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Daimler starts building electric car batteries in Tuscaloosa

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Daimler (DAIGn.DE) on Friday said it will start building a battery plant as part of its planned $1 billion investment to upgrade its factory in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, which has also started to produce a new sports utility vehicle, the GLE. FILE PHOTO: The Daimler logo is seen before the Daimler annual shareholder… Continue reading Daimler starts building electric car batteries in Tuscaloosa

Man who got swagger back for Aston Martin is ready for long game

Aston Martin Despite carmaker’s disappointing stock market debut, Andy Palmer says investors feel ‘pretty good’ Andy Palmer, the CEO of Aston Martin, says his hardest day at the luxury carmaker ‘was in 2015, when I had to make 400 people redundant’. Photograph: Sarah Lee for the Guardian Andy Palmer has written himself into the history… Continue reading Man who got swagger back for Aston Martin is ready for long game

Renault Board of Directors proposes the appointment of Mr. Thomas Courbe as Director

Groupe Renault To take full advantage of the experience on our website, we suggest you turn your phone vertically. Download Conditions All materials on this website are the sole property of Renault SAS and/or of its subsidiaries or of any third party having granted Renault SAS permission to use them. Please note that these materials… Continue reading Renault Board of Directors proposes the appointment of Mr. Thomas Courbe as Director

The U.S. Government Wants to Allow Fully Autonomous Vehicles on U.S. Roads

Look Ma! No Hands! The freedom that comes with owning a car is almost as old as the American dream itself. But the safety risks associated with automobiles are immense: in 2017, more than 37,000 people died in motor vehicle accidents in the U.S., according to the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT). One solution: accelerate the development… Continue reading The U.S. Government Wants to Allow Fully Autonomous Vehicles on U.S. Roads

Toyota car fault prompts massive recall

Japanese car giant Toyota has announced a recall of more than 2.4 million hybrid vehicles worldwide because of a fault in their systems that could cause them to lose power. The recall of Prius and Auris cars includes 1.25 million in Japan, 830,000 in North America and 290,000 in Europe, of which about 55,000 are… Continue reading Toyota car fault prompts massive recall

Porsche Claims It Can Cut In Half Tesla’s Charging Times

1 H BY MARK KANE Porsche sees its competitive advantage in ultra-fast charging. In one of the most recent interviews, Klaus Zellmer, president and CEO for Porsche Cars North America, stated that the upcoming Porsche Taycan will separate itself from the competition through ultra-fast charging (to 80% in 15 minutes – “which is almost the same… Continue reading Porsche Claims It Can Cut In Half Tesla’s Charging Times