A mild summer breeze carries the sound of traffic on the E6 freeway over to Skedsmokorset. If you drive south, you’ll reach Oslo in twenty-five kilometers. If you head north, you’ll reach the North Cape in about 2,200 kilometers. Erling Henningstad, a fifty-seven-year-old software engineer sporting a neatly trimmed beard and a blue checkered shirt,… Continue reading @VW Group: “That’ll Be My Car”
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@VW Group: View Beyond the Visible
The view from the thirty-fourth floor extends beyond the office towers and flat Bauhaus roofs, past small houses from the city’s early days, and out to the Mediterranean. The mirrored twin towers behind the highway in Tel Aviv are like an aerie for autonomous driving innovations. A team from the start-up TriEye is here working… Continue reading @VW Group: View Beyond the Visible
Coup shuts down its electric moped scooter service
Coup, an electric moped scooter-sharing service that operates in Berlin, Paris and Berlin, has announced in an email that it is going to shut down in all three cities. On Twitter, the company says that operating the service is “economically unsustainable” in the long term. “We plan to discontinue our service in Berlin and Tübingen… Continue reading Coup shuts down its electric moped scooter service
Dealership group rushes judgment on Audi e-tron sales, patience required
Roger Penske, CEO of Penske Automotive Group, told analysts last month that the Audi e-tron is not selling as fast as he would like. But 4,000 sales over the past half-year for a relatively unknown new, luxury EV seems about right. In February, Audi announced that it had 20,000 reservations worldwide for its e-tron electric SUV. That… Continue reading Dealership group rushes judgment on Audi e-tron sales, patience required
Cybertruck is Tesla’s last product for ‘awhile’ but Elon teases tech announcements
Elon Musk says that Tesla is going to stop unveiling new products for “a while”, but the CEO is also teasing some upcoming technology announcements. Tesla had ramped up product unveilings lately with 2 major unveiling events this year: The Model Y event in March and the Cybertruck event last week. After the event, Musk… Continue reading Cybertruck is Tesla’s last product for ‘awhile’ but Elon teases tech announcements
Tesla wants to use laser beams to automatically clean debris off cars – Yes really
Tesla has been working on a technology consisting of laser beams installed on vehicles, and other products, to automatically clean debris off the windshield of its cars. No, I am not kidding. If you thought that Tesla’s Cybertruck was futuristic, wait until you hear about this new technology that Tesla has been developing, which basically… Continue reading Tesla wants to use laser beams to automatically clean debris off cars – Yes really
@Renault: The New Renault ESPACE, even more sophistication and technology
With more than 1.3 million vehicles sold since 1984, the Renault Espace is an iconic car, always a step ahead of its time and constantly reinventing itself. The fifth generation has been reinterpreted and has established itself as a high-end crossover with a bold design. The New Espace features : – new EASY DRIVE… Continue reading @Renault: The New Renault ESPACE, even more sophistication and technology
MG Motor UK adds new West Wales dealership to its network
MG Motor UK has added OC Davies Group to its UK network. The Cardigan dealership builds on the group’s West Wales presence, with existing MG sites in Carmarthen and Neyland, and takes MG’s Welsh dealer count up to 11 locations. Morlais Davies, OC Davies managing director, says: “It’s been fantastic to see our existing dealerships… Continue reading MG Motor UK adds new West Wales dealership to its network
DHL to debut zero-emission electric delivery vans in U.S. cities
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Deutsche Post DHL Group’s StreetScooter electric vehicle unit will enter the U.S. market next year as delivery firms and municipalities work to cut greenhouse gas emissions. FILE PHOTO: Achim Kampker (L), Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of electric delivery van maker StreetScooter GmbH, a subsidiary of German postal and logistics group Deutsche… Continue reading DHL to debut zero-emission electric delivery vans in U.S. cities
@Ferrari: Ferrari N.V.: periodic report on the buyback program
Maranello (Italy), 25 November 2019 – Ferrari N.V. (NYSE/MTA: RACE) (“Ferrari” or the “Company”) announces that under the third tranche of the common share buyback program announced on 14 November 2019 (“Third Tranche”), the Company has purchased additional common shares – reported in aggregate form, on a daily basis – on the Italian Stock Exchange… Continue reading @Ferrari: Ferrari N.V.: periodic report on the buyback program