The HDV sector comprises a mixture of different types of trucks, buses and coaches. These include vehicles used for the transport of goods exceeding 3.5 tonnes (trucks), as well as those used for passenger transport that have more than eight seats (buses and coaches). The sector is characterised by many different vehicle categories, technologies, sizes… Continue reading Carbon dioxide emissions from Europe’s heavy-duty vehicles
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Vauxhall slims down dealer network
Vauxhall plans to reduce its dealership total by about a third as consumers change the way they buy cars. The brand, which was bought by Peugeot’s parent company PSA last year, plans to reduce the total from 326 to about 200. The move is part of a PSA drive to return the loss-making Vauxhall and… Continue reading Vauxhall slims down dealer network
Porsche To Install 500 DC Fast Chargers In U.S. By End Of 2019
52 M BY MARK KANE Porsche hints at charging infrastructure plans for the U.S. – at least 500 DC fast chargers are to be installed by the end of 2019. First 350 kW DC CCS combo fast chargers at Porsche Berlin-Adlershof (source: Elektroauto im Alltag) The German manufacturer would like to have the network ready… Continue reading Porsche To Install 500 DC Fast Chargers In U.S. By End Of 2019
Bird, Lime and Spin receive cease-and-desist letters from SF City Attorney
San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera has sent a cease-and-desist letter to Bird, Lime and Spin for operating their shared electric scooter programs in San Francisco, the SF Examiner first reported. “We have just received it and we are reviewing it,” Bird spokesperson Rachel Katz told TechCrunch. “We’ll be in touch when we have more… Continue reading Bird, Lime and Spin receive cease-and-desist letters from SF City Attorney
Spartan Motors To Reveal New Technology Enhancements To Its Spartan Advanced Protection System® At FDIC International
CHARLOTTE, Mich., April 16, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Spartan Emergency Response (“Spartan” or “Spartan ER”), a business unit of Spartan Motors, Inc. (NASDAQ: SPAR), will launch an enhanced Advanced Protection System (APS) at the Fire Department Instructors Conference (FDIC) International, April 23 – 28, at the Indiana Convention Center & Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. Additions to… Continue reading Spartan Motors To Reveal New Technology Enhancements To Its Spartan Advanced Protection System® At FDIC International
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Toyota to deploy vehicle-to-vehicle tech in 2021
John Lippert and Todd Shields, Bloomberg Published 2:30 p.m. ET April 16, 2018 Toyota says it will start equipping models with technology to talk to other vehicles starting in 2021, as it tries to push safety communications forward. (Photo: David Zalubowski / AP, file) Toyota Motor Corp. laid out plans to start putting short-range communications… Continue reading Toyota to deploy vehicle-to-vehicle tech in 2021
Alibaba is the latest Chinese internet giant to test self-driving cars
Tim Graham via Getty Images China’s Alibaba Group has been testing its own autonomous vehicle technology, the South China Morning Post reports, and is looking to hire an additional 50 self-driving vehicle experts. Alibaba’s rivals Baidu and Tencent have also been working on autonomous technology and last month, Baidu received the go-ahead from the Chinese… Continue reading Alibaba is the latest Chinese internet giant to test self-driving cars
Opel: the arm wrestling intensifies between PSA and IG Metall
In Germany, the negotiations between PSA and IG Metall turn sour. The builder thought it could negotiate with the union a derogation to the branch agreement obliging to increase the salaries at Opel by 4.3% this year. But the powerful union does not hear it that way – at least for now. As it stands,… Continue reading Opel: the arm wrestling intensifies between PSA and IG Metall