Kia Motors has followed Hyundai Motor Company by investing in IONITY, a joint venture of global car manufacturers established to promote electric vehicles in Europe. IONITY is expanding its network to 400 fast-charging stations by 2020, with at least one site every 120 kilometres along major European highways. Kia will play a key role in [...]

Volvo Cars reported a solid sales performance in August, with global volumes up 10.2% compared with the same period last year. Total sales during the month reached 47,796 cars, as all regions of the US, China and Europe reported a volume growth in August. In the January-to-August period, Volvo Cars’ total sales reached 443,168 cars, up [...]

A Bristol-based team is on a 10,000-mile journey across Asia in a 1999 Nissan Micra worth just £400. Bristol fundraiser Joe Scott and Osain Minogue, Aleix Gemino and Matt Sales are currently competing in the Mongol Rally taking in 20 countries, three deserts and five mountain ranges. The race began on 18 July 18. Supported [...]

Hydrogen-powered fuel cell electric vehicles deployed by Hydrogen Mobility Europe (H2ME) travelled five million kilometres last year. H2ME is a pan-European project which has so far deployed nearly 500 hydrogen vehicles and 30 hydrogen refuelling stations across Europe. It aims to support the commercialisation of fuel cell and hydrogen technologies in Europe. As well as [...]

The Plymouth, Michigan USA headquarters of MAHLE Powertrain, LLC has been accredited by the California Air Resources Board (CARB) as a facility capable of performing emissions certification testing in accordance with federal and state regulations. The announcement is recognition of the company’s laboratory operations and is validated by test data collated independently by the agency. [...]