The shortage of automotive chips is now further exacerbated after the fire incident at Renesas, and the three prominent Japanese automotive manufacturers are preparing to reduce production accordingly, where even Toyota is unable to guarantee on the production capacity. ...  more

Hot on the heels of electric vehicles dominating the airwaves, many have been expressing concerns over how to recycle automotive li-ion batteries. For the first time ever, Volkswagen recently unveiled their battery recycling facility. Now you too can take a look at how the German automaker makes use of discarded batteries and removes all doubts about the environmental impact of their battery recycling operations. ...  more

Tesla sits firmly as the leader of sales in electric vehicles after the surge in production capacity during 2020, though the overall market shares have slightly declined for the company, and various automotive manufacturers have been catching up at the same time. Let us take a look at the top 5 sales leaders for 2020. ...  more

Diesel vehicles were regarded as the greatest treasure by European automotive manufacturers prior to the Volkswagen emissions scandal, which has devastated the reputation of the particular vehicle type, and the increasingly rigorous targets of carbon reduction initiated by various European countries have successively stipulated the termination deadline for ICE vehicles, which forces the exit of diesel vehicles. ...  more

Certain media outlets recently claimed that Tesla will acquire a 20% stake in China-based EV manufacturer BYD for US$36 billion. Though copious in details, the news ultimately turned out to be fake. ...  more

GM and Navistar will jointly manufacture 2000 long-range hydrogen-powered trucks in direct competition with Tesla’s electric truck, the Semi, which is expected to start shipping by the end of the year. The Semi may, moreover, be Tesla’s most powerful self-driving vehicle. ...  more

After Tesla released its 4Q20 financial results, Musk said that Tesla is having internal discussions about the viability of licensing out Tesla’s self-driving technologies to other automakers. ...  more

The best opportunity for Blackberry to restore the glory it once enjoyed in the smartphone market is to be found elsewhere in the self-driving car industry. ...  more

Elon Musk, now the world’s richest man, tweeted the other day that he’s giving away US$100 million to anyone who can come up with the best carbon capture technology. Those interested are encouraged to go for it. ...  more

Established in 2012, Israeli firm StoreDot has been focusing on the development of fast-charging Li-ion batteries for electric vehicles (EV). After years of hard work, it finally announced this January that the latest version of its traction battery has entered pilot production. StoreDot’s battery technology, which has been demonstrated to have a charging time of just five minutes, is expected to be recognized as a landmark breakthrough in the development of batteries and EVs. ...  more