@Geely: Geely Auto 2022 Half Year Financial Report Highlights Intelligent and Electric Transformation

Geely Auto 2022 H1 revenues increase 29% YoY to 58.12 billion RMB Electrified and new energy vehicle sales increased 398% YoY to 109,000 units R&D investment in intelligent and NEV technologies increased 71.7% to 3.63 billion RMB Overseas expansion accelerating with exports growing 64% YoY and accounting for 14.3% of overall sales New target for… Continue reading @Geely: Geely Auto 2022 Half Year Financial Report Highlights Intelligent and Electric Transformation

@Geely: Thu 18 Aug 2022Lotus Engineering: The Innovators #1 1 | 5 | 0 Welcome to a new series of content from Lotus Engineering, the consult…

Hethel, UK – 18 August 2022  Welcome to a new series of content from Lotus Engineering, the consultancy division of performance car manufacturer Lotus. With regular updates over the coming months, the team will explain its portfolio of capabilities and its key priorities as the automotive world moves to an all-electric future. It will also share… Continue reading @Geely: Thu 18 Aug 2022Lotus Engineering: The Innovators #1 1 | 5 | 0 Welcome to a new series of content from Lotus Engineering, the consult…

@niche: Xos, Inc. Announces Strategic Partnership with NationaLease002097

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 17, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Xos, Inc. (NASDAQ: XOS), a leading manufacturer of Class 5 through Class 8 battery-electric vehicles and powertrains, and provider of charging infrastructure and fleet management software, today announced a strategic partnership with NationaLease, one of the largest full-service truck leasing organizations in North America with over 900… Continue reading @niche: Xos, Inc. Announces Strategic Partnership with NationaLease002097

@niche: Mansell moves into Praga Cup UK002097

Wednesday 17th August 2022, Prague/Manchester – Scott Mansell, British racing driver and founder of the Driver61 YouTube channel, will make a guest driver appearance at Round 5 of the Praga Cup UK on 20th and 21st August at Donington Park. Making his Praga R1 racing debut, Scott will share two, one-hour endurance races with Praga… Continue reading @niche: Mansell moves into Praga Cup UK002097

@niche: Super-agile box truck shows off REE’s uniquely modular EV chassis002097

On the surface, this looks like an ordinary class 3 electric delivery van – one with a crazy-low floor, extra-large cargo space and gratuitous rear-wheel steering. But its entire drivetrain, suspension and steering systems live in the wheel arches. The P7-B is the latest customer evaluation vehicle built on top of REE’s ultra-modular, ultra-flat electric… Continue reading @niche: Super-agile box truck shows off REE’s uniquely modular EV chassis002097

@niche: INEOS Styrolution introduces new extrusion ABS product002097

Focus application for Novodur® E3TZ: Fridge liners               © Shutterstock Optimised for extrusion Good balance of flow and impact strength with higher ESCR[1] Complies with FDA food contact regulations INEOS Styrolution, the global leader in styrenics, has today announced the introduction of an extension to its high-performance Novodur® line of specialty ABS[2] products. The new Novodur… Continue reading @niche: INEOS Styrolution introduces new extrusion ABS product002097

@niche: SWINGING DICKISM WRIT LARGE: WELCOME TO MONTEREY CAR WEEK.002099

Editor’s Note: This week, Peter puts his foot down hard on the gas, skewering what the “auto hobby” has become due to the hucksters and greed merchants who have taken over the car “thing.” GMC projects itself into a new, more aggressive arena with its 2023 Canyon, firmly putting distance between itself and Chevrolet, while Jeff Lynne… Continue reading @niche: SWINGING DICKISM WRIT LARGE: WELCOME TO MONTEREY CAR WEEK.002099

@niche: WE’RE NOT THERE YET.002098

Editor’s Note: This week, Peter reminds everyone that the “Grand Transition” to our Electric Future is fraught with peril and that “We’re Not there Yet.” Audi decides to waste a ton of money on yet another Ken Block smoke show, while Guns ‘N Roses also makes an appearance in On The Table with “Paradise City” and our AE Song of the Week. The next chapter of Peter’s much-praised series… Continue reading @niche: WE’RE NOT THERE YET.002098

@niche: THE AFFORDABILITY CRISIS.002097

By Peter M. DeLorenzo Detroit. With everyday life being upended by a series of challenges, from the price of gasoline and various shortages du jour, to the burgeoning cadence of inflation, which is starting to hit everyone on a daily basis, it is no wonder that the auto industry in particular has been beset with its… Continue reading @niche: THE AFFORDABILITY CRISIS.002097

@niche: EV Roundup: Key Tidbits From Q2 Reports of RIVN, BLNK, WKHS, GOEV & HYLN002098

The second-quarter 2022 results of Rivian Automotive RIVN, Workhorse Group WKHS, Hyliion Holdings HYLN, Canoo Inc. GOEV and Blink Charging BLNK dominated last week’s key stories in the electric vehicle (EV) space. Each of these companies incurred a loss for the quarter under review amid high research & development (R&D) and selling, general & administrative (SG&A) costs. Being in the nascent stages of development,… Continue reading @niche: EV Roundup: Key Tidbits From Q2 Reports of RIVN, BLNK, WKHS, GOEV & HYLN002098