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Groupe Renault strikes new energy-sector agreements with EDF, Total and ENEL for the promotion of electric mobility

#EnergyTransition #EasyElectricLife Groupe Renault has restated its commitment to the development of a smart electric ecosystem to advance the energy transition and promote mobility for all. Groupe Renault and EDF sign a cooperation agreement aimed at optimising self-consumption, developing smart islands and providing green power solutions. Groupe Renault, Total and the start-up Jedlix launch a… Continue reading Groupe Renault strikes new energy-sector agreements with EDF, Total and ENEL for the promotion of electric mobility

Waylands Automotive acquires Johnsons Cars’ Volvo Oxford dealership

Waylands Automotive has acquired Johnsons Cars’ Volvo Oxford car dealership to extend it operations to four sites – all with the Swedish premium brand. Waylands completed the acquisition of the Botley Road franchised site on October 5 and is set to realise plans to move the facility to a new 17-car showroom just a short… Continue reading Waylands Automotive acquires Johnsons Cars’ Volvo Oxford dealership

Wholesale Values Stabilizing at Start of October

In the truck segment, full-size vans experienced a strong week, as values for vehicles in that segment improved 0.25% over the previous week. Alternatively, full-size luxury crossovers/SUVs had the week’s weakest showing, as values for the segment fell 0.61% over last week. Photo courtesy of Black Book.  While luxury vehicles continue to struggle, overall vehicle… Continue reading Wholesale Values Stabilizing at Start of October

Flipkart’s Sachin Bansal looks to invest $100m in Ola – Report

October 11, 2018 Months after his exit from e-commerce major Flipkart, co-founder Sachin Bansal is planning to invest up to $100 million in Indian ride-hailing firm Ola, said a report in The Economic Times quoting sources. It was recently also reported that South African internet conglomerate Naspers LLC was in talks to invest in ANI… Continue reading Flipkart’s Sachin Bansal looks to invest $100m in Ola – Report

Tesla gave employees new confidentiality agreements after internal emails were leaked to the media: Report (TSLA)

Tesla drafted new confidentiality agreements after the contents of internal emails from CEO Elon Musk to employees were included in 2016 articles by Bloomberg and CNN, Bloomberg reports. According to the publication, Tesla legal vice president Jonathan Chang testified on Wednesday in a National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) hearing that the automaker’s general counsel told… Continue reading Tesla gave employees new confidentiality agreements after internal emails were leaked to the media: Report (TSLA)

Mazda Announces G-Vectoring Control Plusto Improve Vehicle Handling

2018/10/11 Products and Technology Available first in the updated Mazda CX-5, for which pre-orders start today HIROSHIMA, Japan—Mazda Motor Corporation has developed G-Vectoring Control Plus, the second new-generation vehicle dynamics control technology in the SKYACTIV-Vehicle Dynamics series.1 GVC Plus will be rolled out to all Mazda models, with the updated Mazda CX-5 – pre-orders for… Continue reading Mazda Announces G-Vectoring Control Plusto Improve Vehicle Handling

James Murdoch tipped to lead Tesla board?

James Murdoch could become the next head of Tesla’s board of directors. He is “the favourite” to replace Elon Musk, who currently serves as both board chairman and chief executive, the Financial Times has reported. However, Mr Musk said on Twitter that the FT report was “incorrect” without providing any further detail. Mr Musk agreed… Continue reading James Murdoch tipped to lead Tesla board?

Paris Will Resume Service Of 1,000 Autolib Charging Stations

3 H BY MARK KANE Autolib’s charging infrastructure is to be partially resumed This summer, Europe’s largest electric car sharing system, Autolib in Paris, was terminated including both – Bluecars and the charging infrastructure. According to latest news some 1,000 out of 6,200 charging points (single-phase, ≈3 kW) will be reopened on December 1, 2018,… Continue reading Paris Will Resume Service Of 1,000 Autolib Charging Stations