Fri, Jan 11, 2019 15:01 CET First Lightyear One on the road in 2020 Helmond, the Netherlands, 18 December 2018: LeasePlan Netherlands collaborates with Dutch scale-up Lightyear, the first company in the world to develop an electric solar car for consumers. LeasePlan Netherlands becomes Lightyear’s leasing partner for the Lightyear One, the first car produced… Continue reading LeasePlan and Lightyear to deliver first solar lease car
Category: Aspiring OEMs
Sasha Selipanov new Head of Design at Koenigsegg
Wed, Aug 14, 2019 12:02 CET Koenigsegg Automotive has appointed Alexander (Sasha) Selipanov as Head of Design. Sasha, a graduate of Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California, started his career at Volkswagen in 2005. In 2010 he briefly joined Lamborghini, where he contributed to the Lamborghini Huracan. In 2014 Sasha was appointed Head… Continue reading Sasha Selipanov new Head of Design at Koenigsegg
Fredrik Wahrolén appointed Sales & Marketing Director for Koenigsegg
Fri, Jun 14, 2019 13:37 CET Koenigsegg Automotive has appointed Fredrik Wahrolén to a newly created position as Sales & Marketing Director. Fredrik comes to Koenigsegg from Mercedes-Benz where he was Head of PR & Communications for the Swedish market from 2014 to 2019. Prior to that, he worked in a variety of senior management… Continue reading Fredrik Wahrolén appointed Sales & Marketing Director for Koenigsegg
Bollinger Motors Surpasses 10,000 Reservations for the B1
“I can’t believe we’ve reached this number of reservations so quickly. The media attention from our reveal in July was amazing and the thousands of emails from fans we keep getting are incredible,” said Robert Bollinger, CEO Bollinger Motors. “I think we really built something unique. A lot of people from all over the US… Continue reading Bollinger Motors Surpasses 10,000 Reservations for the B1
Bollinger Motors Reveals 4-Door Version of the B1
Adding the 2 doors creates a new overall vehicle length of 159 inches and new wheelbase of 114 inches. While the truck will have the same class-leading ground clearance (15.5 in), adjustable wheel travel (+5/-5 in), approach (56) and departure angles (53) it will have a new breakover angle of 31 degrees. The lengthier vehicle… Continue reading Bollinger Motors Reveals 4-Door Version of the B1
Sono Motors Shows Interior Design of the Sion
Munich, August 29, 2019 – The German mobility provider Sono Motors presented first images of the Sion interior today as part of an online campaign. The concept behind the vehicle that can autonomously charge itself using solar power and thereby generate additional range was developed as a way of rapidly establishing sharing services and electromobility… Continue reading Sono Motors Shows Interior Design of the Sion
Sono Motors Hits 10,000 Mark for Preorders of First Series Production SEV Sion
Munich, May 8, 2019 – The mobility provider Sono Motors today announced that 10,000 reservations have already been placed throughout Europe more than one year before the start of production. The number of people interested in purchasing the first series production solar electric vehicle (SEV) has doubled since last June. Around 87 percent of these… Continue reading Sono Motors Hits 10,000 Mark for Preorders of First Series Production SEV Sion
Sono Motors to Produce Sion in Sweden
Munich, April 17, 2019 – The first series production solar electric vehicle (SEV) developed by the German mobility provider Sono Motors is to be manufactured in Sweden. As Sono Motors officially announced today, the first generation of the Sion will be produced in Trollhättan by National Electric Vehicle Sweden (NEVS). The plant located there was… Continue reading Sono Motors to Produce Sion in Sweden
Retro enthusiasts rejoice! Wiesmann is back – Top Gear
Remember Wiesmann? Of course you do – the German sports car maker knew the perfect recipe during its heydays of the mid-2000s. Its cars were retro-styled, rear-wheel drive and fitted with whacking great BMW engines at the front. There was even one, the GT MF5, which used the E60 M5’s 5.0-litre V10. At one point, the… Continue reading Retro enthusiasts rejoice! Wiesmann is back – Top Gear
State Road Rules: A Troubling Patchwork of Regulations
By Charity Allen, Aurora’s Head Regulatory Counsel Within the self-driving industry, we talk a lot about working together to enact clear and consistent rules for regulating autonomous vehicles. Without these rules, we’ll likely see a proliferation of individual state regulations — in fact, we already see that happening. Currently, 29 states have passed some kind… Continue reading State Road Rules: A Troubling Patchwork of Regulations