Tag: Mobility

@GM: Buick Reimagines Future Mobility with World Premiere of Smart Pod and GL8 Flagship Concept Vehicles

Buick Reimagines Future Mobility with World Premiere of Smart Pod and GL8 Flagship Concept Vehicles 2021-11-19 SHANGHAI – Buick today showcased its innovation with the global introduction of two forward-looking concept vehicles – the Smart Pod and GL8 Flagship – at Auto Guangzhou 2021, this year’s leading automotive industry event in southern China.   Created… Continue reading @GM: Buick Reimagines Future Mobility with World Premiere of Smart Pod and GL8 Flagship Concept Vehicles

@VW Group: More than 5,000 new fast charging points by 2025: Massive expansion by IONITY strengthens Audi’s charging offering004249

A well-developed charging infrastructure forms the very backbone of electrified mobility. That is why IONITY is investing around 700 million euros to install more than 5,000 additional fast-charging points by 2025. As such, the joint venture – in which Volkswagen, with its Porsche and Audi brands, has a stake – is creating more than 1,000… Continue reading @VW Group: More than 5,000 new fast charging points by 2025: Massive expansion by IONITY strengthens Audi’s charging offering004249

Self-driving taxis are not arriving as soon as you think

Recent innovations suggest autonomous taxis could be about to hit our roads, but the truth is more complex than that. Which will be the first self-driving vehicle to go mainstream — personal cars, trucks or taxis? Maybe your money is on food trucks or forklifts? Plenty of experts thought the answer to that question was… Continue reading Self-driving taxis are not arriving as soon as you think

BlackRock joins e-car charging venture Ionity in $788 million funding round

Ionity did not provide a detailed breakdown of the funding round, in which existing investors Volkswagen, Daimler, BMW, Ford and Hyundai also participated. BlackRock, the world’s largest money manager, has joined electric vehicle charging (EV) venture Ionity in a 700 million euro ($788 million) funding round, providing a much-needed cash injection to speed up construction… Continue reading BlackRock joins e-car charging venture Ionity in $788 million funding round

Einride founder Robert Falck on his moral obligation to electrify autonomous trucking

Robert Falck used to work at a Russian trucking factory by day, and by night, he built a nightclub guest list startup. He also collects old books, and once guessed that Chinese author Gao Xingjian would win the Nobel Prize in literature. He grew up on a farm, but has degrees in finance, economics and… Continue reading Einride founder Robert Falck on his moral obligation to electrify autonomous trucking

Volvo Cars Tech Fund invests $2M in optics and imaging startup Spectralics

The venture arm of Volvo Cars, an automaker long synonymous with safety, has invested in an optics and imaging startup developing technology that can be integrated into a car’s windshield or windows to deliver images to drivers and passengers. Volvo Cars Tech Fund invested $2 million into optics and imaging developer Spectralics, funds it will… Continue reading Volvo Cars Tech Fund invests $2M in optics and imaging startup Spectralics

Redouble efforts to support electric vehicle market and automotive sector competitiveness, says SMMT President

UK automotive sector calls for decisive action on infrastructure and competitiveness as it counts the cost of a second year of Covid impacts Significant challenges remain, from semiconductor shortages to charge point availability. Industry and government collaboration key to future sector and market competitiveness. As the automotive sector accelerates the introduction of zero-emission vehicles, despite… Continue reading Redouble efforts to support electric vehicle market and automotive sector competitiveness, says SMMT President

@VW Group: French financial market regulator AMF approves takeover bid for Europcar004246

Wolfsburg, London, Amsterdam, November 23, 2021 – The Volkswagen Group, together with its partners Attestor Limited and Pon Holdings B.V., has reached an important milestone in the planned acquisition of Europcar: The French financial market regulator Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) today approved the takeover offer of Green Mobility Holding S.A. for the shares of… Continue reading @VW Group: French financial market regulator AMF approves takeover bid for Europcar004246

ABB orders AFC Energy fuel cell systems for high-power EV charging

ABB has placed an order with AFC Energy for its S Series hydrogen fuel cell system. The order is worth £4 million, and the system is scheduled for delivery in early 2023. ABB will use the first 200 kW S Series system, which can be fueled with either hydrogen or ammonia, for high-power EV charging,… Continue reading ABB orders AFC Energy fuel cell systems for high-power EV charging