The carmaker Volkswagen drives the changeover with the laying of the foundation stone for its first battery factory in Salzgitter electric cars Ahead. “In future we will take all relevant fields into our own hands and thus secure a strategic competitive advantage in the race for the pinnacle of e-mobility,” explained VW technology boss Thomas… Continue reading German Manager Magazine: Volkswagen with electric offensive: battery factory in Salzgitter as a model for five other cell factories in Europe001900
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@Fisker: Fisker Announces Fisker Finance℠, Providing Seamless Financing Options for Customers; Reaffirms Nomination of Retail Financing Partners000085
LOS ANGELES–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Fisker Inc. (NYSE: FSR) (“Fisker”) – passionate creator of the world’s most sustainable electric vehicles and advanced mobility solutions – today announced Fisker Finance℠, a digital financing platform offering seamless and convenient loan purchase options1 to Fisker customers. The company also reaffirmed the nomination of Chase2 in the US and Santander Consumer Finance… Continue reading @Fisker: Fisker Announces Fisker Finance℠, Providing Seamless Financing Options for Customers; Reaffirms Nomination of Retail Financing Partners000085
@Toyota: NEXTY Electronics and Spectronik signs Distributorship Agreement- Partnership will see NEXTY Electronics actively market and sell Spectronik’s Small Hydrogen fuel cell products in Japan –
NEXTY Electronics, the electronics trading subsidiary of Toyota Tsusho Group, has signed a Distributorship Agreement with Spectronik effective 1st May 2022, to market and sell Spectronik’s Hydrogen fuel cell products in Japan. Japan has been a world leader in the hydrogen field, having formulated the world’s first Basic Hydrogen Strategy in 2017 and hosting the… Continue reading @Toyota: NEXTY Electronics and Spectronik signs Distributorship Agreement- Partnership will see NEXTY Electronics actively market and sell Spectronik’s Small Hydrogen fuel cell products in Japan –
Waymo autonomous vehicle attacked by an ‘erratic’ pedestrian in Arizona
An “erratic” pedestrian attacked a Waymo autonomous vehicle late Tuesday evening in Tempe, Arizona, smashing the windshield and injuring the safety driver, the company said. It was the latest incident of people in Arizona attacking Waymo vehicles — and occasionally their safety drivers — as the company ramps up its commercial service in the state.… Continue reading Waymo autonomous vehicle attacked by an ‘erratic’ pedestrian in Arizona
Millionaire Refurbishing Cold War Radar Unit to Hunt UFOs
Millionaires are just like the rest of us — when they need help repairing their out-of-commission, Cold War-era radar units to detect UFOs, they turn to the good folks over at Reddit. As spotted by Vice, an anonymous Reddit post featuring a gigantic British AMES Type 84 radar unit led users on a quest to… Continue reading Millionaire Refurbishing Cold War Radar Unit to Hunt UFOs
@Groupe PSA: PR Stellantis Hosts President Rebelo de Sousa at Mangualde Plant to Celebrate 60th Anniversary and Present Sustainable Future Projects004029
His Excellency, the President of the Portuguese Republic, Mr. Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, attended Mangualde Production Center’s 60th anniversary celebration New Fiat Doblò will join Peugeot Partner, Citroën Berlingo and Opel Combo production and drive Stellantis’ Dare Forward 2030 light commercial vehicle leadership ambition Investment in a photovoltaic energy park will cover 31% of the… Continue reading @Groupe PSA: PR Stellantis Hosts President Rebelo de Sousa at Mangualde Plant to Celebrate 60th Anniversary and Present Sustainable Future Projects004029
VW is getting into the EV battery business
With supply chains still in disarray and the war in Ukraine wreaking havoc on EV battery component commodity prices, many forward-thinking automakers are scrambling to secure not only stocks of the valuable metals like cobalt, lithium and nickel that go into EV batteries, but also the means of of building the batteries themselves. On Thursday,… Continue reading VW is getting into the EV battery business
German Handelsblatt: Auto industry: Into the future with “Salzgiga” – VW lays the foundation for a model plant for battery production004661
The VW Group begins building its first battery cell factory in Salzgitter, Lower Saxony. “Salzgiga will become the battery center for the entire group,” said CTO Thomas Schmall on Thursday at the laying of the foundation stone for the two-billion-dollar project. The new Volkswagen cell will be developed in Salzgitter, “which we will then bring… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Auto industry: Into the future with “Salzgiga” – VW lays the foundation for a model plant for battery production004661
Rebelle Rally Meets the Brute Squad
Rebelle Rally Meets the Brute Squad Tweet this “The name is a bit tongue-in-cheek since neither of us are particularly brutish,” said Ciminillo. “But just like the Santa Cruz, we pack a powerful punch and are ready to head into the desert for this amazing adventure with no-GPS allowed.” The Brute Squad and their 2022… Continue reading Rebelle Rally Meets the Brute Squad
Marelli presents its new 800 Volt Silicon Carbide inverters platform at Dritev
Due to its excellent performance at high temperature and high voltage – enabling smaller, lighter and more efficient solutions – Silicon Carbide is recognised as a technology of choice for power electronics. Thus, it is particularly suitable for inverters, which convert DC (Direct Current) power derived from batteries to AC (Alternating Current) electric power used… Continue reading Marelli presents its new 800 Volt Silicon Carbide inverters platform at Dritev