Month: July 2023

EVLOMO Applied sciences, the Thailand arm of American agency EVLOMO, has introduced a partnership with Schneider Electrical to put in 100 electrical car (EV) quick chargers all through Thailand by the tip of the yr, reviews The Nation Thailand.

Each corporations will set up Schneider Electrical’s EVlinkDC chargers in Thailand, with the primary set to be out there on the Bangchak petrol station on Srinakarin Street in Bangkok on the finish of this month. This was revealed by Nicole Wu, CEO of EVLOMO Applied sciences, who added that Thailand’s EV business and ecosystem had the potential to develop considerably due to the federal government’s robust and sensible help in addition to demand from shoppers in Thailand.

EVLOMO entered right into a collaboration with power firm Bangchak Company in April to determine an EV charging community throughout Thailand. The community would comprise of DC quick chargers with as much as 150 kW capability, with a complete of 20 DC quick chargers deliberate initially – 10 can be put in in Bangchak gasoline stations in Bangkok and one other 10 can be put in in Bangchak gasoline stations in Nonthaburi.

In line with the report, EVLOMO has additionally acquired land to open its personal standalone charging stations in Thailand, with deliberate for the second quarter of subsequent yr. Every charging station shall be geared up with 30 DC chargers and can characteristic further services resembling shops and eating places. “The primary 10 stations shall be positioned in main Thailand cities resembling Nakhon Pathom, Phuket, Chiang Mai, Saraburi, and Nakhon Sawan,” stated Wu.

A memorandum of understanding (MOU) was additionally signed by EVLOMO and Schneider Electrical to develop and construct a battery pack plant in Thailand. Set to start operations between July and August subsequent yr, the power may have capability of 1 GW, with the batteries produced getting used for electrical bikes and different two-wheelers. A majority (60%) of the battery packs produced by the power shall be for the home market, whereas the remaining 40% shall be exported to markets resembling Indonesia, Laos, Cambodia, and India.

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By 1990 Audi was reeling as a result of dwindling gross sales and an getting old product line. A bogus sudden acceleration scandal did not assist the model’s fame, and in consequence, US gross sales dropped by half from a excessive of 74,000 in 1985. On the time, Audi was in peril of folding in North America like Alfa Romeo and Peugeot, nevertheless it dug in and doubled down on what it does finest.

In contrast to Alfa Romeo and Peugeot, Audi had two aces up its sleeve within the type of its turbocharged inline-five-cylinder engine and Quattro all-wheel drive system. Two elements it pioneered within the 1980s with the unique Ur Quattro and the Sport Quattro S1, a brash terrier of a rally automobile. By stuffing the turbo five-cylinder and Quattro AWD within the mild-mannered 200, Audi started clawing its approach again to prominence. 

In inventory kind, the 1990 Audi 200 Quattro produced 217 horsepower and 228 pound-feet of torque from its inline-five turbo. Nonetheless, the proprietor of the metallic brown sedan on this video claims it makes 480 horsepower due to some critical modifications. Calling the automobile a “grandpa on steroids,” it hits the autobahn for a top-speed run.

The five-cylinder engine grumbles to life, settling into its unmistakable idle. Coarser than the velvety smoothness of an inline-six, the inline-five has an unmistakable bear-like growl that appears without delay offended and desperate to get transferring. It wastes no time hitting the autobahn and getting up to the mark.       

At 5,000 rpm and 180 kph, or about 112 mph, the Audi 200 tracks rock regular because it settles into the left lane. The inline-five has a resonance not in contrast to a Lamborghini Huracan and even an Audi R8, two automobiles with V10 engines that share the five-cylinder’s uneven pulses. Because the increase kicks in, it gathers steam, hurling towards the 7,000 rpm redline whereas abandoning all warning. 

Briefly, the Audi 200 touches 240 kph, virtually 150 mph, earlier than visitors and instincts of self-preservation take over. For comparability, a brand new Audi S6, the fashionable equal of the 200, has a claimed high pace of 155 mph. However whereas the Audi S6 could also be safer and extra comfy to drive, it lacks the visceral thrill of this amped-up 200 when it is burning up the autobahn. 

Audi will pace up the manufacturing of battery-electric autos within the close to future. The corporate has a secure of high-performance vehicles because it ramps up EV manufacturing, and a brand new video pits its previous in opposition to its future with the brand new RS6 Efficiency drag racing the RS E-Tron GT.

The RS E-Tron GT makes extra horsepower – 637 of the stuff – however much less torque, turning out simply 604 pound-feet of twist. The electrical sedan can also be heavier, weighing 5,169 kilos. Audi additionally caps the automobile’s prime pace to 155 miles per hour; nevertheless, it’s 0.Three seconds faster to 62 mph.

The RS6 Efficiency makes 621 hp from its twin-turbocharged 4.0-liter V8 engine and 850 Nm pound-feet of torque. It wants 3.6 seconds to succeed in 62 mph, however it might probably blast to 180 mph. It’s additionally lighter than the EV, tipping the scales at 4,574 lbs.

The RS6 struggled to launch within the first race, permitting the E-Tron GT to assert a large lead, one which the combustion-powered Audi couldn’t shut. The wagon bought a significantly better begin within the second race, launching off the road forward of the E-Tron. Nevertheless, it wasn’t a lead the RS6 saved, with the EV rapidly blasting by and incomes its second victory.

The rolling race from 60 mph didn’t go effectively for the RS6. The E-Tron was simply too fast for the V8-powered wagon. The E-Tron’s further weight didn’t ding its efficiency functionality in comparison with the RS6. Nevertheless, the burden was a difficulty throughout the ultimate brake check.

The heavier EV wanted much more house to return to a cease from 100 mph. The lighter RS6 stopped at a shorter distance, with EVs of all sorts struggling to handle their weight. Despite the fact that automakers place heavy battery packs low within the car to enhance the middle of gravity, it’s nonetheless plenty of mass to maneuver round that may’t be simply lined up.

We think about Audi will enhance the stopping functionality of future EVs even when Volkswagen Group CEO Oliver Blume believes the model lags behind its rivals. The automaker has run into software program points, delaying very important plans and new electrical autos. Audi will launch the Q6 E-Tron subsequent 12 months, becoming a member of the E-Tron GT sedan.

Rolls-Royce’s first electrical automobile, the $420,00zero Spectre, has arrived. At a press occasion marking the EV’s launch, the model’s CEO, Torsten Müller-Ötvös informed Insider he is pleased with what Rolls-Royce has achieved in a big-picture sense — by transplanting the important character of a Rolls right into a car with a totally novel powertrain and gas supply. However when requested about his absolute favourite elements of the brand new mannequin, a couple of smaller, extra refined particulars sprang to thoughts. 

These taillights

Rolls-Royce is famend for painstakingly ensuring each element on a car is as elegant as attainable.

Look intently on the Spectre’s taillights and you will discover they’re single, uninterrupted elements, plunged right into a easy, uninterrupted physique panel. Rolls-Royce says this refined look is supposed to evoke “islands in a lake.”

Most vehicles’ taillights are damaged up by a trunk lid, or butt up towards a niche within the bodywork. That makes issues simpler, the model’s design director, Anders Warming, mentioned. However the Spectre is not most vehicles. 

Reaching that look and ensuring all the things was water-tight took plenty of engineering, Müller-Ötvös mentioned. 

“The trouble we have put into these taillights to present them that form and likewise kind of stick them into the physique was fairly one thing,” he mentioned. “We lastly received there, and it really works.”

A grille? On an EV?

What’s a Rolls-Royce with out its iconic, upright grille? It is such a recognizable design ingredient that Rolls-Royce determined to maintain it for the Spectre, regardless that there is not any radiator or engine up entrance.

“I additionally love the element of the Pantheon grille, as a result of that was additionally one thing not in any approach debatable,” Müller-Ötvös mentioned. “You may argue you do not want a grille as a result of there is no such thing as a cooling air wanted, however clearly that is such a signifier of our model that we mentioned it is unthinkable to not have one.”

Müller-Ötvös mentioned the corporate went to nice lengths to regulate the grille’s design so it might deflect air across the automobile and help aerodynamics. In an EV, each little bit of drag you may remove provides driving vary. 

A brake pedal with a brand new characteristic

Each new Rolls has doorways that electronically swing shut on the push of a button. The Spectre introduces a brand new characteristic that makes issues much more easy. Now all you might want to do is hop in and press the brake pedal, and the driving force’s door closes routinely. 

The Hyundai Santa Cruz is getting a brand new trim for 2024. The automaker is changing the SLE Premium grade with the rugged-looking XRT trim. Hyundai has already added it to the Palisade, Santa Fe, and Tucson.

The 2024 Santa Cruz XRT will get new fender flares, aspect steps, mattress rails, and decrease door garnishes, which Hyundai pairs with trim-exclusive orange wheel heart caps, black door handles, black mirror caps, and an XRT tailgate emblem. Darkish chrome grille and tailgate deal with trim, matte black “Santa Cruz” tailgate lettering, and darkish entrance and rear fascias full the truck’s visible improve.

The brand new Santa Cruz XRT will sit under the Santa Cruz Restricted within the lineup, constructing off the SEL with Exercise Package deal. Inside, the truck has black H-Tex seats, a leather-wrapped steering wheel and shift knob, and an auto-dimming rear-view mirror.

Energy comes from the truck’s turbocharged 2.5-liter four-cylinder engine. Hyundai pairs it with the eight-speed dual-clutch transmission with paddle shifters and its HTRAC all-wheel-drive system. The engine produces 281 horsepower and 311 pound-feet of torque.

The Santa Cruz will roll into 2024 with the identical shade palette as 2023, with six colours out there: Sage Grey (a $450 improve for 2023), Phantom Black, Blue Stone, Atlas White, Hampton Grey, and California Sand. Each 2024 Santa Cruz will come normal with LED projector headlights and dual-zone computerized temperature management and auto defogger can be included on the SEL trim degree and up.

Each trim additionally will get steering wheel haptic suggestions for the lane-keep help and blind-spot collision-avoidance help programs. Hyundai may also embody navigation on the SEL with Exercise Package deal grade and up.

Hyundai hasn’t launched pricing info for the 2024 Santa Cruz, which may creep upward by just a few hundred {dollars}. The 2023 SEL Premium that the XRT will substitute begins at $38,935 (costs embody the $1,335 vacation spot cost). The 2023 Santa Cruz Restricted prices $41,905. The trim can be out there on different Hyundai fashions, like essentially the most just lately becoming a member of the Palisade lineup. 

Santa Cruz gross sales stay up for 2023 by 10 % by the yr’s first six months. Up to now this yr, Hyundai has offered 20,050 Santa Cruz vehicles. Ford hasn’t launched Q2 2023 gross sales outcomes but. Nevertheless, the Blue Oval recorded 21,478 Maverick gross sales simply by the primary three months of the yr, and Q2 will solely add to that quantity.

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Famend British designer Peter Horbury has died aged 73, whereas on a enterprise go to to the Geely group headquarters in China. Greatest identified for his work at Volvo, Horbury started his design profession at Chrysler UK following his commencement from the Royal Faculty of Artwork in 1974.

Horbury had his stint at Volvo as chief of design starting in 1991 and which ran for 11 years, and on this time he would lead the Swedish automotive model in its departure from the boxy designs of previous, into its new design period with the ReVolvolution theme.

Horbury’s arrival at Volvo introduced design change that was seen within the transition from the Volvo 850 to the first-generation Volvo S60, and was additionally credited for crossover fashions such because the first-generation V70 XC in addition to the XC90, together with different types such because the C70 and the C30 hatchback.

Following Geely possession of Volvo, Horbury’s scope would additional develop along with his appointment as vice chairman of worldwide design at Geely Auto Group, and with that Horbury led Geely design studios all over the world together with these in Shanghai, China; Gothenburg, Sweden; Barcelona, Spain; California, United States; Coventry, England and in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Many Geely fashions would get the Horbury design contact, together with the Chinese language model’s C-segment SUV mannequin the Boyue, which might go on to function the idea for the Proton X70.

In 2021, Horbury was succeeded by Stefan Sielaff in his position as VP of worldwide design at Geely Auto Group, and Horbury then went on to develop into senior vice chairman of design at Group Lotus, which can be below the Geely banner.

GWM Malaysia continues to increase its dealership community with the launch of two new 4S centres, certainly one of which is positioned in Seremban, Negeri Sembilan and operated by Seremban Victory Credit score.

With a built-up space of roughly 11,000 sq. toes, GWM Seremban boasts a showroom flooring massive sufficient to show 5 automobiles. There are additionally 4 service bays to deal with the aftersales wants of consumers, and the power additionally options facilities like an open lounge space, assembly rooms, WiFi connectivity and complimentary refreshments.

GWM Seremban will cater to the calls for of the model’s prospects in Negeri Sembilan and was officiated by transport minister Anthony Loke, who offered some developments regarding the native electrical (EV) trade at right this moment’s occasion.

In the meantime, GWM Butterworth in Penang is the second 4S outlet introduced right this moment and is operated by CS Euro Auto. The brand new facility occupies 25,000 sq. toes and includes a showroom flooring that may accommodate 5 autos in addition to a cushty buyer lounge – aftersales wants are supported by six service bays.

GALLERY: GWM Seremban 4S centre launch

GALLERY: GWM Penang 4S centre launch