The wave that is causing a seismic movement towards electric vehicles (EV) is pretty overwhelming at times, to say the least. Every day, we are bombarded with green technology messages and visuals—green cars, green buildings, green environment and the like. However, do we truly grasp what it all means?
Volvo, the boxy but good Swedish carmaker that is really Chinese-owned, has announced the signing of a ‘framework agreement’ with Uber, the self-titled ride-sharing company, to develop 24,000 autonomous-capable vehicles between 2019 and 2021. The Volvo XC90 is to become the base vehicle that will come fairly autonomous, and will be specially modified to be capable of having Uber’s self-developed and thus proprietary driverless bits and pieces bolted on, making the car fully autonomous.
Automologist ATHERTON loves coffee just slightly less than he loves cars. Now, his two loves are coming together in the most fantastic way…
The most talked about launch of the year on our shores just came to pass last Thursday when the All-New Perodua Myvi was launched. A host of safety and technological features usually found in higher priced and premium cars is yours for under RM60,000.00. An absolute bargain.
Automologist ATHERTON brings us the deets on the all-new Myvi.
Next Saturday will see an end to one of motorsports’ greatest eras. An era in which Porsche’s 919 Hybrid decimated the competition in FIA’s World Endurance Championship, the LMP1 category. It started back in 2013 when a new team was created for research and development in Weissach.