Tire manufacturer and retailer Bridgestone has formed a long-term partnership with the EVBox Group to deploy up to 3,500 EVBox AC and DC charging ports, powered by EVBox charging management software. The installations will take place across Bridgestone’s European retail and service network, which includes brands such as Speedy and First Stop. Bridgestone’s retail network… Continue reading Bridgestone to roll out up to 3,500 EVBox public chargers in Europe
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Advance Auto Parts (AAP), Bridgestone Team Up for DieHard Batteries
Advance Auto Parts AAP recently announced a multi-year agreement with Bridgestone Retail Operations, per which the latter will stock Advance’s DieHard batteries in its more than 2,200 tire and vehicle service centers across the United States. Headquartered in Nashville, TN, Bridgestone Retail Operations is a subsidiary of Bridgestone Americas, Inc, and operates more than 2,200… Continue reading Advance Auto Parts (AAP), Bridgestone Team Up for DieHard Batteries
Bridgestone Makes Strategic Investment in Wrench Mobile Vehicle Services and Technology Company
The partnership paves the way for Bridgestone and Seattle-based Wrench to explore synergies in their service offerings, including pairing Bridgestone’s 2,200+ company-owned automotive service stores with Wrench’s complementary mobile services marketplace. Offerings currently available through the Wrench platform include on-site automotive maintenance, access to roadside and towing, vehicle detailing, and the Lemon Squad used-vehicle inspection… Continue reading Bridgestone Makes Strategic Investment in Wrench Mobile Vehicle Services and Technology Company
IVECO and Nikola sign MoU with Hamburg Port Authority for Zero-Emission Class 8 Battery-Electric Trucks
The first phase involves testing of the Nikola Tre BEVs at the port for transport and logistics operations together with high-performance charging solutions. A more definitive second phase in the project partnership plans to see the full integration of the BEV vehicles in port operations, installation of charging infrastructure and on-site service support including major… Continue reading IVECO and Nikola sign MoU with Hamburg Port Authority for Zero-Emission Class 8 Battery-Electric Trucks
@VW Group: Battery cells are the combustion chamber of the future003830
07/09/2021 Porsche is taking on responsibility for future generations. As early as 2030, more than 80 per cent of the sports car manufacturer’s vehicles are to be offered with an electric motor. Sustainability is firmly anchored in the company’s strategy as a basic principle: “As a car manufacturer, Porsche aims to achieve a carbon-neutral balance… Continue reading @VW Group: Battery cells are the combustion chamber of the future003830
Foxconn and Thailand’s PTT aim to rule EV market in Southeast Asia
BANGKOK — Thai oil and gas group PTT signed a joint venture deal with leading contract electronics producer Foxconn on Tuesday to make electric vehicles, propelling Bangkok’s strategy to turn Southeast Asia’s second-largest economy into the region’s top manufacturer and exporter of EVs. The state-owned PTT and the Taiwanese manufacturer look to produce EVs and… Continue reading Foxconn and Thailand’s PTT aim to rule EV market in Southeast Asia
Industrial Tech Acquisitions, Inc. and Arbe Robotics Ltd. Announce Special Meeting Date for Proposed Business Combination
TEL AVIV, Israel and HOUSTON, Texas, Sept. 14, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Arbe Robotics Ltd. (“Arbe”), a global leader in next-generation 4D Imaging Radar Solutions, and Industrial Tech Acquisitions, Inc. (“ITAC”) (NASDAQ: ITAC), a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company, today announced that ITAC has scheduled a special meeting of its stockholders that will be held virtually on October 5, 2021, at 10:00… Continue reading Industrial Tech Acquisitions, Inc. and Arbe Robotics Ltd. Announce Special Meeting Date for Proposed Business Combination
Increasing pedestrian and cyclist visibility with automated driving
When vehicles are in reverse motion or moving forward slowly, pedestrians and cyclists are most at risk. In the EU, crashes with the front side of a vehicle represent about 78% of all pedestrian and cyclist fatalities, for a total of 5,250 per year. Collisions with the rear side of a vehicle result in about… Continue reading Increasing pedestrian and cyclist visibility with automated driving
@Daimler: Mercedes-Benz do Brasil presents fully electric bus chassis eO500U
Stuttgart / São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil. Mercedes-Benz do Brasil has presented the fully electric eO500U bus chassis. The bus chassis was specially designed for Latin American cities and will be produced in São Bernardo do Campo, in the Brazilian state of São Paulo, from 2022 on. Sustainable, fully electric and quiet With the eO500U,… Continue reading @Daimler: Mercedes-Benz do Brasil presents fully electric bus chassis eO500U
Senmiao Technology Announces New Cooperation Agreement with Leading E-commerce Platform for Servicing Major Cities of Chengdu and Guangzhou
CHENGDU, China, Sept. 14, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Senmiao Technology Limited (“Senmiao” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: AIHS), a financing and servicing company focused on the online ride-hailing industry in China as well as an operator of its own online ride-hailing platform, today announced the signing of a new contract with Shanghai Lutuan Technology, an affiliate of… Continue reading Senmiao Technology Announces New Cooperation Agreement with Leading E-commerce Platform for Servicing Major Cities of Chengdu and Guangzhou