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New business expansion | Donkervoort enters production of non-automotive products

Donkervoort Automobielen B.V. has for the first time in its history started producing carbon-fiber parts for non-automotive products. This business expansion must however be seen next to an even larger development. Within the European Union sponsored SME2 project Donkervoort is now challenged to – in the next two years – develop a mass production method (at… Continue reading New business expansion | Donkervoort enters production of non-automotive products

Workhorse Group Secures $35 Million in Financing from Marathon Asset Management

Immediate Access to Capital Enables Funding for Existing and Future Purchase Orders, Satisfies Existing Debt Obligations, and Serves as Another Key Step in Workhorse’s Long-Term Capital Strategy CINCINNATI, Jan. 2, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Workhorse Group Inc. (NASDAQ: WKHS) (“Workhorse”), an American technology company focused on changing the way the world works by providing sustainable and… Continue reading Workhorse Group Secures $35 Million in Financing from Marathon Asset Management

(Dutch) Zonne-auto kamervragen beantwoord

Robert Hoevers — Business Development Manager

Al geruime tijd vraagt Lightyear in de media maar ook in bestuurlijk en politiek Den Haag om aandacht voor het concept van de super efficiënte zonneauto.

Lightyear One revolutioneert elektrische mobiliteit.
Lightyear One is meer dan een elektrische auto met een zonnepaneel op het dak. Het integrale concept van de elektrische auto is in Lightyear One vanaf de grond opnieuw ontworpen met minimale CO2 uitstoot als doel. Het team van 100 getalenteerde ingenieurs van Lightyear is versterkt door veteranen uit de autoindustrie van over de hele wereld en meervoudig wereldkampioenen uit de diverse Nederlandse solar teams.

Samen ontwikkelen zij in Helmond de eerste ‘native’ zonneauto ter wereld, een zonneauto die geen aanpassing is van eerdere auto’s maar met recht zijn eigen soort. Lightyear One revolutioneert elektrische mobiliteit. In Nederland kan er tot 10,000 km per jaar op de zon gereden worden, in landen met meer zon loopt het..

Workhorse Group to Exhibit SureFly Electric Octocopter at 2019 Detroit Auto Show

CINCINNATI, Dec. 18, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Workhorse Group Inc. (NASDAQ: WKHS) announced today that it will exhibit its SureFly eVTOL (electric vertical takeoff & landing) octocopter on the main floor of the 2019 Detroit Auto Show, aka the North American International Auto Show, January 14-17th. Workhorse’s SureFly eVTOL personal air vehicle is a revolutionary design,… Continue reading Workhorse Group to Exhibit SureFly Electric Octocopter at 2019 Detroit Auto Show

Morgan V8 – The Final Performance

Key facts:• A new video produced by Morgan Motor Company celebrates the final two V8 powered cars to be built• The final Aero 8 and Plus 8 are destined for Morgan’s heritage fleet of vehicles• The final Plus 8 is the 300th Plus 8 to be fitted with BMW’s N62 engine• In 2019 Morgan will… Continue reading Morgan V8 – The Final Performance

Hennessey Special Vehicles Names John Heinricy as Venom F5 Chief Engineer

[embedded content] Sealy, Texas (December 18, 2018) — Hennessey Special Vehicles, builders of the famed Venom GT and the upcoming Venom F5, is proud to announce it has hired the legendary John Heinricy as the full-time chief engineer for the Venom F5 program. Heinricy has been a consultant on the program since its inception and… Continue reading Hennessey Special Vehicles Names John Heinricy as Venom F5 Chief Engineer