DETROIT (Reuters) – Ford Motor Co’s (F.N) incoming chief operating officer will outline on Wednesday his priorities for the company’s turnaround, including cost cuts and more efficient new-vehicle launches in a year that includes the introduction of a redesigned F-150 full-sized pickup truck. FILE PHOTO: Ford Motor Co’s Jim Farley, speaks at the New York… Continue reading Ford’s incoming COO focuses on cost cuts, launches, change
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GreenGo Expands Electric Carsharing Service to Prague
GreenGo’s vehicles can be accessed with a mobile app and are available in a 35-square-kilometer area of Prague’s city center. Photo via Moyan Brenn/Wikimedia. Hungarian-based GreenGo has expanded its electric carsharing service to Prague, according to a report by Hungary Today. The new Prague location will start operating with 100 all-electric Volkswagen e-Up! vehicles. Simon… Continue reading GreenGo Expands Electric Carsharing Service to Prague
Ford’s CEO has support where It matters despite Wall Street skeptics – Automotive News Europe
Days after another dismal earnings report, Ford Motor Co. CEO Jim Hackett sent a blunt message during an internal town hall: I’m not going anywhere. If there were any doubts in the crowd about that statement, Hackett underscored it by discussing the early retirement of Joe Hinrichs, a Ford president whom many had seen as a… Continue reading Ford’s CEO has support where It matters despite Wall Street skeptics – Automotive News Europe
NTSB chair eviscerates Tesla for inaction over Autopilot concerns
Sponsored Links y_carfan via Getty Images The National Transportation Safety Board held a hearing on Tuesday regarding a deadly 2018 crash in which a Tesla Model X slammed into a Mountain View highway divider at 70mph, was subsequently struck by two other vehicles and then exploded. During that announcement, the safety board revealed that the… Continue reading NTSB chair eviscerates Tesla for inaction over Autopilot concerns
Micro-Mobility Will Have The Microlino 2.0 Without A 1.0 For Sale
Swiss micro mobility pioneer Micro presents two world premieres in Geneva Micro presents the second generation of the Microlino in Geneva In addition to a new design selected by the more than 17,000 pre-orderers, the technical aspects of the Microlino have also been completely revised With the Microletta, Micro is presenting a concept of a… Continue reading Micro-Mobility Will Have The Microlino 2.0 Without A 1.0 For Sale
For Trucks Like Tesla Cybertruck, Hummer Pickup, Towing Can Kill Range
Will towing significantly reduce the range of the Tesla Cybertruck, Hummer electric pickup, Rivian R1T, Nikola Badger or any of the other upcoming electric pickup trucks from the likes of Ford, General Motors, Bollinger and other? The answer is a solid “yes” and the drop can be substantial, but gas/diesel trucks suffer from this too.… Continue reading For Trucks Like Tesla Cybertruck, Hummer Pickup, Towing Can Kill Range
Renault returns to old urban EV formula: Twingo minicar with tiny 22-kWh battery
Renault has sold nearly 4 million units of its gas-powered Twingo city car. That experience over nearly two decades taught the French automaker what makes a winning Euro-chic city car. Renault will try to leverage those insights with the all-electric Twingo ZE. The formula is urban maneuverability and a 22-kilowatt-hour battery pack that can fill… Continue reading Renault returns to old urban EV formula: Twingo minicar with tiny 22-kWh battery
VW to Hire ‘Aggressive’ Climate Activist to Scrutinize Policies
Volkswagen AG Chief Executive Officer Herbert Diess plans to hire a climate campaigner to shake up the German automaker’s efforts to fight pollution and help provide a much-needed kick-start toward becoming greener.
@VW Group: Hybrid world premiere in Geneva: || the new Touareg R
Volkswagen ramps up its hybrid campaign in 2020: with the world premiere of the new Touareg R at the Geneva Motor Show (5 to 15 March 2020), the brand’s top-of-the-range model now also features a plug-in hybrid drive. The Touareg R with a power output of 340 kW (462 PS) offers an innovative blend of… Continue reading @VW Group: Hybrid world premiere in Geneva: || the new Touareg R
@VW Group: Porsche demonstrates autonomous driving in the workshop
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