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More than 496 km/h! The title of the world's fastest production car is claimed by a Chinese hypercar with an electric propulsion system. But does the record count?
Xiaomi is recalling more than 115,000 copies of its popular SU7 electric car in China due to problems with the driver assistance systems. The decision follows a high-profile accident six months ago in which three students were killed.
Porsche has officially announced a change in product strategy. The company will shift its focus from electric cars to models with internal combustion engines and hybrids.
Production of the Nissan Ariya EV for the U.S. market will stop from the 2026 model year, Automotive News has learned.
The new generation Eclipse Cross is an exclusively electric crossover for Europe. Production will start at Renault's plant in France, with sales starting at the end of 2025.
In car park P44 opposite the LabCampus at Munich Airport, the largest public charging park for electric cars in Bavaria and one of Germany's largest.
The Renault 4 electric crossover is now available in a commercial Van version. Instead of the rear seats, it has a plastic tray with load securing loops.
The electric pick-up has passed the tough crash tests of the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) and confirmed a high level of occupant protection. However, problematic headlights and low-visibility seatbelt reminders prevented it from claiming the Top Safety Pick honour.
Automakers are increasingly looking for new scenarios to use batteries from decommissioned electric vehicles. Stellantis has decided to give them a "second life" in projects related to mobility outside of mass transport.
Volkswagen is once again pushing back the launch dates of key electric vehicles. According to Handelsblatt, production of the electric ID. Golf and ID. Roc in Wolfsburg will not start until 2030. Initially, the ID. Golf was planned for 2028, then 2029, and ID. Roc was expected in 2029. Now the first crossover on the new SSP platform will be released ID. Roc in the summer of 2030, followed by the ID. Golf.
Toyota is launching a production version of the e-Palette multi-purpose electric car, first shown back in 2018. In Japan, the model can already be ordered at a price starting from 29 million yen (around €168k).
The contract production is organised according to the SKD (semi-knocked down) scheme - the cars are first assembled in China, partially disassembled and then sent to Austria where they undergo final assembly.
Tesla has abruptly removed the rear-wheel-drive Cybertruck (RWD) version, which cost $69,990 and had a range of up to 350 miles (563 kilometres) on the US EPA cycle.
Stellantis announced Friday that it is completely abandoning its electric pickup truck project, which was supposed to be the longest-range and most powerful in the segment. The development of the model has been halted due to declining demand for battery-powered "trucks" in North America.
Toyota plans to start production of two new electric-powered SUVs in the United States, according to Reuters. There is little information about them yet.
