Tag: Electric vehicles

@BMW: First of its kind and innovation driver for sustainable mobility: 200 000 BMW i3 produced to date.000650

Munich. The BMW i3 (combined fuel consumption: 0.0 l/100 km; combined power consumption: 13.1 kWh/100 km; combined CO2 emissions: 0 g/km) is sustainably on course for success – in both senses of the word. Almost seven years after its market launch, the purely electrically powered and thus locally emission-free compact model is still in continuous high demand.… Continue reading @BMW: First of its kind and innovation driver for sustainable mobility: 200 000 BMW i3 produced to date.000650

@BMW: Between high-voltage batteries and electric cars: BMW Brilliance Automotive grows peanuts in China000648

Shenyang. The southern side of the new Battery Center of BMW Brilliance Automotive (BBA) in China offers a rather unusual sight: against the backdrop of the cutting-edge newbuild lies an area of around 13,000 m2, where BBA associates in factory clothing and straw hats are tending to a field. They are growing peanuts. The idea… Continue reading @BMW: Between high-voltage batteries and electric cars: BMW Brilliance Automotive grows peanuts in China000648

Workhorse Closes $200 Million Financing from Institutional Lenders

CINCINNATI, Oct. 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Workhorse Group Inc. (Nasdaq: WKHS) (“Workhorse” or “the Company”), an American technology company focused on providing sustainable and cost-effective drone-integrated electric vehicles to the last-mile delivery sector, closed the previously announced $200 million financing with Antara Capital GP LLC as lead investor. The Notes are convertible into common stock by the holders at $35.29 per… Continue reading Workhorse Closes $200 Million Financing from Institutional Lenders

German Handelsblatt: Mercedes manufacturer: Stack low, surprise positively: How Daimler suddenly scores with investors000558

Munich Daimler has always had a dubious reputation among investors. Some major shareholders even recommended that the carmaker simply no longer provide any forecast on business development in the future. Too often, the Dax group has given its investors hope in recent years with grandiose promises of returns and shocked them a little later with… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Mercedes manufacturer: Stack low, surprise positively: How Daimler suddenly scores with investors000558

German Manager Magazin: Tesla factory in Grünheide: Construction freeze until Elon Musk pays the water association the bill for water

Compulsory break at the Gigafactory construction site: US electric car manufacturer Tesla is temporarily unable to continue building its factory in Grünheide near Berlin. The Strausberg-Erkner water association turned off the water because Tesla didn’t pay the moneysaid association spokeswoman Sandra Ponesky. The company had been warned several times with the threat of blocking. The… Continue reading German Manager Magazin: Tesla factory in Grünheide: Construction freeze until Elon Musk pays the water association the bill for water

Glencore talking with carmakers and battery makers about nickel, CEO says

By Reuters Staff 2 Min Read FILE PHOTO: The logo of commodities trader Glencore is pictured in front of the company’s headquarters in Baar, Switzerland, November 20, 2012. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann/File Photo JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Glencore GLEN.L CEO Ivan Glasenberg said on Friday that the company is talking with carmakers and battery makers about nickel –… Continue reading Glencore talking with carmakers and battery makers about nickel, CEO says

Auto malus: four questions about car weight

Posted on Oct 16, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. After several flip-flops, the government finally decided: an amendment to the finance bill for 2021 should introduce a tax linked to the weight of vehicles weighing more than 1,800 kg. This measure, which irritates the automotive industry, aims to encourage the French to buy vehicles that are… Continue reading Auto malus: four questions about car weight

@Geely: Fri 16 Oct 2020Lotus stuns Goodwood SpeedWeek with Evija dynamic public debutThe all-electric Lotus Evija hypercar makes its dynamic public debut at G…

Lotus Evija at Goodwood SpeedWeek 2020 [embedded content] Lotus-Evija_Goodwood-Speedweek.mp4 New film and images reveal all-electric hypercar on the famous circuit Stunning new black and gold wrap recalls iconic Lotus liveries of the past See the Lotus Evija on ITV’s weekend coverage on Friday, Saturday and Sunday Watch the film on YouTube New US LOT Blog… Continue reading @Geely: Fri 16 Oct 2020Lotus stuns Goodwood SpeedWeek with Evija dynamic public debutThe all-electric Lotus Evija hypercar makes its dynamic public debut at G…