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  • Toyota electric vehicle strategy gets big boost with Innova Crysta testing

    Toyota Innova Crysta is among India’s biggest and well-established MPVs. This car has been there for a longer time and is getting different regular updates from the automaker from Japan. In recent times, the manufacturer unveiled their latest Toyota Innova Hycross which is a version that is hybrid engine-powered of a car. Apart from the hybrid engine version, Toyota Innova Crysta electric was in discussion for a long time now and had been presented as the concept car earlier. Though, getting concept to function, the MPV has been spotted as a test vehicle on the public roads now. So Toyota Electric Vehicles may get a big shot in the arm with this move.

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    This testing indicates that the automaker may be testing a new chassis for the ladder-on-frame vehicles. If this is successful, this may well be a big breakthrough for the car manufacturer for electrifying the lineup of its models further.

    The practice to convert ICE models into electric is established already in the American auto manufacturers such as GM, Ford and others.  

    If it gets launched, the Toyota Innova Crysta electric might be the advancement of the company towards a future which will be dominated by electric and be sustainable towards the environment and will be a great addition to the electric vehicle companies in india.

    The exteriors of the Toyota Innova Crysta EV are based completely on its ICE version only with some changes. The biggest change in design is visible upfront as there is going to be an absence of the grille as in the ICE version. Further, the car has a blue highlight all over the body.

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    The launch is still a while away but the electric vehicles forecast could be that the fans would not have to wait too long for an electric version here.

  • Ford Electric Vehicle doubles down on its UK operation

    Ford electric vehicles has now doubled on the commitment it had to the United Kingdom as the hub of its Electric vehicle Europe operation for the electric vehicle powertrain production thanks to the backing of £600 million from the UK Export Finance which supports the high-skill jobs of manufacturing.

    This investment is a part of the plans of the government for putting the United Kingdom at the forefront of the development of electric car in Europe as the country is going to transition into a net zero.

    Ford has also received a support from the UKEF through the EDG scheme which is going to turbo charge the transition of Ford towards the electrification and expand the manufacturing capacity and the export capacity towards a continuous support in terms of investment in the United Kingdom.

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    The sole coordinator on the loan was Citibank Europe PLC. There were six lenders who have an equal share in this facility. The international market is booming which keeps driving growth and creating job opportunities right across the United Kingdom. The auto industry is among the shining lights in the economy and there is a determination which is shown by the authorities to seize on the opportunity as the whole world is now working towards carbon emission free when it comes to driving.

    Ford Electric vehicle 2021 is among the largest exporters of the United Kingdom. Engines and the transmissions are transported from their facilities in Halewood and Degenham to twelve different countries across the world.

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    The loan which is backed by the UKEF is going to initially support an investment of 125 million for funding phase two of the electric vehicle powertrain hub of manufacturing.

    It is estimated that Ford Electric Vehicle 2020 is going to help in the securing of 500 jobs at Halewood which is also going to be a huge part of the growth in the economy as well.

  • BYD electric vehicle coming to Mexico

    BYD, the motor electric vehicle maker from China, is going to launch its cars in Mexico in the coming years. This is in light of the executives putting up a sales target of close to 30,000 vehicles in the year 2024.

    In the coming year, BYD is going to start selling fully electric versions of the Tang SUV alongside the Han Sedan. It is planned to be done through 8 dealers all across Mexico and was announced by the country head Zhou Zhou.

    The automotive industry association of Mexico has sold less than 5% of the cars. In the first few months, of the year these were hybrid and around 31,000 of 693,000 sold in its entirety.

    BYD in Mexico

    In September, the company set itself a pre-sales price for the Han and Tanga models at €72,000 in the electric vehicle Europe market. There are only a handful of Mexicans who make over $10,000 per year according to the statistics of the country. Zou from BYD further said that the company aimed to sell the cars through as many as 15 licensed dealers in the Mexican region by end of the 2023 and then hit 30 by the end of 2024.

    The environmental problems electric vehicles can solve are immense. And hence Mexicans will look at this as an opportunity to solve this problem through the sales of BYD electric vehicles.

    This announcement comes in the wake of Mexico’s planning to make electric vehicles more affordable for their users. Mexico, a major car manufacturer, will now be looking to cut sales taxes and import tariffs.

    Recently, the officials in Mexico are positive about turning half of the automotive production into electric by the end of the decade. Though, skepticism surrounds the claim as experts believe that only 15% can be achieved.

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  • Details Of 11 Electric Vehicles From Hyundai Remain Murky

    Hyundai Ioniq 5 to hit the Indian markets soon

    Euisun Chung who is the executive vice chairman of Hyundai has recently kicked 2020 off by the announcement of an expansion in output of the electric vehicles as well as other advanced technologies. The Hyundai group which has come up with brands such as Genesis, Kia and Hyundai is going to invest over $87 billion for production of 23 EVs by the year 2025. The details of a possible 11 new electric vehicles have not been provided clearly.

    Hyundai EVs

    The announcement states that the group is going to grow as many as 23 electric battery electric vehicles as well as six plug-in hybrids in the coming five years. The first of the 11 of these new dedicated electric vehicles is expected to come out by the year 2021 though the recent statements which have been made by Hyundai have been contradicting each other.

    The announcement of a dedicated EV has dated back till 2017 at least. Reports from the previous two years have suggested that it is going to be badged as Genesis and given a target for competing with the Model 3 from Tesla.

    However in June, there had been reports that the company is starting production for a compact SUV which is all-electric to be used as a platform for Electric vehicles. This report had point at the prototype being unveiled in the middle of the year 2020 and the production in early months of 2021. 

    The release today about the event on the New Year has stated that the new system for Electric Vehicle architecture system is going to be introduced and also applied to the models which have been slated to be launched in the year 2024.

  • MG Motors Launches ZS EV In India

    ZS EV to bring affordable version to Indian markets

    MG Motor unveiled a second product. This product is the ZS EV in India. This has happened after in July they unveiled Hector that became instantly popular. The electric SUV has the same specs as that of MG GS model sold globally in multiple markets. The iconic brand from Britain now owned by the SAIC Motor Corp showed its model of ZS off in New Delhi on Thursday.

    This vehicle has the capability of going to a distance of 340 km in one charge as per the claims of the company. This vehicle is going to compete directly against the Kona by Hyundai Motor and other brands that have electric SUVs in the country.

    The vehicle comes with sky roof and also an air purifier which is inbuilt. The company is going to begin selling in just five cities. The cities are Delhi, Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Bangalore and Hyderabad. 

    This model is going to be produced at the manufacturing facility of the company based in Halol Gujrat. The price that is being expected for MG ZS is going to be close to Rupees 25 lakh.

    MG is going to go up against Hyundai and Maruti Suzuki, both of which control the market share of passenger vehicle as 2/3rd of all the vehicles had been sold till March were made by the two of them. However, only a fraction over 8,000 EVs had been sold in the past few years as per data.

    MG has been working towards creation of an ecosystem for EV before they launched the ZS EV including the infrastructure for charging and other utilities.

  • Volkswagen Begins Production Of Its Electric Car ID.3

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    The production of the electric car ID.3 has officially been started by the Volkswagen on Monday as the auto giant from Germany is looking to become a leader when it comes to the ever growing field which is e-mobility.

    A ceremony which had taken place at the Zwickau plant of Volkswagen had been attended by a host of important people including Angela Merkel, German Chancellor and the CEO of the company Herbert Diess.

    In his speech Diess has said that the vehicle is going to make a substantial contribution in the breaking through of the e-mobility sector. He added that this vehicle is making e-mobility accessible to loads of people and is an important milestone for their company as it is aiming to become climate-neutral by the year 2050.

    Volkswagen ID.3
    Volkswagen ID.3 (Image Credits: wikimedia.org)

    The website also had an announcement where Volkswagen had described that their electric offensive is now picking up speed. The vehicle is on track for its launch at the same time in the markets in Europe in the next summer which the basic version of the vehicle which is being marketed in Germany at an amount which is lower than $33,487.

    The facility in Zwickau is going through a conversion currently from being a factory which is a 100 % internal combustion engine one to becoming one that is solely going to produce electric vehicles. The redevelopment of the site is costing Volkswagen close to 1.2 billion euros and the company has said that from 2021 onwards the plant is going to have the capacity for producing as many as 330,000 electric vehicles every year.

    The company is planning for the launch of close to 70 models of electric cars by the year 2028.