Settling Brexit could be positive for UK sales for Jaguar and Land Rover in Britain, according to Rawdon Glover, the firm’s UK managing director. Despite a difficult sales year for the brands, both have shown upswings – driven in part by new model launches – in the UK despite economic uncertainty prompted by the ongoing… Continue reading Jaguar Land Rover boss: settling Brexit will be good for us
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Honda Global | June 28, 2019 MONET Forms Capital and Business Partnerships with Isuzu, Suzuki, Subaru, Daihatsu and Mazda
MONET Technologies Inc.Isuzu Motors LimitedSuzuki Motor CorporationSubaru CorporationDaihatsu Motor Co., Ltd.Mazda Motor CorporationHino Motors, Ltd.Honda Motor Co., Ltd. MONET Technologies Inc. (“MONET”) today announced that it concluded capital and business partnership agreements with Isuzu Motors Limited (“Isuzu”), Suzuki Motor Corporation (“Suzuki”), Subaru Corporation (“Subaru”), Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd. (“Daihatsu”) and Mazda Motor Corporation (“Mazda”), respectively.… Continue reading Honda Global | June 28, 2019 MONET Forms Capital and Business Partnerships with Isuzu, Suzuki, Subaru, Daihatsu and Mazda
Honda Global | sustainability
For Honda’s sustainability, it is important to both meet stakeholders’ expectations and needs by providing products and services of value, fulfill its corporate social responsibility such as by considering the impact on the environment and society, as well as to contribute to the resolution of social issues through its business activities. Go to Source
Toyota to invest $2b in developing electric vehicles in Indonesia
Toyota Motor Corp plans to invest $2 billion to develop electric vehicles (EVs) in Indonesia over the next four years, starting with hybrid vehicles, Indonesia’s coordinating ministry for maritime affairs said. “From 2019 to 2023, we will progressively increase our investment to 28.3 trillion rupiah ($2 billion),” Toyota president Akio Toyoda was quoted as saying in a… Continue reading Toyota to invest $2b in developing electric vehicles in Indonesia
Hans Zimmer is composing the sound for BMW’s electric vehicles
Hans Zimmer, the film score composer behind dozens of Hollywood movies including The Lion King and Inception, is shaping what the next generation of BMW electric vehicles sound like. Zimmer and Renzo Vitale, an acoustic engineer and sound designer at the BMW Group, recently composed the sound for the BMW Vision M NEXT, the concept… Continue reading Hans Zimmer is composing the sound for BMW’s electric vehicles
Uber closes above its IPO price for the first time after announcing plans to expand into West Africa (UBER)
Getty Images Shares of Uber climbed as much as 5% on Thursday after a company executive told Reuters the ride-hailing service was engaged in talks with regulators in West African countries about expansion opportunities. Uber also mentioned it might introduce a boat service in Lagos, Nigeria, according to Reuters. The company recently started offering boat… Continue reading Uber closes above its IPO price for the first time after announcing plans to expand into West Africa (UBER)
Nio recalls nearly 5,000 ES8 electric SUVs over fire risk
Chinese automotive startup Nio is recalling nearly 5,000 of its ES8 high-performance electric SUVs after a series of battery fires in China and a subsequent investigation revealed a vulnerability that created a safety risk. The recall affects a quarter of the ES8 vehicles it has sold since they went on sale in June 2018. A… Continue reading Nio recalls nearly 5,000 ES8 electric SUVs over fire risk
Former Anki engineers will steer Waymo’s self-driving trucks effort
More than a dozen engineers, who lost their jobs after consumer robotics startup Anki shut down in April, have found a new home. The 13 robotics experts, a group that includes Anki’s co-founder and former CEO Boris Sofman, are heading over to self-driving vehicle company Waymo, to lead engineering in the autonomous trucking division, according… Continue reading Former Anki engineers will steer Waymo’s self-driving trucks effort
Toyota investing $2 billion to develop EVs in Indonesia, but plans start with hybrids
Toyota will invest $2 billion to develop electric vehicles in Indonesia, according to the country’s coordinating ministry for maritime affairs. But those plans will at least start with a focus on hybrids. Indonesia’s Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs Luhut Pandjaitan and Toyota president Akio Toyoda agreed on the deal in Osaka on Thursday, Reuters reports.… Continue reading Toyota investing $2 billion to develop EVs in Indonesia, but plans start with hybrids
BMW Motorrad sketches out what’s next: electric motorcycles
While quite a few startup companies have been building electric motorcycles for years, established motorcycle manufacturers have been slow to join the fray. The much-anticipated Harley Davidson Livewire, for instance, isn't yet out but is due in August.
On Tuesday, BMW Motorrad, the company's motorcycle division, at last announced its intent to join the electric motorcycle crowd, with a concept electric motorcycle called the BMW Vision DC Roadster.
It's designed to evoke images of BMW's more traditional motorcycles, with circular cooling fins sticking out the sides like the cylinder jugs on BMW's classic flat-twins. An upright battery is mounted longitudinally between the driver's knees, somewhat where a conventional bikes fuel tank might be, but deeper. BMW didn't specify the battery capacity or any range target.
Again harking to tradition, the Vision DC Roadster uses a longitudinally mounted motor, underneath the battery, connected to a shaft drive.
As a concept, the Vision DC Roadster has a cafe-racer stance, with laid-down front forks and a very high seat and tail. The vestigial signature LED headlight almost disappears ahead of the driver.
BMW came early to developing electrically-powered cars, introducing the advanced i3 and i8 in 2014, but it has been slower to begin work converting its two-wheeled lineup.
The electric motorcycle market grew a few years ago with Lightning, Alta Motors, and Zero, but with more big players like BMW and Harley Davidson, among many, it's a sign that it's taking off. Now with BMW considering broad outlines of an electric motorcycle, the scales may be tipping. We're looking at you, Honda!