Uber users in central London can request an all-electric vehicle instead of a regular ICE or hybrid car, the Financial Times has reported. Called Uber Green, the new service is launching starting today in London’s Zone 1 as part of Uber’s push to be fully electric in London by 2025. Trips must originate in Zone… Continue reading Uber adds all-electric vehicles to its list of ride options in London
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Toyota presses Australia to promote roll-out of hydrogen fuel stations
By Sonali Paul 2 Min Read MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Toyota Motor Corp on Monday opened its first commercial hydrogen fuel pump site in the Australian state of Victoria, urging the government to encourage the rollout of more sites to boost the take-up of cleaner cars. Slideshow ( 2 images ) The automaker is bringing in… Continue reading Toyota presses Australia to promote roll-out of hydrogen fuel stations
@Honda: Honda: Agreement Reached to Standardize Swappable Batteries for Electric Motorcycles
TOKYO, Mar 29, 2021 – (JCN Newswire) – The Swappable Battery Consortium for Electric Motorcycles (Consortium) has reached an agreement to standardize swappable batteries and replacement systems, allowing battery sharing and paving the way for increased adoption of electric motorcycles in Japan. The Consortium was established by Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd.,… Continue reading @Honda: Honda: Agreement Reached to Standardize Swappable Batteries for Electric Motorcycles
Honda’s self-driving car: A smooth ride when all goes right
TOKYO — Level 3 autonomous driving promises to let drivers take their hands off the wheel and their eyes off the road under certain conditions. So how does Honda Motor’s Legend sedan — the first passenger car on the market equipped with this technology — deliver on that promise? To answer that question, a fellow… Continue reading Honda’s self-driving car: A smooth ride when all goes right
As Tesla gears up to release ‘Full Self-Driving’ to thousands more drivers, videos continue to show its flaws (TSLA)
Tesla is eyeing next month for a wider release of its “Full Self-Driving” beta software. The system is still buggy and sometimes gets drivers into dangerous situations, videos show. Neither the software nor Tesla’s Autopilot make its cars fully autonomous, despite the company’s marketing. See more stories on Insider’s business page. When Tesla beamed out… Continue reading As Tesla gears up to release ‘Full Self-Driving’ to thousands more drivers, videos continue to show its flaws (TSLA)
Arrival: the Tesla of the bus and the van valued at 13 billion dollars
The fall of Nikola, whose actions tumbled following suspicions of fraud, did not dampen the enthusiasm of investors for electric mobility. Arrival, a British start-up founded by an entrepreneur and former Russian minister, Denis Sverdlov, went public on Thursday in New York via a SPAC (” Special purpose acquisition company “). Its quotation exceeded 13… Continue reading Arrival: the Tesla of the bus and the van valued at 13 billion dollars
Magna Posts 2020 Annual Report
AURORA, Ontario, March 26, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Magna International Inc. (TSX: MG; NYSE: MGA) today announced that its 2020 Annual Report, including Management’s Discussion and Analysis and Audited Consolidated Financial Statements, Annual Information Form (AIF) and Form 40-F, are now available on the company’s website, www.magna.com. Magna has also filed these documents with the… Continue reading Magna Posts 2020 Annual Report
Clean Technica: Pepsi Shares An Update On Its Tesla Semi Order000711
In a press release by Frito-Lay, which is a division of PepsiCo, Inc., the company announced some good news for its sustainability goals. One part of the good news included a tidbit about the Tesla Semi. Pepsi noted that Frito-Lay cut absolute fleet greenhouse gas emissions in half while reducing its diesel usage by 78%… Continue reading Clean Technica: Pepsi Shares An Update On Its Tesla Semi Order000711
German Handelsblatt: Sports car subsidiary: VW CEO Herbert Diess: Porsche IPO has “no high priority” 001752
Porsche Volkswagen’s sports car subsidiary is unlikely to go public for the time being. (Photo: Reuters) Frankfurt / Main In the Volkswagen Group there is a dispute over a possible IPO of the sports car subsidiary Porsche. CEO Herbert Diess told the “Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung” (Saturday): “The topic of the Porsche IPO is currently not… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Sports car subsidiary: VW CEO Herbert Diess: Porsche IPO has “no high priority” 001752
@VW Group: BENTLEY CELEBRATES MANUFACTURING MILESTONE OF 200,000th LUXURY CAR Mar 26, 2021 Bentle…002719
200,000th Bentley since the birth of the marque in 1919, commemorated at the home of company in Crewe Over 75 per cent of 101 years of production hand-built at Crewe factory in last 18 years Landmark vehicle is appropriately a Bentayga Hybrid – signalling Bentley’s shift to electrification To mark the occasion, the oldest Bentley… Continue reading @VW Group: BENTLEY CELEBRATES MANUFACTURING MILESTONE OF 200,000th LUXURY CAR Mar 26, 2021 Bentle…002719