ARES Modena, a luxury car customization company, is using Roboze’s industrial 3D printing technology to create bespoke vehicles. Roboze’s ARGO 500 FFF 3D printer will be installed at ARES Modena’s sophisticated 23,000 m2 facility, which was set up in January 2018. Roboze says that its 3D printing technologies can improve process repeatability, and increase precision.… Continue reading ARES Modena customizes supercars with Roboze’s ARGO 500 3D printers
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Nissan workers at Tennessee plant reject union campaign, article with image
March 16 (Reuters) – A group of technicians at Nissan Motor Co’s (7201.T) Smyrna, Tennessee, factory voted overwhelmingly against joining a union on Thursday, marking yet another defeat for organized labor in the U.S. South. The tool and die workers in a 62-9 vote rejected a campaign by the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace… Continue reading Nissan workers at Tennessee plant reject union campaign, article with image
Carmakers Are Pushing Autonomous Tech. This Engineer Wants Limits.
Last fall, Missy Cummings sent a document to her colleagues at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration that revealed a surprising trend: When people using advanced driver-assistance systems die or are injured in a car crash, they are more likely to have been speeding than people driving cars on their own. The two-page analysis of… Continue reading Carmakers Are Pushing Autonomous Tech. This Engineer Wants Limits.
Ford Halts F-150 Electric Pickup Truck Output Over Battery
Ford Motor has stopped production and shipments of its electric pickup truck, the F-150 Lightning, while it looks into a potential problem with the vehicle’s battery pack. “As part of our predelivery quality inspections, a vehicle displayed a potential battery issue and we are holding vehicles while we investigate,” the company said Tuesday in a… Continue reading Ford Halts F-150 Electric Pickup Truck Output Over Battery
Tesla Workers in Buffalo Begin Union Drive
A group of workers at a Tesla factory in Buffalo began a campaign on Tuesday to form a union, saying they want better pay and benefits. If successful, the effort could establish the first union at the fast-growing auto and energy company, which has fiercely resisted efforts to organize its employees. The factory in Buffalo… Continue reading Tesla Workers in Buffalo Begin Union Drive
Electric Vehicles Could Match Gasoline Cars on Price This Year
More quickly than seemed possible a few months ago, sticker prices for electric vehicles are falling closer to the point where they could soon be on a par with gasoline cars. Increased competition, government incentives and falling prices for lithium and other battery materials are making electric vehicles noticeably more affordable. The tipping point when… Continue reading Electric Vehicles Could Match Gasoline Cars on Price This Year
Energy Department Will Loan $2 Billion to Redwood Materials
The Energy Department on Thursday announced a $2 billion loan to help a Nevada company step up production of critical components of electric vehicle batteries. The company, Redwood Materials, plans to use the loan to expand a manufacturing campus near Reno, Nev., where it makes some of the components from new and recycled sources. The… Continue reading Energy Department Will Loan $2 Billion to Redwood Materials
General Motors Reaches Deal to Ensure Its Chip Supply
General Motors has reached an agreement with a large computer chip maker to help ensure it has a steady supply of semiconductors as it ramps up production of electric vehicles and complex components that require increases in computing power. Under the agreement, the chip maker, GlobalFoundries, agreed to set aside a portion of its manufacturing… Continue reading General Motors Reaches Deal to Ensure Its Chip Supply
Do You Work in the Auto Industry? We Want to Hear From You.
Growth in sales of electric vehicles has created thousands of jobs in auto manufacturing, batteries and other new fields, but not without turmoil. There is talk of layoffs at some suppliers and automakers even as other companies expand. I cover the auto industry for The New York Times, and I am planning to write about… Continue reading Do You Work in the Auto Industry? We Want to Hear From You.
Jury Rules for Elon Musk and Tesla in Investor Lawsuit Over Tweets
A jury decided Friday that Elon Musk was not liable for losses suffered by investors after he posted messages on Twitter saying he had secured the funding to take Tesla private in 2018. Investors had sued Mr. Musk, Tesla and the company’s board, arguing that his statements about his embryonic plan to take the electric… Continue reading Jury Rules for Elon Musk and Tesla in Investor Lawsuit Over Tweets