Wisk, a joint venture between Boeing and Kitty Hawk, is ready to take flight. The company announced on Tuesday that it has a signed memorandum of understanding with the government of New Zealand to conduct a flying taxi trial using its all-electric, self-flying aircraft Cora. With the deal in place, the company says it will… Continue reading Wisk strikes a deal to conduct a flying taxi trial in New Zealand
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ThunderSoft and Didi Chuxing Build Strategic Partnership Focusing on Intelligent Automotive Operating System
BEIJING, Feb. 4, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — ThunderSoft( SZ:300496 ), a world-leading operating system technology provider, and Didi Chuxing (“DiDi”) today announced strategic collaboration to jointly bring superior intelligent automotive operating system products and solutions for automotive manufacturers and Tier1 suppliers. This partnership will largely accelerate the development of Intelligent Connected Vehicle (ICV) with the support of… Continue reading ThunderSoft and Didi Chuxing Build Strategic Partnership Focusing on Intelligent Automotive Operating System
Prakriti E-Mobility and Tata Power to set up India’s largest EV charging infrastructure
Prakriti E- Mobility has signed an agreement with Tata Power, to provide state-of-the-art charging infrastructure to support Prakriti’s EV Taxi fleet in Delhi-NCR. Both partners will set up 30 slow chargers and 5 fast chargers across Delhi-NCR region. Tata Power will be responsible for the designing, procurement, installation and management of all charging infrastructure at selected… Continue reading Prakriti E-Mobility and Tata Power to set up India’s largest EV charging infrastructure
GM electrification team wants to make EV charging “normal,” even for apartment dwellers
The General Motors team dedicated to electric vehicle infrastructure is looking beyond the early-adopter market to when mainstream buyers are buying and charging EVs. Electrek spoke last week with Rick Spina, vice president of autonomous and EV commercialization, and Alex Keros, lead architect for EV infrastructure. They believe “normal” in the EV world might not… Continue reading GM electrification team wants to make EV charging “normal,” even for apartment dwellers
@Mitsubishi:February 3, 2020 – Mississauga, ON – Following Mitsubishi Motor Sales of Canada’s third record-breaking year in-a-row, the company reports today it’s best-ever January
February 3, 2020 – Mississauga, ON – Following Mitsubishi Motor Sales of Canada’s third record-breaking year in-a-row, the company reports today it’s best-ever January with 1,445 sales surpassing last year’s record January. Leading sales for the month is the Mitsubishi RVR with 459 sales. Eclipse Cross notched a close second with 423 deliveries and rounding… Continue reading @Mitsubishi:February 3, 2020 – Mississauga, ON – Following Mitsubishi Motor Sales of Canada’s third record-breaking year in-a-row, the company reports today it’s best-ever January
Toyota-Panasonic to launch big venture for making EV batteries, starting April
Toyota and Panasonic announced today an agreement to jointly develop EV batteries starting in April. The new company, dubbed Prime Planet Energy and Solutions, will develop prismatic batteries for sale to other automakers. The joint venture, which will be owned 51% by Toyota, will have more than 5,000 employees. The maxim in political journalism is… Continue reading Toyota-Panasonic to launch big venture for making EV batteries, starting April
Chinese battery giant CATL confirms supply agreement with Tesla
One of the largest battery suppliers in the world, CATL, has signed an agreement with Tesla, as reported by Reuters. The agreement lasts for two years from July 2020 to June 2022 and has no specified capacity restrictions. In last week’s Q4 results letter, Tesla stated that they plan to deliver at least 500,000 cars… Continue reading Chinese battery giant CATL confirms supply agreement with Tesla
@Toyota: Toyota and Panasonic Decide to Establish Joint Venture Specializing in Automotive Prismatic Batteries
Toyota City, Aichi/Kadoma City, Osaka, Japan February 3, 2020―Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) and Panasonic Corporation (Panasonic) announced today that they have decided to establish Prime Planet Energy & Solutions, Inc., a joint venture specializing in automotive prismatic batteries. This decision comes just over a year since the two companies announced on January 22, 2019 that… Continue reading @Toyota: Toyota and Panasonic Decide to Establish Joint Venture Specializing in Automotive Prismatic Batteries
Hyundai Motor America Reports January 2020 Sales
FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Feb. 3, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Hyundai Motor America reported total January sales of 42,744 units, a 5% increase in comparison with January 2019. The January sales result is the 16th time in the last 18 months that Hyundai has had increasing overall vehicle sales. Additionally, Hyundai achieved this overall sales growth while reducing… Continue reading Hyundai Motor America Reports January 2020 Sales
Brexit trade deal clash: UK and EU begin sparring over rules
LONDON/BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union and Britain clashed over a post-Brexit trade deal on Monday with Prime Minister Boris Johnson insisting he need not sign up to the bloc’s rules and Brussels warning of tariffs and quotas unless he did. Britain wants to negotiate a trade deal by the end of 2020, though EU… Continue reading Brexit trade deal clash: UK and EU begin sparring over rules