Tag: Mobility

Mahindra Electric appoints Suman Mishra as CEO, Mahesh Babu quits

Mahindra Electric Mobility Ltd (MEML), part of the Mahindra Group, has appointed Suman Mishra as the Chief Executive of Mahindra Electric Mobility Ltd as a whole-time director with effect from August 14, 2021. She will also be the Chief Executive Designate for the Last Mile Mobility business (LMM). She moves from her current role of… Continue reading Mahindra Electric appoints Suman Mishra as CEO, Mahesh Babu quits

@BMW: Local emission-free on the road to success: more than 15 percent of all new MINI are already electrified.001294

Munich. At the beginning of the coming decade, MINI will become a fully electric brand. On the way there, more and more customers worldwide are becoming enthusiastic about electrified MINI models. In the first half of 2021, the share of these vehicles in total global sales of the British premium brand already rose to over… Continue reading @BMW: Local emission-free on the road to success: more than 15 percent of all new MINI are already electrified.001294

GM spending $71M to move, enlarge California design campus

Detroit — General Motors Co. is investing more than $71 million to move its southern California design campus to a larger site that is slated to be open in late 2022, the automaker said Tuesday.  The relocation of the Advanced Design Center from North Hollywood to the new campus in Pasadena will take the operation from 2 acres to 8… Continue reading GM spending $71M to move, enlarge California design campus

Troy-based EV delivery van startup partners with Chinese supplier

Electric Last Mile Solutions, a Troy-based startup that plans to build commercial electric delivery vans, has signed a supply agreement with Chinese automaker Liuzhou Wuling Automobile Industry Co. for component parts, the company announced Tuesday.  ELMS went public in late June and plans to produce Class 1 EVs aimed at the growing market for last-mile deliveries — potentially the first… Continue reading Troy-based EV delivery van startup partners with Chinese supplier

@VW Group: NEW AUTO: Volkswagen Group set to unleash value in battery-electric autonomous mobility world003451

Volkswagen Group is setting new priorities to leverage the opportunities arising from the electric and digital era of mobility, with sustainability and decarbonization as integral parts of its new strategy.By 2030, the Group plans to reduce its carbon footprint per car by 30% over its lifecycle (vs. 2018), in line with the Paris Agreement. In… Continue reading @VW Group: NEW AUTO: Volkswagen Group set to unleash value in battery-electric autonomous mobility world003451

@VW Group: Volkswagen Group and Gotion High-Tech team up to industrialize battery cell production in Germany003450

Volkswagen Group and Gotion High-Tech Co., Ltd. deepen their partnership. Based on a substantial shareholding agreement in May 2020, the Wolfsburg-based automobile company entered a strategic cooperation framework with the major Chinese battery producer headquartered at Hefei. The goals of both partners are to industrialize the planned battery cell production at the Salzgitter site of… Continue reading @VW Group: Volkswagen Group and Gotion High-Tech team up to industrialize battery cell production in Germany003450

@VW Group: Enel X and Volkswagen team up for electric mobility in Italy003449

Enel X, the Enel Group’s advanced energy solutions business line, and the leading auto manufacturer Volkswagen Group signed an agreement aimed at setting up a full function joint venture of equal partners to enhance the electric vehicle (EV) uptake in Italy (the “JV”). The JV will operate in Italy as Charging Point Operator (“CPO”) by… Continue reading @VW Group: Enel X and Volkswagen team up for electric mobility in Italy003449

@VW Group: Sustainability Report: ŠKODA AUTO sets more ambitious sustainability goals and provides comprehensive support in the fight against COVID-19003449

As the largest private company in the Czech Republic, ŠKODA AUTO is committed to providing stakeholders with evidence of new benchmarks set in the areas of sustainable development, social responsibility and a wide range of Corporate Governance activities. CO2-neutral energy to be used in vehicle and component production at Czech plants by end of decade… Continue reading @VW Group: Sustainability Report: ŠKODA AUTO sets more ambitious sustainability goals and provides comprehensive support in the fight against COVID-19003449

German Manager Magazin: Volkswagen “New Auto” Group strategy 2030: Faster change to a tech company, overtaking Tesla in 2025000945

He’s just got his contract get extended until autumn 2025 – Now Volkswagen group boss Herbert Diess (62) wants to really set the pace with the conversion towards a tech group: With its eleven vehicle brands, the Volkswagen group is preparing to play a leading role in the new mobility world, Diess said at the… Continue reading German Manager Magazin: Volkswagen “New Auto” Group strategy 2030: Faster change to a tech company, overtaking Tesla in 2025000945