Start-up business Hyliko is planning to integrate Toyota’s second-generation hydrogen fuel cell modules into heavy-duty trucks to build a zero emission fleet offering. This latest co-operation increases Toyota’s portfolio of partnerships in which it is providing its fuel cell technology to support hydrogen initiatives in diverse areas, including trains, buses, generators and marine. Toyota Motor… Continue reading Toyota to supply hydrogen fuel cell modules to European truck company Hyliko
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Continental develops new high-speed e-motor rotor position sensor
Technology company Continental is expanding its sensor portfolio for the fast-growing electric car market with the unveiling of a new innovative sensor. The high-speed inductive e-motor Rotor Position Sensor (eRPS) detects the exact position of the rotor in a synchronous electric machine, which helps to increase efficiency and enables smoother operations. Compared to existing resolver… Continue reading Continental develops new high-speed e-motor rotor position sensor
Continental develops new high-speed e-motor rotor position sensor
Technology company Continental is expanding its sensor portfolio for the fast-growing electric car market with the unveiling of a new innovative sensor. The high-speed inductive e-motor Rotor Position Sensor (eRPS) detects the exact position of the rotor in a synchronous electric machine, which helps to increase efficiency and enables smoother operations. Compared to existing resolver… Continue reading Continental develops new high-speed e-motor rotor position sensor
New Mercedes-Benz operating system gets bespoke Google mapping
Mercedes-Benz will become the first car maker to have its own bespoke Google mapping, as part of its upcoming MB.OS operating system that’s due to arrive late next year. The new chip-to-cloud architecture, planned to be launched on new electric and ICE models based on the upcoming Mercedes Modular Architecture platform, will first appear on the new third-generation… Continue reading New Mercedes-Benz operating system gets bespoke Google mapping
Mercedes-Benz reveals new MBUX Superscreen for E-Class
The interior of the new Mercedes-Benz E-Class has been unveiled, including the new MBUX Superscreen that will be available in the sixth-generation executive car. This comes as part of a concerted effort to provide it with a significantly more contemporary cabin and digital-based user experience than its predecessor. Set for a start to UK sales in saloon form in… Continue reading Mercedes-Benz reveals new MBUX Superscreen for E-Class
Fiat Panda set to return as one of two new EVs in 2023
Fiat will launch two new EVs this year, one of which is expected to be a small SUV badged as the Fiat Panda. The two models will be part of the major EV push being made by Fiat parent company Stellantis. Its European EV portfolio will increase from 22 currently to 30 this year and 42 by the end of 2024. Stellantis CEO… Continue reading Fiat Panda set to return as one of two new EVs in 2023
UAW to increase strike pay as union gears up for Detroit Three bargaining
Months after delegates at last year’s UAW convention reversed a strike pay increase that had been approved only a day earlier, the union’s International Executive Board has decided to up the pay to $500 per week, the amount that had originally been OK’d at the convention. The increase, from $400 per week, is something that… Continue reading UAW to increase strike pay as union gears up for Detroit Three bargaining
Stellantis said it made $18B in net profit in 2022
Stellantis said its net profit jumped 26% in 2022 to almost $18 billion (16.8 billion euros) compared with its 2021 results. The automaker offered a rosy assessment of the past year as well as what’s to come in 2023 as it released its earnings early Wednesday for the year. The company’s guidance for 2023 listed… Continue reading Stellantis said it made $18B in net profit in 2022
Stellantis workers to get profit-sharing of $14,760
Stellantis’ UAW-represented workers are set to receive profit-sharing checks this year that could hit $14,760, the largest payout per worker among the Detroit Three automakers. That amount, announced Wednesday, represents an increase from 2022, when the company said checks would total $14,670. At that time, the company said it was the largest profit-sharing amount the… Continue reading Stellantis workers to get profit-sharing of $14,760
Lucid’s revenue falls short of estimates as it guides to higher EV production in 2023
Electric vehicle start-up Lucid on Sept. 28, 2021 said production of its first cars for customers has started at its factory in in Casa Grande, Arizona. Lucid Electric vehicle maker Lucid on Wednesday reported fourth-quarter revenue that fell short of expectations after building just 7,000 of its Air luxury sedans last year amid manufacturing challenges.… Continue reading Lucid’s revenue falls short of estimates as it guides to higher EV production in 2023