There was great panic in the boardrooms of the car manufacturers when the escalation of the Ukraine-War caused a price rally on the commodity markets at the beginning of March. In addition to the missing chips and wiring harnesses, bottlenecks in raw materials were now also threatening. Prices of many key industrial metals needed to… Continue reading German Manager Magazin: Volkswagen, Stellantis, BMW: Why the big raw material quake is missing for the time being001831
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EPDM Market worth $4.8 billion by 2027 – Exclusive Report by MarketsandMarkets™
CHICAGO, June 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — According to the new market research report “EPDM Market by application (Automotive, Building & Construction, Plastic Modification, Tires & Tubes, Wires & Cables and Lubricant Additives), Manufacturing Process, Region (North America, Europe, APAC, MEA, and South America) – Global Forecast to 2027“, published by MarketsandMarkets™, the market size is estimated… Continue reading EPDM Market worth $4.8 billion by 2027 – Exclusive Report by MarketsandMarkets™
Scania introduces electric trucks for regional long-haul
• Scania is introducing complete BEV-based solutions for regional long-haul • With power, range and charging capacity for effortless daily operations • Scania continues along its electrification roadmap journey to reach the set Science-Based Targets for CO2 reduction, in partnership with customers. SÖDERTÄLJE, Sweden, June 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — True to its stated roadmap, Scania… Continue reading Scania introduces electric trucks for regional long-haul
Bajaj announces share buyback plan
In a series of back-to-back developments, Bajaj Auto announced its share buyback plan on Thursday after a 20-year gap that will help shareholders to unlock value on its stock that is down 8.2 percent in the last one year. This is being followed up by announcements on the company’s EV plans by Rajiv Bajaj, Managing Director,… Continue reading Bajaj announces share buyback plan
Clean Technica: Tesla Full Self Driving Is Using GPT For Vision — Dr. Know It All Explains What This Means002031
Tesla’s Full-Self Driving is using generative pre-trained transformers (GPT) for vision, Elon Musk tweeted recently. He added that the GPTs are running natively on Tesla TRIP chips versus needing to round trip to iGPU. I think it’s important to take a quick deep dive into this, because this is kind of the heart and soul… Continue reading Clean Technica: Tesla Full Self Driving Is Using GPT For Vision — Dr. Know It All Explains What This Means002031
Cleantechnica: Ford CEO Says “Just Helpful,” Not Trolling Tesla 002030
Ford cracks me up. I’ve been accused of many things over the 15-ish years I’ve been writing, but being a Tesla fanboy isn’t one of them. I don’t think that’s particularly fair, to be honest — but I did chuckle when I read about the new F-150 Lightning’s Tesla charging adapter. To understand what’s happening… Continue reading Cleantechnica: Ford CEO Says “Just Helpful,” Not Trolling Tesla 002030
Cleantechnica: What’s The Most Recent Buzz About The Ford F-150 Lightning?002029
Ford F-150 Lightning owners are doubling down on the Ford pride. They’re comfortable with the familiar F-150 body and cabin yet intrigued by the swap from gasoline-powered V-6 and V-8 engine options for a pair of electric motors and one of two different battery packs. The pickup is winning hearts and minds not with messages… Continue reading Cleantechnica: What’s The Most Recent Buzz About The Ford F-150 Lightning?002029
Tesla Reportedly Giving Full Self-Driving Beta to Basically Anybody Now
Tesla has slowly been rolling out the beta to its advanced — albeit misleadingly named — Full Self-Driving assistance software, giving select motorists a taste of what might be the future of driving. So far, the Elon Musk-led company has been relying on “safety scores” to decide who gets the upgrade, based on driving behavior… Continue reading Tesla Reportedly Giving Full Self-Driving Beta to Basically Anybody Now
The end of combustion engines is a political commitment
Jörg Hofmann on the vote of the European Parliament Photo: IG Metall Photo: IG Metall June 9, 20229. June 2022 In the vote on June 8th, the European Parliament decided to reduce the CO2 limit values for passenger cars and light commercial vehicles to 0 g/km in 2035. Jörg Hofmann, First Chairman of IG Metall,… Continue reading The end of combustion engines is a political commitment
Hackers Can Steal Your Tesla by Creating Their Own Personal Keys
As the driver enters the car after unlocking it with an NFC card, the thief begins exchanging messages between the weaponized Teslakee and the car. Before the driver has even driven away, the messages enroll a key of the thief’s choice with the car. From then on, the thief can use the key to unlock,… Continue reading Hackers Can Steal Your Tesla by Creating Their Own Personal Keys