Sunday, 01/28/2018 22:03 clock Last was one of the auto industry financed lobbying club had come under fire because he had commissioned scientists in the United States with emissions tests on monkeys. According to a newspaper report, however, human subjects had to inhale the irritant gas nitrogen dioxide (NO2). Accordingly, the “European Research Association for… Continue reading Car researchers are also tested on people exhaust
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Hans Dieter Pötsch: VW supervisory board boss criticizes bad charging network for e-cars
Hans Dieter Pötsch The Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Volkswagen wants a faster charging speed for e-vehicles. (Photo: AP) Volkswagen-Aufsichtsratschef Hans Dieter Pötsch sees electromobility still a number of obstacles on the way to a real breakthrough in Germany. The still too thin network of stores in the Federal Republic is thereby the most… Continue reading Hans Dieter Pötsch: VW supervisory board boss criticizes bad charging network for e-cars
BMW’s next generation of hybrids relies on modular electrification
BMW’s alternative-fuel interests go beyond plug-in hybrids. Sure, the company has been building a battery-powered ecosystem, with cars like the city-styled i3 and i8 sports Coupe and Roadster serving as the testing grounds for tech that will later trickle down through the rest of the model line. But the company is also licensing its electrification… Continue reading BMW’s next generation of hybrids relies on modular electrification
Electric Robotaxis Won’t Kill Sports Cars: Porsche CEO
Porsche AG will pursue a three-pronged strategy to diversify its lineup as the German manufacturer gears up for the rollout of its first all-electric sports car next year to tackle a fundamental industry shift toward battery-powered vehicles. “There will be a triad: plug-in hybrids, emotional sports cars with combustion engines and sporty electric vehicles,” Chief… Continue reading Electric Robotaxis Won’t Kill Sports Cars: Porsche CEO
Bertrand Petipas, Audi: “WLTP will have a financial impact on fleets”
Bertrand Petipa, Head of Audi Sales, reports on the year 2017, unveils his ambitions for 2018 and gives his vision on major issues that shake the world of fleets, such as the rise of gasoline, hardening of the TVS or the implementation of the WLTP certification cycle. JA. What were Audi’s results on the fleet… Continue reading Bertrand Petipas, Audi: “WLTP will have a financial impact on fleets”
BMW says it can build electric cars and regular ones on same platforms: interview
Follow John As the auto industry plans more electric cars in higher volumes for the 2020s, one of the great debates is whether they will need to be designed from the ground up solely for battery power. Doing so allows designers to offer larger cabins due to the more compact drive motors and electronics. One… Continue reading BMW says it can build electric cars and regular ones on same platforms: interview
Citygoo completes third round of fundraising
Connective By Gredy Raffin, the 25/01/2018 The carpool actor who was looking for capital to finance its territorial development has just completed a fundraising of 800,000 euros. Citygoo wants to put a whip in 2018. The start-up that evolves in the urban carpool market has just achieved a new round, the third since its inception… Continue reading Citygoo completes third round of fundraising
The merger of the car-sharing daughters will come soon
BMW and Daimler are advancing in the proposed merger of their car sharing services, according to a newspaper report. The brands Drive Now and Car2Go should be preserved. Car2Go Smart Tuesday, 23.01.2018 18:13 clock BMW and Daimler its subsidiaries Drive Now and Car2Go are looking for information fromFrankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung“The negotiations are on the home… Continue reading The merger of the car-sharing daughters will come soon
Faraday Future’s HR head resigns as cultural rift in the workforce deepens
Troubled EV startup Faraday Future scrounged up new funding at the end of 2017, and even made a surreptitious appearance at CES, wooing CNET and a few paid YouTube influencers with the intoxicating speed of its electric car. But turmoil still exists inside the company, and the latest casualty is company’s head of HR, Crystal… Continue reading Faraday Future’s HR head resigns as cultural rift in the workforce deepens
Car sharing services from BMW and Daimler: Car2Go and DriveNow merger on the home straight
All articles and backgrounds 01/24/2018 Carsharing services from BMW and Daimler Car2Go and DriveNow merger on the home straight PR Carsharing cars from Car2Go (left, Daimler) and Drive Now (right, BMW): Still in February probably official Will it finally be something with the merger of Car2Go and DriveNow? In front more than a year The… Continue reading Car sharing services from BMW and Daimler: Car2Go and DriveNow merger on the home straight