Category: Automotive

VW CEO says Ford will pay ‘set by set’ to use MEB Eelectric vehicle platform

DETROIT, July 12 (Reuters) – Ford CEO Hackett says Ford, Volkswagen will share data generated by self-driving software company Argo AI Volkswagen CEO Diess says revenues from electric cars produced in cooperation with Ford to reach up to $10 bln within next 6 years Argo AI CEO Salesky says hopes to begin testing autonomous vehicles… Continue reading VW CEO says Ford will pay ‘set by set’ to use MEB Eelectric vehicle platform

Electric Car Ownership Is The Right Choice For 1.5 Million In UK

Research shows many could make the switch without affecting their lifestyles. Around 1.5 million households could easily switch to an electric car without it impacting their daily lives, according to new research. A study of some 25,000 people by consumer-focused car magazine WhatCar? revealed that 17 percent of multi-vehicle households have at least one car… Continue reading Electric Car Ownership Is The Right Choice For 1.5 Million In UK

LG Chem To Build Second Battery Factory In The U.S.

The location could be Kentucky or Tennessee. Production expected from 2022 on. LG Chem is expected to build a second lithium-ion cell plan in the U.S. as the plug-in electric car market expands. The South Korean manufacturer already produces batteries in Michigan, as well as in South Korea, China and Poland. The decision about the… Continue reading LG Chem To Build Second Battery Factory In The U.S.

Tesla Supplier Hints At Doubling Parts Production For Model 3

Could it reach an average of 10,000 per week in 6-9 months? Tesla soon will significantly increase the production of the Model 3 according to the latest news – first the upcoming increase was hinted by internal email, written by Jérôme M. Guillen, Tesla’s President of Automotive to employees. Now, the precision stamping service provider China… Continue reading Tesla Supplier Hints At Doubling Parts Production For Model 3

Statistics – Interactive map: Correlation between electric car sales and the availability of charging points

This map visualises the correlation between the market uptake of electrically-chargeable vehicles (ECVs) and the availability of charging infrastructure for all 28 EU member states. Key observations Of the 144,00 charging points available across the European Union today, over 26% are located in the Netherlands (37,037), with another 19% in Germany (27,459), 17% in France… Continue reading Statistics – Interactive map: Correlation between electric car sales and the availability of charging points

Statistics – Interactive map: Electric vehicle incentives per country in Europe

This map demonstrates the correlation between the market uptake of electrically-chargeable vehicles (ECVs) and the availability of customer incentives to stimulate ECV sales for each of the 28 EU member states. Key observations There is a correlation between the market uptake of electrically-chargeable vehicles (ECVs) and the availability of customer incentives to stimulate ECV sales.… Continue reading Statistics – Interactive map: Electric vehicle incentives per country in Europe

Ford – Volkswagen expand their global collaboration to advance autonomous driving, electrification and better serve customers

●      Volkswagen to join Ford in investing in Argo AI, the autonomous vehicle platform company, at a valuation of more than $7 billion. Tie-up allows both automakers to independently integrate Argo AI’s self-driving system into their own vehicles, delivering significant global scale ●      Ford will use Volkswagen’s electric vehicle architecture and Modular Electric Toolkit (MEB)… Continue reading Ford – Volkswagen expand their global collaboration to advance autonomous driving, electrification and better serve customers