F1 2020 gives you the chance to create your own team, so I decided to give it a go and write all about it. This can only go well… Having owned the last four editions in the Codemasters series, I’m not exactly a novice when it comes to the games. However, rocking a standard controller… Continue reading F1 2020 My Team, Part 1: We’re bringing Spyker back | PlanetF1 – PlanetF1
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Steve Cropley: Don’t block this Lego Bentley-makers dream
In this week’s automotive adventures, Steve pulled out a pitcher of popcorn as he experienced an unusual drive-through film, caught up with a beaming Gordon Murray and explains why an amateur’s Lego car design is getting his vote to become an official Lego product – and why it deserves yours, too. Monday A drive-in movie in daylight?… Continue reading Steve Cropley: Don’t block this Lego Bentley-makers dream
Autocar magazine 29 July – on sale now
It’s the turn of the 751bhp all-electric Porsche Taycan in the Autocar road test. Is this a proper Porsche sports car, as its maker claims? Finally, we wind back the clock to 2005. The Maserati Quattroporte wasn’t perfect – but it made us love it. Here’s how. Features We’re all desperate to get back on… Continue reading Autocar magazine 29 July – on sale now
Mitsubishi Motors to close SUV plant in Japan by 2023 to cut capacity
TOKYO — Mitsubishi Motors has started making the final arrangements for the closure of a car plant of subsidiary Pajero Manufacturing within three years, sources familiar with the matter said on Wednesday, Nikkei has learned. The Pajero Manufacturing plant, which is based in the Gifu Prefecture town of Sakahogi, has produced cars such as the Pajero… Continue reading Mitsubishi Motors to close SUV plant in Japan by 2023 to cut capacity
Recap: Autoliv Q2 Earnings
Shares of Autoliv (NYSE:ALV) fell 1% in pre-market trading after the company reported Q2 results. Quarterly Results Earnings per share fell 201.45% year over year to ($1.40), which missed the estimate of ($0.85). Revenue of $1,048,000,000 decreased by 51.37% year over year, which missed the estimate of $1,060,000,000. Looking Ahead Earnings guidance hasn’t been issued… Continue reading Recap: Autoliv Q2 Earnings
Vauxhall’s Ellesmere Port factory to restart car production after 5 MONTHS – This is Money
Production at Vauxhall’s UK car factory will resume from August 17, exactly five months after owners Groupe PSA closed the shutters on the vehicle plant. The assembly line was forced to stop operating on 17 March, one week before Britain was put into lockdown as global industries closed due to the coronavirus pandemic. But while… Continue reading Vauxhall’s Ellesmere Port factory to restart car production after 5 MONTHS – This is Money
The war is over: Nissan to switch from CHAdeMO to CCS in US and Europe
Fight fans have been following the fortunes of the competing DC fast charging standards, CHAdeMO and CCS, for the past several years, but it’s been apparent for a while that the tide of the struggle has turned. When we reported on recently released figures from the DOE showing that the two standards account for similar… Continue reading The war is over: Nissan to switch from CHAdeMO to CCS in US and Europe
Nissan revs up subscriptions as car-sharing takes back seat
TOKYO — Nissan Motor will expand its auto subscription service nationwide in Japan to entice customers who have soured on both new-vehicle purchases and car-sharing amid the pandemic. Nissan launched its ClickMobi car subscription service in March, offering a car for as little as $230 a month. The service, now available in 23 of Japan’s 47 prefectures as… Continue reading Nissan revs up subscriptions as car-sharing takes back seat
@niche: Flat battery-pack chassis promises EV design freedom
A completely flat chassis and drivetrain components housed in a vehicle’s wheels could give automotive designers limitless freedom when creating tomorrow’s electric vehicles. Reeboard flat chassis (Image: REE Automotive) This is the claim of REE Automotive, an Israeli start-up whose REEcorner architecture integrates components including braking, electric-motor, steering, and suspension into the wheel before being… Continue reading @niche: Flat battery-pack chassis promises EV design freedom
@Honda: CATL and Honda Sign Agreement to Form Comprehensive Strategic Alliance on Batteries for New Energy Vehicles
China, July 13, 2020 – (JCN Newswire) – Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited (CATL) and Honda have signed an agreement to form a comprehensive strategic alliance on new energy vehicle batteries to strengthen their strategic partnership and promote the popularization of electrified vehicles. This agreement will enable the two companies to begin discussions on a… Continue reading @Honda: CATL and Honda Sign Agreement to Form Comprehensive Strategic Alliance on Batteries for New Energy Vehicles