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German Handelsblatt: More e-cars and more software: VW takes Tesla as a benchmark – new strategy with “Trinity” 001454

First impression of the VW project “Trinity” Silhouette of the Volkswagen “Trinity” project: from 2026 onwards, this new electric car will roll off the assembly line at the main plant in Wolfsburg. “Trinity” should only be the project name, however, the final name has not yet been determined. (Photo: Volkswagen) Düsseldorf The words “Tesla” and… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: More e-cars and more software: VW takes Tesla as a benchmark – new strategy with “Trinity” 001454

Getaround wants to help you start your own car-sharing business

Getaround, the peer-to-peer car-sharing service, is launching a new program to help support people who want to rent out more than just a couple of cars. The program is called Power Host, and it’s designed to help customers manage small fleets of shared vehicles. Getaround, which operates in 800 cities globally and has over 6… Continue reading Getaround wants to help you start your own car-sharing business

German Handelsblatt: Mercedes-Benz: “Electric first” – Daimler converts its main plant to electric drives001449

Electric car production in Untertürkheim Daimler wants to transform its main plant with 18,500 employees into an electrical campus as quickly as possible. (Photo: Daimler AG) Sindelfingen 136 years ago, Gottlieb Daimler and the engineer Wilhelm Maybach developed the so-called “grandfather clock” in a garden house in Bad Cannstatt. A global corporation emerged from this… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Mercedes-Benz: “Electric first” – Daimler converts its main plant to electric drives001449

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This all-women ride-hailing service depends on location technology to keep women safe

Shebah launched on International Women’s Day in 2017 and now has 250,000 users. CEO George McEncroe explains why an all-women ride-hailing service was so necessary. It was as a newly divorced mother of four teenagers that George McEncroe saw a gap in the market. The logistics of getting around in Australia was “a constant nightmare”,… Continue reading This all-women ride-hailing service depends on location technology to keep women safe

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Kolkata ranks high on e-vehicle adoption list

Kolkata stands third — ahead of London — in terms of ‘percentage penetration of e-buses’. KOLKATA: The city has featured among six global megacities for its faster adoption of electric vehicles in mass transportation. The EV City Casebook 2021, which will be released on March 11, will have Kolkata as a case study along with… Continue reading Kolkata ranks high on e-vehicle adoption list

@Geely: Free bp pulse charging for one year with every new LEVC VN5

LEVC (London Electric Vehicle Company) is offering its customers free charging for one year* – upon purchase of its new electric van, VN5 – after partnering with the nationwide charge point provider, bp pulse. The bp pulse charging network features more than 8,000 pulse point charge points across the United Kingdom, offering VN5 customers super-fast… Continue reading @Geely: Free bp pulse charging for one year with every new LEVC VN5

Several cab services in Bengaluru switch to e-mode to cut operational costs

Another e-cab service, ‘eee-Taxi’ is also available for the public in Bengaluru. BENGALURU: With fuel prices soaring, an increasing number of cab operators in the city are shifting to electric vehicles to cushion operational costs. With the setting up of charging stations and entry of EV models, more operators are expected to shift to battery-run… Continue reading Several cab services in Bengaluru switch to e-mode to cut operational costs

Car and motorcycle companies are now making electric bikes

E-bikes may be more expensive than bicycles, but are cheaper than cars or motorcycles. And improved motor and battery technology is bringing prices down. The transportation industry has seen the future, and the future is 1895. That was the year Ogden Bolton Jr. of Canton, Ohio, was awarded U.S. Patent 552,271 for an “electrical bicycle.”… Continue reading Car and motorcycle companies are now making electric bikes