Industry Minister Karel Havlicek told CTK the government would seek to approve plans for a memorandum of understanding on Monday. PRAGUE: The Czech government and majority state-owned utility CEZ could sign on Tuesday a memorandum on support for a new electric vehicle battery plant, with investment running to tens of billions of crowns, CTK news… Continue reading Czech government, CEZ to sign memorandum on EV battery plant -CTK
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@VW Group: Mission:Zero – Audi in Neckarsulm is shaping the future of production, consistently and sustainably003551
As the largest industrial company in the region, the Audi site in Neckarsulm is committed to meeting its responsibility to the community and nature. The site is implementing numerous measures as part of the “Mission:Zero” environmental program launched in 2018, thereby playing an important role in making automotive production as environmentally friendly and resource-efficient as… Continue reading @VW Group: Mission:Zero – Audi in Neckarsulm is shaping the future of production, consistently and sustainably003551
@niche: Lightyear selects Valmet Automotive for the production of Lightyear OneAfter a thorough and extensive selection process which took over a year, Lighty…001078
Helmond, The Netherlands, July 19, 2021 – Lightyear, the solar electric vehicle pioneer announces that it has signed a Letter of Intent with Valmet Automotive – one of the world’s largest contract vehicle manufacturers – to be its production partner for the manufacturing of the Lightyear One car series. After a thorough and extensive… Continue reading @niche: Lightyear selects Valmet Automotive for the production of Lightyear OneAfter a thorough and extensive selection process which took over a year, Lighty…001078
Intel’s Mobileye takes its autonomous vehicle testing program to New York City
Mobileye, a subsidiary of Intel, has expanded its autonomous vehicle testing program to New York City as part of its strategy to develop and deploy the technology. New York City joins a number of other cities, including Detroit, Paris, Shanghai and Tokyo, where Mobileye has either launched testing or plans to this year. Mobileye launched… Continue reading Intel’s Mobileye takes its autonomous vehicle testing program to New York City
Zero emissions and automated driving: manufacturers are designing the car of the future
3 ‘of reading The car is preparing for the most important post-war change to today, with the slow but planned abandonment of heat engines to make room for electric propulsion. It will not happen “tomorrow” but within a decade the fleet in circulation will change radically, as confirmed by the many announcements of car manufacturers… Continue reading Zero emissions and automated driving: manufacturers are designing the car of the future
A guiding Lichte: Meeting Audi’s chief designer
Due on sale in 2025, it will be the first machine to use the Volkswagen Group’s new SSP platform for EVs, which fuses elements from the mass-market MEB and the performance-focused PPE. It will also use the VW Group’s new VW.OS operating system software and will be designed to offer level-four autonomy. “The car that… Continue reading A guiding Lichte: Meeting Audi’s chief designer
Audi to discontinue A1 as tougher tailpipe rules hit small-car profitability – Automotive News Europe
July 25, 2021 01:00 AM The acknowledgement comes as automakers start to question their small-car strategies in response to more stringent European Union regulations on tailpipe emissions The Audi A1 was the No. 2 selling entry-premium model in Europe last year with a volume of 57,850. That, however, left it about 52,500 sales behind the… Continue reading Audi to discontinue A1 as tougher tailpipe rules hit small-car profitability – Automotive News Europe
WeVee Raises $7M Seed Funding
WeVee, a London UK-based electric vehicle leasing platform, raised $7M in seed funding. The round – which will take WeVee’s combined valuation to over $40m – was led by German entrepreneurs Rahmyn Kress and Michael Perschke, who joined WeVee Founder Paul Fagan as co-founders and board members. The company intends to use the funds to expand… Continue reading WeVee Raises $7M Seed Funding
@VW Group: Volkswagen takes the quantum computing revolution from the lab to the factory From artificial intelligence to cloud computing and b…003540
Volkswagen was the first automaker to demonstrate a practical application of quantum computing for route and traffic management. From artificial intelligence to cloud computing and beyond, Volkswagen Group of America has one of the most aggressive portfolios of technology developments in the automotive sector. That also includes research and development in quantum computing, a space… Continue reading @VW Group: Volkswagen takes the quantum computing revolution from the lab to the factory From artificial intelligence to cloud computing and b…003540
@VW Group: #TBT: The Beetle successors that never were The Volkswagen Beetle is an icon. Over the years, it has symbolized many different thin…003539
The Volkswagen Beetle is an icon. Over the years, it has symbolized many different things to many different people, from a classic example of German ingenuity to the calling card for a counterculture movement to a reminder that the simplest of things can sometimes be the best. Above all, it set the standard by which… Continue reading @VW Group: #TBT: The Beetle successors that never were The Volkswagen Beetle is an icon. Over the years, it has symbolized many different thin…003539