Tag: Mobility

@VW Group: Volkswagen Group continues switch to low-emission logistics with LNG ships003460

Volkswagen is the first automaker to transport most of its new vehicles overseas using low-emission LNG ships (LNG – liquefied natural gas). After the first two LNG car carriers entered service in 2020, Volkswagen Group Logistics has now ordered four more ships with dual-fuel engines that can be powered with environmentally friendly liquid gas. They… Continue reading @VW Group: Volkswagen Group continues switch to low-emission logistics with LNG ships003460

@BMW: Bidirectional Charging Management (BCM) pilot project enters key phase: customer test vehicles with the ability to give back green energy.001297

 ### Start of the joint press release from all partners mentioned herein ### Munich. The first vehicles for the customer pilot phase were handed over to their users at BMW Welt on 9 July. This means that customers are now in possession of 20 BMW i3 cars equipped with the new technology, with a further… Continue reading @BMW: Bidirectional Charging Management (BCM) pilot project enters key phase: customer test vehicles with the ability to give back green energy.001297

ALYI EV Brand Recognition Milestone On The Horizon With Revenue Ramp Up To Follow

DALLAS, July 14, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Alternet Systems, Inc. (USOTC: ALYI) (“ALYI”) today announced that management anticipates the ALYI brand name recognition to explode later this year as its electric vehicle (EV) race program and corresponding partnerships come to light when the company announces the full extent of its EV race event scheduled to debut… Continue reading ALYI EV Brand Recognition Milestone On The Horizon With Revenue Ramp Up To Follow

Tata Motors targets fleet buyers with new Xpres brand

Tata Motors has launched new brand called ‘Xpres, which exclusively targets fleet customers. The aim of this new brand is to cater to fleet-specific needs of safety, passenger comfort and low cost of ownership. All vehicles for the fleet segment will sport the Xpres badge to differentiate them from the growing ‘New Forever’ range of cars… Continue reading Tata Motors targets fleet buyers with new Xpres brand

Mahindra Electric appoints Suman Mishra as CEO, Mahesh Babu quits

Mahindra Electric Mobility Ltd (MEML), part of the Mahindra Group, has appointed Suman Mishra as the Chief Executive of Mahindra Electric Mobility Ltd as a whole-time director with effect from August 14, 2021. She will also be the Chief Executive Designate for the Last Mile Mobility business (LMM). She moves from her current role of… Continue reading Mahindra Electric appoints Suman Mishra as CEO, Mahesh Babu quits

@BMW: Local emission-free on the road to success: more than 15 percent of all new MINI are already electrified.001294

Munich. At the beginning of the coming decade, MINI will become a fully electric brand. On the way there, more and more customers worldwide are becoming enthusiastic about electrified MINI models. In the first half of 2021, the share of these vehicles in total global sales of the British premium brand already rose to over… Continue reading @BMW: Local emission-free on the road to success: more than 15 percent of all new MINI are already electrified.001294

GM spending $71M to move, enlarge California design campus

Detroit — General Motors Co. is investing more than $71 million to move its southern California design campus to a larger site that is slated to be open in late 2022, the automaker said Tuesday.  The relocation of the Advanced Design Center from North Hollywood to the new campus in Pasadena will take the operation from 2 acres to 8… Continue reading GM spending $71M to move, enlarge California design campus

Troy-based EV delivery van startup partners with Chinese supplier

Electric Last Mile Solutions, a Troy-based startup that plans to build commercial electric delivery vans, has signed a supply agreement with Chinese automaker Liuzhou Wuling Automobile Industry Co. for component parts, the company announced Tuesday.  ELMS went public in late June and plans to produce Class 1 EVs aimed at the growing market for last-mile deliveries — potentially the first… Continue reading Troy-based EV delivery van startup partners with Chinese supplier

@VW Group: NEW AUTO: Volkswagen Group set to unleash value in battery-electric autonomous mobility world003451

Volkswagen Group is setting new priorities to leverage the opportunities arising from the electric and digital era of mobility, with sustainability and decarbonization as integral parts of its new strategy.By 2030, the Group plans to reduce its carbon footprint per car by 30% over its lifecycle (vs. 2018), in line with the Paris Agreement. In… Continue reading @VW Group: NEW AUTO: Volkswagen Group set to unleash value in battery-electric autonomous mobility world003451