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How Chinese Cars Like The XPeng Mona M03 Will Impact The Global Auto Industry

CleanTechnica EVs

In this article, I analyze the competitive landscape of electric vehicles (EVs) in China, focusing on the Xpeng Mona M03 and others’ effect on the global auto market. About 3 years ago, I wrote about cars that seemed to be impressive before, like the Xpeng P5 and the BYD Dolphin.

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The Toyota Prius Transformed the Auto Industry

Cars That Think

According to a Toyota article detailing the projects history, by 1997, Toyota engineersincluding Takeshi Uchiyamada , who has since become known as the father of the Priuswere satisfied they had met the challenge of achieving all three goals.

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CAAM calls for return to normal order in China's auto industry as price war disrupts sector

CN EV Post

(Image credit: CnEVPost) The price war is one of the most talked-about topics in China's auto industry this month, creating operational challenges for many car companies. Now, an industry association is calling for a return to rationality for all parties to bring order to the market.

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NIO's William Li expects China's auto industry chain to stabilize by March or April

CN EV Post

"I am very confident that in the near future, China supply chain and the auto industry will return to normal," Li said. The post NIO's William Li expects China's auto industry chain to stabilize by March or April appeared first on CnEVPost. For more articles, please visit CnEVPost.

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When Do Fossil Fuel Car Sales Collapse?

CleanTechnica EVs

Maarten Vinkhuyzen was ahead of the curve (as usual) and wrote the article “The Osborne Effect On The Auto Industry” in February 2019. This is one of those topics that seems to come up more and more frequently.

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China & US Auto Market — Chinese Auto Disrupting Everyone Else

CleanTechnica EVs

In this article, I’m analyzing at a high level what is happening to the auto industry across propulsion types. For the purposes of this article, I assume that level 5 self-driving and driverless taxis don’t come for a while. I’ll break it down by region and also discuss individual companies.

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Electric Vehicles Create More Jobs than Fossil Fuel Vehicles — Research

CleanTechnica EVs

In a comment thread on an article yesterday, a reader made an important point. Although there’s a common narrative that a transition to electric vehicles will reduce jobs in the auto industry, the opposite is actually true! A University of Michigan study published earlier this year found that automotive assembly.