In this week's round-up of automotive gossip, we find out whether Kia has room in its line-up for a hydrogen-powered car based on the Hyundai Nexo, get PSA's view on affordable cars, and more.
Is a Nexo sister car still on the way?
Kia is "not sure" if it will keep its commitment to offer by 2021 an FCEV based on sister brand Hyundai’s Hyundai Nexo, due to the pandemic fallout. “We don’t think it’s something we have to push”, said Emilio Herrera, Kia’s chief operating officer for Europe. “If we’re saying EVs are expensive for the consumer, hydrogen cars are more expensive still”.
Just can't get enough
The future of the city car may be uncertain, but the new Seat Mii Electric is selling very strongly. Product marketing boss Pedro Fondevilla said: “Demand for this kind of car has been higher than we were expecting, and Germany and Norway have already sold out what they were willing to sell for this year. We can say it has been a success.” Skoda’s version, the Citigo-e iV, sold out in the UK in just two months.
The price will be right
PSA Group boss Carlos Tavares claims his firm’s merger with FCA will focus on developing affordable cars, despite the pressure of green legislation. He said: “We can’t talk about clean mobility without talking about affordability mobility. If it’s expensive, it doesn’t meet the requirements of our customers.” Tavares said the groups’ combined resources and larger scale will help them achieve this.
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Mii and citigo EVs selling
Renault wonder why there isnt
Renault wonder why there isnt much demand for the Twizy? No doors looks fun, but in Northern Europe its daft, and on top of that its stupidly expensive, and you still have to rent the battery which has got no cheaper, nor any power powerful since introduction. The Ami looks much more useful, and massively cheaper, even if it looks much less fun too.
artill wrote:
Actually I think in the UK at least they are now battery owned, I couldnt find any battery lease info for the twizzy on Renaults website. There are doors and zip on windows but the doors don't lock which is daft and I agree, they should be a lot cheaper, and allowed to use bus lanes like a scooter as they're not much bigger. This would increase their uptake I reckon as suddenly they'd be a safer dryer alternative to a scooter and be a genuine congestion buster. But as it is they're an expensive under achieving curiosity.
Hydrogen cars just went pop
Honda next, why does it take some so long to realise it's just a folly
xxxx wrote:
If only the world's industrial giants, and the trillions of investment behind them, listened to you, right?
:-P
jason_recliner wrote:
..and not just me. Most car companies and all the people who voted with their wallets by not buying Hydrogen fool cell cars. Those trillions don't look such a good investment afterall