BMW UK plants: Mini, Oxford (4,000 staff); Rolls-Royce, Goodwood (1,700); engines, Hams Hall, Birmingham (800); bodywork, Swindon (850) Makes: Minis, all Rolls-Royce model HONDA UK plants: Cars and engines, Swindon (4,000 staff) Makes: Civic NISSAN UK plant: Cars and engines, Sunderland (7,000 employees) Makes: Qashqai, Leaf, Juke ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Such are the surreal options facing Honda… Continue reading Honda faces the real cost of Brexit in a former Spitfire
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Christine Todd Whitman: Oil industry is ‘peddling misinformation’ about electric vehicles
As states and cities push for more and more ambitious clean energy targets, the electricity that powers our lives will increasingly be derived from solar, wind, nuclear and other low- or no-emission or non-polluting energy sources. And battery recycling will become more common as economies of scale make it an increasingly profitable business. That will… Continue reading Christine Todd Whitman: Oil industry is ‘peddling
misinformation’ about electric vehicles
This man is to give the street scooter gas
W If it has to be, the yellow parcel transporters can also be sporty. Round by round Jürgen Gerdes beats the street scooter with squealing tires through the roundabout on a test site near Aachen, where the German postal service tested their prototypes and new developments. His driving style does not necessarily match the ecological… Continue reading This man is to give the street scooter gas
Power boxes on wheels
D The Leipzig verdict on driving bans on diesel is postponed to Tuesday. For many small tradespeople and large suppliers, the situation is worrying as long as they still drive a diesel that could be affected by the planned closures. You would be fine with an electric delivery van. Only there was no or almost… Continue reading Power boxes on wheels
Electric car is so easy
A chim Kampker has little of a crazy professor. The 41-year-old was initially laughed at for his idea and declared crazy. In the conference room of Streetscooter in Aachen, he sips with a boyish grin on his coffee and tells about how he became the managing director of the largest manufacturer of electric utility vehicles… Continue reading Electric car is so easy
Post is testing self-propelled street scooters
D ie German postal service now wants to test self-propelled models of their electric delivery truck Streetscooter. The Group will test the use of technically upgraded Streetscootern that can follow the delivery of letters and parcels independently, a post spokesman said on Tuesday. Some vehicles should be equipped with appropriate technology. Before a practice test,… Continue reading Post is testing self-propelled street scooters
Ford invests in bicycles
e in Fahrrad is a rather unusual exhibit at a car show. The automaker ford The style break seems to disturb but little. Therefore, at its booth at the International Motor Show in Frankfurt, the company has also set up a pedal-powered two-wheeler in addition to a whole range of cars. It stands next to… Continue reading Ford invests in bicycles
Post electric transporter is in demand
D ie German postal service benefits with its electric vehicle Street Scooter from the debate about driving bans for diesel cars. The street scooter meets brisk demand, said company chief financial officer Melanie Kreis this Tuesday during a conference call. The discussion about the diesel had “tended to fuel interest even further,” emphasized Kreis. Swiss… Continue reading Post electric transporter is in demand
Beware of overloaded cars
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