Everything we know about the VW Group SSP platform [Update]
Update: ‘Successor to the J1, MEB & PPE’ section updated.
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Renault Megane E-Tech Electric: Everything we know in Apr 22
Update: ‘Renault Germany stops sales of EVs and PHEVs’ and ‘Renault Megane E-Tech production halted’ sections added.
Urban Skoda electric SUV gets the go-ahead for launch
Skoda has begun working on its Seat Urbano rival.
Everything we know about the Porsche Audi PPE platform [Update]
Update: ‘Battery & Specifications’ and ‘Models that will use the PPE Architecture’ sections updated.
BYD Tang EV Norway customer deliveries begin [Update]
Update: ‘BYD Blade battery impresses in winter test’ section added.
Toyota Crown Kluger launched, is a hybrid EV as standard
The Toyota Crown Kluger that debuted at Auto Shanghai 2021 is the first Toyota Crown SUV.
Alpha Wolf electric pickup truck to enter production in late 2023
Alpha Motors, a new American startup, has unveiled an electric pickup truck called the Wolf.
Audi Apollon one of three “Speedboat projects” at VW Group [Update]
Update – ‘Audi Apollon Design’ section updated.
Hyundai Bayon production begins ahead of the European launch
Series production of the mild-hybrid Hyundai Bayon has begun in Izmit, Turkey.
The M-NV is the third electric SUV based on the Honda HR-V
After the Everus VE-1 and the X-NV in 2019, a third Honda HR-V-based electric SUV was introduced last year – the M-NV.
On why BMW doesn’t plan another EV on the iX platform
The iX is the first dedicated pure electric SUV from BMW and utilizes a brand-new aluminum spaceframe architecture.
VW Taos electric with 196-mile range, $29k price tag unveiled in China
The VW Taos electric is a BEV conversion of the VW Taos in China. It is a low-cost EV that goes 196 miles on a full charge.