Can Cheap Mini-Electric Cars Bailout European Carmakers? Mini-electric cars promise something that current electric cars are incapable of; buyers will want them, not because they are forced into them by governments Grandstanding European politicians are accelerating the sales ban on petrol and diesel cars to 2030, paying scant attention to the unintended consequences, but maybe […]
Will The Renault, Nissan Alliance Flourish Or Whither? “Renault is still without a leader. The new CEO Luca de Meo, hired from VW’s SEAT, is still on gardening leave and won’t take control until July” News is expected this week which will either cement the Renault-Nissan alliance for the foreseeable future, or send its French […]
Could Hydrogen Fuel Cells Revive, Threaten Batteries? “Fool’s Cells not Fuel Cells” and “mind-bogglingly stupid” Autos with hydrogen fuel cells could eventually accelerate past battery powered ones because of their ability to provide environmentally friendly transport with almost unlimited green energy, zealots for the technology say, but there are some huge hurdles to jump over […]
Coronavirus Upheaval Generates Conflicting Scenarios. JLR, Renault Ford Europe Exposed. Automotive industry chaos in Europe induced by the coronavirus shutdown has environmental extremists dreaming of the end of the private car and a public transport heyday, while at the other end of the spectrum motoring addicts say fear of infection will generate a new golden […]
Is This, Finally, The Affordable Electric Car? “Isn’t there an option staring us in the face, in the form of a basic golf-cart, with a more powerful battery and adding windows and doors?” The electric car revolution won’t succeed until new battery-only vehicles are affordable to average income buyers and a sneak preview ahead of […]
Ghosn Escape From Japan Prompts Official Collusion Theory. “Japanese prosecutors will be furious, at least in public” Carlos Ghosn, detained in Tokyo for just over a year, appeared in Lebanon after apparently avoiding tough bail conditions and police supervision, suggesting to some that it couldn’t have happened without official collusion. Ghosn was arrested November 19, […]
Electric Car Sales Ambitions Dangerously Ahead Of Forecasts. Big Gap Between VW Predictions And Expert Forecasts. The great country music singer Reba McEntire put it this way. “Time can move so slow, When you’re all dressed up, With nowhere to go” If there are any country music fans at Volkswagen and the leading German car […]
Nissan Leaf Sales Falter As Competitors Improve. “the restyled, 2nd generation Leaf which launched in 2018 landed with a “thud” The Nissan Leaf was an early starter in the electric car race on both sides of the Atlantic, but has fallen behind as more brazen competitors like the Tesla Model 3 came up not only […]
VW Piëch Is Dead, Leaving Impressive Legacy, Bruised Egos. “With a self-confidence bordering on and perhaps crossing into arrogance, Piëch ruled VW with an iron fist, listening to few and firing many who dared question his supreme wisdom. Cowed and fearful, giant VW was run by one man” Ferdinand Piëch, who died Sunday aged 82, […]
Europe’s Auto Makers Face Existential CO2 Threat. Brexit, China, Tariff, Recession Problems? Small Fry. This One Is Serious. “Even if there were 300 million electric cars, with the current power generation system, the impact in terms of CO2 emissions is less than 1% – nothing,” Forget Brexit, China, tariff wars, weakening markets and the cost […]
