It’s no secret that less is more when it comes to engineering cars, especially where weight is concerned. But this concept also plays an important part in getting rid of lingering unwanted heat in powerplants. The new Ampere motor-generator from British firm Equipmake is a small and light package that makes very high power. Its… Continue reading Under the skin: The world’s most power-dense EV motor
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BYD and Toyota BEV R&D JV to begin operations next month
BYD Company (BYD) and Toyota Motor Corporation have announced today that preparations have proceeded since they signed an agreement for the establishment of a joint venture company to conduct research and development of battery electric vehicles (BEVs) on November 7, 2019, and registration of the new company has been completed. Operations are scheduled to commence… Continue reading BYD and Toyota BEV R&D JV to begin operations next month
Bosch led Project 3F presents results on automated driving at low speed
Ferrying visitors from tram stop to exhibition center, supplementing public transport routes, moving containers full of packages in a logistics center, are all these are possible use cases for driverless shuttles says German Tier 1 Bosch. The main purpose for the automated shuttles is for them to be able to get safely from point A… Continue reading Bosch led Project 3F presents results on automated driving at low speed
Kia sales drop 6% in March; Seltos just 1,171 units behind best-seller Sportage
Sportage SUV, with 28,977, was the top-selling Kia model globally in March. A hard-charging Seltos was just 1,171 units behind with 27,806 units. Kia Motors Corporation today announced its global sales results for March 2020, recording sales of a total of 226,960 units – a 6.4 percent year-on-year decrease compared to March 2019. Its Sportage… Continue reading Kia sales drop 6% in March; Seltos just 1,171 units behind best-seller Sportage
10,000 respirators in 50 days: Air Liquide, Groupe PSA, Valeo, Schneider Electric get cracking
Faced with the compelling need for more respirators on its national territory, the French government has asked, on March 22, a group of French industrial companies led by Air Liquide to study the possibility of increasing the production of respirators so as to provide 10,000 respirators in 50 days, between the beginning of April and… Continue reading 10,000 respirators in 50 days: Air Liquide, Groupe PSA, Valeo, Schneider Electric get cracking
Lamborghini begins production of surgical masks, medical shields for use in Coronavirus pandemic
Italian supercar manufacturer Automobili Lamborghini is converting departments of its super sports car production plant in Sant’Agata Bolognese in order to produce surgical masks and protective plexiglass shields. The masks will be donated to the Sant’Orsola-Malpighi Hospital in Bologna to be used in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. Work on this solidarity initiative will… Continue reading Lamborghini begins production of surgical masks, medical shields for use in Coronavirus pandemic
Geely reports profit of 8.26 billion RMB in 2019, down 34%
Geely Automobile released its financial results for 2019, reporting a revenue of 97.4 billion RMB (Rs 102,952 crore), down 8.63 percent, net profit of 8.26 billion RMB (Rs 8,730 crore), down 34 percent. Despite challenging condition globally, Geely Auto says it continued to remain the sales champion among Chinese brands for the third consecutive year… Continue reading Geely reports profit of 8.26 billion RMB in 2019, down 34%
Yamaha Motor and Tier IV set up JV for autonomous transportation service
Yamaha Motor Co and Tier IV launched ‘eve autonomy’, a joint-venture company based in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. This will develop an autonomous transportation service to help Yamaha Motor and other companies address chronic labour shortages and growing needs for high-mix low-volume production. Beginning in April, ‘eve autonomy’ will begin offering easily implemented solutions that combine… Continue reading Yamaha Motor and Tier IV set up JV for autonomous transportation service
E-bike sharing platform Zypp installs 20 battery swapping stations in Gurgaon
Gurgaon-based start-up Zypp (earlier Mobycy), an e-mobility company with focus on electric scooter sharing app, which operates in three cities, with over 1,000 e-scooters, e-bikes has announced its foray in battery swapping business. As part of the latest development, Zypp has installed 20 swapping stations across Gurgaon, which it says will enable more users to… Continue reading E-bike sharing platform Zypp installs 20 battery swapping stations in Gurgaon
BYD next-gen EV blade battery redefines new safety standards
Chinese electric vehicle major, BYD has launched the new ‘Blade Battery’, which it says is set to mitigate concerns about battery safety in electric vehicles. At an online launch event themed ‘The Blade Battery – Unsheathed to Safeguard the World’, Wang Chuanfu, chairman and president, BYD (pictured above) said that the Blade battery reflects the… Continue reading BYD next-gen EV blade battery redefines new safety standards