Scaling Up Volume and Building Integrated Supply Chains Can Lower Battery Costs for Electric Commercial Vehicle Manufacturers

PASADENA, Calif., Dec. 23, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Today, CALSTART released Commercial Vehicle Battery Cost Assessment: Strategic Sourcing Challenges for North American Truck and Bus OEMs and Tier 1 Suppliers, authored by YUNEV LLC, to provide insight on the factors affecting battery costs for the U.S. commercial vehicle industry and offer an overview of current battery… Continue reading Scaling Up Volume and Building Integrated Supply Chains Can Lower Battery Costs for Electric Commercial Vehicle Manufacturers

THOR INDUSTRIES ANNOUNCES BINDING MOU WITH ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG FOR GLOBAL ELECTRIC TRAILER SYSTEMS

ELKHART, Ind., Dec. 23, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — THOR Industries, Inc. (NYSE: THO) announced the execution of a binding Memorandum of Understanding with ZF Friedrichshafen AG (“ZF”) which outlines the parties’ joint development of a proprietary high voltage electric drive system for towable recreational vehicles (“eTrailer System”). The development driven by THOR and ZF is designed to… Continue reading THOR INDUSTRIES ANNOUNCES BINDING MOU WITH ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG FOR GLOBAL ELECTRIC TRAILER SYSTEMS

EV charging stations with rooftop solar more economical: Report

Government too has been pushing EVs and, of course, as part of its proposed action plan to combat climate change promised to have 450 GW of solar power among other renewables. New Delhi/Bengaluru: Aiming to demonstrate the concept of using a clean source of energy (solar) for charging Electric Vehicles (EVs), a new report has… Continue reading EV charging stations with rooftop solar more economical: Report

German Manager Magazin: manage: mobility from manager magazin001407

The hype surrounding Tesla, the market value of which has now surged to more than $ 1.2 trillion this year, hides a little what is otherwise going on. One IPO followed the next in 2021; and most newcomers took the express route through a construct called Spac. Electric car and air taxi manufacturers were particularly… Continue reading German Manager Magazin: manage: mobility from manager magazin001407

Cylindrical battery price ↑… Small and medium-sized electric car ‘Double High’

10% increase in LG Ensol following Samsung SDIOversupply of price burden due to supply shortage LG Energy Solution will raise the price of cylindrical batteries by 10% in January of the new year. Earlier, it was confirmed that Samsung SDI also increased by about 7% last month. Except for Hyundai Motor Group, most mobility companies… Continue reading Cylindrical battery price ↑… Small and medium-sized electric car ‘Double High’

Tata Motors sets up EV subsidiary with Rs 700 crore capital

Tata Motors, which is the leading player in the electric passenger vehicle market, has been looking to further benefit from the early mover advantage to lead the expected e-mobility revolution in PVs. Now the company has incorporated a wholly-owned subsidiary christened Tata Passenger Electric Mobility with a capital of Rs 700 crore. According to Tata Motors, the… Continue reading Tata Motors sets up EV subsidiary with Rs 700 crore capital

Delivery Hero to scale down Foodpanda Germany, sell Foodpanda Japan

German food delivery group Delivery Hero said on Wednesday it would scale down its Foodpanda operations in Germany and sell the subsidiary’s Japan unit, citing increased competition and labour shortages. Delivery Hero said Foodpanda would exit Cologne, Duesseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Munich and Stuttgart, though it had only introduced the brand in Cologne, Duesseldorf and Stuttgart a month earlier as part of a broader expansion programme in Germany. “Facing a very different reality now… Continue reading Delivery Hero to scale down Foodpanda Germany, sell Foodpanda Japan

@VW Group: #PioneersForPorsche: Philipp Schröder, the founding spirit behind 1KOMMA5°004396

21/12/2021 #PioneersForPorsche looks at the people behind the ideas, their challenges, great success and key learnings. First up is Philipp Schröder, Co-Founder of 1KOMMA5°, dedicated to a sustainable future through clean energy. Since its founding in 2016, Porsche Ventures has been strategically investing in business models in the areas of customer experience, mobility and digital… Continue reading @VW Group: #PioneersForPorsche: Philipp Schröder, the founding spirit behind 1KOMMA5°004396

@VW Group: A battery’s role in balancing range, performance and sustainability004395

21/12/2021 Porsche has a clear goal: by 2030, the sports car manufacturer plans to have a carbon-neutral balance sheet across its entire value chain. The company’s timeline for changes to production and logistics has been updated accordingly, although it is the progress of electric mobility that will play the pivotal role. Almost half of all… Continue reading @VW Group: A battery’s role in balancing range, performance and sustainability004395

Clean Technica: Washington Post Piece On Tesla FSD Beta Is Superb, Responses Not So Much001578

Over the past decade of covering the electric vehicle industry, it’s unfortunately not hyperbole that I almost never see an electric vehicle (EV) story in a large mainstream media outlet that isn’t rife with problems. All kinds of errors and bias are abundant in such pieces. Frankly, CleanTechnica has been so successful in large part… Continue reading Clean Technica: Washington Post Piece On Tesla FSD Beta Is Superb, Responses Not So Much001578