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BYD exec calls higher EU tariffs on China-made EVs a 'short-term challenge'

Oct 23, 2024 | europe.autonews.com | Douglas A. Bolduc |Burkhard Riering

What is you plan for starting production in Turkey? We are still working on the details but we aim to start production there in 2026. Is it better to have a new plant or to take over an existing plant? We are open to all solutions. For example, the facility in Brazil we bought from another auto company [Ford Motor] and upgraded the facility. There's massive opportunity in Europe to work with underutilized contract manufacturers. Are you speaking with them?
How automakers offset high battery costs to lower EV prices

Oct 22, 2024 | europe.autonews.com | Nick Gibbs

PARIS — Automakers demonstrated different ways to reduce battery size in new electric vehicles at the Paris auto show as they try to lower the cost of the most expensive component in an EV. While battery material prices have come down, EV batteries still account for about 40 to 60 percent of the cost of an electric car, according to automakers, maintaining the cost gap compared with internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles and constraining sales.
How automakers offset high battery costs to lower EV prices

Oct 22, 2024 | europe.autonews.com | Nick Gibbs

PARIS — Automakers demonstrated different ways to reduce battery size in new electric vehicles at the Paris auto show as they try to lower the cost of the most expensive component in an EV. While battery material prices have come down, EV batteries still account for about 40 to 60 percent of the cost of an electric car, according to automakers, maintaining the cost gap compared with internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles and constraining sales.
How automakers offset high battery costs to lower EV prices

Oct 22, 2024 | europe.autonews.com | Nick Gibbs

PARIS — Automakers demonstrated different ways to reduce battery size in new electric vehicles at the Paris auto show as they try to lower the cost of the most expensive component in an EV. While battery material prices have come down, EV batteries still account for about 40 to 60 percent of the cost of an electric car, according to automakers, maintaining the cost gap compared with internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles and constraining sales.
Japanese supplier THK fixes big problem with today's car seats

Oct 22, 2024 | europe.autonews.com | Nick Gibbs

Visitors to the Paris show could test the stealth slide seats in the LSR-05 concept and stimulate retrieving a lost phone. I can report that the experience was vastly improved. THK is better known within the automotive sector for its forged suspension parts. However, for the seat slide it applied its linear motion technology initially developed for industrial applications such as robot tracks.
Volkswagen to use ID Buzz electric vehicle as autonomous taxi

Oct 22, 2024 | europe.autonews.com | Pete Bigelow

AUSTIN, Texas — Car enthusiasts anticipating the November launch of Volkswagen's all-electric ID Buzz van in the U.S. might be surprised to learn 15 have already been on the road here for more than a year. The automaker's self-driving subsidiary uses the ID Buzz in its autonomous test fleet in Austin, where it plans to offer commercial service by the end of 2026.
Hyundai Mobis, Zeiss push full-windshield holograph video display

Oct 21, 2024 | europe.autonews.com | Hans Greimel

Hyundai Mobis, the megasupplier to Hyundai, Kia and Genesis, wants to bring the big screen to the front seat with a full-width head-up display stretching across the entire windshield. The technology lets passengers watch movies, take video calls or play games on the full front glass, while vehicle data appears in the driver's line of sight, the South Korean company said. The Holographic Windshield Display is being developed by Hyundai Mobis in conjunction with German optical company Zeiss.
Internal combustion still has a future, head of Renault-Geely JV says

Oct 21, 2024 | europe.autonews.com | Luca Ciferri |Peter Sigal

PARIS — The transition to electrification has left automakers and suppliers unsure about how much to invest in internal combustion powertrains. But Renault Group and Geely think they have found a solution with Horse Powertrain, a joint venture that will develop and build engines, transmissions and other components for their brands as well as outside customers.
Ford's former global design head Anthony Lo joins BAIC

Oct 21, 2024 | europe.autonews.com | Yang Jian

BAIC mainly produces and markets Beijing-badged gasoline-powered SUVs and full-electric crossovers under the Arcfox brand. It also runs passenger-vehicle joint ventures with Mercedes-Benz and Hyundai Motor. Lo was born in Hong Kong and began his automotive design career at Lotus Cars in England in 1987. In 1990, he joined the advanced design projects studio at Audi in Germany and was later recruited by Mercedes-Benz to work at its new advanced design studio in Japan.
China's Xpeng mulls adding sleek P7+ EV to Europe lineup

Oct 21, 2024 | europe.autonews.com | Nick Gibbs

The P7+ has a 725-liter truck that Xpeng says is big enough to carry 33 airplane carry-on-sized suitcases. The aerodynamic shape of the car results in a drag coefficient of 0.21 Cd, resulting in energy efficiency of 15.1 kilowatts per 100 km. In China, P7+ models sold with the entry 62 kilowatt-hour battery have a stated range of 602 km (375 miles); cars with the 76-kWh pack have a 710 km range. Xpeng is working to bring a “subset” of its navigation guided pilot (NGP) to Europe from China.