Honda is currently seen as lagging behind when it comes to electrification at this moment with very little electric vehicle efforts. But the Japanese automaker is now reportedly working on an important new global electric vehicle program in partnership with CATL, China’s biggest battery maker. Home Solar Power Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL) has been signing a… Continue reading Honda is working on affordable all-electric Fit-based car with biggest battery maker for global release
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DRIVE Xavier, World’s First Single-Chip Self-Driving Car Processor, Gets Approval from Top Safety Experts
Automotive safety isn’t a box you check. It’s not a feature. Safety is the whole point of autonomous vehicles. And it starts with a new class of computer, a new type of software and a new breed of chips. Safety is designed into the NVIDIA DRIVE computer for autonomous vehicles from the ground up. Experts… Continue reading DRIVE Xavier, World’s First Single-Chip Self-Driving Car Processor, Gets Approval from Top Safety Experts
Upstarts emerge to chase Tesla’s lead in electric vehicles
A slew of well-funded new entrants backed by massive amounts of capital are chasing Tesla’s lead in an effort to power the next generation of the electric vehicle industry. Electric vehicle startups have raised more than $2 billion in the U.S. over the first months of 2018 alone, a huge increase over the $650 million… Continue reading Upstarts emerge to chase Tesla’s lead in electric vehicles
Car manufacturers penalized by rising steel prices
Peter laughing, John crying. If the spectacular rise in steel prices over the last two years (nearly 70%) is pleasing to the giants of the steel industry, it is not doing the car manufacturers’ business. Last year, the rise in material costs (and other external costs) weighed 358 million euros on the results of the… Continue reading Car manufacturers penalized by rising steel prices
This company wants to put “brains” in electric scooters and bikes to keep riders safer
Superpedestrian, a Cambridge, Ma.-based company, has been known until now for its electric Copenhagen wheel, which a user attaches to his or her bikes and operates through an app. It’s essentially a hub that houses a motor, a battery and sensors and is placed in the middle of the rear wheel, measuring how fast and how… Continue reading This company wants to put “brains” in electric scooters and bikes to keep riders safer
Diesel Fears Become Reality With First Driving Ban in Germany
LISTEN TO ARTICLE SHARE THIS ARTICLE Hamburg, Germany’s second-largest city, will restrict older diesel vehicles from selected urban areas starting next week, marking the first driving ban in the country for the embattled technology. Beginning May 31, the port city of 1.8 million people will prevent cars and trucks that don’t meet at least Euro-6… Continue reading Diesel Fears Become Reality With First Driving Ban in Germany
Tesla Model 3: Tesla wants to solve brake problem with software update
A faulty algorithm should be the cause of the brake problems, the US consumer protection organization Consumer Reports at Tesla Model 3 Has been established. Tesla want in the coming days softwareUpdate, which made the mistake on the electric car fixes. May 23, 2018, 1:04 pm, Werner Pluta Tesla Model 3: The basic version would… Continue reading Tesla Model 3: Tesla wants to solve brake problem with software update
Kuwait Petroleum plans $2.6 bln loan for LNG terminal -sources
DUBAI, May 23 (Reuters) – A Kuwait Petroleum Corporation-owned firm plans to borrow up to $2.6 billion from banks and export credit agencies to build a liquefied natural gas import terminal, banking sources said. Kuwait Integrated Petroleum Industries Company (KIPIC) will use the money raised to develop the terminal at Kuwait’s Al Zour complex, which… Continue reading Kuwait Petroleum plans $2.6 bln loan for LNG terminal -sources
Dana Inaugurates New Facility to Support Automakers with Thermal-Management and New-Energy Solutions in Yancheng, China
YANCHENG, China, May 23, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Dana Incorporated (NYSE: DAN) today inaugurated a facility in Yancheng, China, that will manufacture thermal-management products for conventional and new-energy vehicles. Dana repurposed an 8,000 square-meter (86,000 square-foot) plant with an investment of CNY105 million (US$16.7 million), making it the company’s 16th facility in China and the second in… Continue reading Dana Inaugurates New Facility to Support Automakers with Thermal-Management and New-Energy Solutions in Yancheng, China
GM Gets Ready for a Post-Car Future
About a hundred years ago, the United States reached “peak horse.” In 1920 some 25 million horses roamed the plains, boulevards, cul-de-sacs, rodeos, stockyards, ports, farms, and dingy alleys of America—toting freight, plowing fields, fighting wars, carrying passengers on buggy rides, and making a complete mess. According to American Heritage magazine, in 1900 health officials… Continue reading GM Gets Ready for a Post-Car Future