LISTEN TO ARTICLE SHARE THIS ARTICLE Daimler AG is changing top management at the maker of the tiny Smart car, part of the latest plan to overhaul a brand that’s always been an awkward fit for the world’s largest maker of luxury vehicles. Prompted by a strategic shift to electric vehicles, Annette Winkler will step… Continue reading Daimler Reboots Smart Car’s Management for Electric-Only Future
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Federal-Mogul Powertrain Launches New Piston Ring Technology For Commercial Vehicles
Federal-Mogul Powertrain Launches New Piston Ring Technology For Commercial Vehicles eLine™ Improves Engine Efficiency and Helps Manufacturers Meet Future Emissions Targets BURSCHEID, Germany, May 29, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Federal-Mogul Powertrain has developed a new piston ring for use in commercial vehicle diesel engines that enhances gas sealing capability by stabilizing ring dynamic motion and homogenizing oil… Continue reading Federal-Mogul Powertrain Launches New Piston Ring Technology For Commercial Vehicles
Zipcar plans all-electric fleet of over 300 Volkswagens in London
Zipcar is rolling out a fleet of 300 Volkswagen e-Golf in London this year — in what the company is touted as the largest rollout of electric cars in a single English city. Details from the company are still sketchy, but Zipcar said that the first electric vehicles will be available over the summer, with… Continue reading Zipcar plans all-electric fleet of over 300 Volkswagens in London
Athlon deploys new mobility services
Fleet Newspaper By Damien Chalon, the 29/05/2018 With Flex2Use, a mobility credit offer, and Car2Use, a car-sharing service, the long-term renter is accelerating in the field of new mobility. Athlon advances its pawns in the field of mobility. The long-term renter has just announced the launch of two new services. The first, dubbed “Car2Use”, is… Continue reading Athlon deploys new mobility services
Cyber Security Company Blackpoint Cyber Raises $6M in Funding
Blackpoint, an Ellicott City, Md.-based cyber security company offering patented lateral spread detection and network visualization, raised $6m in funding. The round was led by Adelphi Capital and Telcom Ventures with participation from Maryland Venture Fund. The company intends to use the funds to accelerate its sales and marketing efforts, to scale in U.S. and… Continue reading Cyber Security Company Blackpoint Cyber Raises $6M in Funding
Vehicle rental defies Zeitgeist: Sixt boss thinks electric cars are “serious political mistakes”
All articles and backgrounds 05/29/2018 Vehicle rental company defies zeitgeist Sixt boss considers electric cars “serious political mistake” DPA CEO of Sixt AG, Erich Sixt Erich Sixt rumbles again against electric cars, “I do not believe in e-cars, that’s politically a serious mistake,” said the boss and major shareholder of Germany’s largest car rental company… Continue reading Vehicle rental defies Zeitgeist: Sixt boss thinks electric cars are “serious political mistakes”
Exclusive: Henrik Fisker Talks EMotion, Solid-State Batteries
2 H BY DOMENICK YONEY Now, this is an EMotion-al interview! The Fisker EMotion is not just a car. It’s a shot at redemption for Henrik Fisker: the man whose first attempt at automaking — see the Fisker Karma — ended in tears and a lawsuit. But more than that, it could also herald a new age of… Continue reading Exclusive: Henrik Fisker Talks EMotion, Solid-State Batteries
Tesla Model 3 gets over-the-air update for brakes
In a tweet on Friday, Tesla CEO Elon Musk said the company had started rolling out an over-the-air software update for its Model 3 electric cars to address a problem with their braking performance, a problem revealed by Consumer Reports last week. In the tweet, Musk said the update should improve braking “by ~20 ft… Continue reading Tesla Model 3 gets over-the-air update for brakes
English GFG takes over AR Industries wheels factory
The Commercial Court of Orléans (Loiret) validated Tuesday, May 29 the offer of recovery of AR Industries in Diors, near Chateauroux (Indre), by the English conglomerate Gupta Family Group (GFG), through its industrial subsidiary Liberty House. The latter undertakes to keep 380 of the 390 jobs at the last French car wheel factory. At the… Continue reading English GFG takes over AR Industries wheels factory
Renault confirms the disappearance of the third shift in Palencia and Valladolid
Published 05/29/2018 14: 36: 06CET VALLADOLID, May 29 (EUROPA PRESS) – The management of Renault has confirmed on Tuesday the disappearance of the third shift in the assembly factories of Villamuriel de Cerrato (Palencia) and Valladolid with the aim of adjusting production to the needs of different markets after a decline in sales of the… Continue reading Renault confirms the disappearance of the third shift in Palencia and Valladolid