The coronavirus is gradually paralyzing French industry. Lack of parts, employees, or simply to respect instructions from the authorities and to preserve the health of the troops, some French industrialists are starting to close their production sites in France. · One week break at Michelin Stop. Michelin announced Monday morning a break in the production… Continue reading LIVE Michelin opens the ball of factory closings due to coronavirus
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@Nissan: Nissan, TenneT and The Mobility House: Electric cars save surplus wind energy and reduce CO2
2020/03/16 16 March 2020 – Transmission system operator TenneT, the world’s leading electric vehicle maker, Nissan, and the technology company, The Mobility House, have achieved a crucial vehicle-to-grid (V2G) project to save vital renewable energy in Germany. As part of a showcase project of the German Ministry (SINTEG), batteries from all-electric Nissan LEAFs were used… Continue reading @Nissan: Nissan, TenneT and The Mobility House: Electric cars save surplus wind energy and reduce CO2
Several Renault-Nissan plants in Spain halted amid coronavirus outbreak
MADRID, March 13 (Reuters) – Several Renault-Nissan plants in Spain halted production temporarily on Friday or were planning stoppages next week due to a lack of parts amid the coronavirus epidemic, company officials said.
Nissan's two Barcelona plants stopped on Friday afternoon as a wheels supplier was affected by a lockdown in the town of Odena nearby because of a coronavirus outbreak. The stoppage will last at least until Monday, a company spokesman said. The plants are closed on weekends.
Renault's plants, in Valladolid and in Palencia, will cease production for two days next week due to a lack of components.
“Yesterday we had no problems, and now we have to stop for two days from Monday in Palencia and Valladolid,” a spokesman said, explaining that the supply chain had suffered setbacks in Catalonia. There are about 6,000 workers at the two plants.
Mitsubishi: MEMS Lidar for autonomous driving
Mitsubishi Electric, which belongs to Mitsubishi, has introduced a lidar for autonomous driving. Mitsubishi Electric has introduced its own lidar, which operates on the basis of a microelectromechanical system (MEMS). The lidar goes wide to better detect objects and distances. Mitsubishi MEMS lidar. Source: Mitsubishi The lidar emits laser light on two axes, what with… Continue reading Mitsubishi: MEMS Lidar for autonomous driving
Nissan to start online car leasing service PREMIUM
Nissan Motor Co. will start an online leasing service for new cars on Saturday, The Yomiuri Shimbun has learned. The company plans to start the online service in the Sapporo area, in addition to the Tokai region, where their cars had already been test-marketed under the system. Nissan plans to expan…
Volkswagen plans to tap electric car batteries to compete with power firms
FILE PHOTO: A logo of VW is pictured at a Volkswagen dealership in Camas, near Seville, southern Spain November 5, 2015. REUTERS/Marcelo del Pozo/File Photo BERLIN (Reuters) – Volkswagen’s (VOWG_p.DE) expansion in electric cars will open up new business opportunities in storing and managing energy, encroaching on business currently dominated by utilities and energy firms,… Continue reading Volkswagen plans to tap electric car batteries to compete with power firms
Hyundai Motor Company to Push for an Electric Vehicle Battery Lease Business
Hyundai Motor Company and LG Chem, Hyundai Glovis, KST Mobility (Macaron Taxi) are pushing for South Korea’s first electric vehicle battery lease business.This business model will lower financial burden of purchasing electric vehicles that are at least 30% more expensive than equivalent diesel locomotives and consider back-end industries related to battery exchange and reuse of… Continue reading Hyundai Motor Company to Push for an Electric Vehicle Battery Lease Business
Honda partially resumes production in virus-hit Wuhan – The Japan Times
Honda Motor Co. said Wednesday it has partially resumed four-wheel vehicle production in the central Chinese city of Wuhan, the epicenter of the new coronavirus outbreak, after obtaining permission from local authorities. With the resumption in Wuhan, Honda has now put all of its production bases in China back to work after the pneumonia-causing disease… Continue reading Honda partially resumes production in virus-hit Wuhan – The Japan Times
New Nissan boss defends alliance with Renault
“The Alliance has brought us a lot in the past. My goal is that it still brings us a lot, ”insists the former head of the Renault-Nissan joint structure responsible for pooling purchases during a recent visit to Paris. (Behrouz MEHRI / AFP) Go to Source
Tesla Cybertruck Gigafactory: Nashville in the running, Elon is looking for ‘incentives, workforce, and more’
Tesla is looking for a new gigafactory in the ‘central US’ to produce the Cybertruck electric pickup truck and Model Y. CEO Elon Musk says that he is looking for “incentives, a workforce, and more” as Nashville is said to be in the running. Yesterday, Musk announced that Tesla is scouting locations in the central… Continue reading Tesla Cybertruck Gigafactory: Nashville in the running, Elon is looking for ‘incentives, workforce, and more’