ALYI – Why Our Electric Motorcycle Business Is Positioned To Succeed

Motorcycle frames lack the capacity car frames have for large batteries to extend range, and multiple motors to accommodate city and highway driving differences.  Electric motorcycle solutions that have come to market in the face of frame capacity limitations have tended toward monster sized bikes with the price of a SUV that appeal to a… Continue reading ALYI – Why Our Electric Motorcycle Business Is Positioned To Succeed

@Groupe PSA: PR Stellantis to Acquire First Investors Financial Services Group as Key Step to Developing a Captive Financial Services Business in U.S. Market002400

AMSTERDAM – Stellantis N.V. (NYSE / MTA / Euronext Paris: STLA) (“Stellantis”) today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire F1 Holdings Corp., parent company to First Investors Financial Services Group (“First Investors”, or the “Company”), a leading independent auto finance company in the United States of America, in an all cash transaction… Continue reading @Groupe PSA: PR Stellantis to Acquire First Investors Financial Services Group as Key Step to Developing a Captive Financial Services Business in U.S. Market002400

@BMW: BMW Group accelerates CO2 reduction and focuses consistently on a circular economy with the Neue Klasse001410

Munich, Germany- September 02, 2021… The BMW Group is increasing the pace of its efforts to combat climate change. Looking ahead to the introduction of the Neue Klasse, the company is further strengthening its self-defined objectives, announced in summer last year, to significantly reduce CO2 emissions, whilst also committing itself to a clear course that supports the 1.5… Continue reading @BMW: BMW Group accelerates CO2 reduction and focuses consistently on a circular economy with the Neue Klasse001410

@BMW: The BMW Group at the IAA Mobility 2021 in Munich.001408

Munich, Germany- September 02, 2021… Driving pleasure in a variety of forms, innovations designed to increase sustainability across the board and visions for the urban mobility of tomorrow form the core of the BMW Group’s presence at the IAA Mobility 2021 show. A presentation of the latest new models and pioneering technological innovations gives visitors to the… Continue reading @BMW: The BMW Group at the IAA Mobility 2021 in Munich.001408

@BMW: BMW launches new streaming platform JOYTOPIA narrated by Academy Award winning actor Christoph Waltz for the IAA Mobility. Exclusive concert by British band Coldplay pulls back the curtain on a new virtual world.001407

Munich. Two days before the opening of the IAA Mobility international motor show taking place in Munich on 7 – 12 September 2021, BMW is unveiling its own, globally unique virtual world: JOYTOPIA. The highlight of the presentation on 5 September will be an exclusive performance by Coldplay. The British band will play a virtual… Continue reading @BMW: BMW launches new streaming platform JOYTOPIA narrated by Academy Award winning actor Christoph Waltz for the IAA Mobility. Exclusive concert by British band Coldplay pulls back the curtain on a new virtual world.001407

Technology · 6:23 PM UTCBrazil’s Vale launches self-driving trucks at its largest iron mine CarajasBrazilian miner Vale SA (VALE3.SA) said on Thursday…

An overview of Ferro Carajas mine, operated by Brazil’s Companhia Vale do Rio Doce, in the Carajas National Forest in Parauapebas, Para State, May 29, 2012. REUTERS/Lunae Parracho/File Photo RIO DE JANEIRO, Sept 2 (Reuters) – Brazilian miner Vale SA (VALE3.SA) said on Thursday it had begun using self-driving trucks for the first time at… Continue reading Technology · 6:23 PM UTCBrazil’s Vale launches self-driving trucks at its largest iron mine CarajasBrazilian miner Vale SA (VALE3.SA) said on Thursday…

Xiaomi CEO takes charge of new EV unit, leading team of 300

BEIJING — China’s Xiaomi, the world’s second-largest smartphone maker, has taken the next step in its entry into the electric vehicle market with a new unit headed by CEO Lei Jun himself. The Beijing-based company has invested an initial 10 billion yuan ($1.55 billion) into the new unit, Xiaomi EV, according to a Wednesday news release,… Continue reading Xiaomi CEO takes charge of new EV unit, leading team of 300

Prive Raises $1.7M in Pre-Seed Funding

Co-founders Alex Craciun and Claudia Laurie Prive, a San Francisco, CA-based eCommerce subscriptions platform, raised $1.7M in pre-seed financing. The round was led by Xfund and Bling Capital, with participation from Defy Partners, Halogen Ventures, Base Case Capital, and current senior Uber executives. Founded by ex-Uber product managers Alex Craciun and Claudia Laurie, Prive provides… Continue reading Prive Raises $1.7M in Pre-Seed Funding

Audi’s Grandsphere concept car is another luxurious living room on wheels

Automakers love concept cars that tease a future in which very rich people ride around in autonomous vehicles that look like luxurious living spaces. The latest is Audi’s Grandsphere, a spacious electric sedan with an interior that looks like it was designed by a Kardashian. The car is designed to be adjustable based on the… Continue reading Audi’s Grandsphere concept car is another luxurious living room on wheels