Electric Mobility Reviews

Luxury car maker Porsche, part of the Volkswagen group, will launch an electric vehicle (EV) in India in the beginning of 2020, a company official said. Porsche, which started operations on India in 2012, has so far been selling fully imported cars here as the company does have any manufacturing or assembly units outside its home country Germany. "We will launch a fully electric car in India in the beginning of 2020," director of Porsche India Pavan Shetty told PTI.

German auto giant BMW said Friday it plans to build an electric version of its compact Mini in China, in a possible joint venture with local partner Great Wall.

The Polestar 1 will be an hybrid performance car that will be built in a new purpose built factory in China alongside two other cars.

With an asking price upwards of $4 million when it does go to sale, the Aspark Owl for sure will be an ultra-elite car for the ultra-elites of the world.

Mercedes-Benz is currently testing eActros trucks with an operating range of up to 200 kms as part of a broader electrification push.

Toyota Motor Corporation has announced that it has developed an electric vehicle motor magnet, which reduces the use of a rare-earth material neodymium by almost 50 per cent. Neodymium magnets are heat-resistant magnets used in high-output electric motors for electric vehicles, as well as machines and robots.

Harley-Davidson has been quite actively building towards an electric future and even showcased the Project LiveWire concept in 2014 as a preview for what's to come. Moving in the same direction, Harley-Davidson has filed a trademark application to use the name "H-D Revelation" for its upcoming electric motorcycle technology.

Ssangyong is all set to showcase an all-electric crossover concept at the 2018 Geneva Motor Show. According to the company, the e-SIV has a range of 480 km.