battery-powered buses and autorickshaws onto its sulphurous city streets in the coming weeks, setting it…
The new vehicle ‘strengthens’ the firm’s ‘leadership’ in the electric car sector. Japanese giant Nissan Wednesday unveiled a new electric car with an extended range and semi-autonomous driving functions, as it seeks to battle off competitors in a sector it…
Russian miner Norilsk Nickel wants to expand in the market for materials used to make batteries for the fast-growing electric vehicle (EV) sector, its head of marketing and sales told Reuters. Nornickel, the world’s second-largest nickel producer and a major…
BMW wants to boost sales of electric cars by two-thirds next year to 100,000 vehicles as the luxury automaker is offering more battery-powered models, citing Chief Executive Officer Harald Krueger. Munich-based BMW expects to increase its deliveries of fully…
By 2020, Beijing says automakers must meet tough new green standards to cut epic pollution in China’s cities. As domestic firms bet heavily on electric cars to meet that goal, foreign peers are set to stay in a different, petrol-driven gear. In the latest…
Electric vehicle charging companies are calling for independent oversight of the $2 billion Volkswagen AG is required to invest in clean car infrastructure, saying VW should not have the power to shape the nascent electric car charging space. The German…
Germany’s Daimler will lift the curtain on its much-anticipated long-distance electric car at the Paris Motor Show in October, as the automaker gears up to compete with Tesla Motors Inc’s Model X sport-utility vehicle (SUV). The company will display a…
BMW has transformed its “i” division into a development center for self-driving cars, a board member told Reuters, a major strategic shift for the unit previously focused on making a family of lightweight electric vehicles. While Tesla’s (TSLA.O) Model 3 will…
Technology entrepreneur Elon Musk gave a public shout-out to the sharpest minds in manufacturing this week, calling on them to come help Tesla Motors Inc build a million all-electric cars a year by 2020. Musk says he is “hell-bent” on making the Silicon…
