German Handelsblatt: New plant opened: Daimler Truck wants to take off in China – despite adverse conditions005287

Der weltgrößte Nutzfahrzeughersteller Daimler Truck baut seinen Bestseller, die Sattelzugmaschine Actros, ab jetzt auch in China. Nach jahrelangen Vorbereitungen eröffnete der schwäbische Dax-Konzern am Freitag im Norden von Peking eine neue Fabrik, in der zunächst rund 1300 Beschäftigte arbeiten werden.Umgerechnet eine halbe Milliarde Euro haben Daimler und sein Joint-Venture-Partner Foton Motor in die Fertigung auf… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: New plant opened: Daimler Truck wants to take off in China – despite adverse conditions005287

German Handelsblatt: New plant opened: Daimler Truck wants to take off in China – despite adverse conditions005283

Der weltgrößte Nutzfahrzeughersteller Daimler Truck baut seinen Bestseller, die Sattelzugmaschine Actros, ab jetzt auch in China. Nach jahrelangen Vorbereitungen eröffnete der schwäbische Dax-Konzern am Freitag im Norden von Peking eine neue Fabrik, in der zunächst rund 1300 Beschäftigte arbeiten werden.Umgerechnet eine halbe Milliarde Euro haben Daimler und sein Joint-Venture-Partner Foton Motor in die Fertigung auf… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: New plant opened: Daimler Truck wants to take off in China – despite adverse conditions005283

Electrify America to install charging stations with battery energy storage for drayage trucks at the Port of Long Beach

Electrify America is becoming an essential stakeholder in the electrification of the Port of Long Beach’s drayage fleet. The company plans to install 30 electric fleet-dedicated chargers paired with battery energy storage systems (BESS) at the Port, as part of EA’s $25-million Green City investment at the Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles. Electrify… Continue reading Electrify America to install charging stations with battery energy storage for drayage trucks at the Port of Long Beach

General Motors (GM) & Hertz Partner for Massive Supply of EVs

In a conscious move toward sustainable mobility, General Motors GM and Hertz Global HTZ recently formed an agreement, per which the former will sell nearly 175,000 of its EVs to the latter. The automaker will start supplying Chevrolet, Buick, GMC, Cadillac and even its commercial delivery unit, BrightDrop EVs, to the global vehicle rental giant… Continue reading General Motors (GM) & Hertz Partner for Massive Supply of EVs

Inside Seoul Robotics’s contrarian approach to autonomous vehicle tech

Seoul Robotics has taken a divergent path on the road to commercializing autonomous vehicles. Instead of developing and embedding the entire self-driving system, including sensors into a vehicle, Seoul is turning to surrounding infrastructure to do some of the heavy lifting. And its contrarian approach has attracted a new group of investors and $25 million… Continue reading Inside Seoul Robotics’s contrarian approach to autonomous vehicle tech

Volvo will unveil the electric EX90 SUV on November 9th

Volvo’s EV range to date has been limited to smaller vehicles like the C40 Recharge, but it’s now ready to tackle the high end. The company has announced that it will reveal the “flagship” EX90 electric SUV on November 9th. While the brand is unsurprisingly shy on details, it claims the new model will offer… Continue reading Volvo will unveil the electric EX90 SUV on November 9th