RWC has been contracted to support the government of St Lucia in its drive for electric vehicle (EV) uptake by providing internationally recognised training to the Caribbean Island’s automotive technicians. Getting underway in December 2019 with 15 automotive technicians undergoing the internationally recognised IMI L3 Award in Electric/Hybrid Vehicle System Repair and Replacement qualification, the [...]

Carlos Tavares, CEO of PSA Group, has been named 2020 World Car Person of the Year at the World Car Awards. The awards are voted for by jurors from 24 countries Tavares was the jurors’ choice over several other auto industry executives, engineers, designers and entrepreneurs from all around the globe. His accomplishments include returning [...]

After a large increase of European registrations experienced in December 2019, volumes for January have decreased, marking another month of transition for the complex new car market. A total of 1,138,057 new passenger cars were registered in January 2020, representing a decline of 7.6 per cent from January 2019. This steep reduction was in large [...]

Fortum, BASF, and Nornickel have signed a letter of intent to plan a battery recycling cluster in Harjavalta, Finland, serving the electric vehicle market. This would enable a successful “closed loop” cycle to reuse the critical metals present in used batteries. Using metals from recycled batteries to produce battery materials offers significant CO2 reduction in the [...]

Volvo Cars inaugurated a brand-new battery assembly line at its Belgian manufacturing plant in Ghent, where it will start building its first fully electric car, the XC40 Recharge P8, later this year. The inauguration is the latest proof point for Volvo Cars’ electrification strategy and its climate action plan. It aims to reduce its lifecycle [...]