The new 1.9 MWh ESS will be used to compensate fluctuations in the grid, counteract local peak demand and help prevent blackouts. Audi is preparing for the utilization of old electric car batteries in energy storage (second-life use) through a series of pilot installations. The latest one launched in EUREF Campus in Berlin, Germany is… Continue reading Audi Opens 1.9 MWh Second-Life Battery Energy Storage In Berlin
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Porsche offices raided in payments probe
Six executives under scrutiny over ‘unjustifiably high’ transfers to employee representative Go to Source
UPDATE 1-VW Tennessee plant employees to vote on whether to join union
(Adds details, background) By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, May 29 (Reuters) – Volkswagen AG and the United Auto Workers union confirmed on Wednesday that workers at the German automaker’s Chattanooga, Tennessee, assembly will vote June 12-14 on whether to unionize. The UAW had petitioned the National Labor Relations Board to set the dates for the election… Continue reading UPDATE 1-VW Tennessee plant employees to vote on whether to join union
Outside of Tesla, future EV sales in U.S. may be thin for most brands-study
(Reuters) – U.S. demand for electric vehicles, including hybrids, could rise to 1.28 million by 2026, a new study projected on Wednesday, but most brands will struggle to make money on the new models. FILE PHOTO: The 2020 Mercedes-Benz GLC EQC is revealed at the 2019 New York International Auto Show in New York City,… Continue reading Outside of Tesla, future EV sales in U.S. may be thin for most brands-study
Auto supplier Cooper-Standard not interested in bidding for Turkey’s Teklas-CEO
DETROIT (Reuters) – U.S. auto parts supplier Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc is not interested in buying Turkey’s Teklas Kaucuk, which supplies such carmakers as General Motors and BMW, Cooper-Standard’s top executive said on Wednesday. Cooper-Standard, based outside Detroit, is not interested in expanding in Europe given that region’s uncertainties at the moment, Chairman and Chief executive… Continue reading Auto supplier Cooper-Standard not interested in bidding for Turkey’s Teklas-CEO
VW’s Porsche CEO probed by prosecutors: Stuttgarter Nachrichten
FILE PHOTO: Oliver Blume, CEO of Porsche AG, speaks during a Porsche press conference at the Los Angeles Auto Show in Los Angeles, California, U.S. November 28, 2018. REUTERS/Kyle Grillot/File Photo FRANKFURT (Reuters) – German prosecutors are investigating the chief executive of Volkswagen’s Porsche business, Oliver Blume, over a possible breach of fiduciary trust tied… Continue reading VW’s Porsche CEO probed by prosecutors: Stuttgarter Nachrichten
Continental Expands Product Portfolio to Include New Commercial Vehicle Drive Belts
40 new multi V-belt types for Mercedes-Benz, MAN and DAF commercial vehicles Addition of further types for Volvo, Scania, Renault and Iveco commercial vehicles planned for fall 2019 Hanover, May 2019. Technology company Continental is expanding its range of drive belts for the commercial vehicle aftermarket. More than 40 multi V-belts for the auxiliary drive… Continue reading Continental Expands Product Portfolio to Include New Commercial Vehicle Drive Belts
Faurecia Shareholders’ meeting : change in the composition of the Board of Directors and dividend of €1.25 per share – GlobeNewswire
Nanterre, 28 May 2019FAURECIA SHAREHOLDERS’ MEETINGCHANGE IN THE COMPOSITION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORSDIVIDEND OF €1.25 PER SHAREAll the resolutions were adopted at Faurecia’s Annual Shareholders’ Meeting held in Paris today under the chairmanship of Michel de Rosen.The shareholders approved the appointment for a four-year term of three new board members:Ms. Yan Mei, 63, a… Continue reading Faurecia Shareholders’ meeting : change in the composition of the Board of Directors and dividend of €1.25 per share – GlobeNewswire
Volkswagen Is Testing Anti-Vomit Technology for Autonomous Cars – Car and Driver
One-third of all people are highly susceptible to motion sickness, according to the National Institutes of Health. It tends to get worse when that susceptible person is a passenger instead of a driver, which will be the case more often as self-driving cars and semi-autonomous driving features enter the mainstream. Volkswagen is testing solutions to… Continue reading Volkswagen Is Testing Anti-Vomit Technology for Autonomous Cars – Car and Driver
GM plans own large EV charging network in the US, can’t be bothered to invest in it itself
GM confirmed today that it plans to its own large electric car charging network with thousands of fast-charging stations in the US, but the automaker apparently can’t be bothered to invest in it itself. The American automaker confirmed today that it is teaming up with Bechtel, the largest construction company in the US, “to build… Continue reading GM plans own large EV charging network in the US, can’t be bothered to invest in it itself