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GM’s Mary Barra outlines EV plans as LG Electronics plant prepares to come online

GM is poised to build more all-electric vehicles as improvements continue at its recently expanded battery lab and a new LG Electronics plant in Michigan comes online, according to the automaker’s chairman and CEO Mary Barra. The LG Electronics facility in Hazel Park will start making battery packs this fall to supply GM’s Orion Assembly Plant,… Continue reading GM’s Mary Barra outlines EV plans as LG Electronics plant prepares to come online

UPDATE 2-PSA’s Opel to shift 2,000 R&D jobs in Germany to French engineer Segula

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – PSA Group’s (PEUP.PA) Opel unit said it is working on plans to protect 2,000 research jobs in Ruesselsheim, Germany by transfering them to a new company run by French firm Segula Technologies. FILE PHOTO: The Opel development centre is pictured in Ruesselsheim, Germany July 5, 2018. REUTERS/Ralph Orlowski/File Photo Research and development… Continue reading UPDATE 2-PSA’s Opel to shift 2,000 R&D jobs in Germany to French engineer Segula

Drive.ai is expanding to Arlington

Startup Drive.ai will now bring its automated shuttle service to Arlington. Drive.ai is already active in Texas and runs an autonomous shuttle service there. Specifically, one is represented in the city of Frisco. Now you also want to expand to Arlington, which is also in the US state Texas lies. Drive.ai Van with exterior monitors.… Continue reading Drive.ai is expanding to Arlington

New car registrations surge in August to highest in years

New car market rose 23.1% last month, with hybrid and plug-in models recording record growth after a year-long slump The UK car market enjoyed a substantial boost in August, with year-on-year increases of 23.1%, according to data from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). 94,094 new cars were registered last month in what… Continue reading New car registrations surge in August to highest in years

Turning the next Audi R8 electric is sad but inevitable

It was not entirely unexpected: Audi wants to make EVs sexy and reduce the average emissions of its range, so makes its sexiest car emissions free. A shame? In a way. But with every R8 since the very first, Audi has gradually fattened and diluted its mid-engined supercar. That first V8 was so good, so agile, so… Continue reading Turning the next Audi R8 electric is sad but inevitable

Navya celebrates premiere in Belgium

The French provider of autonomous e-shuttles has launched one of its vehicles in Belgium. In the commune of Han-sur-Lesse in Belgium drives since yesterday at 10 o’clock an autonomous e-shuttle of the manufacturer Navya out France on the public roads. This is a first for Belgium – it is the first Autonomous E-Shuttle that operates… Continue reading Navya celebrates premiere in Belgium

Morgan Stanley: Tesla’s autonomous ride-sharing network is worth one-tenth of Waymo

Morgan Stanley has valued Tesla’s autonomous vehicle ride-sharing business, which does not yet exist, at $17.7 billion, about one-tenth of Waymo’s value, yet still above GM Cruise, the investment firm said in a research note published Tuesday. The $17.7 billion valuation, or about $95 per Tesla share, is notably lower than the $244 a share… Continue reading Morgan Stanley: Tesla’s autonomous ride-sharing network is worth one-tenth of Waymo