All EVs articles – Page 6
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ArticleHow batteries will shape car design
Electric skateboards are an interim step to battery-chassis-body integration and the implications for car designers will be enormous. New packaging designs are possible and old ones will be renewed. Car Design News’ Karl Smith investigates the near future
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ArticleHonda brings in electric era with Prologue SUV
New images of the Prologue SUV offer an insight into Honda’s next generation of electric cars
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ArticleOpinion: the future of sports cars is off-road
The era of the sports car may be over, but there is chance that a new generation of adventure vehicles will offer similarly affordable thrills. At the other end of the spectrum, autonomous vehicle present challenges that few designers are prepared to face right now. Nick Hull, associate professor at Coventry University and CDN regular, considers these contrasting typolgies
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ArticleWatch: Is the future of automotive design in software?
This CDN livestream featured speakers from Volvo, Bugatti Rimac, TomTom and The Qt Company. We discuss how automotive designers are using connected technologies in informing design decisions.
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ArticleGAC lifts the lid on first ‘supersports’ car
GAC has formally unveiled its lightning-quick electric sports car, the Aion Hyper SSR. Car Design News has the details
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ArticleVolkswagen reveals bold autonomous Gen.Travel concept
Volkswagen has weighed in on the future mobility argument with the Gen.Travel – a radical-looking autonomous vehicle with shades of the Rumpler Tropfenwagen. It is aimed at providing a premium alternative to short haul flights and longer train journeys. Car Design News spoke to Klaus Zyciora and Peter Wouda about the concept
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ArticleGAC previews the Aion AS9 supersports car
Car Design News speaks to Fan Zhang, VP of design GAC and Pontus Fontaeus design director of the OEMs advanced studio about the forthcoming ‘Supersports car’ for the fledgling Aion brand dubbed for now the AS9. And get a sneak peek at what it will look like
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ArticleFord launches the E-Transit Custom
Car Design News visited Ford and spoke to design director Amko Leenarts and head of D-Ford Usha Raghavachari about the new electrified E-Transit Custom
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ArticleAcura previews electric future with Precision EV concept
Car Design News was at the east coast reveal of the Acura Precision EV concept, a hint at where the brand is headed in the not-so-distant future
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ArticleMini’s design boss discusses new minimal aesthetic
Oliver Heilmer, Head of Mini Design, chats to CDN about the new Aceman concept and the brand’s new design language
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ArticlePolestar 6 confirmed
Good news for sports car fans – Polestar’s 02 roadster concept will go into production as the Polestar 6
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WebinarWatch: What’s next for the sports car?
Watch this livestream where we explore the future of the sportscar through the lens of styling, technology, lighting, UX and sustainability
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ArticleGamechanger: the BMW i3
A radical departure from what had gone before, the i3 set BMW on the path to electrification via a collaborative, though not always harmonious, relationship between the German OEMs design and engineering teams. Mark Smyth charts the story of this gamechanging car
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WebinarWatch: Is data visualization at the center of your decision-making?
Watch this new webinar, in partnership with Dassault Systèmes where they discuss the visualization and collaboration capabilities of their 3DEXPERIENCE platform.
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ArticleFirst Sight: SangYup Lee dreams big with Hyundai N Vision 74
It is fair to say SangYup Lee is pretty excited about his latest concept. Car Design News spoke to Hyundai’s design boss about the N Vision 74 and why he dreams big
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ArticleWill scalable electric vehicles all look the same?
Leading car designers discuss the challenges and opportunities that electric vehicles present
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ArticleChevrolet debuts the 2023 Blazer EV
Car Design News caught up with Chevrolet’s creative designers to discuss the new all-electric Blazer SUV
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ArticleInterview: Amko Leenarts on SuperVans, SUVs and the return of aero design
Car Design News caught up with Ford’s design director of Europe Amko Leenarts at Goodwood to discuss the SuperVans project, the return of aero design and why the era of the SUV might be over
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ArticleMitsubishi models tiny EV on much larger cousins
The new eK X EV aims to challenge the conventional Kei car aesthetic, drawing on elements of the Outlander SUV and Eclipse Cross CUV
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ArticleHyundai’s Ioniq 6 embodies ‘ethical uniqueness’ design theme
Soyeon AN of Hyundai’s Design Strategy Team talks to Car Design News about the Ioniq 6 ahead of its global reveal