Category: Automotive

All-electric Toyota C-HR announced as part of Chinese plug-in plans

Toyota will produce an all-electric version of the C-HR for the Chinese market from 2020. Announced at the Beijing motor show, the zero-emissions crossover will follow two new versions of existing Toyota plug-in hybrids, the Corolla and Levin saloons, that are due in 2019. Those cars are claimed to be capable of 30 miles in pure-electric… Continue reading All-electric Toyota C-HR announced as part of Chinese plug-in plans

Airbus and Audi join forces to extend Voom helico-taxi service on the road

The collaboration between Airbus and Audi takes a new step at the Berlin Air Show. The aircraft manufacturer and the automaker have announced the signing, Thursday, April 26, a partnership to develop a short-term urban mobility service. Starting in the summer of 2018, customers of Voom, an Airbus Helicopters helicopter taxi service, will be able… Continue reading Airbus and Audi join forces to extend Voom helico-taxi service on the road

Electrify America selects vendors for fast charging network

Electrify America, the EVSE network founded by VW as part of its penance for the Dirty Diesel Debacle, has selected several vendors to install DC fast chargers at new stations across the US. Some of these will offer power levels up to 350 kW, delivering 20 miles of range per minute of charge, seven times… Continue reading Electrify America selects vendors for fast charging network

Jim Keller Joins Intel to Lead Silicon Engineering

Jim Keller will join Intel Corporation as a senior vice president. SANTA CLARA, Calif., April 26, 2018 – Intel today announced that Jim Keller will join Intel as a senior vice president. He will lead the company’s silicon engineering, which encompasses system-on-chip (SoC) development and integration. “Jim is one of the most respected microarchitecture design… Continue reading Jim Keller Joins Intel to Lead Silicon Engineering

Toyota reduces the battery performance of its vehicles at the end of its life, and it does not please its customers

The Toyota Prius was the subject of almost 14 million recalls between 2009 and 2014, including 11 United States, the first consumer of the model. First failures on the accelerator pedal, then on the control software and finally braking problems; the third generation of the hottest hybrid car has made it all the rage for… Continue reading Toyota reduces the battery performance of its vehicles at the end of its life, and it does not please its customers

UPDATE 2-Fiat Chrysler cuts debt by more than expected

MILAN (Reuters) – Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) (FCHA.MI) reduced its debts by more than expected in the first quarter, putting the carmaker well on course to become cash positive later this year. FILE PHOTO: Sergio Marchionne, CEO, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, speaks with journalists at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Michigan, U.S., January… Continue reading UPDATE 2-Fiat Chrysler cuts debt by more than expected

Peugeot’s UK Vauxhall car workers agree pay deal as dispute in Germany continues

LONDON (Reuters) – Workers at Peugeot-maker (PEUP.PA) PSA’s Vauxhall car plant in Britain have agreed a pay deal with the French automaker, the Unite Union said on Thursday, as a dispute with the firm’s Opel workers in Germany continues. A general view of the Vauxhall car plant in Ellesmere Port, Britain, January 10, 2018. REUTERS/Phil… Continue reading Peugeot’s UK Vauxhall car workers agree pay deal as dispute in Germany continues

PSA Rennes: the management plans to transfer the production of the 5008

“The established commercial success of the Peugeot 5008 and the prospect of ramping up the future Citroën C5 Aircross will generate production volumes beyond the production capacity of the Rennes site by 2019/2020,” says the manufacturer. car in a statement Wednesday. Total volumes would be in the order of more than 200,000 vehicles per year… Continue reading PSA Rennes: the management plans to transfer the production of the 5008

Delphi Technologies launches 26th worldwide emissions standards book

VIENNA, April 26, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Delphi Technologies PLC (NYSE: DLPH), a leading provider of advanced propulsion solutions to global vehicle manufacturers, today released its annual worldwide vehicle and motorcycle emissions standards reference booklet at the 2018 International Vienna Motor Symposium. For more than a quarter of a century, Delphi Technologies has been tracking and compiling… Continue reading Delphi Technologies launches 26th worldwide emissions standards book