Electric Car

Article content (Bloomberg) — The name BYD Co. is mainly associated with mass market electric vehicles. A manufacturing behemoth that churns out more electric cars than anyone else on the planet, it’s a brand built on volume and affordability.  THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read…

Electric cars were supposed to usher in a new era of automotive styling. The thought was that once finally freed from the age-old constraints dictated by the pipes and plumbing of internal combustion, EVs would offer a blank slate for designers to revolutionize the form and function of the automobile.…

Don’t get us wrong; few things make us happy like a sensational internal combustion engine. Despite what some of the shoutier corners of the internet would have you believe, though, you are allowed to like more than one thing, and the range of electric cars on sale is only getting…

Giampietro Vianello - giampietro.vianello@thelocal.it Published: 20 Aug, 2025 CET. Updated: Sun 31 Aug 2025 07:12 CET Vendors showcase different types of cheese during a food festival in Italy. Photo by Vincenzo PINTO / AFP From nationwide transport strikes to food festivals and a new electric car bonus, here's what to…

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Serial entrepreneur Sibusiso September Ngwenya (34), known for his sock brand Skinny Sbu Socks, has dropped the “Happy Socks” business to pursue a career in the automotive industry. He is looking to build South Africa’s first premium electric car. After 12 years of carving his path in the fashion industry,…

Giampietro Vianello - giampietro.vianello@thelocal.it Published: 11 Aug, 2025 CET. Updated: Mon 11 Aug 2025 13:41 CET Electric vehicles from French car maker Renault being charged in central Rome. Photo by GABRIEL BOUYS / AFP Italy’s environment ministry has announced a €600-million package of incentives for the purchase of electric vehicles…

Following up the Lotus Eletre with the Lotus Emeya may have been a bit of a masterstroke for the Hethel-based manufacturer, if not quite in a way that it planned. With the motoring world able to get its disgust at a two-and-a-half tonne electric EV wearing a Lotus badge out…

The new Tesla Roadster 2 may have wings of sorts indeed. (Image source: Tesla) Elon Musk promised that the upcoming Tesla Roadster 2 hypercar will be able to 'fly' in some way to achieve its 0-60 mph acceleration in under one second, and a demo is scheduled for later in…

It’s been a few weeks since the British government announced plans to offer taxpayer-funded discounts on certain electric cars in order to speed up their faltering adoption, and since then, there hasn’t been much in the way of clarity on which cars would qualify. After a bit of a wait,…