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The Volvo EX30 will be a subcompact-sized electric SUV based on the automaker’s latest dedicated platform. At the same time,  Volvo  unveiled the EX90 last fall in Sweden, it also gave us a taste of yet another electric utility. It had no name at the time, but if you compared it to the  EX90  parked next to it, you could see that it was a very small model. We learn today that it will bear the name  EX30  and that the manufacturer intends to unveil it on June 7th. Until then, Volvo shares some information with us. The big and the small The press release that Volvo sent us on the EX30 does not give much, apart from a few images of its silhouette, its headlights, and its dashboard. Volvo has confirmed, however, that it will be a subcompact electric SUV. The manufacturer, therefore, seems to start with the biggest and the smallest to present its new electric offensive. We can therefore deduce that this small SUV will eventually replace the XC40 within the ra...

In April, electric cars and SUVs have been responsible for the ninth month of market growth. Precisely, an electric SUV leads the accumulated sales. Vehicle registrations in Europe grew  by 16% in April , to reach  960,191  units sold, and add up to the ninth consecutive month in which sales have increased in the Old Continent, driven by high  demand for electric vehicles  and a record share  SUV  market. Registrations increased by 16%, being the ninth consecutive month of increase, while the Dacia Sandero was the ‘top’ sales. This is how the data from the consultancy  Jato Dynamics  reveals it, which links the results “directly” with the relaxation of pressures in the supply chain, which has increased the availability of new cars. The consultant highlights the “growing demand” for electric vehicles, which represented  13%  of total sales with some  126,000 registered vehicles . In addition, SUVs added some 492,000 units sold...

Porsche is committed to optimizing current batteries to achieve almost impossible range and reduce recharging times to 15 minutes. Electric cars are the future, nobody disputes it. For this reason, the race for the development and improvement of its components is unstoppable. One of the elements that arouse the most interest is undoubtedly the batteries because not only the performance of the vehicle itself but also its useful life and price depend on them to a great extent. To this day, lithium-ion batteries dominate the current market and, although they are becoming more sophisticated, they can still be further optimized. Precisely, Porsche participates directly in projects to improve its load capacity, safety, and useful life, through the Cellforce Group and Group14 Technologies.  “Pure lithium is the ideal active anode material in terms of energy density,” says  Stefanie Edelberg , Battery Cell Specialist Engineer at Porsche Engineering. “However, for safety reasons, gra...

An SUV is no longer a rarity on our roads, quite the opposite because the relatively new category of compact SUVs is enjoying great popularity. So it’s not surprising that almost every car brand has at least one in its range. We have summarized the top ten compact SUV models for you. What matters to customers when they decide on a compact SUV? It’s all in the mix! It is the combination of compact dimensions, higher seating position, good overview, and space suitable for everyday use that makes the compact SUV the perfect companion – and not just for families. Audi Q4 e-Tron Audi is not satisfied with just one electric model – customers can marvel at eight different fully electric Audis. One of them is the  Audi Q4 e-Tron . As Audi’s first electric compact SUV, the car already has a place in the annals, but of course, the car can still be something more than just the first. Customers can choose between three engines, with a range of at le...

Most Chinese electric car manufacturers have come to Europe to offer  high-end  models to show that their build quality and reliability are not below European ones. In this strategy it is difficult to fit one of the qualities by which they want to distinguish themselves from traditional manufacturers:  price . In this context,  MG is an exception . Its electric range developed very quickly and has found its place in the market with the premise of offering  the best value for money . Its sales have increased by 66% so far this year and forecasts indicate that it will reach 120,000 units throughout Europe by the end of 2023. However, the British brand, now owned by the Chinese group SAIC, does not want to rest on its laurels and it already plans the  complete reorganization of its range by the end of 2024 , three years before going on to become a 100% electric brand in 2027. The last one to arrive receives a new version The MG4 is the most important e...

Manufacturing an electric car has a higher carbon footprint than an equivalent combustion car, due to the emissions generated to manufacture the battery, although they are later offset during use. However, Volvo is ready to overthrow that premise with its next electric car, the  Volvo EX30 . The Swedish brand wants to set a historic precedent with an electric car that will have a lower carbon footprint than any other Volvo manufactured to date. The Volvo EX30 will be the brand’s smallest and most economical electric model, an SUV designed for cosmopolitan life in the city. That does not mean that Volvo is going to give up the values ​​that it has always boasted about (rightly), since the small EX30 will incorporate all the technological and safety advances of the brand. The other key is that Volvo has aimed for the EX30 to have a  lower lifetime CO2 footprint than any other Volvo vehicle made to date , even accounting for emissions from battery production. The company will r...

The story of the  Nissan LEAF   began in 2008 when Nissan announced its plan to develop an affordable and practical electric vehicle. It reached the Japanese and American markets in 2010, receiving a very positive response and becoming one of the best-selling electric vehicles worldwide. It can be considered an electric car ahead of its time just over a year ahead of the  Tesla Model  S . However, time does not pass in vain and all this baggage has not served him to remain at the top of the sales lists. Although its second generation improved remarkably in all areas, its commercial life is coming to an end and Nissan is paving the way to  say goodbye:   it has already started working on its spiritual replacement. The Nissan management has not decided on the continuity of the model name. The first information seems to indicate that its successor will not be presented as a third generation of the electric compact, but that it will be  a compl...