Electric Cars News

Mercedes-Benz is going full throttle on their new electric vehicle architecture, called EVA, for its four upcoming electric car models from the new EQ range.

Mercedes-Benz India will be bringing the EQ concept to the 2018 Auto Expo - The Motor Show. The carmaker is committed to introduce as many as 10 electric cars in its line-up by 2022 which will include SUVs, sedans and hatchbacks, and the EQ concept will be a preview to some of these future cars.

Ferrari CEO Sergio Marchionne said that it if an electric supercar is to be made, Ferrari will be the first. With the exception of the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Electric Drive, an electric supercar still alludes the market, but Ferrari just might change it in the next decade.

Infiniti expects more than half its global sales to be comprised of electric vehicles by 2025, with the first EV to debut in 2021.

A top official from the company, while talking to carandbike.com said they are closely monitoring the electric vehicle situation in the country and will start introducing EVs as soon as the government announces a proper roadmap.

The French automaker is using the know-how of former Opel engineers acquired from General Motors Co to develop vehicles to re-enter the U.S. market, and will offer electrification as an option on all its vehicles by 2025.

The investment will be in areas such as electric cars and self-driving automobiles, but analysts said the sum was not a surprise as Hyundai Motor already spends 4-5 trillion won annually as capital expenditure and has previously indicated it will invest in those areas.

The pact envisages encouraging joint Research and development, deployment and manufacturing activities in the area of metal-air batteries for an array of applications, as stationary energy storage systems, electric mobility solutions.