Driverless Car Startup Actually Uses Remote Controls

That counts, right? Technically True A startup called Halo has a bold plan to eradicate the headaches of finding a parking spot — with tech that lets customers drive cars that can then steer themselves back home after the trip is complete. The funny bit, of course, is that its cars are only driverless in… Continue reading Driverless Car Startup Actually Uses Remote Controls

Pininfarina to design Hercules Alpha electric pickup truck

Italian design firm to provide styling for upcoming Alpha battery electric pickup truck, and other products currently under development. Detroit-based Hercules Electric Vehicles has signed a strategic agreement with Italian design house Pininfarina for the design of its upcoming Alpha battery electric pickup truck, and other products currently under development. Under terms of the agreement, the… Continue reading Pininfarina to design Hercules Alpha electric pickup truck

Stellantis announces plans to build electric Ram 1500, Dodge muscle car in 2024

Get ready for an electric Ram 1500. Stellantis announced Thursday that it would begin production on a battery-electric version of its popular pickup, one of its most profitable and important vehicles, in 2024. Mike Koval Jr., Ram brand CEO, pledged that the “class-shattering” pickup would surpass the offerings of the brand’s competitors, namely the electric versions of the… Continue reading Stellantis announces plans to build electric Ram 1500, Dodge muscle car in 2024

@GM: General Motors Upgrades Design Capability in China

General Motors Upgrades Design Capability in China Expanded Advanced Design Center doubles local design capacity to accelerate EV development 2021-07-05 SHANGHAI – General Motors announced the opening of its GM China Advanced Design Center today after an expansion and upgrade. As a leading vehicle design facility and an important part of the GM global design… Continue reading @GM: General Motors Upgrades Design Capability in China

@GM: Building on Ambitious EV Strategy, General Motors Calls for ‘Equitable Climate Action’ and Launches New Fund Aimed at Advancing Climate Equity

Building on Ambitious EV Strategy, General Motors Calls for ‘Equitable Climate Action’ and Launches New Fund Aimed at Advancing Climate Equity 2021-06-29 New $25 million climate-equity-focused philanthropic fund to complement GM’s $35 billion investment in EV and AV programs globally through 2025 GM Chair and CEO Mary Barra reinforces the need for equity considerations as… Continue reading @GM: Building on Ambitious EV Strategy, General Motors Calls for ‘Equitable Climate Action’ and Launches New Fund Aimed at Advancing Climate Equity

@GM: GM to Source U.S.-Based Lithium for Next-Generation EV Batteries Through Closed-Loop Process with Low Carbon Emissions

GM to Source U.S.-Based Lithium for Next-Generation EV Batteries Through Closed-Loop Process with Low Carbon Emissions Through an agreement with Controlled Thermal Resources, lithium will be sourced in part from California from a more environmentally friendly process than traditional lithium production 2021-07-02 DETROIT – General Motors has agreed to form a strategic investment and commercial… Continue reading @GM: GM to Source U.S.-Based Lithium for Next-Generation EV Batteries Through Closed-Loop Process with Low Carbon Emissions

World’s Most Advanced Autonomous Research Vehicle Completes Ocean Crossing from San Francisco to Hawaii

Over 80% of Earth’s oceans remain unmapped. Saildrone intends to map the world’s oceans in the next 10 years. Tweet this Using renewable wind and solar energy for its primary power source, the Saildrone Surveyor is the only vehicle in the world capable of long-endurance, uncrewed ocean mapping operations. The valuable data it collects will… Continue reading World’s Most Advanced Autonomous Research Vehicle Completes Ocean Crossing from San Francisco to Hawaii

@Groupe PSA: PR Stellantis Intensifies Electrification While Targeting Sustainable Double-Digit Adjusted Operating Income Margins in the Mid-term002067

Plans to invest more than €30 billion through 2025 in electrification and software, while continuing to be the automotive efficiency frontrunner, with investment efficiency 30 percent better than industry average  Targeting over 70 percent of sales in Europe and over 40 percent in the United States to be low emission vehicle (LEV) by 2030 All… Continue reading @Groupe PSA: PR Stellantis Intensifies Electrification While Targeting Sustainable Double-Digit Adjusted Operating Income Margins in the Mid-term002067

@Groupe PSA: PR Stellantis To Hold “EV Day 2021” Today and Provides Update on H1 2021 Trading Performance002066

AMSTERDAM – Stellantis N.V. (NYSE / MTA / Euronext Paris: STLA) will host at 2:30 p.m. CEST / 8:30 a.m. EDT its EV Day 2021. Carlos Tavares, Chief Executive Officer at Stellantis, will share Stellantis’ comprehensive electrification strategy. Touchpoints of the presentations will include:Stellantis also announced today preliminary expectations regarding its 2021 First Half trading… Continue reading @Groupe PSA: PR Stellantis To Hold “EV Day 2021” Today and Provides Update on H1 2021 Trading Performance002066

@FCA: Jeep® Brand Reveals First Images of All-new Electrified 2022 Jeep Grand Cherokee 4xe

Jeep® Brand Reveals First Images of All-new Electrified 2022 Jeep Grand Cherokee 4xe July 8, 2021 , Auburn Hills, Mich. – Today, during Stellantis EV Day 2021, the Jeep® brand revealed the first images of its all-new 2022 Jeep Grand Cherokee 4xe plug-in hybrid.  The fifth generation of the Grand Cherokee, which over the past 30… Continue reading @FCA: Jeep® Brand Reveals First Images of All-new Electrified 2022 Jeep Grand Cherokee 4xe