Danish high-performance automotive company Zenvo has redesigned and reengineered its racetrack-bred TSR for optimal aerodynamic performance. Fitted with a 5.8-liter twin supercharged V8 powerplant, the TSR-S will develop 1,200ps Zenvo has introduced its new TSR-S at the Geneva Motor Show. The TSR-S, which features an innovative new active multi-axis centripetal wing and an in-house developed… Continue reading Zenvo Automotive details the new TSR-S
Tag: Mobility
Sale carefully completed
Mobility Solutions is the largest Bosch Group business sector. According to preliminary figures, its 2017 sales came to 47.4 billion euros, or 61 percent of total group sales. This makes the Bosch Group one of the leading automotive suppliers. The Mobility Solutions business sector pursues a vision of mobility that is accident-free, emissions-free, and stress-free,… Continue reading Sale carefully completed
Update: Bird has raised $100 million to become the Uber of electric scooters
Update: Bird confirmed our reporting with an announcement of the close of the round. Index Ventures and Valor Ventures led the funding. “It feels like investing in Uber when it first launched.” That’s what one investor said of the hot new Santa Monica, Calif.-based startup, Bird — an electric scooter company that’s now in the… Continue reading Update: Bird has raised $100 million to become the Uber of electric scooters
Aston Martin’s Mid-Engine Car Will Likely Have a Bespoke Engine, Might Have Manual Gearbox
Aston Martin CEO Andy Palmer is one of the good ones. He’s not just another talking head spouting the company line in rehearsed statements. He says more of substance than most CEOs, and he’s intensely interesting and opinionated. He also doesn’t hold back when it comes to information on the future of where the brand… Continue reading Aston Martin’s Mid-Engine Car Will Likely Have a Bespoke Engine, Might Have Manual Gearbox
Alphabet’s Waymo Takes on Freight in Atlanta Driverless Semis
Look out, truckers. Waymo, the self-driving vehicle unit of Alphabet Inc., is taking its driverless truck tests to Atlanta, and this time they’ll be carrying cargo. Waymo will start testing a fleet of autonomous freight trucks in Georgia’s capital next week that will take deliveries to Google’s data centers. The company has already been conducting road… Continue reading Alphabet’s Waymo Takes on Freight in Atlanta Driverless Semis
Bird is raising $100 million to become the Uber of electric scooters
“It feels like investing in Uber when it first launched.” That’s what one investor said of the hot new Santa Monica, Calif.-based startup, Bird — an electric scooter company that’s now in the process of raising as much as $100 million on a $300 million valuation, according to several people with knowledge of the company’s… Continue reading Bird is raising $100 million to become the Uber of electric scooters
Eight out of 10 Latin Americans open to buying an electric vehicle
SAO PAULO – Eight out of 10 Latin Americans are willing to buy an electric vehicle, according to a study commissioned by Nissan. With the proper measures, Latin America has opportunities to speed up the adoption of electric and autonomous vehicles, according to the study by C230, a consultant branch of the think tank Fundacion… Continue reading Eight out of 10 Latin Americans open to buying an electric vehicle
#Genevamotorshow2018 – Renault EZ-GO concept: three questions for Stéphane Janin
Friday 09 March 2018 by Emmanuel GENTY – Innovation Emmanuel GENTY Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Director of Concept Car Design at Renault since 2014, Stéphane Janin recently took on a new challenge with his teams: developing a “robot-vehicle” expressing Renault’s vision of the future of shared mobility.… Continue reading #Genevamotorshow2018 – Renault EZ-GO concept: three questions for Stéphane Janin
Waymo’s self-driving trucks to haul cargo for Google in Atlanta
March 9 (Reuters) – Waymo, the autonomous vehicle arm of Alphabet Inc, said on Friday it would launch a self-driving trucks pilot in Atlanta to carry cargo for Google’s data centers. The announcement comes two days after rival Uber Technologies said its self-driving trucks will haul cargo on Arizona highways. Waymo had been road testing… Continue reading Waymo’s self-driving trucks to haul cargo for Google in Atlanta
Volkswagen’s head of electric mobility says China will drive autonomy roll-out
What’s the biggest motivating factor behind automakers embracing autonomous vehicles and self-driving? You might think ‘safety’ or maybe even consumer demand, but in truth the biggest driver might be China and its incentivization programs for automakers. Much like China’s rules for qualifying for subsidies and restrictions on selling vehicles in market have led to automakers… Continue reading Volkswagen’s head of electric mobility says China will drive autonomy roll-out