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Kia mulls EV plant in Thailand to take on Toyota and BYD with affordable electric cars

Baua Electric

Can Kia challenge Toyota, which has dominated the market in Thailand, with affordable EVs? Affordable electric cars are coming Kia has already revamped the brand as the industry transitions to electric with a new logo and design. Meanwhile, Kia has bigger (or, smaller and more affordable) plans.

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Tesla’s $25k car gets update on its final name, options, and potential release date

Teslarati

As per information shared by individuals familiar with the items discussed in the meeting, Musk clarified that the upcoming vehicle would not be named the “Model 2,” but it could be a car designed for Full Self-Driving with no steering wheel or physical pedals. .

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Controlled Power Technologies and Advanced Lead-Acid Battery Consortium to unveil LC Super Hybrid at Geneva show; low-cost “micro-mild” demonstrator

Green Car Congress

The carbon-enhanced lead–acid battery design (supplied by Exide Technologies) helps to maximize energy recuperation (regenerative braking) during deceleration, supporting SpeedStart’s potential for high power generation, torque smoothing and electrical energy recovery. —Allan Cooper, European projects coordinator at ALABC.

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ARPA-E awarding $36M to 22 projects in RANGE program for transformative EV storage

Green Car Congress

The US Department of Energy (DOE) Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) will award approximately $36 million to 22 projects to develop transformational electric vehicle (EV) energy storage systems using innovative chemistries, architectures and designs. Currently, zinc-air batteries are low power and offer a limited cycle life.

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Xiaomi’s first EV will be under 35 lakh rupees

Electric Vehicles India

A popular Mobile phones brand will now make electric vehicles as the company is offering affordable mobile phones we can also expect similar for electric vehicles too. The company has also announced a new logo which was unveiled at the product launch event. Jun has also said that the new logo design is more suitable for cars.

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This Community-Run Internet is Bridging the Digital Divide

Cars That Think

There are many reasons for the divide, including affordability, the lack of digital literacy, and the absence of relevant content and services in local languages. Last year’s winning projects were presented at the Connecting the Unconnected Summit , a virtual event held in November. But that’s not the case for more than 3.5

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Torotrak to acquire remaining 80% of Flybrid for up to £23M; targeting commercial launch of M-KERS in 2015

Green Car Congress

M-KERS captures and stores energy that is otherwise lost during vehicle deceleration events. This leaves Torotrak’s technologies that improve the internal combustion engine’s performance well positioned as affordable, mainstream solutions in the mass car markets.

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