Tag: Electric vehicles

Hella makes components for automated EV charging

Hella has developed an intelligent system components for the automated charging of electric vehicles. The electronic charging lid actuator (eLA) makes the tank cap intelligent and thus supports robot-assisted charging processes. Innovative light components intuitively visualise the status of the battery and charging mode and set additional design accents. The company claims that customer-specific functions… Continue reading Hella makes components for automated EV charging

German Handelsblatt: Auto industry: VW boss Diess rejects criticism of software unit Cariad004260

Herbert Diess The Volkswagen boss calls on the internal critics in the group to cooperate more with the software unit Cariad. (Photo: dpa) Volkswagen will work with the US chip company Qualcomm to develop automated driving. On Tuesday, the carmaker announced the cooperation with the chip company. The Handelsblatt reported on this on Monday. In… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Auto industry: VW boss Diess rejects criticism of software unit Cariad004260

GM has 4 new plants coming to ‘have control over battery cell manufacture’: Mary Barra – Yahoo Finance

In the years ahead, GM (GM) says, it’s aiming to be a leading manufacturer of batteries as well as cars. “For electric vehicles, it’s all about the battery,” CEO Mary Barra told Yahoo Finance in a wide-ranging interview this week. The CEO outlined plans to open at least four new plants just to manufacture batteries… Continue reading GM has 4 new plants coming to ‘have control over battery cell manufacture’: Mary Barra – Yahoo Finance

Interview: Lawrence Stroll, Executive Chairman Aston Martin Lagonda – Evo

‘I did not take over a healthy company’ is a strong opening gambit, but Lawrence Stroll has never been one to pull his punches, and you get a clear sense that the 62-year-old hasn’t occupied all those chairmen’s seats without first climbing off the fence. Aston Martin was in a bad place in 2020. Now,… Continue reading Interview: Lawrence Stroll, Executive Chairman Aston Martin Lagonda – Evo

Battery-powered electric vehicles nearly double EU market share in Q1 – ACEA, article with image

Electric cars are seen plugged in at a charging point for electric vehicles in Rome, Italy, April 28, 2021. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register FRANKFURT, May 5 (Reuters) – Battery-powered electric vehicles (BEVs) almost doubled their market share in the European Union during the first quarter, industry data showed… Continue reading Battery-powered electric vehicles nearly double EU market share in Q1 – ACEA, article with image

EV firm Atlis plans U.S. stock market listing amid IPO drought, article with image

The Nasdaq logo is displayed at the Nasdaq Market site in New York, U.S., May 2, 2019. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register May 4 (Reuters) – Atlis Motor Vehicles has become the latest startup in the electric-vehicle space to unveil plans for an initial public offering as the global… Continue reading EV firm Atlis plans U.S. stock market listing amid IPO drought, article with image

Porsche joins $400M bet on lithium-silicon batteries to juice up future EVs

Porsche has read the room. With its first electric vehicle now outselling the quintessential 911 sports car, the German automaker is responding by upping its bet on EVs, in part via a hefty investment in lithium-silicon battery developer Group14 Technologies. Porsche injected $100 million into Group14 as part of a larger $400 million Series C… Continue reading Porsche joins $400M bet on lithium-silicon batteries to juice up future EVs

@VW Group: Volkswagen improves cost efficiency and economic efficiency in a tough environment004997

The Volkswagen brand strengthened the Group’s economic efficiency sustainably lastingly in the first quarter of 2022. In the first three months, the operating profit before special items increased to EUR 513 million (Q1 2021: EUR 490 million). Sales revenue came in at just under EUR 15 billion (Q1 2021: EUR 17.6 billion) due to an… Continue reading @VW Group: Volkswagen improves cost efficiency and economic efficiency in a tough environment004997

German FAZ: Bosch complains about car manufacturers003229

The world’s largest auto parts supplier is following up on the conflict with automakers. Bosch will have to pass on the “significantly increased raw material, semiconductor and logistics costs to its customers,” said Markus Heyn, head of the auto division, on Wednesday. The price for flat and round steel has tripled since 2020, said CFO… Continue reading German FAZ: Bosch complains about car manufacturers003229