A Mahle Powertrain-led consortium have unveiled a combined heat and power (CHP) motor. Developed as an Advanced Research Projects Agency – Energy (ARPA-E) backed venture, the natural gas motor features Mahle’s Jet Ignition pre-chamber ignition technology. MAHLE Powertrain is supported in the project, which was announced in November 2015, by Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Louthan… Continue reading Mahle Powertrain develops single-cylinder CHP motor – Engine Technology International
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As Volkswagen Ends Beetle Production, a Final Photo Farewell to the Beloved ‘Bug’ – Fortune
The Volkswagen Beetle has finally completed its road trip. After 80 years of production in Germany, Belgium, Venezuela, South Africa, and about a dozen other countries, the last ‘Bug’ rolled off the factory line in Puebla, Mexico this week. The car’s journey to the Puebla Automotive Museum marked the final pit-stop for a vehicle that’s… Continue reading As Volkswagen Ends Beetle Production, a Final Photo Farewell to the Beloved ‘Bug’ – Fortune
Vietnam Carmaker VinFast Sees ‘Huge Market Potential’ in Domestic Market – Bloomberg
Vietnam Carmaker VinFast Sees ‘Huge Market Potential’ in Domestic Market Bloomberg Le Thi Thu Thuy, chairman of VinFast, the auto business of real-estate conglomerate Vingroup JSC, talks the unit’s strategy. VinFast marked the rollout of its first … Go to Source Go to Source
Chinese EV start-up halts production in Mishawaka – ABC 57 News
Mishawaka – SF motors, an electric car company that took over the old AM General plant in Mishawaka, is apparently halting production for its main vehicle. It also laid off several employees at its headquarters in California, according to media outlet “the verge.” The company came to Mishawaka a year ago and invested money into… Continue reading Chinese EV start-up halts production in Mishawaka – ABC 57 News
Blu Smart Chooses Ridecell to Power First All-Electric Ride Sharing Car Service in India – PRNewswire
SAN FRANCISCO, July 9, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Ridecell Inc., the leading platform provider for shared and autonomous mobility operators, and Blu Smart, the pioneers in all-electric shared smart mobility, today announced Ridecell as the platform provider for the recently launched Blu Smart Mobility ride share service in India. The first all-electric rideshare service on the Indian… Continue reading Blu Smart Chooses Ridecell to Power First All-Electric Ride Sharing Car Service in India – PRNewswire
Why Lyft investor Autotech Ventures won’t touch scooter companies – Business Insider
Autotech Ventures, a San Francisco-based firm with a portfolio valued at nearly $200 million, has made investments in almost every segment of the red-hot transportation space. The fund invested in Lyft three years before its initial public offering this year and has other bets in everything from electric-vehicle charging networks, self-driving-car sensors, and apps that… Continue reading Why Lyft investor Autotech Ventures won’t touch scooter companies – Business Insider
Warning light flashing for Slovakia’s auto industry – Automotive News Europe
Slovakia is not the only central European country facing such challenges. Fellow European Union members the Czech Republic, home to Volkswagen’s Skoda brand, and Hungary, where both BMW and Daimler have plants, rely heavily on investment from foreign automakers. A brewing global trade war is a particular concern for such countries, given their high reliance… Continue reading Warning light flashing for Slovakia’s auto industry – Automotive News Europe
Teslas will get a lot more expensive when full self-driving goes mainstream – TechRadar
Tesla cars will become a lot more expensive when fully self-driving models are available, says the company’s CEO Elon Musk. Musk has long insisted that a Tesla represents an investment that will appreciate in value over time, which led one Twitter follower to enquire whether customers had a limited time to snap one up. In… Continue reading Teslas will get a lot more expensive when full self-driving goes mainstream – TechRadar
Alphabet’s self-driving car company tests free Wi-Fi and music to entice riders – CNBC
Students use the Waymo driverless vehicles to get to school. Source: Waymo Waymo is rolling out amenities to entice riders to use its self-driving taxis, creating a potential route to profitability in a money-losing industry. The Alphabet subsidiary is testing complimentary Wi-Fi in its robotaxis in greater Phoenix, where hundreds of the company’s identical, driverless… Continue reading Alphabet’s self-driving car company tests free Wi-Fi and music to entice riders – CNBC
Ridecell expands funding round for autonomous ride-hailing platform to $60 million – VentureBeat
Car-sharing, ride-sharing, and ride-hailing companies have something in common: They rely on fairly sophisticated backends to keep fleets up and running on time. Ridecell, which offers one such software-as-a-service (SaaS) solution, has attracted the attention of investors like LG and Sony. The San Francisco startup today announced an extension of the $28 million Series B round… Continue reading Ridecell expands funding round for autonomous ride-hailing platform to $60 million – VentureBeat