Toyota FCV Joins Fuel Cell Offering, Which Is Increasing Too. Toyota of Japan reminds us that batteries don’t necessarily hold the inside track as an alternative, revolutionary way to replace the internal combustion engine out there and it’s called the fuel cell. Unveiled ahead of the Tokyo car show on November 20, Toyota said its […]
Unforeseen Consequences For HS2. “If you can move from your home to your destination, door-to-door in the back-seat of your car, who’s going to take the train?” Ordering the computer in your car to drive to your destination is more than just a clever advance in technology; it will have massive social and industrial ramifications. […]
Audi Next With Plug-In A3, Mercedes With A Battery Powered B Class. But Electrification Threatens Future Of Europe’s Luxury Car Makers. German luxury car manufacturer BMW’s new little i3 electric vehicle is likely to lose a substantial amount of money in the short term for the company, but the techniques involved in building the car […]
“Disasters like Vel Satis, Avantime showed this didn’t work. The whole process is littered with failure. And people want to repeat the failures?” Europe’s tentative recovery after reaching 20-year car sales lows ought to promise hope for ravaged bottom lines, but some mass manufacturers seem determined to jeopardise their already rocky finances by reverting to […]
But German Political Muscle Will Make Sure It Wins The Argument. “it would be bad for BMW and Mercedes because they do not have the balance in their portfolio. In addition, the U.K. will have some problems because there’s no chance of Jaguar Land Rover meeting that target” Germany’s world-beating car manufacturers are probably breathing […]
Ford, Renault Upmarket Drive Seems A Hard Road. Weak Markets Made Worse By Underlying Changes. “There is still a hell of a way to go with overcapacity. Some has been taken out but not nearly enough” The braggadocio and bombast was still echoing around the Frankfurt car show stands when Volkswagen of Germany reminded everybody […]
BMW i3, Mercedes “S” Class, GLA Vie For Honours. “We foresee a real recovery at long last but this will be a very slow, very modest change of direction” Electric cars from BMW and Volkswagen will grab the headlines when the biennial Frankfurt Car Show opens this month, but the industry will be keeping its […]
Manufacturers, Desperate To Keep Factories Moving, Buy Sales. Europe’s Feeble Growth Won’t Cut Unemployment Or Resolve Debt Crisis. “The big issue for manufacturers is this uncertainty” The West European car industry at the moment is a bit like the proverbial Potemkin village. On the outside everything is looking shiny and better, the sales slump has […]
“They didn’t know it was impossible, so they did it”. Car manufacturers are investing billions to build an alternative to the internal combustion engine. The trouble is, they don’t know yet which new technology will win. There is no shortage of pretenders racing to replace 100-year old petrol and diesel-powered motors. Purists who want to […]
Accused Of Being “Lance Armstrong” Of Fuel Efficiency Deception. PARIS, France – German luxury car manufacturer BMW said within four to five years, batteries that power cars will double their capacity and allow electric cars twice the range they currently achieve. At the annual Automotive News Congress, BMW board member Ian Robertson told me that […]
