News and happenings that drive the automotive world, especially in the UAE and the GCC… This edition tells you how International off-roading day was celebrated, reassuring introduction of an EV training centre in Dubai and what Porsche terms the Middle East’s largest car show… Let’s go vroom! Icons of Porsche …
Nissan Ariya crossover EV ready for 2021
Earlier this month, Nissan unveiled the long anticipated Nissan Ariya, their electric crossover SUV. With striking looks that speak Nissan’s new design language termed ‘Timeless Japanese Futurism’, Ariya’s is also the first face to smile with the brand’s reinvented logo. Ariya is a blend of Nissan’s core strengths – EV …
BMW iX3 first pure electric SAV
Just a couple of hours ago, (14th Tuesday, midday) the BMW Group world-premiered the first-ever BMW iX3 with a range of 460 km and supported by 300,000 charging stations. I bring you the details, straight from the horse’s mouth, along with some of the best pictures they have released. Here …
Audi eyes 2024 with project Artemis
The Artemis Project – sounds something out of a Bond movie? Well, you are close, in a German sort of way. It is the new special assignment that has been commissioned at the Audi HQ for the accelerated development of more high-tech automobile models. Markus Duesmann, the new CEO and …
Ford and Volkswagen join hands for future trucks and EV
PLAN IN BRIEF: A city van by Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles to be built next year and later a 1-ton cargo van engineered by Ford, and from 2022, a medium pickup built on Ford Ranger platform that will bear the name plate of Amorak. Combined production of up to 8 million …
Electric Adventure: Across UAE and Oman in an EV
Unfamiliarity is the root of fear and doubt. It’s the same for the silent shadows in the deserted alleys and for the stealthily advancing technology of clean energy. Then there is the anxiety that stems from the knowledge of haplessness – the sheer absence of support beyond the urban confines …
Britain to ban conventional cars by 2040
Britain is planning to ban the sale of new diesel and petrol cars by 2040 to encourage going electric. That seems far enough into the future, but is there enough time to address needs and implement the changes? This is not just about Britain’s pioneering move to save the earth. …
NEWSTRACK JULY CATCH UP EDITION
Electric power for every Volvo Volvo Cars has announced that every car launched from 2019 will have an electric motor. Volvo hopes to mark the end of an era – of cars that feature only an internal combustion engine (ICE). The Swedish brand, now owned by Chinese group Geely and …
