11 Dec 2019 GKN Automotive launches strategy to make electric propulsion mo…

Standardised electric drive systems with highly integrated inverters and motors aim to make electrification affordable for automakers and consumers Three new families of modular, scalable eDrive systems will provide affordable electrification options in all torque classes Full details in GKN Automotive’s newly released technology strategy report, Making Electric Propulsion More Competitive GKN Automotive has today… Continue reading 11 Dec 2019 GKN Automotive launches strategy to make electric propulsion mo…

Volvo Trucks Shows Heavy-Duty Electric Concept Truck

A small number of heavy-duty electric trucks will be tested with selected customers soon. Commercialization expected afterward. Volvo Trucks unveiled a new, bigger all-electric truck concept for construction operations and regional transport. This truck might become its next production EV model, right after the Volvo FL Electric and Volvo FE Electric models. Besides a few… Continue reading Volvo Trucks Shows Heavy-Duty Electric Concept Truck

FCA Joins ‘Responsible Sourcing Blockchain Network’ to Help Build a More Ethical Electric Vehicle Supply Chain

FCA today announced that it has joined the Responsible Sourcing Blockchain Network (RSBN), an industry collaboration using blockchain technology to support sustainable, responsible sourcing and production practices from mine to market.  Built on the IBM Blockchain Platform and assured by RCS Global Group, the RSBN is on track to become commercially operational by spring 2020.… Continue reading FCA Joins ‘Responsible Sourcing Blockchain Network’ to Help Build a More Ethical Electric Vehicle Supply Chain

@FCA: FCA Joins ‘Responsible Sourcing Blockchain Network’ to Help Build a More Ethical Electric Vehicle Supply Chain

December 10, 2019 , Auburn Hills, Mich. – FCA today announced that it has joined the Responsible Sourcing Blockchain Network (RSBN), an industry collaboration using blockchain technology to support sustainable, responsible sourcing and production practices from mine to market.  Built on the IBM Blockchain Platform and assured by RCS Global Group, the RSBN is on track… Continue reading @FCA: FCA Joins ‘Responsible Sourcing Blockchain Network’ to Help Build a More Ethical Electric Vehicle Supply Chain

Quanergy and Geely Establish Strategic Partnership for Smart City and Autonomous Vehicle Initiatives

SUNNYVALE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– #AIpowered3dlidar–Quanergy Systems, Inc., a leading provider of LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) sensors and smart sensing solutions, announced that the company was selected as a LiDAR partner for Geely Automotive Group (“Geely”), one of the largest and most innovative automotive companies in the industry. Geely and Quanergy will have a deep collaboration… Continue reading Quanergy and Geely Establish Strategic Partnership for Smart City and Autonomous Vehicle Initiatives

Press Releases – Global auto manufacturers call for resolution of WTO impasse

Brussels, 10 December 2019 – The EU, US, Japanese and Korean automobile manufacturers have joined forces to express their concerns about the impending blockage of the decision-making process in the World Trade Organisation’s (WTO) appellate body structure. The global coalition of automobile manufacturers calls on all WTO member countries to swiftly resolve the current impasse… Continue reading Press Releases – Global auto manufacturers call for resolution of WTO impasse

Daimler, Geely Launch Ride-Hailing Venture

he 50-50 joint venture between Daimler Mobility AG and Geely Technology will be launched with a fleet of 100 vehicles including Mercedes-Benz S-Class, E-Class, and V-Class vehicles. Photo via Daimler. Daimler Mobility and Geely Technology Group, a subsidiary of Zhejiang Geely Holding Group, unveiled its premium ride-hailing provider StarRides in China with inaugural services to begin in Hangzhou this… Continue reading Daimler, Geely Launch Ride-Hailing Venture

Flying cars could lure investors away from ground-based services: survey

(Reuters) – Electric air taxis — known colloquially, if somewhat misleadingly, as “flying cars” — could draw millions of investor dollars away from ground-based transportation start-up firms in 2020, according to a study released on Monday. FILE PHOTO: A prototype of an electrical air taxi that takes off and lands vertically (eVTOLs), made by German… Continue reading Flying cars could lure investors away from ground-based services: survey

@Geely: Geely Automobile Holdings Sales Volume For November 2019 Was 143,234 Units

2019 December 06, Hong Kong. Geely Automobile Holding Limited (Group) announced announces that the total sales volume of the Group (including the sales volume of LYNK & CO-branded vehicles sold by the Group’s 50%-owned joint venture) for the month of November 2019 was 143,234 units, an increase of approximately 1% from the same period last… Continue reading @Geely: Geely Automobile Holdings Sales Volume For November 2019 Was 143,234 Units

Volvo Group Venture Capital Invests in Autotech Ventures

GÖTEBORG, Sweden, Dec. 9, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Volvo Group Venture Capital AB has invested in Autotech Ventures – a leading American venture capital fund focusing on start-ups in the ground transportation sector. Autotech Ventures is a venture capital firm located in Silicon Valley managing over $200 million that focuses on the $3 trillion ground transportation… Continue reading Volvo Group Venture Capital Invests in Autotech Ventures