The market initially thought what Elon Musk said two years ago about selling and delivering 500K units of vehicles was nothing but a joke, though the target is highly likely to be achieved within this year, and the shares of Tesla had surged under the bull market this year. Analysts believe that Tesla would require 2-3 years of time to achieve the sales of 500K units outside of China, and the Nikkei’s interview with market experts also disclosed that the significance of China resembles the heart and lungs of Tesla. ...  more

Luxury car manufacturers Bentley and Maserati have in succession announced the phase out of vehicles that are purely powered by an internal combustion engine (ICE) in their offerings. ...  more

Automotive sales king Toyota has finally made its way to the BEV battlefield by announcing the new BEV platform e-TNGA, and is expected to launch its first BEV SUV in the European market next year. ...  more

The new electric scooter of PGO is finally coming. The Ur2 is expected to be available in March next year, and it looks like it could be the competitor for Viva. ...  more

Will the mesmerizing design, paired with the astonishing black technology, as well as Yamaha’s reputation in boasting technological advancement, facilitate the mass production of this legendary hydrodynamic vehicle? It might just be a misunderstanding after all. ...  more

Honda has just announced that it will phase out vehicles that are totally powered by an internal combustion engine (ICE) in Europe in 2022. From that point on, the Japanese carmaker will only offer battery-electric or hybrid models for this regional market. Honda is already having trouble complying with the European standard for carbon emission, and it will ultimately have to make a full transition from engines that run on gasoline and diesel to powertrain systems that are carbon-neutral. ...  more

Lithium-air batteries, which produce a current flow via the oxidation of lithium at the anode and the reduction of oxygen at the cathode, has emerged as one of several promising battery technologies in the recent period. ...  more

While domestic-made Model 3 had sold like hotcakes in China, Wuling’s mini EV overtook Tesla’s yearly sales in a mere three months by touting rock-bottom prices, more specifically, at a wallet-friendly ¥30,000. ...  more

Electric vehicles yielded remarkable performance in the market amidst the turbulent 2020, which has invigorated the stock prices of automotive manufacturers to continue to surge in the fourth quarter. However, an awkward predicament has surfaced in Germany regarding whether to continue developing hydrogen fuel cells, where the government and the three major automotive manufacturers have derived a major divergence at the critical intersection. ...  more

Right before the upcoming unveiling of Kymco’s new electric scooters, CMC eMoving, a heavyweight in Taiwan’s electric scooter battery consortium (henceforth “the consortium”), announced that it will officially join the PBGN (henceforth “the network”). Spearheading eMoving’s PBGN participation is the company’s first PBGN-compliant electric scooter, to be released in 4Q21. ...  more