I went to the Frankfurt Show hoping that I would be impressed by the new Volkswagen offering….and I was. There was absolutely no doubt about the car of the event, yes there were more glitzy cars, faster cars and impressive concept cars but the new Golf fits the bill if you want a great electric car that is so intuitive and well built….
Read MoreZhejiang Geely Holding will soon have four brands in Europe, with Volvo, Polestar, Lotus and the Chinese/Scandinavian Lynk & CO based in Goteborg, Sweden. Instead of creating a traditional dealer network, Lynk & CO will offer subscriptions to customers, market its cars online, and sell through branded flagship stores and so-called "pop-up" stores.
Read MoreChina is ratcheting back the subsidies it offers for home grown manufacturers and car buyers and encouraging more international involvement in the marketplace. Last year, for example, by far the best selling electric car in China was an econobox from BJEV called the EC, sold for about $8,000 after subsidies about half the price of what it would be sold at normally without the subsidies….
Read MoreCornwall Insight analysed the WLTP ( World Harmonised Light VehicleTest Procedure )
Read MoreIf the temperature drops to a nippy -7C you could lose 12% of the driving range of your electric car, on the other extreme, at a balmy 35C you could lose 4%…
Read MoreFantastic news for EV enthusiasts….the demand for the new Porsche Taycan is expected to be so high that the company has decided to double the production of the yet to be released vehicle.
Porsche now expect a 40,000 Taycans a year to be built in Stuttgart up from the previously planned 20,000. To put this into perspective Porsche sold 36,000 911s last year.
The car will be presented at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September and sold in the market early in 2020.
Read MoreTesla or maybe I should say should Elon Musk, is an innovator, a very clever one at that. The multi-million dollar question though is whether or not Musk is a good businessman.
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