As part of Renault's newly announced "Renaulution" strategic plan, Alpine is becoming an electric brand (EV) and joining forces with Lotus to develop electric sports cars. There is also news about the budget brand Dacia and its sister brand Lada. The Romanian brand will be expanded in the coming years with the addition of three new models, one of which will compete in the C-segment.
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Amazon-owned company Zoox today unveiled Robotaxi. It is a fully functional, electric, autonomous vehicle designed for the urban traffic environment. Basically, it is an interesting and not very pretty "box" on wheels, 3,630 mm long and 1,936 mm high, which is also why it does not take up much space on city streets. The fact that it is not a science fiction project, but rather a product that wants to be on the streets of the world's metropolises very soon, excites us.
Renault is slowly but surely preparing for the electrification of its entire model fleet, and for the past 10 years, its group has been developing extremely successful electric cars, such as the Renault Zoe or its sibling, the Nissan Leaf. This knowledge and experience is intended to be used thoroughly in the coming years. Even with the completely new generation Renault Megane, which can have the look of the Megane eVision study.
Various professional organizations and foreign media, including the renowned German Spiegel, believe that buying a used electric vehicle at this moment is an extremely wise and prudent decision.
The Škoda brand is well-known in Slovenian rational hearts. In a way, it is closer to us Slovenians than its "sister" Volkswagen. In a way, it is more ours. This is also why the family-oriented EV, the Škoda Enyaq iV, which is the ID.4's sister model, is all the more anticipated. Let's see!
Mercedes-Benz has stopped the development of gasoline and diesel engines. All resources and knowledge will now be directed only to electricity.
Behind us are two more big car shows, the New York Auto Show and the Shanghai Motor Show, which, in contrast to European car shows, served up a multitude of concepts and views into the not-so-distant future. It is interesting how the biggest brands saved the most futuristic studies for the Shanghai salon. Another proof that China is an increasingly important market for car manufacturers.
Virtually every car manufacturer is thinking about the electric drive today. And that is also why it seems logical that a manufacturer that specializes only in the production of electric-powered pick-up vehicles appears. Let's welcome a new car brand - Workhorse.
The Karma-Fisker was definitely a crowd pleaser and gained millions of fans around the world. When his story ended in 2014 due to the bankruptcy of the company, the automotive world was very disappointed. Its uniqueness was represented by an extravagant design and a drive that was always electric. The car solved the range problem by using a 260-horsepower GM engine to generate electricity. Quite similar to the Chevy Volt (Opel Ampera), but on a different level. The Chinese and their capital helped the phoenix rise from the ashes. They intend to create a new successful automotive story at the Fisker-Karma site.
The craziest 1968 Ford Mustang with an electric engine and 800 Mustangs under the hood was signed by Mitch Medford and John Wayland, two addicts of speed and everything related to cars, who live for the idea of launching a new type of racing in motoring - electric car racing . To this end, they opened Bloodshed Motors and chose as their first car a favorite among the American audience, the legendary Ford Mustang, in order to instill a passion for electric cars.
The Tesla S has collected an extraordinary number of titles and prestigious awards in the last year. So it became the best car of the year, won the title of the most important car model of the last 20 years…. there are even more such and different titles, and practically all motoring newsrooms in the world agree that Tesla is today's insight into the future of motoring. So something is definitely changing thinking and views on the automotive industry. The Tesla S model has been present on Slovenian roads for a long time, but still unofficially. That's why we got it for testing by a specialist for the import of used vehicles to Slovenia - Autoborker.
The I3 is BMW's first serial electric model, which in terms of dimensions belongs to the B-segment, and it brings a whole series of technological excesses, such as a carbon fiber cabin and sandwich construction, which significantly lower the weight and center of gravity and improve the economy and driving characteristics of the vehicle. It is on sale in Germany for 34,900 euros, but it will not be available here due to the poor infrastructure.