Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi Chuxing said on Wednesday it would expand its partnership with Guangzhou Automobile Group Co Ltd (GAC Group) to areas such as ride-hailing operations and autonomous driving. China’s largest ride-hailing firm and Guangzhou-based GAC Group will work on fleet expansion and management, development of new mobility products, and collaboration on smart driving,… Continue reading China’s Didi Chuxing to expand partnership with automaker GAC Group
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Football clubs look to recycled car batteries to power floodlights
Old electric vehicle batteries retain enough capacity to light up a game Six European football stadiums are experimenting with deploying used car batteries to power their floodlights. The battery packs, comprised of used electric car batteries, are being supplied by Eaton, the US-based electrical systems firm. Eaton vice-president Craig McDonnell could not reveal the clubs… Continue reading Football clubs look to recycled car batteries to power floodlights
Press Releases – CO2 from new cars up for second consecutive year, raising auto industry concerns
Brussels, 25 June 2019 – European Environment Agency (EEA) data issued yesterday confirm that CO2 emissions from new passenger cars rose for the second year running in 2018, up 1.6% on 2017. Last year was also the second year when petrol cars were the most sold fuel type, further expanding their market share while sales… Continue reading Press Releases – CO2 from new cars up for second consecutive year, raising auto industry concerns
Impending CO2 penalties: BMW wants to more than double the number of electric cars
AFP BMW iNext. As a concept car, the electric car was presented in November 2018 in Los Angeles. 2021 is the iNext, which can drive highly automated, roll in Dingolfing from the tape The car maker launches a gear in the electrification of its vehicles in view of the diesel crisis and impending CO2 penalties.… Continue reading Impending CO2 penalties: BMW wants to more than double the number of electric cars
Toyota Hybrids Reach New UK Sales Milestone
Toyota has accelerated past two more milestones for its self-charging hybrid technology with UK sales of its hybrid cars reaching 300,000 units. At the same time, total Toyota (GB) hybrid sales, which include Lexus models, have broken through the 400,000 mark. These totals have been achieved in the 19 years since the original Toyota Prius… Continue reading Toyota Hybrids Reach New UK Sales Milestone
New Defender: exterior view of reborn 4×4 leaked online
Land Rover has also confirmed for the first time that, as expected, the new Defender will be built alongside the Discovery at Jaguar Land Rover’s new £1 billion manufacturing plant in Slovakia. That could prove somewhat controversial, given the Defender’s status as a proudly British machine, although Land Rover has noted that all the design and… Continue reading New Defender: exterior view of reborn 4×4 leaked online
Russia’s Yandex plans bold step for self-driving cars – Automotive News
Tweaks remaining before driverless operations, Polishchuk says, aren’t safety-related. There’s one specific spot where vehicles need to make a U-turn, and engineers are considering how to make the turn without confusing human drivers in the vicinity. In another area, near a bus stop, there’s a crosswalk in which pedestrians congregate. As they mill about, sometimes… Continue reading Russia’s Yandex plans bold step for self-driving cars – Automotive News
Toyota Announces North American Executive Leadership Changes
Ericksen has been with Toyota since 1991, serving most recently as vice president, TMNA cross carline, alt fuels and Lexus product planning. His previous roles have included vice president of marketing for the Lexus Division, and vice president and corporate manager of vehicle marketing and communications at TMNA. Ericksen also has experience working in several of… Continue reading Toyota Announces North American Executive Leadership Changes
The Wolf of Wolfsburg: Autocar meets VW boss Herbert Diess – Autocar
What’s the shape of the future, I ask. Will electrified and conventional cars just fight it out? Will car makers try to force the market? There’ll be no forcing, Diess insists. Progress will be variable and depend heavily on government incentives. “Tesla couldn’t have made its way without the $7500-a-car US government incentive,” says Diess,… Continue reading The Wolf of Wolfsburg: Autocar meets VW boss Herbert Diess – Autocar
McLaren to build new wind tunnel
The team, who last won a race in 2012, have been using the Toyota facility in Cologne, Germany, for most of the past decade.Construction of the facility, replacing an old one, will take about two years and will be shared with the automotive side of the company and other motorsport projects.McLaren enjoyed their best qualifying session since 2016 at the French Grand Prix on Saturday.