Uber partners Lithium Urban Tech to deploy 1000 EVs across India

Cab aggregator Uber announced partnership with Lithium Urban Technologies, India’s largest electric vehicle fleet operator, to deploy over 1,000  electric vehicles, all sedans, across Uber Rentals and Premier in Delhi NCR, Mumbai, Bangalore, Hyderabad and Pune. So far, they have already deployed over 100 EVs including Mahindra eVerito and Tata Tigor EV over the platform. Over… Continue reading Uber partners Lithium Urban Tech to deploy 1000 EVs across India

Nissan to offer partial driving automation standard on new cars

TOKYO — Nissan Motor will equip all future vehicles with basic automated driving functions, aiming to release more than 20 such models by fiscal 2023. The technology will enable Nissan’s more expensive models to be operated hands-free on the highway, while low- to midprice cars will be able to track vehicles in front of them.… Continue reading Nissan to offer partial driving automation standard on new cars

Business models in the field of autonomous driving

Which business models in the field of autonomous driving are conceivable? The technology of autonomous driving is not yet ready to hit the road. It will take years to reach level 4 and Level 5That fully self-driving car that works anytime, anywhere is still more at present Science fiction as reality. Taxi stand But the… Continue reading Business models in the field of autonomous driving

German Handelsblatt: Autoindustrie: “The development is at the expense of the combustion engine”: BMW separates faster from diesel and gasoline000503

Export of BMW vehicles Demand is picking up. (Photo: obs) Munich The BMW Group expects a faster change to electromobility. In the third quarter, the group sold almost 50 percent more electric and hybrid vehicles compared to the previous year. “The thrust is clear,” said CFO Nicolas Peter on Thursday in Munich. “The development is… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Autoindustrie: “The development is at the expense of the combustion engine”: BMW separates faster from diesel and gasoline000503

Waymo opens driverless robo-taxi service to the public in Phoenix

By Joseph White 4 Min Read DETROIT (Reuters) – Waymo on Thursday will relaunch and expand its fully automated, robo-taxi ride hailing service in Phoenix, rebooting its effort to transform years of autonomous vehicle research into a revenue-producing business. Slideshow ( 4 images ) Waymo, the self-driving vehicle technology unit of Google parent Alphabet, Inc… Continue reading Waymo opens driverless robo-taxi service to the public in Phoenix

Kroger, one of America’s largest grocery chains, experiments with ghost kitchens and delivery in the Midwest

The Kroger Co., one of the biggest grocery chains in the Midwest is dipping its toe into on-demand delivery and the ghost kitchen craze through a partnership with an Indianapolis-based startup, ClusterTruck. Supermarkets would seem to be logical places to site the kinds of ghost kitchens that have caught investor’s eye over the past few… Continue reading Kroger, one of America’s largest grocery chains, experiments with ghost kitchens and delivery in the Midwest

Mahindra Treo e-three-wheeler sales cross 5,000 units

Mahindra Electric Mobility, the electric mobility business arm of the Mahindra Group, has announced that its lithium-ion battery powered electric three-wheeler range, the Mahindra Treo, has crossed 5,000 units sales milestone in India. The Mahindra Treo was showcased in November 2018, has been one of the widely sold lithium-ion powered electric three-wheelers in the country. The… Continue reading Mahindra Treo e-three-wheeler sales cross 5,000 units

Lime adds Wheels shared e-bikes to its app as it seeks to become a one-stop shop for mobility

The next time you open Lime’s smartphone app, you may see a new type of vehicle that isn’t an electric scooter. The San Francisco-based company announced today that it is integrating Wheels, a shared electric bike startup, into its app so customers can rent an e-bike from Wheels as easily as they would a scooter… Continue reading Lime adds Wheels shared e-bikes to its app as it seeks to become a one-stop shop for mobility

@Geely: LEVC begins fleet trials of new electric van with Kier Group

8th October 2020, Ansty LEVC (London Electric Vehicle Company) has joined forces with Kier Group, a leading UK construction company and the latest major fleet to take delivery of a prototype of its new electric van, VN5, for use in real-world testing. Thanks to the similarities between LEVC’s TX Taxi and VN5, LEVC is deploying a fleet… Continue reading @Geely: LEVC begins fleet trials of new electric van with Kier Group

Start of the Electric Era: New VW ID.3 E-model Equipped with Continental Technologies

Share this content by: Press Release 2020-10-08 Continental launches world’s first mass-produced high-performance server for cars, complete with software High-performance computer connects electronics architecture in ID.3 e-model and enables over-the-air updates in the future Drum brakes with electromechanical parking brake function: smart solution for ID.3 AUBURN HILLS, Mich., October 8, 2020. Volkswagen is set to… Continue reading Start of the Electric Era: New VW ID.3 E-model Equipped with Continental Technologies