Welcome to SHIFT Basics, a collection of tips, explainers, guides, and advice to keep you up to speed with mobility tech. I’ve been watching a lot of electric vehicle restomod videos on YouTube lately. There’s something quite cathartic about watching a rusted old heap transform into a zero emission beauty. The principles behind electric restomods are simple: […]
The revival of General Motors’ (GM) Hummer marque has continued with the unveiling of the Hummer EV SUV, which will arrive in 2023 as an 800hp-plus rival to the Rivian R1S. Joining a closely related Hummer pick-up truck, the SUV sits atop GM’s advanced Ultium electric car platform and promises a choice of “maximum driving efficiency or […]
The Gurgaon-based firm, which sold around 53,000 electric two-wheelers last fiscal to lead the vertical, also aims to set up around 20,000 charging stations across the country over the next two years to ease range anxiety issues. The country’s leading electric two-wheeler maker Hero Electric aims to train over 20,000 roadside mechanics across the country over the next three […]
New Delhi: BP has joined BMW Group and Daimler Mobility AG to drive forward the transition to electrification, the companies said in a joint release. Under their agreement, BP will become a 33.3% partner alongside BMW Group and Daimler Mobility AG in Digital Charging Solutions GmbH (DCS), developer of digital charging solutions for automotive manufacturers and vehicle fleet operators. BP’s acquisition of the […]
The surge in electric vehicles across the world is now quite real as most carmakers are now switching to EVs and strategising their future goals based on it. But some concerns still persist, like setting up ample charging infrastructure or ending dependency on fossil fuel to generate power and reduce carbon footprint. One carmaker has […]
Aluminium-Air batteries What if you no longer had to plug your electric vehicle (EV), which uses expensive and heavy Lithium ion batteries, into an electrical socket for charging? What if there was a much lighter, cheaper and greener battery that uses just air, water and the metal aluminium to generate electricity and does the job more efficiently by giving a driving range […]
Volvo Cars is only going to sell electric vehicles by 2030, the Swedish firm has said. It will phase out all car models with internal combustion engines by then, including hybrids. The carmaker is also planning to invest heavily in online sales and simplifying its products. It is trying to capitalise on growing demand for […]
For many potential EV customers, one of the biggest potential stumbling blocks before purchasing is ‘range anxiety’. Yet with battery technology improving all the time, electric cars can travel further on a single charge than ever before. Even so, there are ways you can eek out your electricity reserves even more, so here are our […]
With more and more car manufacturers focusing their efforts on making EVs, it is only a matter of time before we have an EV in every segment and by every major company. The year 2021 will witness the launched of many electric cars and here are five of them that we are looking forward to. […]
Chinese phone maker Xiaomi is wading into electric vehicles business with a $10bn (£7.3bn) investment over ten years. The Chinese tech giant’s goal is to “offer quality smart electric vehicles,” it said on Tuesday. Xiaomi is the world’s third largest smartphone maker behind Apple and Samsung, according to data firm Canalys. The company will be […]
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