Category: Automotive

Lime launches its first car-sharing service in Seattle

Lime It’s true: after a long time focusing on scooters, Lime is ready to delve into four-wheeled transportation. The startup is launching a car-sharing service, LimePod, that will be available in Seattle as of this week. As with scooters, it’ll cost just $1 to unlock a car that you can park wherever you need it… Continue reading Lime launches its first car-sharing service in Seattle

Ford gives ten days to the potential buyer of the Blanquefort plant to review his copy

The only candidate for the takeover of the Ford factory Blanquefort (Gironde) near Bordeaux, the Belgian group Punch Powerglide, has just been imposed by the US car manufacturer a new deadline to revise his project. “In order to meet the information and consultation schedule, Ford has asked the potential buyer for a revised proposal, letter… Continue reading Ford gives ten days to the potential buyer of the Blanquefort plant to review his copy

Transport operator Bertolami has chosen NAVYA’s AUTONOM SHUTTLES to develop its mobility offer in rural areas

13 November 2018 Transport operator Bertolami has chosen NAVYA’s AUTONOM SHUTTLES to develop its mobility offer in rural areas Bertolami, a Drôme-based company located in St-Donat-sur-l’Herbasse, is a reference in national and international passenger transport with over 65 years of experience. The Bertolami group has chosen NAVYA to become an actor in the transition towards… Continue reading Transport operator Bertolami has chosen NAVYA’s AUTONOM SHUTTLES to develop its mobility offer in rural areas

ABB invests $10 million in new e-mobility research center

Swiss electronics giant ABB is building a new global headquarters and R&D center that will focus on its EVSE products. The $10-million, 3,600-square-meter facility will be built on the TU Delft Campus in the Dutch city of Heertjeslaan, and is due for completion in June 2019. The complex will house up to 120 people, and… Continue reading ABB invests $10 million in new e-mobility research center

UPDATE 2-Zotye, Ford’s China partner, set to sell SUVs in U.S. in 2020

FILE PHOTO – An employee pushes a car along a Zotye Automobile Co., Ltd assembly line in Jinhua, Zhejiang province, April 3, 2013. REUTERS/Lang Lang (Reuters) – Zotye Automobile (000980.SZ), a Ford Motor Co (F.N) partner in China, said on Tuesday it planned to begin selling SUVs in the United States in 2020. Ford is… Continue reading UPDATE 2-Zotye, Ford’s China partner, set to sell SUVs in U.S. in 2020

Layoffs, furloughs, auctions and shutdown at Faraday Future’s EV factory

Things are growing grimmer for Faraday Future as the company has had to shut down its electric vehicle factory in California. Some employees have been laid off, others placed on furlough while the startup is trying to secure funding to save the company. As we reported last month, it seemed like the startup was finally out of… Continue reading Layoffs, furloughs, auctions and shutdown at Faraday Future’s EV factory

“We are moving away from the base more and more”

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  Tesla Releases New Autopilot “Navigate” Feature 29 Oct

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