Category: Automotive

@Daimler: On informal terms with MBUX, plus other new functions

Stuttgart.  Snow report, horoscope or puzzles: with the keyword “Hey Mercedes”, passengers in a Mercedes-Benz now have access to four new entertainment options via the MBUX (Mercedes-Benz User Experience) multimedia system. MBUX has loosened its tie, as it were, and as one of these options will switch to using the familiar form of “you” in… Continue reading @Daimler: On informal terms with MBUX, plus other new functions

Bollinger Motors Unveils Patent-Pending E-Chassis

The E-Chassis is the same platform shared with the B1 Sport Utility Truck and the B2 Pickup, and it will accommodate future models and other trucks developed by Bollinger Motors. Features of the patent-pending Bollinger Motors E-Chassis include: 120 kWh battery pack 180 kWh battery pack optional All-wheel drive All-terrain capabilities Dual motor Portal gear… Continue reading Bollinger Motors Unveils Patent-Pending E-Chassis

Workhorse Ready To Run With C-Series Electric Delivery Van

Production of its long-awaited electric delivery van could begin in the next few weeks for Workhorse Group (NASDAQ: WKHS), with plans to add additional configurations and sizes to the C-Series once full production ramps up, company officials told FreightWaves at the recent NTEA Work Truck Show in Indianapolis. In the company’s fourth-quarter earnings announcement on… Continue reading Workhorse Ready To Run With C-Series Electric Delivery Van

@Geely: LEVC reveals name for new electric van: VN5

LEVC’s new electric light commercial van will set new standards in the commercial vehicle sector and, today, its name is revealed. VN5. Aligned with LEVC’s overall product naming strategy, the same technical and functional nomenclature has been used for van. As with TX for taxi, VN is chosen for van and ‘5’ to represent the… Continue reading @Geely: LEVC reveals name for new electric van: VN5

Buffett-backed Chinese EV maker BYD says making 5 mln masks daily to fight virus

Volunteers wearing face masks stand next to vegetables to be delivered to residents of a residential area in Wuhan, the epicentre of the novel coronavirus outbreak, Hubei province, China March 5, 2020. REUTERS/Stringer BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Chinese electric vehicle maker BYD (002594.SZ) said on Friday it is making 5 million masks a day to fight… Continue reading Buffett-backed Chinese EV maker BYD says making 5 mln masks daily to fight virus

Press: More Space In Cockpits of Smaller Vehicles: ZF Launches Industry First Front Electric Park Brake

ZF launches first Front Electric Park Brake (EPB) technology Front Electric Park Brake is ideal for smaller vehicles and provides enhanced safety and comfort Friedrichshafen. ZF has launched an industry first Front Electric Park Brake, extending the range of Electric Park Brake (EPB) systems to a wider range of vehicles. With this solution, car manufacturers… Continue reading Press: More Space In Cockpits of Smaller Vehicles: ZF Launches Industry First Front Electric Park Brake

Europe’s auto industry shuts factories, cuts output as virus hits – CNBC

Fiat plant in Melfi, Italy Alessia Pierdomenico | Getty Images Europe’s major car and parts makers rushed on Wednesday to close factories and cut output in Italy and considered sending workers home elsewhere, in the first signs that coronavirus is disrupting the region’s struggling automotive industry. Fiat Chrysler said it was temporarily halting operations at… Continue reading Europe’s auto industry shuts factories, cuts output as virus hits – CNBC

Leaked Tesla memo reveals what the company is doing about worker safety as coronavirus spreads

In an internal Tesla memo, the company outlined the safety measures it is taking to address coronavirus. These include travel restrictions and extra cleaning practices at its facilities.  The memo, which was viewed by Business Insider, also states that hourly employees who quarantine will be paid for 12 hours of regularly scheduled work per day… Continue reading Leaked Tesla memo reveals what the company is doing about worker safety as coronavirus spreads