A proposal is being floated atop Nissan Motor Co. for the company to revive efforts to push Renault SA to reduce its stake in the Japanese carmaker and help balance the partnership, a person familiar with the matter said.
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Tata launches ‘ecosystem’ to kickstart Indian clean vehicles
FILE PHOTO: An employee cleans a Tata Nexon car outside the company showroom in Mumbai, India February 5, 2018. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui MUMBAI (Reuters) – India’s Tata Group, a steel-to-autos conglomerate, is making its biggest push yet toward clean vehicles with plans to make electric cars and batteries, set up charging stations and build a battery… Continue reading Tata launches ‘ecosystem’ to kickstart Indian clean vehicles
Maserati may unveil its first hybrid car on April 21st
Sponsored Links Autoblog Maserati may be close to dragging its cars into the electrified era. An Automotive News Europe source says the Fiat Chrysler-owned brand will unveil its first hybrid, a version of the Ghibli sedan (above), at the Beijing Motor Show on April 21st. While there aren’t many tidbits at this stage, it’s poised… Continue reading Maserati may unveil its first hybrid car on April 21st
US-based electric scooter startup Bird extends latest funding round by $75m
Electric scooter startup Bird said on Monday it had raised an additional $75 million in its Series D funding round, bringing the total to $350 million. The California-based company also said it would acquire European peer Circ, without disclosing financial details of the deal. Bird in October raised $275 million in the Series D funding round led by Canadian pension fund CDPQ and Sequoia… Continue reading US-based electric scooter startup Bird extends latest funding round by $75m
Probe of the Kobe Bryant Crash Will Examine If Fog Played a Role
While the investigation into the helicopter crash that killed basketball star Kobe Bryant and eight other people Sunday morning is just beginning, a likely focus of attention will be the fog that limited visibility in the Los Angeles area. En route from Orange County to Bryant’s youth basketball academy in Thousand Oaks, pilot Ara Zobayan… Continue reading Probe of the Kobe Bryant Crash Will Examine If Fog Played a Role
Fiat Chrysler’s Android-based Uconnect 5 supports Alexa and wireless CarPlay
Sponsored Links Fiat Chrysler Automobiles Fiat Chrysler’s collaboration with Google on in-car Android tech is bearing fruit. The car maker has unveiled an Android-based Uconnect 5 infotainment system that should help it keep up with an influx of modern tech. It includes personalization for up to five drivers, and an interface that takes better advantage… Continue reading Fiat Chrysler’s Android-based Uconnect 5 supports Alexa and wireless CarPlay
Flagship Adds Fertility-Focused Ohana Biosciences to Biotech Family
January 27th, 2020 Xconomy Boston — About 7 million couples in the US have difficulty getting or staying pregnant. A new biotech is using insights into the biology of male reproductive cells—the sperm that must meet its female equivalent, an egg cell, for fertilization to occur—to develop products meant to make assisted reproductive technologies such… Continue reading Flagship Adds Fertility-Focused Ohana Biosciences to Biotech Family
Quench Bio Springs From Atlas With $50M for a New Take on Inflammation
January 27th, 2020 Xconomy Boston — Cells die all the time in a controlled manner that’s perfectly normal. But the way cells die matters. Sometimes cell death is violent, sparking inflammation believed to contribute to disease. Quench Bio aims to develop drugs that stop the uncontrolled forms of programmed cell death, potentially halting inflammatory disease.… Continue reading Quench Bio Springs From Atlas With $50M for a New Take on Inflammation
Audi Struggles With e-tron Production Because Of Suppliers
According to the French and German media (via electrive.com), Audi has serious problems with meeting its own production targets for the all-electric e-tron SUV in Brussel, Belgium. The company is reportedly struggling with a lack of parts for battery packs (some sources say more precisely that the lithium-ion cells are the bottleneck). As a result,… Continue reading Audi Struggles With e-tron Production Because Of Suppliers
GM commits to $2.2 billion investment and 2,200 jobs at Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly
CLOSE General Motors President Mark Reuss speaks during an announcement of GM’s $2.2 billion investment in Detroit-Hamtramck assembly plant on being 100 percent devoted to electric vehicles Monday, January 27th, 2020. (Photo: Ryan Garza, Detroit Free Press) General Motors is investing $2.2 billion in its Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly plant to make it a state-of-the-art facility building electric… Continue reading GM commits to $2.2 billion investment and 2,200 jobs at Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly