Tag: Mobility

Northvolt completes equity capital raise to enable Europe’s first homegrown gigafactories for lithium-ion batteries

Volkswagen Group and Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking Division lead a $1 billion equity capital raise in Northvolt alongside BMW Group, AMF, Folksam Group and IMAS Foundation. With the European Investment Bank and additional lenders set to provide debt financing as a part of the total funding, the establishment of the initial 16 GWh of lithium-ion… Continue reading Northvolt completes equity capital raise to enable Europe’s first homegrown gigafactories for lithium-ion batteries

Enrollment of electrified, hybrid and gas vehicles increased by more than 50% in February

During the second month of the year, 16,303 vehicles of these types have been delivered in Spain, with an increase in car deliveries of 55.6% and 15,571 units. Plug-in electric and hybrid vehicles increase their deliveries in the month of February, with growth close to 117%. Madrid, March 2, 2020 – Enrollment of electrified, hybrid… Continue reading Enrollment of electrified, hybrid and gas vehicles increased by more than 50% in February

Bikes and scooters expanded dramatically in the past decade. The president of Ford’s scooter company reveals what’s next for the micromobility industry.

Shared bicycles and electric scooters have risen in popularity in the last few years. Now some of the companies that provide them are the topic of Fortune 500 acquisitions, a major focus of high-profile IPOs. The vehicles themselves have become ingrained into the fabric of cities big and small. There’s a long way to go… Continue reading Bikes and scooters expanded dramatically in the past decade. The president of Ford’s scooter company reveals what’s next for the micromobility industry.

@Mahindra: Mahindra Heavy Engines Ltd becomes India’s 1st & World’s 3rd manufacturing unit to double its energy productivity

Chakan, 5th March 2020: Mahindra Heavy Engines Ltd (MHEL), a part of the USD 20.7 billion Mahindra Group, today announced that company is India’s 1st & the world’s 3rd manufacturing unit to double its energy productivity from a 2016 baseline, in a record time of 4 years, much ahead of its target. This is aligned… Continue reading @Mahindra: Mahindra Heavy Engines Ltd becomes India’s 1st & World’s 3rd manufacturing unit to double its energy productivity

BMW changes its logo and adapts it to the digital age

Market and Industry BMW updates its logo online and offline communications. On cars it will not change by Simonluca Pini March 6, 2020 2 ‘of reading Bmw after more than 20 changes its logo. Smaller and two-dimensional, it has been thought to be more suitable for the digital age and will be used for online… Continue reading BMW changes its logo and adapts it to the digital age

Volkswagen ID 4, here is the compact electric SUV with 500 km of autonomy

BEV Volkswagen presents the new ID.4, a zero emission SUV with compact dimensions built on the modular Meb platform by Simonluca Pini March 6, 2020 2 ‘of reading Volkswagen ID.4 was to be presented at the Geneva Motor Show 2020, canceled due to the Coronavirus. This is the second model made on the electric modular… Continue reading Volkswagen ID 4, here is the compact electric SUV with 500 km of autonomy

Porsche opens 7 MW rapid charging park in Germany

Porsche Leipzig is expanding the charging infrastructure for EVs in central Germany with its new Porsche Turbo Charging park. Porsche claims that the 7 MW facility, which is supplied entirely by renewable energy sources, is Europe’s most powerful rapid charging park.  The facility includes four 22 kW AC charging points, twelve publicly-available CCS2 350 kW… Continue reading Porsche opens 7 MW rapid charging park in Germany

@Toyota: “Hydrogen Utilization Study Group in Chubu” Launched to Study the Potential for Large-scale Hydrogen Use in the Chubu Region

Purpose and main activities Regarding hydrogen production and the supply sector, innovative technologies for social implementation have been executed by various groups of companies. Meanwhile, in the demand side, studies on large-scale hydrogen utilization presently stay being carried out by individual companies. In response to this situation and to realize the social implementation of hydrogen,… Continue reading @Toyota: “Hydrogen Utilization Study Group in Chubu” Launched to Study the Potential for Large-scale Hydrogen Use in the Chubu Region

@BMW: New management for BMW Bank GmbH

Munich. BMW Bank GmbH will appoint Kathrin Kerls as its new Chair of the Board of Management, effective 1 April 2020. The 51-year-old lawyer joins the company from UniCredit Bank AG, where she has worked since 2009. “We are delighted to bring an experienced manager from an international credit institution like Kathrin Kerls on board… Continue reading @BMW: New management for BMW Bank GmbH