The UK is at risk of falling behind in the shift away from the combustion engine toward electric cars and could end up as a minor player in automaking.
For $1,200 annually, some Mercedes EV owners can cut acceleration times by about a second. More and more automakers are seeking a new source of revenue through such aftersales updates.
Vietnam's electric vehicle maker VinFast has exported the first batch of smart electric vehicles to international markets. The first batch of 999 VF 8s has been exported to the U.S. The event marked the Vietnamese-branded electric cars' official entry into the global market. The first batch is a part of the 65,000 global orders already made for VinFast's VF 8 and VF 9. The cars are expected to arrive in a California port (USA) about 20 days after deporting from MPC Port in Haiphong, Vietnam. The