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MagniX and Vancouver’s Harbour Air team up to test all-electric plane for B.C. flights

MagniX’s 750-horsepower magni500 all-electric motor will be used on a converted Harbour Air DHC-2 de Havilland Beaver seaplane for tests. (Harbour Air Photo) Two Pacific Northwest companies — MagniX, an electric propulsion venture headquartered in Redmond, Wash.; and Harbour Air Seaplanes, an airline based in Vancouver, B.C. — say they have a firm plan to… Continue reading MagniX and Vancouver’s Harbour Air team up to test all-electric plane for B.C. flights

Lynk&Co tests fifth model in run-up to European launch

The new Lynk&Co 05 SUV-coupé, which is set to rival the BMW X6 and Mercedes-Benz GLE Coupé, has been spotted testing in Germany ahead of an expected unveiling at the Shanghai motor show next month. The high-riding model will be offered by the Chinese brand, which is owned by Volvo parent firm Geely and intends to… Continue reading Lynk&Co tests fifth model in run-up to European launch

Ford to launch mild-hybrid Fiesta and Focus in 2020

Ford will launch mild-hybrid versions of the Fiesta and Focus in 2020, as part of the start of a “significant” electrification programme. The two models will be launched at an event next week alongside mild-hybrid versions of its Transit van and Tourneo people mover. Ford also says it will reveal “significant electrification, commercial vehicle and… Continue reading Ford to launch mild-hybrid Fiesta and Focus in 2020

Lidar and perception startup Innoviz raises $132 million

Innoviz, the Israel-based startup developing solid-state lidar sensors and perception software for autonomous vehicles, has raised $132 million in a Series C funding round that includes major Chinese financial institutions. The round, which makes Innoviz one of the better capitalized lidar startups, includes China Merchants Capital (SINO-BLR Industrial Investment Fund, L.P.), Shenzhen Capital Group and… Continue reading Lidar and perception startup Innoviz raises $132 million

VW has no plan to produce electric vehicles in Brazil in next few years

A worker makes final checks on an e-Golf electric car at the new production line of the Transparent Factory of German carmaker Volkswagen in Dresden, Germany March 30, 2017. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Volkswagen AG does not plan to produce electric or hybrid vehicles in Brazil in the next few years, although it… Continue reading VW has no plan to produce electric vehicles in Brazil in next few years

UPDATE 2-EU lawmakers back copyright reforms targeting Google, Facebook

STRASBOURG (Reuters) – EU lawmakers have endorsed an overhaul of the bloc’s two-decade old copyright rules, which will force Google and Facebook Inc to pay publishers for use of news snippets and make them filter out protected content. Demonstrators take part in a protest in front of the European Parliament as Members of the European… Continue reading UPDATE 2-EU lawmakers back copyright reforms targeting Google, Facebook