Munich. BMW Charging and MINI Charging are extending and supplementing their customer offering to coincide with the market launch of BMW’s fifth-generation electrification kit. Innovative charging solutions and digital services for easy and convenient home, workplace and public charging will be available to meet every customer need. “Electromobility’s success in the market will hinge… Continue reading @BMW: BMW Charging and MINI Charging: expanded charging options for Gen5 market launch000641
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@VW Group: Volkswagen unveils 2022 Taos compact SUV
Oct 13, 2020 [embedded content] Taos slots under Tiguan in the Volkswagen lineup and is the second proof point of Volkswagen’s doubling-up strategy for SUVs 1.5-liter EA211 turbocharged four-cylinder engine with 158hp and 184 lb-ft of torque pairs with either 8-speed automatic and FWD or 7-speed DSG® dual- clutch automatic transmission and 4Motion® all-wheel drive… Continue reading @VW Group: Volkswagen unveils 2022 Taos compact SUV
@VW Group: Plug-in hybrid rounds off Q8 product line: The Audi Q8 TFSI e quattro
Audi is continuing its electrification offensive with the Q8 TFSI e quattro: The SUV Coupé is already the seventh model with plug-in hybrid drive that has been newly introduced on the market since mid-2019. Audi is putting this drive technology completely at the service of the customer: It provides customers with a confident electric driving… Continue reading @VW Group: Plug-in hybrid rounds off Q8 product line: The Audi Q8 TFSI e quattro
@VW Group: Audi and FAW establish new company to produce electric vehicles in China
Audi is expanding its presence in China. As an important milestone on the way to becoming a provider of sustainable premium mobility, Audi and FAW today signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) that defines the framework for the joint production of electric vehicles based on the PPE platform. The memorandum of understanding was signed during… Continue reading @VW Group: Audi and FAW establish new company to produce electric vehicles in China
Indian electric motorcycle startup Ultraviolette plans to raise up to $75m
“The funds raised would be invested in getting the prototype bikes into production over the next three quarters, scale up operations, expand the team and also further invest in the R&D of in-house developed lithium-ion battery technology,” said one of the three, requesting anonymity. Part of the funds will be raised via equity and a… Continue reading Indian electric motorcycle startup Ultraviolette plans to raise up to $75m
Valmet Automotive sharpening its focus to e-Mobility
On Monday, Oct 12th, Valmet Automotive has reached an agreement to sell its Engineering Services Business Line to Mutares SE & Co. KGaA. The transaction is still subject to authority approvals and it is expected to close in November. The divestment decision has been motivated by Valmet Automotive’s strategy to sharpen its focus to e-Mobility and… Continue reading Valmet Automotive sharpening its focus to e-Mobility
Audi and FAW to set up new company to produce EVs in China
Audi is expanding its presence in China. The German carmaker and FAW today signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) that defines the framework for the joint production of electric vehicles based on the PPE platform. The memorandum of understanding was signed during the Germany-China Automobile Conference, which is currently taking place in Changchun, northern China.… Continue reading Audi and FAW to set up new company to produce EVs in China
@Renault: RENAULT EWAYS : GROUPE RENAULT REVEALS NEW IMAGES…000089
Groupe Renault has manufactured cars since 1898. Today it is an international multi-brand group, selling close to 3.8 million vehicles in 134 countries in 2019, with 40 manufacturing sites, 12,700 points of sales and after-sales and employing more than 180,000 people. To address the major technological challenges of the future, while continuing to pursue its profitable… Continue reading @Renault: RENAULT EWAYS : GROUPE RENAULT REVEALS NEW IMAGES…000089
Daimler and Swiss Re launch new company Movinx to transform automotive and mobility insurance business
Stuttgart/Zürich, Oct 12, 2020
Movinx is a 50/50 joint venture of Daimler Insurance Services and Swiss Re. Partners aim to transform and innovate automotive and mobility insurance with fully digital business model and focus on flexible and customer-centric products. New company is located in Berlin and set up as insurance intermediary and service provider. Stuttgart/Zürich. Daimler Insurance Services and Swiss Re have entered into a strategic partnership for automotive and mobility insurance and launched a new company called Movinx. Both shareholders of the 50/50 joint venture will leverage their complementary expertise to establish a new business model. The aim is to develop fully digital automotive and mobility insurance products that both fulfill changing customer needs and offer best-in-class service quality. Movinx has received all necessary competition clearances.
Ingo Telschow, CEO Daimler Insurance Services, said: “By joining forces with Swiss Re we can lead transformation ..
@Geely: Mon 12 Oct 2020Further investment in Lotus Engineering consultancy with major Hethel site upgradesLotus is revealing the latest upgrades to its Hethel…
Latest investment includes all-new Electric Drive Unit (EDU) test cell, plus upgrades to other engineering facilities and workshops Famous Hethel track has also been upgraded Designed to support Lotus Engineering consultancy as it further expands services and client base Complements investment in new advanced technology centre as Lotus Engineering’s new HQ in Wellesbourne, Warwickshire (Hethel,… Continue reading @Geely: Mon 12 Oct 2020Further investment in Lotus Engineering consultancy with major Hethel site upgradesLotus is revealing the latest upgrades to its Hethel…