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Hubject and Blink partner to offer EV roaming in US

Berlin-based Hubject provides a charging interoperability platform called Intercharge that boasts over 300 B2B partners in 26 countries. Intercharge connects charging station operators and e-mobility service providers in a way that’s transparent to users, allowing EV drivers to patronize any charging operator or network using one account, one app and one bill. Now Hubject has… Continue reading Hubject and Blink partner to offer EV roaming in US

Autonomous cars: the patent application explodes in Europe

The ban on the use of autonomous cars in France and most European countries does not prevent companies from setting the stage. On the contrary. According to one recent study of the European Patent Office (EPO), between 2011 and 2017, 18,000 patent applications relating to the field of automated driving technologies were filed with the… Continue reading Autonomous cars: the patent application explodes in Europe

eMotorWerks & EO Charging Delivers Smart Charging to Europe & UK

6 H BY TOM MOLOUGHNEY Charging should be smart, right? California-based eMotorWerks, a subsidy of Enel, has joined forces with EO Charging, one of the UK’s leading manufacturers of EV charging equipment to deliver “The UK and Europe’s smartest home charger”. The partnership will see the integration of eMotorWerks’ JuiceNet cloud-based platform, which aggregates and manages… Continue reading eMotorWerks & EO Charging Delivers Smart Charging to Europe & UK

Profit warnings and car dumps: The autumn of the German auto industry

A profit warning chases the next, the sluggish production even drives the German GDP into negative – the showcase industry number one delivers bad news. The overview. The automotive supplier Continental has already revised its profit forecast down twice this year – and again made it subject to reservations at the beginning of November. The… Continue reading Profit warnings and car dumps: The autumn of the German auto industry

Mitsubishi committed to future PHEV development

Mitsubishi says its plug-in hybrid technology is essential to meet increasingly tough CO2 emissions regulations – and the next-generation Outlander PHEV will have an electric-only range of around 60 miles. The Outlander is currently the bestselling plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) in the UK. While increasingly tough CO2 regulations are pushing several car firms towards pure-battery EV… Continue reading Mitsubishi committed to future PHEV development

These Lonely Planets Drift Through Space Without Orbiting Stars

I Walk a Lonely Road Polish astronomers just discovered two new planets in our galaxy. That’s cool news on its own, but these planets are different from most. Unlike almost all known planets, New Scientist reports, these two planets don’t orbit a star. Instead, they drift aimlessly through the cold, dead void of space — and… Continue reading These Lonely Planets Drift Through Space Without Orbiting Stars

SG’s ComfortDelGro to set up $100m VC fund to invest in mobility startups

November 9, 2018 Singapore’s largest taxi operator ComfortDelGro announced that it is setting up a $100-million corporate venture capital fund to focus on incubation and investments in mobility technologies and solutions that complement the company’s land transport business. The fund – ComfortDelGro Capital Partners (CCP) – will invest in startups that plug technology gaps, and… Continue reading SG’s ComfortDelGro to set up $100m VC fund to invest in mobility startups

Kia Motors’ vice president calls for strong ‘self-help’ efforts to boost productivity

SEOUL, Nov. 9 (Yonhap) — A senior official of Kia Motors Corp. called on its employees to push for strong “self-help” efforts to reduce unnecessary spending and boost productivity in a rare email message to them on Friday. Vice President Choi Jun-young sent the message amid a growing sense that the company is not performing… Continue reading Kia Motors’ vice president calls for strong ‘self-help’ efforts to boost productivity