13 Feb 2022 | Ford F-150 Lightning Will Drive Via Your Smartphone

Episode 1372,   Feb 13, 2022, 12:00 PM

On the podcast today:
• Volvo sales will be 10 per cent electric cars in 2022 | Auto Express
• FordPass mobile app update hints at new Tesla Summon-like features | The Verge
• New 2022 Skoda Enyaq Coupé iV vRS on sale from £51,885 | Autocar
• The Ford F-150 Lightning Hauls More Than The Chevy Silverado EV | Muscle Cars and Trucks
• XPeng said to start G9 pre-sales in April, first deliveries in Aug at earliest - CnEVPost
• XPeng Expands Its Presence In Europe To Two New Countries | InsideEVs
• Rare GM EV1 electric car spotted at Australian auto museum | TheDriven
• Watch The Audi RS Q E-Tron Tested On Snow And Ice | Hotcars
• Rallye Dakar: The high-voltage battery in the Audi RS Q e-tron | Audi MediaCenter
• 2024 Porsche Macan EV spy shots and video | MotorAuthority
• Electric Cars Compared By Price Per Mile Of EPA Range | InsideEVs

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VOLVO SALES WILL BE 10 PER CENT ELECTRIC CARS IN 2022 | AUTO EXPRESS

- Volvo expects one in 10 of the cars it sells in 2022 to be pure electric, almost doubling the percentage share of zero-emissions vehicles it sold in the final quarter of last year.

- The Swedish brand’s round-up of financial results revealed that amid a record year for revenue, 34 per cent of Volvo’s sales in Q4 2021 were of chargeable vehicles - and six per cent were cars without a combustion engine altogether.

- Volvo’s outgoing CEO Hakan Samuelsson said the firm is “on track” to be fully electric by 2030, despite the still-modest proportion of EV sales.


FORDPASS MOBILE APP UPDATE HINTS AT NEW TESLA SUMMON-LIKE FEATURES | THE VERGE

- Ford’s remote vehicle app FordPass was updated a week ago, and Electrek reports that it contains a set of image files hinting at a possible driverless parking assistant feature.

- The images have filenames beginning with “freeDriveBehind” and “freeDriveForward,” which show stencil drawings of what looks like an overhead view of a Ford F-150 Lighting with arrows pointing from the rear-back and the front-forward, respectively.

- Associated images included also show the electric truck’s front view in between two Mustang Mach-Es while a checkbox displays on an iPhone, which is a fairly apt representation of a driver-free parking function.

- Hyundai most recently came out with such a feature using just the key fob called Smart Park (aka Smaht Park).


NEW 2022 SKODA ENYAQ COUPÉ IV VRS ON SALE FROM £51,885 | AUTOCAR

- Skoda has revealed pricing and specification details for the new Enyaq Coupé iV vRS, the first electric car from the Czech firm to gain a performance variant.

- Prices start from £51,885 and order books open on 17 February, with the first customer deliveries due for the end of July this year.

- Similar to the closely related Volkswagen ID 5 GTX, the Enyaq Coupé vRS uses two electric motors – one on each axle – to offer 295bhp and 338lb ft for 0-62mph in 6.5sec and a top speed of 111mph, compared with 99mph for the standard versions.

- It's equipped exclusively with a 77kWh battery, the largest unit offered with the Volkswagen Group's MEB architecture, offering a range of 309 miles. The identically powered and similarly shaped ID 5 GTX, meanwhile, manages 296 miles per charge.

- Skoda says the sporty vRS can be charged at rates of up to 135kW


THE FORD F-150 LIGHTNING HAULS MORE THAN THE CHEVY SILVERADO EV | MUSCLE CARS AND TRUCKS

- he Ford F-150 Lightning with the larger 131-kWh battery pack weighs less than one of its biggest rivals, the Rivian R1T, when equipped with its highest-capacity battery pack. The total curb weight of the F-150 Lightning is a not-unreasonable 6,590 pounds, making it an absolute featherweight next to the 9,046-pound GMC Hummer EV

- That’s according to Ford’s eSourceBook for the F-150 Lightning, which was posted by the folks at the F150gen14 forum.

- the Rivian R1T’s biggest battery pack is 180 kWh to the Lightning’s 131 kWh. Still, the Ford F-150 Lightning’s relatively low curb weight (for a battery-electric pickup) should have a positive impact in a number of areas, like its acceleration, braking, and handling.

- The base F-150 Lightning’s 2,000-pound payload rating is nothing to sneeze at, and it’s nearly 54 percent more than the Silverado EV RST


XPENG SAID TO START G9 PRE-SALES IN APRIL, FIRST DELIVERIES IN AUG AT EARLIEST - CNEVPOST

- XPeng will open pre-sales for its flagship SUV G9 at the 2022 Beijing Auto Show in April and first deliveries will begin as early as the end of August, according to a local media report.

- The XPeng G9, the fourth model of XPeng and the first to be released after its brand refresh, was unveiled on November 19 last year during the Guangzhou Auto Show. The upcoming Beijing Auto Show will be held from April 21 to 30.

- When XPeng announced the G9, it unveiled only a portion of the model's specifications, including an 800-volt high-voltage SiC electric drive system and a range of more than 200 kilometers on a five-minute charge.


XPENG EXPANDS ITS PRESENCE IN EUROPE TO TWO NEW COUNTRIES | INSIDEEVS

Original Source : https://insideevs.com/news/566695/xpeng-expands-europe-sweden-netherlands/

RARE GM EV1 ELECTRIC CAR SPOTTED AT AUSTRALIAN AUTO MUSEUM | THEDRIVEN

Original Source : https://thedriven.io/2022/02/11/rare-gm-ev1-electric-car-spotted-at-australian-auto-museum/

WATCH THE AUDI RS Q E-TRON TESTED ON SNOW AND ICE | HOTCARS

Original Source : https://www.hotcars.com/watch-the-audi-rs-q-e-tron-tested-on-snow-and-ice/

RALLYE DAKAR: THE HIGH-VOLTAGE BATTERY IN THE AUDI RS Q E-TRON | AUDI MEDIACENTER

Original Source : https://www.audi-mediacenter.com/en/press-releases/rallye-dakarthe-high-voltage-battery-in-the-audi-rs-q-e-tron-14453

2024 PORSCHE MACAN EV SPY SHOTS AND VIDEO | MOTORAUTHORITY

Original Source : https://www.motorauthority.com/news/1121699_2024-porsche-macan-electric-spy-shots-video

ELECTRIC CARS COMPARED BY PRICE PER MILE OF EPA RANGE | INSIDEEVS

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