Swen Pfoertner / Pool via REUTERS Under control of the crisis: VW boss Herbert Diess (left), here with Lower Saxony’s Prime Minister Stephan Weil VolkswagenCEO Herbert Diess has the top management of the world’s largest car group in the Corona pandemic committed to further savings efforts. A spokesman for the company confirmed on Sunday that… Continue reading Speech to top managers: Volkswagen swears this to tighten savings
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Amazon Close to Finalizing its Purchase of Autonomous Vehicle Startup Zoox – FutureCar
Author: Vineeth Joel Patel Amazon has its foot in so many areas that it’s almost too much to comprehend. Whole Foods, IMDb, Twitch, Audible, Zappos, Goodreads, and LivingSocial are just a few companies that fall under Amazon’s wide reach. One area where Amazon hasn’t really ventured into yet is the automotive realm. The company may… Continue reading Amazon Close to Finalizing its Purchase of Autonomous Vehicle Startup Zoox – FutureCar
Electromobility: GM plans electric vans
Tesla should not become the market leader for commercial vehicles either. (General Motors, technology) Go to source
Nissan Ariya Interior Parts Revealed By European Patent Images
When we last spoke about Nissan, the video the company released gave us the impression the Ariya is very likely to kill the Leaf. Unless the hatchback becomes more attractive – a water-cooled battery pack will help a lot – it may not attract as many buyers as the new electric CUV. If you are… Continue reading Nissan Ariya Interior Parts Revealed By European Patent Images
Tesla’s Former Battery Supply Chain Manager Talks Batteries
EDITOR’S NOTE: This article comes to us courtesy of EVANNEX, which makes and sells aftermarket Tesla accessories. The opinions expressed therein are not necessarily our own at InsideEVs, nor have we been paid by EVANNEX to publish these articles. We find the company’s perspective as an aftermarket supplier of Tesla accessories interesting and are willing to share its content… Continue reading Tesla’s Former Battery Supply Chain Manager Talks Batteries
German gas stations will have to provide electric car charging under new rules
Gas stations in Germany will be required to provide charging for electric vehicles as part of the country’s €130 billion coronavirus stimulus package, Reuters reports. In addition, the government is also increasing its subsidy for electric vehicles by €3,000 to €6,000 for cars costing less than €40,000. Combined, these measures could be a big boost… Continue reading German gas stations will have to provide electric car charging under new rules
The Station: Cruise cuts, Waymo snags more cash and a VC Mobility survey – TechCrunch
The Station is a weekly newsletter dedicated to all things transportation. Sign up here — just click The Station — to receive it every Saturday in your inbox. Hi and welcome back to The Station. I’m your host Kirsten Korosec, senior transportation reporter at TechCrunch. If you’re interested in all the future and present ways people… Continue reading The Station: Cruise cuts, Waymo snags more cash and a VC Mobility survey – TechCrunch
Tesla quietly acquired automated manufacturing firm to design factories
Tesla has quietly made a previously unreported acquisition of a firm specialized in automated manufacturing to support the design of new factories. Back in late 2017, Tesla announced that it was acquiring manufacturing firm Perbix, but the Minnesota-based firm wasn’t the only manufacturing firm Tesla was acquiring at the time. At the same time, Electrek… Continue reading Tesla quietly acquired automated manufacturing firm to design factories
UPDATE 1-German auto stimulus to boost VW’s electric push
BERLIN/FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Germany unveiled sweeping incentives for cheap electric cars, providing a boost to Volkswagen’s (VOWG_p.DE) electric push while penalising heavy sports utility vehicles (SUVs) with new staggered taxes for polluting combustion-engined cars. FILE PHOTO: A Volkswagen E-Golf electric vehicle is displayed at the Canadian International Auto Show in Toronto, Ontario, Canada February 18,… Continue reading UPDATE 1-German auto stimulus to boost VW’s electric push
Exclusive: GM plans electric van for business users in bid to pre-empt Tesla
DETROIT (Reuters) – General Motors Co is developing an electric van aimed at business users, joining a growing list of carmakers planning EVs for the same segment which includes customers such as Amazon.com Inc and United Parcel Service Inc, five people familiar with the plans told Reuters. Models of the Rivian-built Amazon electric delivery vans… Continue reading Exclusive: GM plans electric van for business users in bid to pre-empt Tesla