TOKYO, June 9, 2020 – (JCN Newswire) – Thirty companies including Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Inc., NEC Corporation, Goal connect Co., Ltd., SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD., TEPCO Power Grid, Inc., TEPCO Energy Partner, Inc., TAKAOKA TOKO CO., LTD., Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions Corporation, Japan Weather Association, Mitsubishi Motors Corporation, and Hitachi Systems Power… Continue reading @Mitsubishi: Mitsubishi Motors: Start of Project to Verify Open Platform Aggregation Business
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Press Releases – Auto makers and electricity sector call for rapid action on charging points under EU recovery plan
Brussels, 9 June 2020 – The European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) and Eurelectric welcome the focus on infrastructure for electrically-chargeable vehicles in the coronavirus recovery plan announced by the European Commission. The associations support the goal of funding 1 million public charging points referred to in the plan. However, they note that this objective was… Continue reading Press Releases – Auto makers and electricity sector call for rapid action on charging points under EU recovery plan
Men accused of helping ex-Nissan boss flee Japan challenge U.S. extradition case
BOSTON (Reuters) – Lawyers for the former Green Beret and son wanted by Japan for helping former Nissan Motor Co (7201.T) boss Carlos Ghosn flee the country on Monday argued U.S. authorities wrongly arrested them for aiding a crime that they say does not exist in Japan: bail jumping. FILE PHOTO: Former Nissan chairman Carlos… Continue reading Men accused of helping ex-Nissan boss flee Japan challenge U.S. extradition case
Tesla supplier ready to make million-mile battery
A Chinese car battery-maker says it is ready to manufacture a product capable of powering a vehicle for 1.2 million miles (two million kilometres) across the course of a 16-year lifespan. By contrast, most automakers only offer warranties ranging from 60,000 to 150,000 miles over a three to eight-year period on their cars’ batteries. Contemporary… Continue reading Tesla supplier ready to make million-mile battery
Makoto Uchida: “Nissan and Renault must support each other, provided the competitiveness is there”
Nissan, like its partner Renault, is at a turning point in its history. The Japanese manufacturer, whom the coronavirus crisis surprised even while it was going through a serious financial crisis, announced at the end of May a net loss of 6 billion euros on its last financial year, as well as a vast transformation… Continue reading Makoto Uchida: “Nissan and Renault must support each other, provided the competitiveness is there”
Nissan Ariya Interior Parts Revealed By European Patent Images
When we last spoke about Nissan, the video the company released gave us the impression the Ariya is very likely to kill the Leaf. Unless the hatchback becomes more attractive – a water-cooled battery pack will help a lot – it may not attract as many buyers as the new electric CUV. If you are… Continue reading Nissan Ariya Interior Parts Revealed By European Patent Images
Nissan recalls nearly 1.9M cars for pesky hood latch problem
Tom Krisher, Associated Press Published 4:14 p.m. ET June 5, 2020 | Updated 4:18 p.m. ET June 5, 2020 Detroit – For the fourth time, Nissan is recalling hundreds of thousands of midsize cars in the U.S. and Canada to fix a nagging latch problem that may allow the hood fly open while cars are… Continue reading Nissan recalls nearly 1.9M cars for pesky hood latch problem
Mercedes A-Class is now also a plug-in hybrid: our road test
TEST DRIVE The new compact generation of the Stella now also becomes electric on tap with the 1.3-liter petrol engine bathed in the electric unit. The price starts at around 42 thousand euros by Giulia Paganoni (Daimler AG) The new compact generation of the Stella now also becomes electric on tap with the 1.3-liter petrol… Continue reading Mercedes A-Class is now also a plug-in hybrid: our road test
Coronavirus: Lookers and Aston Martin cut 2,000 car jobs
Car dealership Lookers has announced it will cut up to 1,500 jobs with the closure of more showrooms in the UK. The company reopened its showrooms on Monday after the government lifted coronavirus lockdown restrictions. Luxury carmaker Aston Martin also announced 500 redundancies, a week after naming a new chief executive. It comes as the… Continue reading Coronavirus: Lookers and Aston Martin cut 2,000 car jobs
Why closing car plants in France is a long and painful process – Automotive News Europe
On purely business grounds, Renault could do without its plant in Maubeuge. Like its sister factory, 75 kilometers (47 miles) away in Douai, the plant opened nearly half a century ago as part of a government effort to stem the decline of France’s northern industrial coal belt. Production at the two sites is now at… Continue reading Why closing car plants in France is a long and painful process – Automotive News Europe