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UPDATE 1-Ford expands ‘Do Not Drive’ warning to 33,000 more pickup trucks

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Ford Motor Co (F.N) on Monday warned an additional 33,000 owners of older pickup trucks in North America to stop driving them until potentially defective Takata Corp (TKTDQ.PK) air bag inflators can be repaired. Ford told 2,900 owners of 2006 model year Ford Ranger trucks in January to stop driving immediately after… Continue reading UPDATE 1-Ford expands ‘Do Not Drive’ warning to 33,000 more pickup trucks

The Renault Group joins the E-Via Flex-E project to develop the installation of charging stations

Renault “becomes a partner of the E-VIA FLEX-E consortium, the first high-power charging network for electric vehicles in southern Europe,” the group said in a statement. This network, equipped with high-power charging stations (between 150 and 350 KW), reduces the charging time of electric vehicles. It is adapted to the needs of drivers traveling long… Continue reading The Renault Group joins the E-Via Flex-E project to develop the installation of charging stations

Cobalt in old smartphones could be used to power EVs, Umicore chief says

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Porsche wants to double investments in electric and hybrid vehicles

Porsche plans to double to more than 6 billion euros by 2022 investments in electric or hybrid vehicles. And the sports car manufacturer owned by Volkswagen, Increase its production capacity of its electric model Mission E in excess of 20,000 units per yeartold Reuters a member of the supervisory board, Detlev von Platen. The commercialization… Continue reading Porsche wants to double investments in electric and hybrid vehicles

Michael Jeffery buys Stirling of Hereford’s Suzuki dealership

Michael Jeffery, which trades as Ponthir Suzuki and Honda has bought Porch 2005’s Suzuki dealership trading as Stirling of Hereford for an undisclosed sum. This is its third Suzuki dealership. The group already represents the brand in Abergavenny and Caerleon in Newport. The company also represents Honda at the Caerleon site. Up until summer 2017,… Continue reading Michael Jeffery buys Stirling of Hereford’s Suzuki dealership

Aurora will power Byton EV’s autonomous driving features

Aurora, the self-driving startup founded by Google self-driving car project alum Chris Urmson, along with Tesla Autopilot developer Sterling Anderson, CMU robotics expert and Uber vet Drew Bagnell, and a team of industry experts, will be making the autonomous smarts for Byton’s forthcoming electric vehicle. Byton, a startup that had a splashy debut at CES… Continue reading Aurora will power Byton EV’s autonomous driving features

Car sales down 1.25%; passenger vehicles up 7.57% in Jan

Domestic passenger vehicle sales were up 7.57 per cent to 285,477 units in January from 265,389 units in the same month last year. Car sales, however, declined 1.25 per cent to 184,264 units last month as against 186,596 units in January last year. PTI | Updated: Feb 12, 2018, 14:17 IST NEW DELHI: Domestic passenger… Continue reading Car sales down 1.25%; passenger vehicles up 7.57% in Jan

Porsche, Audi to develop joint electric car platform to save costs

FRANKFURT: Porsche and Audi, Volkswagen’s main luxury car divisions, plan to develop a joint platform for electric vehicles that will enable them significantly cut down on costs, German newspapers quoted their chief executives as saying. “By 2025, we’re facing a low single-digit billion euro sum to develop the architecture,” Audi CEO Rupert Stadler told both… Continue reading Porsche, Audi to develop joint electric car platform to save costs