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Iconic Automotive Designer Peter Horbury Died At Age 73

The Truth About Cars

Later, he headed design for Ford when it owned Aston Martin, Volvo, and Jaguar. Most recently, Horbury worked with Geely after the Chinese company bought Volvo from Ford. One of his last credits came with the Lotus Eletre, the automaker’s first SUV.

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Polestar (PSNY) CEO says rivals are falling into a trap by delaying EV plans

Baua Electric

The company’s CEO, Thomas Ingenlath, is now calling out rivals for pulling back on EV plans, saying they are falling into a “trap” and they will be left behind as the industry transitions. Polestar has two high-margin electric SUVs, the Polestar 3 and 4, launching this year in key markets.

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Three perspectives on China’s EV industry (spoiler alert: legacy brands are toast) – Charged EVs

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Each reaches basically the same conclusion: the global non-Chinese automakers will never be able to catch up unless they radically change their corporate mindsets. In the 1950s, over 100 companies in Japan started making motorcycles, sparking a “wild, untamed, often unscrupulous and dazzlingly innovative” melee. Williams asks.

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New EV electric car calendar

EV Central

All the new electric cars, electric SUVs and electric utes arriving in Australia in 2021, 2022 and 2023. Alfa Romeo Tonale – the Italian brand finally has a rechargeable car in its ranks in the form of the Tonale PHEV compact SUV. No Australian plans yet, with the company focusing on America first then Europe.