Sponsored Links ASSOCIATED PRESS Lyft has expanded beyond traditional rideshare and into other areas like car rentals and transport to and from events. Now, it is updating its app to provide bike-sharing services in the Washington, DC area through Capital Bikeshare, joining New York and San Francisco in offering both cycles and cars from a… Continue reading Lyft expands bike rentals to Washington DC
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The future of BMW’s boss in suspense
Harald Krüger is apparently worried about his future at the helm of Bavarian automaker BMW. His contract, which expires in May 2020, may not be renewed, according to the daily “Handelsblatt”. “An extension is no longer considered within the group as the most likely variant,” writes Friday the German business newspaper, while the supervisory board… Continue reading The future of BMW’s boss in suspense
UPDATE 2-Tesla says single battery module caused car fire in Shanghai, has changed vehicle settings
BEIJING/TOKYO (Reuters) – Electric vehicle (EV) maker Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) said on Friday a single battery module caused a car to catch fire in Shanghai and it had revised its vehicle settings to further protect its batteries following an investigation into the incident. FILE PHOTO – A Tesla logo is seen on a wheel rim… Continue reading UPDATE 2-Tesla says single battery module caused car fire in Shanghai, has changed vehicle settings
Due to fire hazard: Nio recalls electric SUV ES 8
Because of incorrectly mounted batteries must they electric cars of the Chinese manufacturer Nio in the workshop. Affected is more than a quarter of the previously built cars of the type ES8. June 28, 2019, 10:51 am, Werner Pluta Electric car Nio ES8: Nio builds battery replacement stations. (Image: Navigator84 / Wikipedia/CC-BY-SA 4.0) Uncertain battery:… Continue reading Due to fire hazard: Nio recalls electric SUV ES 8
Nio recalls nearly 5,000 ES8 electric SUVs over fire risk
Chinese automotive startup Nio is recalling nearly 5,000 of its ES8 high-performance electric SUVs after a series of battery fires in China and a subsequent investigation revealed a vulnerability that created a safety risk. The recall affects a quarter of the ES8 vehicles it has sold since they went on sale in June 2018. A… Continue reading Nio recalls nearly 5,000 ES8 electric SUVs over fire risk
Analysis: Källenius’ false start: The new Daimler boss needs a liberation
Ola Källenius The new head of Daimler has inherited a poisoned legacy with the diesel scandal. (Photo: Reuters) Munich, WolfsburgDaimler-Boss Ola Källenius always has a smile on his face. He can inspire himself like a schoolboy on technical gimmicks and always radiates a certain nonchalance. But when it comes to business, the 1.95-meter blond boy… Continue reading Analysis: Källenius’ false start: The new Daimler boss needs a liberation
Mazda recalls over 900 cars in Russia due to engine problems
MOSCOW, June 24. /TASS/. Mazda Motor Rus, Russian Mazda dealer, recalled 1938 Mazda 6 and CX-5 cars in Russia due to problems with the engine intake flap, according to the Federal Agency for Technical Regulation and Metrology (Rosstandart).
In the worst case, the problem could lead to an engine stop, Rosstandard warned. All repair works will be carried out free of charge for the owners.
Car manufacturer: Daimler lowers profit forecast due to diesel problems
BerlinBeim car manufacturer Daimler The rising costs of coping with the diesel affair are reflected in the result. For “ongoing regulatory proceedings and measures” in diesel models from Mercedes in the second quarter, a high three-digit million amount postponed, said the Dax company on Sunday evening in Stuttgart. Therefore, the consolidated earnings before interest and… Continue reading Car manufacturer: Daimler lowers profit forecast due to diesel problems
Marnati al Valentino: “New car technologies for a greener Piedmont and a cleaner environment”
“We must continue to work to produce new, better performing batteries, make infrastructure investments for vehicle top-ups, activate municipal incentive policies to guarantee free parking for ecological cars, as happens for example in Novara, and thus allow Piedmont to become the “the greenest area in the whole of Italy”: this was declared by the Piedmont… Continue reading Marnati al Valentino: “New car technologies for a greener Piedmont and a cleaner environment”
KBA wants to expand investigation: Daimler has to recall 60,000 cars because of defeat device
Daimler has to recall 60,000 Mercedes Benz GLK 220 diesel vehicles to the workshops. As part of the investigations into pollutant and exhaust gas strategies at various manufacturers, the Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA) has established an inadmissible defeat device for models of the type with the engine OM 651 of the pollutant category Euro… Continue reading KBA wants to expand investigation: Daimler has to recall 60,000 cars because of defeat device