(AFP / FOCKE STRANGMANN) The Chinese electric car champion BYD, which reported a record annual profit on Tuesday, had snatched from the American Tesla the title of largest global seller of vehicles of this type in the fourth quarter of 2023. Over the full year, Tesla still remains the biggest seller. Here's what you need … Read more
The annual fleet barometer published by Arval shows that although the growth of electric cars in businesses is there, it still remains in the minority. But for how long ? The traditional Arval Mobility barometer on fleets is always very informative. The 2024 version shows how the profile of vehicles chosen by fleet managers for … Read more
Reading time: 1 minute A vast luxury vehicle trafficking network was dismantled in Île-de-France, leading to the arrest of four people. They are suspected of having imported the vehicles by registering them fraudulently. © Jay pizzle/Pexels – A Rolls Royce stopped on the motorway was the starting point for the dismantling of a vast automobile … Read more
The Xiaomi SU7 will soon be presented at an expected event. To get the foam going in the meantime, the CEO of Xiaomi talks on social networks about the capabilities of his car, in particular its real autonomy, observed during a trip between Beijing and Shanghai. ©Xiaomi With only a few days to go before … Read more
Tesla is currently rolling out a new version of its automatic parking system, Autopark, for car models without ultrasonic sensors. Thus, new vehicles equipped only with cameras can benefit from it. Credit: Tesla Tesla has started rolling out a new version of its automatic parking system, Autopark. With this update, even models equipped only with … Read more
The new Tesla Cybertruck will be the first model from the American brand to be able to charge wirelessly. The electric pick-up would in fact be compatible with the induction charging developed by the manufacturer. Today, charging electric cars still remains a very important subject for motorists. Many people are still afraid of breaking down … Read more
Xiaomi boss Lei Jun drove the Xiaomi SU7 electric car for 1,276 km to test it in real conditions. Enough to give us an idea of its real autonomy, since the man specified that he had to stop twice to recharge. Xiaomi SU7 // Source: Xiaomi Xiaomi's electric car, called SU7, is eagerly awaited. It … Read more
Vselling a car – ideally on the Internet without contact with the customer – seems to have become the Holy Grail for new manufacturers, fascinated by Tesla's innovative model. Distributing cars like hotcakes and then no longer worrying about them is a logic adopted by the American manufacturer, very innovative in its marketing model. This … Read more
How could we recharge an electric car when it is not plugged in, or when we do not have a terminal near its parking space? This question, a couple of inventors, André and Jocelyne Sassi, are trying to answer it by inventing a solar cover. Presented during the 2021 edition of the Lépine competition, the … Read more
Every Tuesday, The duty offers a space to the creators of a periodical. This week, we offer you a text published in the magazine Freedomissue 342 (Spring 2024). Between 2000 and 2021, the number of vehicles on the road increased by 50% in Quebec. As for light trucks intended for driving, including the famous SUVs, … Read more