UPDATE 4-Around 100,000 Opel vehicles to be recalled in diesel probe – ministry

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Germany’s Transport Ministry said on Monday it would order roughly 100,000 Opel vehicles to be recalled as part of an emissions probe, after prosecutors searched the carmaker’s offices earlier in the day. FILE PHOTO: An Opel logo is pictured in Ruesselsheim, Germany July 4, 2018. REUTERS/Ralph Orlowski/File Photo German motor vehicle authority… Continue reading UPDATE 4-Around 100,000 Opel vehicles to be recalled in diesel probe – ministry

Around 100,000 Opel vehicles to be recalled in diesel probe – ministry

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Germany’s Transport Ministry said on Monday it would order roughly 100,000 Opel vehicles to be recalled as part of an emissions probe, after prosecutors searched the carmaker’s offices earlier in the day. FILE PHOTO: An Opel logo is pictured in Ruesselsheim, Germany July 4, 2018. REUTERS/Ralph Orlowski/File Photo German motor vehicle authority… Continue reading Around 100,000 Opel vehicles to be recalled in diesel probe – ministry

For Bosch, diesel still has a future

Death, the diesel? Rolf Bulander, president of the automotive division of the Bosch group, does not want to believe it. “Diesel is still needed for long distances, big cars, trucks … Especially since modern diesel can meet all emission standards! “, He insists, in an interview with” Echos “. For the world’s largest automotive supplier,… Continue reading For Bosch, diesel still has a future

Charging Your Chevy Bolt EV In The Most Insane Way Possible

3 H BY WADE MALONE And here I’ve been parking and plugging in my own electric car like a sucker! We have seen a number of organizations combine a robotic arm with a charging station. Tesla’s snake-like concept garnered the most attention a few years ago. Although the impracticality of these set ups means we haven’t… Continue reading Charging Your Chevy Bolt EV In The Most Insane Way Possible

Paris Will Resume Service Of 1,000 Autolib Charging Stations

3 H BY MARK KANE Autolib’s charging infrastructure is to be partially resumed This summer, Europe’s largest electric car sharing system, Autolib in Paris, was terminated including both – Bluecars and the charging infrastructure. According to latest news some 1,000 out of 6,200 charging points (single-phase, ≈3 kW) will be reopened on December 1, 2018,… Continue reading Paris Will Resume Service Of 1,000 Autolib Charging Stations

PSA Group will decide in coming months what brand(s) to launch in US

PSA Peugeot Citroën logo French automaker PSA Group, which controls the Peugeot, Citroën, DS and Opel (Vauxhall) brands, plans to sell cars in the United States no later than 2026. In the coming months, the automaker will make some key decisions surrounding how it plans to return, including what brand(s) will lead the charge.  PSA… Continue reading PSA Group will decide in coming months what brand(s) to launch in US

Press Releases – Car and van CO2 targets: environment ministers adopt common position, auto industry reacts

Brussels, 10 October 2018 – Auto makers take note of the common position on future CO2 targets for cars and vans adopted by the 28 EU member states during a meeting of environment ministers in Luxembourg last night. “Further reducing CO2 emissions remains a top priority of the EU auto industry. All manufacturers are actively… Continue reading Press Releases – Car and van CO2 targets: environment ministers adopt common position, auto industry reacts

Groupe PSA holds its third annual Booster Day, posing 12 technological challenges for the Plant of the Future

60 partners took part in the third annual #BoosterDayPSA held at the Poissy plant in Greater Paris. Ranging from suppliers, integrators, start-ups and laboratories to schools, research institutes and public organisations, they all have a major role to play in shaping the Plant of the Future. 12 technological challenges posed and 30 demonstrators built. Working… Continue reading Groupe PSA holds its third annual Booster Day, posing 12 technological challenges for the Plant of the Future