Alibaba, Foxconn invest $350m in Chinese electric car startup Xiaopeng

January 29, 2018 Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. and Foxconn Technology Group led a new fundraising round by electric carmaker Xiaopeng Motors, investing 2.2 billion yuan ($350 million) in the startup as a push toward battery-powered vehicles intensifies. The latest funding puts the total investment in Xiaopeng at 5 billion yuan, according to… Continue reading Alibaba, Foxconn invest $350m in Chinese electric car startup Xiaopeng

Monkeys in the exhaust gas test: People were also exposed to exhaust gas tests

All articles and backgrounds 01/29/2018 Monkeys in the exhaust test People were also exposed to emissions tests DPA Diesel exhaust on the VW Golf 7 It should be in the exhaust scandal Diesel pollutant tests not only with monkeysbut also with people. This emerges from a report by the association EUGT, reported on the “Stuttgarter… Continue reading Monkeys in the exhaust gas test: People were also exposed to exhaust gas tests

Alibaba, Foxconn, IDG Lead $348M Investment In Chinese Smart Car Maker Xiaopeng Motors

Chinese electric vehicle maker Xiaopeng Motors has raised RMB2.2 billion (US$348 million) in a series B round led by Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., IDG Capital and Taiwanese electronics manufacturer Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd., also known as Foxconn. Jack Ma-backed Yunfeng Capital, Apoletto Asia, CICC, and existing investors GGV Capital,  Matrix Partners China and Morningside Venture… Continue reading Alibaba, Foxconn, IDG Lead $348M Investment In Chinese Smart Car Maker Xiaopeng Motors

Opel will export cars to Morocco and Tunisia – L’Usine Auto

“We see good opportunities for us,” says Michael Lohscheller, chairman of the board of directors.Opel, about the prospects of the brand in Africa. Now in the lap of PSA Peugeot CitroënOpel plans to start exporting cars to Tunisia and Morocco from its European plants, says Michael Lohscheller in an interview that will be published Monday,… Continue reading Opel will export cars to Morocco and Tunisia – L’Usine Auto

GM faces lawsuit over self-driving car collision

Self-driving car manufacturers dread lawsuits over crashes due to questions of liability, and GM is about to learn just how problematic they can be. Oscar Nilsson has sued GM after a December collision between his motorcycle and one of the company’s self-driving Chevy Bolts. According to his version of events, he was trailing the Bolt… Continue reading GM faces lawsuit over self-driving car collision

Car researchers are also tested on people exhaust to have

Sunday, 01/28/2018 22:03 clock Last was one of the auto industry financed lobbying club had come under fire because he had commissioned scientists in the United States with emissions tests on monkeys. According to a newspaper report, however, human subjects had to inhale the irritant gas nitrogen dioxide (NO2). Accordingly, the “European Research Association for… Continue reading Car researchers are also tested on people exhaust
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HERE & Unifly for drone order in the sky

HERE relies on Unifly to create the charts of the skies. The map provider HERE Cooperates with Unifly to map the world of drones. Next to the goods trackingto whom Indoor Card Business and above all the map material for autonomous driving, one has discovered a new space to be mapped: the air. Bundeswehr drone… Continue reading HERE & Unifly for drone order in the sky

Hans Dieter Pötsch: VW supervisory board boss criticizes bad charging network for e-cars

Hans Dieter Pötsch The Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Volkswagen wants a faster charging speed for e-vehicles. (Photo: AP) Volkswagen-Aufsichtsratschef Hans Dieter Pötsch sees electromobility still a number of obstacles on the way to a real breakthrough in Germany. The still too thin network of stores in the Federal Republic is thereby the most… Continue reading Hans Dieter Pötsch: VW supervisory board boss criticizes bad charging network for e-cars

Chennai ideally paced, but needs better airport, says Daimler CEO

“I like this city. It has treated me very well,” Marc Llistosella said. “With a population of more than seven million people, Chennai is a pretty big city. But the pace of life is much better than it makes you feel the city is smaller,” hesaid. CHENNAI: Having first come to India in 2006 and… Continue reading Chennai ideally paced, but needs better airport, says Daimler CEO

California governor pushes for 5M zero-emission cars

Darshan Brahmbhatt plugs a charger into his electric vehicle at the Sacramento Municipal Utility District charging station in Sacramento, Calif. Calif., Gov Jerry Brown, on Friday, Jan. 26, 2018, issued and executive order outlining a plan to put 5 million zero-emission vehicles on California’s roads by 2030. (Photo: Rich Pedroncelli / AP) Sacramento, Calif. –… Continue reading California governor pushes for 5M zero-emission cars