Japanese Hearts in Italian Bodies
Best of Two Worlds
Geely’s Polestar Glitches Out
Yes, Volvo was involved in the design...the Polestar 2. Polestar, not yet a familiar name but this is a relatively new company started up by Volvo and their parent company, Geely, has announced a recall of the vehicles thus far...
Volvo Files Patent For Steering Wheel That Slides Left and Right
Volvo has filed a patent in the US for a design that lets you slide the controls of a car from one side to the other, essentially switching the vehicle between left-hand and right-hand drive - or even centre-drive -...
Vietnam Carmaker Vinfast Sets Up For Expansion in Australia; Buys Holden Testing Centre
Vietnam’s first local car manufacturer, Vinfast, a relatively new start-up backed by a Vietnamese billionaire, has been making ripples and, very soon, waves in the automotive scene. They delivered their first homegrown car in June 2019 and are already stepping…
A Cheaper Tesla Coming Soon
Cheaper battery is the key to cheaper EVs.
Plug-in Hybrids: The Car Industry’s Wolf in Sheep’s Clothes?
New research just published maintains that plug-in hybrids may have carbon dioxide emissions as much as 2.5 times greater than official estimates. Plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHEV) are cars that have both a combustion engine that uses fossil fuel and a...