Category: Automotive

Swedish battery maker secures $1bn funding for Europe’s first ‘gigafactory’

Swedish start-up Northvolt Wednesday (12 June) announced it had secured funding.In 2017 Northvolt announced plans for battery factory “Northvolt Ett”, to employ between 2000 to 2500 people and be located in Skelleftea, a coastal town in Sweden’s industrial north-east.In May, Volkswagen already announced it would spend close to €1 billion building a factory for battery cells in Salzgitter.

UPDATE 2-VW and Ford close to deal on self-driving and electric cars – VW

HAMBURG (Reuters) – Volkswagen and Ford are close to reaching a deal on a partnership for developing self-driving and electric cars, the German carmaker’s chief executive said on Thursday. FILE PHOTO: The logo of Volkswagen carmaker is seen at the entrance of a showroom in Nice, France, April 8, 2019. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard/File Photo Volkswagen and… Continue reading UPDATE 2-VW and Ford close to deal on self-driving and electric cars – VW

New Alpine A110S: faster, more hardcore flagship revealed

Alpine says the new high-performance A110 S is a true “focused sports car” with a “very different character” from existing versions of the two-seater. The new range-topping variant of the mid-engined Alpine is built around a reworked version of the 1.8-litre four-cylinder turbocharged engine, with the turbo boost pressure increased by 0.4 bar. That means… Continue reading New Alpine A110S: faster, more hardcore flagship revealed

New Renault Zoe EV styling leaked ahead of official reveal

Part of this overhaul will include a revamped interior, which is expected to take inspiration from the new Clio. It will also offer sustainable materials. Van den Acker claims that such features “fit well with our philosophy that EVs should be more ecological.” The new Zoe is expected to use a bespoke EV platform shared across the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi alliance.… Continue reading New Renault Zoe EV styling leaked ahead of official reveal

Lead battery tech could make electric car charging cheaper

Could old-school lead batteries come back to life and speed-up the introduction of electric cars as part of a nationwide charger network? That’s the thinking in the US, where industry and government are teaming-up to explore if banks of high-capacity lead cells sited at conventional fuel stations could make life easier for EV owners. Tesla is… Continue reading Lead battery tech could make electric car charging cheaper

New Honda e: powertrain details of BMW i3 rival revealed

The firm believes the car’s retro design will give it an Apple-style appeal to customers.  It maintains the styling of the Urban EV, albeit with the addition of an extra set of doors. While Honda has yet to reveal full technical details of the car, its designers told Autocar at the Geneva show that it would… Continue reading New Honda e: powertrain details of BMW i3 rival revealed

Spring Labs Raises $23M in Series A Funding

Spring Labs, a Chicago, IL- and Los Angeles, CA-based developer of a blockchain-based platform to share information and data globally, raised $23m in Series A funding. The round was led by GreatPoint Ventures with participation from existing investors August Capital, as well as General Motors Ventures, the corporate venture capital arm of General Motors, RRE… Continue reading Spring Labs Raises $23M in Series A Funding

Diesel claimants achieve important victory against VW

Schlappe for Volkswagen in the exhaust scandal: The group has to pay the driver of a Sharan 26,000 euros, decided judge in Koblenz. Thus, the legal risks for the company continue to grow. Julian Stratenschulte / DPA Logo sparkling, Image not: VW has to pay damages Wednesday, 12.06.2019 20:24 clock VW has suffered a painful… Continue reading Diesel claimants achieve important victory against VW

VW continues to Aurora with Ford

VW ends its collaboration with the US robot car company Aurora – and wants to cooperate with self-driving cars in the future with Ford. Even with a Swedish battery manufacturer, the German group enters. Hauke-Christian Dittrich / DPA Autonomous vehicle “Cedric” Wednesday, 12.06.2019 15:59 clock Autonomous driving is considered a key technology for the future… Continue reading VW continues to Aurora with Ford