Lyft is committing $100 million to better support its drivers. The company is specifically putting this money toward cheaper oil changes, basic car maintenance, serviced car washes and more. Lyft will also almost double its operating hours at its driver hubs in 15 cities throughout the nation. The idea is to help drivers make more… Continue reading Lyft invests $100 million in its drivers
Tag: Mobility
GM Gets Ready for a Post-Car Future
About a hundred years ago, the United States reached “peak horse.” In 1920 some 25 million horses roamed the plains, boulevards, cul-de-sacs, rodeos, stockyards, ports, farms, and dingy alleys of America—toting freight, plowing fields, fighting wars, carrying passengers on buggy rides, and making a complete mess. According to American Heritage magazine, in 1900 health officials… Continue reading GM Gets Ready for a Post-Car Future
FAURECIA INVESTS IN PROMETHIENT AND ACCELERATES THE DEVELOPMENT OF THERMAL COMFORT TECHNOLOGIES FOR THE COCKPIT OF THE FUTURE
Faurecia announces today an investment in the American startup Promethient, reinforcing the Group’s ecosystem dedicated to thermal management technologies for future mobility solutions. Based in Traverse City, Mich., Promethient designs and produces Thermavance, a climate control technology that is adaptable for multiple vehicle thermal use cases. Thermavance heats and cools through conductive heat transfer, offering… Continue reading FAURECIA INVESTS IN PROMETHIENT AND ACCELERATES THE DEVELOPMENT OF THERMAL COMFORT TECHNOLOGIES FOR THE COCKPIT OF THE FUTURE
Workhorse Group Reports First Quarter 2018 Results
CINCINNATI, May 9, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Workhorse Group Inc. (NASDAQ: WKHS), an American technology company focused on providing sustainable and cost-effective electric mobility solutions to the transportation sector, today reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2018. First Quarter Operational Highlights Announced an expanded partnership with UPS for up to 1000 N-GEN… Continue reading Workhorse Group Reports First Quarter 2018 Results
WiBLE will replace its Kia Niro fleet with 100% electric vehicles in two years
Posted 05/23/2018 11: 39: 01CET MADRID, May 23 (EUROPA PRESS) – WiBLE, the car sharing service of Kia and Repsol that will operate in Madrid from June for 0.24 euros per minute, will replace its fleet of 500 Kia Niro with 100% electric vehicles in two years. The CEO of WiBLE, Javier Martínez Ríos, assured… Continue reading WiBLE will replace its Kia Niro fleet with 100% electric vehicles in two years
Israel’s defense expertise drives tech boom for autonomous cars
SHFAYIM, Israel (Reuters) – Technology that has helped Israel’s military drive tanks, guide and intercept missiles, and keep its computer systems secure is being redeployed in the development of driverless cars. FILE PHOTO: The logo Israeli driverless technology firm Mobileye is seen on the building of their offices in Jerusalem March 13, 2017. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun/File… Continue reading Israel’s defense expertise drives tech boom for autonomous cars
Geely’s Korean Partner Mando Seeks Bounty in China’s EV Startups
For Mando Corp., a South Korean auto-parts maker, China’s market for battery-powered and driverless vehicles is the next big thing. The maker of camera sensors and electric steering systems that supplies to Chinese EV startups including Byton, is expecting sales in China to grow 10 percent annually in the next few years, according to Chief… Continue reading Geely’s Korean Partner Mando Seeks Bounty in China’s EV Startups
The Ford Fusion Energi hybrid is great but going away
A week before I took delivery of the Ford Fusion Energi (starting at $31,400), the automaker announced it would be ending the US production of all but one of its cars (the Mustang) in the next few years. The Fusion’s days are numbered and no single review would save it. So now what? The odd… Continue reading The Ford Fusion Energi hybrid is great but going away
MAHLE acquires majority holding in diagnostics specialist BrainBee
MAHLE is now holding 80 percent of shares in BrainBee Expansion of development, production, and service in Europe BrainBee becomes part of MAHLE Aftermarket MAHLE Service Solutions, MAHLE Aftermarket’s workshop equipment business segment, has already been working with BrainBee for some time on the development and production of workshop equipment. BrainBee was founded in 2001… Continue reading MAHLE acquires majority holding in diagnostics specialist BrainBee
“Nidec-PSA emotors” Joint Venture Created by Groupe PSA and Nidec Starts the Design of Its Future Electric Motors
RUEIL MALMAISON, France–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Regulatory News: MM Shigenobu Nagamori and Carlos Tavares, respectively Chief Executive Officer of Nidec and Groupe PSA (Paris:UG), endorsed today the establishment of Nidec-PSA emotors – the new Nidec Leroy-Somer and Groupe PSA Joint Venture dedicated to the design, development, manufacture and sale of electric traction motors. Forty engineers have already been… Continue reading “Nidec-PSA emotors” Joint Venture Created by Groupe PSA and Nidec Starts the Design of Its Future Electric Motors