Electric Mobility News

Electrification is one of the themes at the ongoing 2019 Frankfurt Motor Show and going with the theme, Hyundai Motor has showcased the 45 electric vehicle concept, which symbolises the future direction for Hyundai's electric vehicles.

The company has invested a total of 700 million euros in the new production facilities alone.

Adding electric buses to its intra-city fleet, the Brihan Mumbai Electricity Supply and Transport Undertaking (BEST) deployed 10 9-Meter electric buses in Mumbai. The new eBuzz K7 electric buses have been sourced from Olectra-BYD, as part of its 40 AC & non-AC bus order on Gross Cost Contract basis. The new e-buses join the fleet after the successful deployment of the six eBuzz K7 buses that were added to the fleet in November 2017 by BEST.

The Volkswagen ID.3 breaks cover at the 2019 Frankfurt Motor Show. It marks the coming of a new era for Volkswagen and it will hit the roads in Europe early next year.

By next year, CO2 must be cut to 95 grams per kilometer for 95% of cars from the current 120.5g average - a figure that has risen of late as consumers spurn fuel-efficient diesels and embrace SUVs. All new cars in the EU must be compliant in 2021.

Volocopter, which says it is building the world's first manned, electric and vertical takeoff air taxis, said in a statement on Monday that the other investors in the new funding round include German luxury car maker Daimler, which it had previously raised money from.

Ionity aims to install 400 high-speed charging stations across Europe by the end of next year in a bid to combat concerns about the range of electric vehicles, which is still considered a key factor limiting demand.

Last week, Tesla co-founder Elon Musk tweeted that he will be bringing over the Tesla Model S to the holy grail of motorsport - The Nurburgring circuit in Germany. It was thought of as a challenge to the recently unveiled Porsche Taycan Turbo, the iconic German automaker's first-ever fully electric sports car. Setting a benchmark time at the Nurburgring is what most manufacturers swear by, and what better way to welcome the Taycan than throw up a challenge. It now seems the stakes have moved a notch higher as Musk may have just found a "decent driver" to pilot the Model S at the iconic track. Responding to Musk's tweet was former Formula 1 world champion Nico Rosberg, who has offered his services to take the Model S around the Nurburgring.