Newly developed “HIT™ Photovoltaic Module for Automobile” generates power and charges the drive and 12 V batteries Osaka, Japan – Panasonic Corporation today announced that it has recently developed the “HIT™ Photovoltaic Module for Automobile”, which was adopted for the new Prius PHV released in February 2017 by Toyota Motor Corporation (hereafter Toyota Motor).In addition,… Continue reading Panasonic’s Photovoltaic Module HIT(TM) adopted for Toyota Motor’s New Prius PHV
Category: Automotive
Stop Creating Bike Sharing Companies, China!
The following news release left me bewildered. Why can’t businesses in China stop ruining a creative idea? Why must they copy to death and spoil something so innovative?! Yet another bicycle sharing company has been born to launch dockless bikes in Zhuhai and Beijing. The company, named getb, claims to be the “world’s first versatile,… Continue reading Stop Creating Bike Sharing Companies, China!
Temasek Invests In Mobile To Bring 2017 Total Funding To $300M For Bike Share Firm
Chinese bike sharing company Mobike has received new strategic investment from Singapore’s state investment firm Temasek Holdings and existing investor Chinese investment firm Hillhouse Capital to raise a total of over US$300 million since the start of 2017, a tremendous feat for a start-up with actual operation time of less than one year. In January,… Continue reading Temasek Invests In Mobile To Bring 2017 Total Funding To $300M For Bike Share Firm
China’s Didi Sued For Talent Poaching By Alibaba-Owned AutoNavi
Chinese mapping company AutoNavi Holdings Ltd., owned by Alibaba Group Holdings Ltd., has sued Didi Chuxing for unfair competition, alleging the ride-sharing company poached eight veteran engineers from its team and asking for RMB75 million (US$10.9 million) in damages, according to court documents. AutoNavi said that one senior manager and six engineers with knowledge of… Continue reading China’s Didi Sued For Talent Poaching By Alibaba-Owned AutoNavi
DENZA 400 Electric Vehicle Debuts
Shenzhen, Feb. 20, 2017 —Today, Shenzhen DENZA New Energy Automotive Co., Ltd. officially launched the DENZA 400 Electric Vehicle (hereinafter referred to as “DENZA 400”) alongside the announcement of the manufacturer suggested retail price (MSRP) of each model in the line including the Lifestyle, Executive and Aurora with the respective MSRP of RMB369,800, RMB 415,800… Continue reading DENZA 400 Electric Vehicle Debuts
Panasonic Set for Take off at MWC
Panasonic will introduce its connected airport concept at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, showcasing a suite of intelligent technology solutions for the first time in Europe. Barcelona, Spain – The 120m2 booth features technology for retail, car rental, communications, security, logistics and ground handling and brings together the automotive, business technology, industrial and eco solutions… Continue reading Panasonic Set for Take off at MWC
Mobike Hires Tesla’s Former General Manager As CMO
China’s bike sharing company Mobike has hired Kingston Chang, former Tesla Motors Inc.’s general manager in China as chief marketing officer, according to Chinese media. Chang will be responsible for the marketing of Mobike and report directly to Mobike’s founder Hu Weiwei. Prior to Mobike, Chang was the first general manager in China at Tesla… Continue reading Mobike Hires Tesla’s Former General Manager As CMO
Foxconn Invests In Mobike As Part Of Strategic Partnership On Global Expansion
Foxconn Technology Group has invested an undisclosed amount in a strategic investment in China’s bike sharing company Mobike as part of a wider partnership, the companies announced today. The exclusive strategic partnership will enable Mobike to increase global production capacity of its smart bikes to over 10 million units annually, and reduce the cost of… Continue reading Foxconn Invests In Mobike As Part Of Strategic Partnership On Global Expansion
CES 2017
*Date in this page is local time. Panasonic LIVE @ CES 2017 * Videos has English and Japanese subtitles. [embedded content] The IoT at 30,000 Feet [embedded content] Benefits of LUMIX GH5 Press Conference News Releases Click to download full press kit in high-resolution [zip:47.5MB] | low-resolution [zip:6.0MB] Panasonic and IBM Join Forces to Develop… Continue reading CES 2017
Signature of two major contracts with Daimler
Clichy, January 7, 2014 Montupet, the specialist in cast aluminium alloy components for the automotive industry, announces today the signature of two major contracts with Daimler. These contracts concern the design and production of cylinder heads which will be produced at the Group’s Bulgarian site, one of the most modern foundries in the world. Already… Continue reading Signature of two major contracts with Daimler