Jaguar Land Rover is battling a saturated market in China as the U.K. premium carmaker attempts to steady a struggling sales operation that triggered a $4 billion writedown in February, Chief Executive Officer Ralf Speth said.
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Seen and Heard: Electric car-making team was on a roll – PostBulletin.com
Formula SAE is a student design competition organized by SAE International (previously called the Society of Automotive Engineers). Wisconsin Racing is comprised of students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison who are tasked with designing and building a prototype race car. Their motto, “One Team — Two Cars” reflects the creation of both a combustion vehicle… Continue reading Seen and Heard: Electric car-making team was on a roll – PostBulletin.com
Tesla issues battery software update after Hong Kong vehicle fire
Tesla has started pushing out a software update that will change battery charge and thermal management settings in Model S sedans and Model X SUVs following a fire in a parked vehicle in Hong Kong earlier this week. The software update, which Tesla says is being done out of “an abundance of caution,” is supposed… Continue reading Tesla issues battery software update after Hong Kong vehicle fire
UPDATE 2-Tesla’s New York solar factory making other products in bid to boost jobs
(Reuters) – Tesla Inc on Wednesday said its solar factory in Buffalo, New York, would become the “manufacturing home” for its electric vehicle Supercharger cabinets and other energy storage products as it seeks to meet employment targets tied to state subsidies. FILE PHOTO: A worker is seen outside the Tesla Inc. Gigafactory 2, which is… Continue reading UPDATE 2-Tesla’s New York solar factory making other products in bid to boost jobs
New McLaren GT: superlight Grand Touring, the McLaren way
15 May 2019 McLaren redefines the rules of Grand Touring with a unique new car for a new McLaren audience New McLaren GT delivers classic Grand Tourer attributes of competition levels of performance and continent-crossing capability, yet is lighter, faster, more engaging and more usable The first true McLaren Grand Tourer in the McLaren product… Continue reading New McLaren GT: superlight Grand Touring, the McLaren way
China claims new breakthrough cuts lithium production costs to record low, EVs look to benefit
The Chinese government claims a new technological breakthrough pushes lithium production prices to a record low, which could have a big effect on electric car battery costs. A Chinese government report claims the new process has made the cost of extracting lithium 15,000 yuan (US $2,180) per ton. That’s a huge dropoff from standard international… Continue reading China claims new breakthrough cuts lithium production costs to record low, EVs look to benefit
Mercedes-Benz EQC, VW’s battery factory, Hyundai’s electric sports car: Today’s Car News
2020 Mercedes-Benz EQC 400 – first drive – Norway, May 2019
We're among the first to drive the Mercedes-Benz EQC. Volkswagen plans to invest $1.1 billion in a new battery factory in Germany. Hyundai and Kia invest $80 million in Croatian EV startup Rimac. And our Twitter poll asks how EV drivers should contribute to road maintenance. All this and more on Green Car Reports.
In a first drive outside of Oslo (practically native habitat for luxury electric cars), the new 2020 Mercedes-Benz EQC electric SUV proved itself among the quietest and most luxurious EVs we've driven. But solid range measurements remained elusive.
As VW and other German automakers are scrambling to build local battery supplies in Europe, the country's largest automaker announced plans to build a new battery factory—along with a partner—in its home state of Lower Saxony.
Korean auto giant Hyundai, along with its sister company Kia, gave Croatian EV sports-car startup Rimac a big boost in its bid to become a Tier 1 supplier of electric drivetrain components to the auto industry, with a big investment and plans for a new Korean electric sports car.
Our Twitter poll this week asks our readers how electric-car drivers should contribute to road maintenance, traditionally funded by state gas taxes.
Volkswagen also previewed a new digital dashboard for its upcoming 2020 redesign of the Golf.
Finally, the NHTSA will give up on new requirements, first adopted in light of the Toyota unintended acceleration problem in 2011, to require brake override software on new cars.
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A Proven Method: DRIVE Constellation Now Supports CarSim Vehicle Model
NVIDIA’s simulation tools for testing autonomous cars in the virtual world now offer more models for validation. Two key simulation companies — Mechanical Simulation, creator of CarSim and TruckSim, and IPG — are integrating their high-fidelity vehicle models into the NVIDIA DRIVE Constellation platform. This means that every aspect of driving — from how long… Continue reading A Proven Method: DRIVE Constellation Now Supports CarSim Vehicle Model
EIB lends Northvolt 350 mln euros for Europe’s largest battery project
Northvolt has secured a 350 million euro loan from the European Investment bank (EIB), the lender’s largest ever direct financing of battery technology, as the Swedish startup raises funds to build Europe’s biggest battery plant.The factory is critical to Europe’s effort to compete with Asian rivals such as CATL, Samsung and LG Chem.Northvolt estimates the European electric vehicle market will need 500-600 GWh of annual capacity by 2030, or at least 10 factories as large as Tesla’s U.S. Gigafactory.
Volvo Car Group signs multi-billion dollars battery supply deals
SHANGHAI, May 15 (Xinhua) — Volvo Car Group announced on Wednesday that it signed long-term agreements with leading battery makers CATL and LG Chem to ensure the multi-billion dollars supply of lithium-ion batteries over the coming decade for next-generation Volvo and Polestar models.
The agreements cover the global supply of battery modules for all models on the upcoming SPA2 and the existing CMA modular vehicle platforms and represent a major step toward realizing Volvo Cars' ambitious electrification strategy.
In 2017, Volvo Cars made the commitment that all new Volvo cars launched from 2019 would be electrified. The company stated that it aims for fully electric cars to make up 50 percent of its global sales volume by 2025.
“The future of Volvo Cars is electric, and we are firmly committed to moving beyond the internal combustion engine,” said Håkan Samuelsson, president and CEO of Volvo Cars. “Today's agreements with CATL and LG Chem demonstrate how we will reach our..