Carlos Tavares The PSA boss signals the Opel-busy concessions. (Photo: Reuters) In the deadlocked restructuring negotiations for the German Opel-Works signaled PSA boss Carlos Tavares movement. The finished future plans for the three German locations Eisenach, Rüsselsheim and Kaiserslautern should be discussed with the works council, said Tavares on Thursday German media in Rueil-Malmaison near… Continue reading Carlos Tavares: PSA boss signals movement in the Opel dispute
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Advanced Software Design Technology Leads GM into Next Generation of Vehicle Lightweighting
General Motors is using new, advanced software design technology to introduce the next generation of vehicle lightweighting. The technology is key to developing efficient and lighter alternative propulsion and zero emission vehicles.
General Motors is 3D printing parts to make EVs more efficient
General Motors The virtues of 3D printing have long been touted by a vast range of manufacturers, so it was only a matter of time before the EV industry got in on the action. General Motors has announced that, alongside design software company Autodesk Inc, it’s creating lightweight 3D parts that’ll help it meet its… Continue reading General Motors is 3D printing parts to make EVs more efficient
Elon Musk annoys analysts and has Tesla plunged into the stock market
If American journalists are now accustomed to the Donald Trump rant, analysts will now have to learn how to handle the mood swings of Elon Musk, the boss of Tesla. During’ a conference call scheduled after the publication of the results of the automaker Elon Musk got upset with analysts’ questions, dismissing some and even… Continue reading Elon Musk annoys analysts and has Tesla plunged into the stock market
InsideEVs Checks Out First Ultra-Fast CCS Station in U.S.
29 M BY BRANDON SMOKER Yesterday marked a milestone in fast charge infrastructure in the U.S. as the first 150 & 350 kW CCS station in the U.S. went live at the Chicopee Marketplace in Massachusetts. This is the first of 290 locations (50 in CA and 240 in other states) that Electrify America will… Continue reading InsideEVs Checks Out First Ultra-Fast CCS Station in U.S.
Mobi: the concert builders for the blockchain
Thirty industrialists, including Renault, BMW, General Motors and Ford, met in a new organization called “Mobi”. An international working group whose purpose is to concretize the applications of the blockchain in the automobile. After isolated initiatives comes the time of the collective work. On May 2, 2018, some thirty international manufacturers announced, on the occasion… Continue reading Mobi: the concert builders for the blockchain
GM bets on 3D printers for cheaper and lighter car parts
DETROIT, May 3 (Reuters) – General Motors Co said on Thursday it was working with design software company Autodesk Inc to manufacture new, lightweight 3D-printed parts that could help the automaker meet its goals to add alternative-fuel vehicles to its product lineup. Last year, the company announced ambitious plans to add 20 new electric battery… Continue reading GM bets on 3D printers for cheaper and lighter car parts
BMW, Ford and GM want to bring blockchain to your car
Roberto Baldwin/Engadget Seemingly every company is determined to hop on the blockchain bandwagon, and that includes automakers. BMW, Ford, GM, Renault and and a string of tech partners (including Bosch and IBM) have formed the Mobility Open Blockchain Initiative, a group that hopes to use blockchain’s distributed, decentralized ledger technology across many aspects of your… Continue reading BMW, Ford and GM want to bring blockchain to your car
Elon Musk offers more detail about Tesla’s ridesharing network
On Tesla’s Q1 2018 earnings call today, Tesla CEO Elon Musk shed some light on the company’s ambitions to launch an autonomous vehicle ridesharing network. The short answer is that, from a technical standpoint, Tesla will be ready by the end of next year, Musk said. It’s not yet clear, however, when Tesla would actually… Continue reading Elon Musk offers more detail about Tesla’s ridesharing network
Automation, the real challenge of Tesla and its Model 3
It was one of (too many?) Many Elon Musk’s dreams: a factory without humans. While the attention of the fans and especially financial markets is turned on Tesla, which must reveal this Wednesday, May 2 after the closure of the New York Stock Exchange (around 22 hours in Paris) its results in the first quarter… Continue reading Automation, the real challenge of Tesla and its Model 3