Tag: Manufacturing

2018 Renault Zoe electric car: more powerful motor to go with last year’s bigger battery

Follow John 2018 Renault Zoe electric car in Purple Blackberry paint color Enlarge Photo The subcompact Renault Zoe hatchback has been Europe’s best-selling electric car for several years now. Last year, sales soared after it received a major upgrade to its battery pack, which grew to 41 kilowatt-hours, up from 22 kwh in earlier versions,… Continue reading 2018 Renault Zoe electric car: more powerful motor to go with last year’s bigger battery

Apple is trying to lock down battery components before electric carmakers get them

Apple is in talks to buy cobalt directly from miners to help shield it from any shortages sparked by the boom in electric cars, according to a report from Bloomberg. Cobalt is a key mineral used in lithium-ion batteries, and Bloomberg says that Apple is looking to secure contracts for several thousand metric tons of… Continue reading Apple is trying to lock down battery components before electric carmakers get them

Production of all diesel variants stopped for the time being: Porsche bans the diesel from the engine compartment

All articles and backgrounds 02/21/2018 Production of all diesel variants initially stopped Porsche banishes the diesel engine from the engine compartment Porsche Sunken in the diesel mire: Porsche has ceased production of the Macan S Diesel on 15 February 2018 The sports car manufacturer Porsche dares a very unusual for German car brands step: The… Continue reading Production of all diesel variants stopped for the time being: Porsche bans the diesel from the engine compartment

General Motors will invest 1,125 million in three plants in Brazil

Posted 2/21/2018 2:41:35 PM SAO CAETANO DO SUL (BRAZIL), 21 Feb. (EUROPA PRESS) – The United States General Motors automobile consortium will invest 4,500 million reais (1,125 million euros at the current exchange rate) at its Brazilian plants in Sao Caetano do Sul, Gravataí and Joinville. According to the announcement of the president of GM… Continue reading General Motors will invest 1,125 million in three plants in Brazil

All-electric Mercedes-Benz trucks for the heavy-duty distribution sector

Innovation fleet of ten heavy-duty electric trucks Customers for day-to-day operational testing have been agreed Range of up to 200 km with customary level of performance and payload Locally emission-free distribution transport could go into series production from 2021 Daimler leading proponent of electric commercial vehicles for urban areas Development and testing as part of “Concept ELV²”… Continue reading All-electric Mercedes-Benz trucks for the heavy-duty distribution sector

Customers test “eActros”: Daimler plans to mass-produce electric trucks from 2021

All articles and backgrounds 02/21/2018 Customers test “eActros” Daimler plans to build electric trucks from 2021 onwards Daimler Mercedes-Benz eActros in action Daimler comes with the preparations for a series production of the 2016 featured heavy electric trucks Ahead. Ten customers this year will test ten of the intended for urban delivery traffic vehicle “eActros”… Continue reading Customers test “eActros”: Daimler plans to mass-produce electric trucks from 2021

Delphi Technologies reports fourth quarter and full year 2017 financial results

LONDON, Feb. 21, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Delphi Technologies PLC (NYSE: DLPH), a global leader in vehicle propulsion, today reported fourth quarter 2017 U.S. GAAP earnings of $0.63 per diluted share. Excluding special items, fourth quarter earnings totaled $1.24 per diluted share. The Company also reported revenue of $1.3 billion for the quarter and $4.8 billion for… Continue reading Delphi Technologies reports fourth quarter and full year 2017 financial results

Daimler works council distances itself from right colleagues

Wednesday, 02/21/2018 13:57 clock The works council of the Daimler -Werks in Untertürkheim has distanced itself in a detailed statement from right-wing members of the panel. The ongoing negative coverage of the right-wing group “Zentrum Automobil” is a shame for the workforce, the letter says. “The Untertürkheim plant now appears in the media as a… Continue reading Daimler works council distances itself from right
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Continental and GIZ Committed to Sustainability in the Natural Rubber Supply Chain

Partnership will improve livelihoods of rubber tree farmers in Indonesia Tracking of the supply chain from the rubber cultivators to production will prevent deforestation Continental is consistently increasing sustainability activities in purchasing Hanover, February 21, 2018. Technology company Continental and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH are joining forces in a development partnership to… Continue reading Continental and GIZ Committed to Sustainability in the Natural Rubber Supply Chain