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German Handelsblatt: Forced labour: Volkswagen and slave labour: A search for clues in Brazil004478

Von der Brutalität des deutschen Autobauers Volkswagen hörte Ricardo Rezende Figueira das erste Mal, als ihn Mitte der 1970er-Jahre drei Arbeiter aufsuchten. Sie waren von einer Farm geflüchtet und schilderten ihm, der damals als Priester in der Region arbeitete, ihre grausamen Erlebnisse. Rezende war geschockt. Die Farm Cristalino war eine von mehreren Rinderfarmen, die Volkswagen… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Forced labour: Volkswagen and slave labour: A search for clues in Brazil004478

Inside Yasa: how a British firm is revolutionising electric cars

For the next couple of Yasa generations, believes Woolmer, the company’s technology will provide a strategic advantage for Mercedes and friends, but eventually (“perhaps by 2040”) it will spread wider. Ultimately, axial-flux technology should be commoditised, he says, but not yet. As for Yasa’s awesome technical progress, Woolmer says that it has reached its fourth… Continue reading Inside Yasa: how a British firm is revolutionising electric cars

Jaguar XJ220 at 30: Why V6 misfit is now a legend

Want to own an example of that extraordinary breed of supercars that time after time broke all performance records in a 10-year spell from the mid-1980s to the mid-1990s? I’m afraid they’re all gone: any decent Ferrari F40 or F50, Porsche 959, Bugatti EB110 or McLaren F1 now requires a seven-digit investment. Apart from one. Despite… Continue reading Jaguar XJ220 at 30: Why V6 misfit is now a legend

German Handelsblatt: Auto industry: BMW wants to bring China Mini to the US market004475

Der BMW-Konzern prüft eine Ausweitung seiner Autoexporte aus China. Nach Informationen des Handelsblatts aus Konzernkreisen könnte der gemeinsam mit Great Wall geplante elektrische Mini auch auf den US-Markt exportiert werden. Bislang sollten die in China gebauten Autos vornehmlich in China verkauft werden.Mit dem Export von China in die USA könnte das Projekt aber deutlich umfangreicher… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Auto industry: BMW wants to bring China Mini to the US market004475

EV sales to hit 8L-9L units this fiscal: SMEV

Despite the fire, there is still a 45-60-day wait list for electric two wheelers and all the big companies have 5,000-10,000 units sitting in order books. Chennai: India’s EV sales are all set to hit 800,000-900,000 units this financial year — a trebling of numbers from 340,000 units in FY21-22. “Other than the fires everything… Continue reading EV sales to hit 8L-9L units this fiscal: SMEV

Rajiv Bajaj on why EV startups are upstarts 

‘When a flower doesn’t bloom, you fix the environment in which it grows, not the flower’, Rajiv Bajaj referred to this quote by Alexander den Heijer, the Dutch trainer and consultant, to describe the present state of affairs in the electric vehicle (EV) industry and, more specifically, the disturbing pace of fire-led accidents. “What concerns… Continue reading Rajiv Bajaj on why EV startups are upstarts 

Thanks to COVID-19, indoor tracking takes on a whole new use

When you need to know how many people are in a building or a room, there’s a faster way than asking them to fill out a form. Among all of the things that coronavirus has cast a glaring light upon, perhaps the least expected is indoor tracking technology. Being able to reopen buildings safely without… Continue reading Thanks to COVID-19, indoor tracking takes on a whole new use