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Diesel Fears Become Reality With First Driving Ban in Germany
LISTEN TO ARTICLE SHARE THIS ARTICLE Hamburg, Germany’s second-largest city, will restrict older diesel vehicles from selected urban areas starting next week, marking the first driving ban in the country for the embattled technology. Beginning May 31, the port city of 1.8 million people will prevent cars and trucks that don’t meet at least Euro-6… Continue reading Diesel Fears Become Reality With First Driving Ban in Germany
Tesla Model 3: Tesla wants to solve brake problem with software update
A faulty algorithm should be the cause of the brake problems, the US consumer protection organization Consumer Reports at Tesla Model 3 Has been established. Tesla want in the coming days softwareUpdate, which made the mistake on the electric car fixes. May 23, 2018, 1:04 pm, Werner Pluta Tesla Model 3: The basic version would… Continue reading Tesla Model 3: Tesla wants to solve brake problem with software update
Kuwait Petroleum plans $2.6 bln loan for LNG terminal -sources
DUBAI, May 23 (Reuters) – A Kuwait Petroleum Corporation-owned firm plans to borrow up to $2.6 billion from banks and export credit agencies to build a liquefied natural gas import terminal, banking sources said. Kuwait Integrated Petroleum Industries Company (KIPIC) will use the money raised to develop the terminal at Kuwait’s Al Zour complex, which… Continue reading Kuwait Petroleum plans $2.6 bln loan for LNG terminal -sources
Dana Inaugurates New Facility to Support Automakers with Thermal-Management and New-Energy Solutions in Yancheng, China
YANCHENG, China, May 23, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Dana Incorporated (NYSE: DAN) today inaugurated a facility in Yancheng, China, that will manufacture thermal-management products for conventional and new-energy vehicles. Dana repurposed an 8,000 square-meter (86,000 square-foot) plant with an investment of CNY105 million (US$16.7 million), making it the company’s 16th facility in China and the second in… Continue reading Dana Inaugurates New Facility to Support Automakers with Thermal-Management and New-Energy Solutions in Yancheng, China
DS to launch flagship BMW 5 Series-rivalling saloon in 2020
DS is primed to launch a flagship saloon as early as 2020, according to company sources. It is thought that the new luxury model will be based on the PSA Group’s EMP2 platform, which underpins numerous other cars within the company including the DS 7 Crossback, the recently revealed Peugeot 508 and the Vauxhall Insignia. The… Continue reading DS to launch flagship BMW 5 Series-rivalling saloon in 2020
GM Gets Ready for a Post-Car Future
About a hundred years ago, the United States reached “peak horse.” In 1920 some 25 million horses roamed the plains, boulevards, cul-de-sacs, rodeos, stockyards, ports, farms, and dingy alleys of America—toting freight, plowing fields, fighting wars, carrying passengers on buggy rides, and making a complete mess. According to American Heritage magazine, in 1900 health officials… Continue reading GM Gets Ready for a Post-Car Future
The start into the rocket age
*/ ]]> Men with Vision: Fritz von Opel in RAK 2 and Otto Willi Gail, author of the book “With Rocket Power into the World – From the Fire Truck to the Spaceship” (back right, with tie). Shortly before the start: The Opel team pushes the RAK 2 on the grid. May 23, 1928, 10… Continue reading The start into the rocket age
FAURECIA INVESTS IN PROMETHIENT AND ACCELERATES THE DEVELOPMENT OF THERMAL COMFORT TECHNOLOGIES FOR THE COCKPIT OF THE FUTURE
Faurecia announces today an investment in the American startup Promethient, reinforcing the Group’s ecosystem dedicated to thermal management technologies for future mobility solutions. Based in Traverse City, Mich., Promethient designs and produces Thermavance, a climate control technology that is adaptable for multiple vehicle thermal use cases. Thermavance heats and cools through conductive heat transfer, offering… Continue reading FAURECIA INVESTS IN PROMETHIENT AND ACCELERATES THE DEVELOPMENT OF THERMAL COMFORT TECHNOLOGIES FOR THE COCKPIT OF THE FUTURE
Hamburg older diesel car ban begins May 31
Hamburg authorities have announced that a ban of diesel cars of the Euro-5 standard and older will take place from the end of the month. City officials erected signage last week for its ban on diesel vehicles in certain areas of the city, as the country’s air quality measures and backlash against diesel steps up a notch. Officials… Continue reading Hamburg older diesel car ban begins May 31