Electric truck startup Bollinger Motors has upgraded its battery capacity on its flagship B1 vehicle with a new 120-kWh battery pack, up from 60 kWh and 100-kWh options. The updated spec has been revealed in a new showreel, titled Bollinger B1 electric truck making of. [embedded content] In the 11-minute clip, narrator Robert Bollinger, founder… Continue reading Bollinger Motors Upgrades Battery Capacity on its Flagship B1
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VW subsidiary: Skoda wants to prevent strikes by salary increase
Skoda The Czech VW subsidiary wants to prevent strikes in the wage dispute with wage increases. (Photo: obs) The Czech Volkswagen-Daughter Skoda has submitted a wage increase of 8.3 percent from April onwards in a wage dispute with the unions to avert an impending strike. “We are negotiating next week, I hope we will reach… Continue reading VW subsidiary: Skoda wants to prevent strikes by salary increase
Automotive group: PSA invests in Opel plants outside Germany
Opel main plant in Rüsselsheim For the time being, the German locations are not involved in investments in several Opel plants by the French parent company PSA. (Photo: AP) The French automobile company PSA invests in several Opel-Werk outside Germany. So to be built from 2019 on in the factories Tychy (Poland) and Szentgotthárd (Hungary)… Continue reading Automotive group: PSA invests in Opel plants outside Germany
Engines and transmissions: PSA invests in Opel plants abroad
From 2019 on, three-cylinder gasoline engines are to be built in the factories in Tychy, Poland and in Szentgotthárd, Hungary. In Austria, gearbox production is being expanded. The French carmaker PSA invests in several Opel plants outside Germany. So to be built from 2019 on in the factories Tychy (Poland) and Szentgotthárd (Hungary) three-cylinder gasoline… Continue reading Engines and transmissions: PSA invests in Opel plants abroad
Uber debuts Uber Freight Plus to lower operating costs for carriers
Uber is sweetening the pot for its Uber Freight offering aimed at commercial trucking. The company is launching Uber Freight Plus today, a program designed to help alleviate costs around some of the more expensive aspects of owning and operating a transport vehicle, including fuel, tire and maintenance discounts, as well as new purchase bonuses… Continue reading Uber debuts Uber Freight Plus to lower operating costs for carriers
Press Releases – Focus on vehicle safety measures with most tangible results, auto industry says
Brussels, 21 March 2018 – Before the European Commission publishes its proposal on the revision of the General Safety Regulation this May, the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) is calling on policy makers to focus on the most effective vehicle safety measures with the strongest positive impact. “It goes without saying that our industry is… Continue reading Press Releases – Focus on vehicle safety measures with most tangible results, auto industry says
Groupe PSA Invests in Valenciennes to Produce Automatic Transmission under Aisin AW License
RUEIL-MALMAISON, France–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Regulatory News: To meet the increasing demand of automatic gearboxes, Groupe PSA (Paris:UG) has entered into a license agreement with Aisin AW in order to produce the EAT6 gearbox in France. Until now this gearbox was manufactured by Aisin and imported from Japan. The competitiveness of the Valenciennes production plant, combined with its… Continue reading Groupe PSA Invests in Valenciennes to Produce Automatic Transmission under Aisin AW License
London aims for the sky with thousands of new charging points
The UK’s capital is making progress towards reducing high levels of air pollution through the uptake of new electric vehicles and charging points. Figures released by local government association London Councils have shown that boroughs in the capital plan to install at least 2,630 new charging points over the next year, an increase of 300… Continue reading London aims for the sky with thousands of new charging points
DIYRobocars — Move it: Story Of Self-driving Hackathon #1
DIYRobocars — Move it: Story Of Self-driving Hackathon #1 Move-it Hackathon has successfully ended with the hacking of Honda Civic and a “raw” chassis under the joint efforts of 20+ global engineers. It was indeed fun and productive five-days with real hands-on work and some staying-up-late at night. Learn, communicate, inspire and hack, a lot of gains… Continue reading DIYRobocars — Move it: Story Of Self-driving Hackathon #1
Lear Corporation Expands Seating Structures Plant in Valença, Portugal
SOUTHFIELD, Mich., March 21, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Lear Corporation (NYSE: LEA), a leading global supplier of automotive seating and electrical systems, today announced the opening of the expansion of its automotive seating structures manufacturing facility in Valença, Portugal. Peter Hagemann, Lear’s vice president for European structures operations, will welcome Ana Teresa Lehmann, Portugal’s secretary of state… Continue reading Lear Corporation Expands Seating Structures Plant in Valença, Portugal