BorgWarner’s AWD coupling improves stability, traction and handling New rear axle differential lock is controlled by BorgWarner’s newly developed ECU The AWD coupling offers leading response time and high torque capacity and accuracy Auburn Hills, Michigan, January 25, 2018 – BorgWarner, a global leader in clean and efficient technology solutions for combustion, hybrid and electric… Continue reading BorgWarner Provides Leading All-wheel Drive Coupling for the New Volkswagen Crafter
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BMW says it can build electric cars and regular ones on same platforms: interview
Follow John As the auto industry plans more electric cars in higher volumes for the 2020s, one of the great debates is whether they will need to be designed from the ground up solely for battery power. Doing so allows designers to offer larger cabins due to the more compact drive motors and electronics. One… Continue reading BMW says it can build electric cars and regular ones on same platforms: interview
Tesla Installed 1,021 Superchargers To Date In China
46 mins ago by Mark Kane Tesla Model S and Model X at Supercharger The Tesla Supercharging infrastructure in China is growing quickly – already tallying 1,021 stalls at 188 stations through the end of 2017. Tesla Model S at Urban Supercharging station Additionally, China is the only country with big 50-stall stations – three of… Continue reading Tesla Installed 1,021 Superchargers To Date In China
Uber CEO: Flying cars across U.S. skies within 10 years
Senior flight dynamics engineer Hans Joore demonstrates a simulator of the PAL-V flying car at the company’s headquarters in Raamsdonksveer, Netherlands, last May. (Photo: Emmanuel Dunand / Getty Images) Flying cars will be zipping across U.S. skies within the coming decade — at least that’s what Uber Technologies Inc.’s Chief Executive Officer Dara Khosrowshahi predicts.… Continue reading Uber CEO: Flying cars across U.S. skies within 10 years
Porsche Exec On Mission E Charging At 800 Volts, Battery Tech, More
Uwe Michael, Head of the Electrics/Electronics Development Division at Porsche Porsche will remain true to its ethos while making electronics and electrification a “strong brand value.” Uwe Michael, Head of the Electrics/Electronics Development Division at Porsche, speaks to battery tech and charging times. He also elaborates on software, apps, artificial intelligence, and his team’s plan… Continue reading Porsche Exec On Mission E Charging At 800 Volts, Battery Tech, More
“The electric vehicle in the ecological transition in France” (Study of European Climate Foundation and the Fondation pour la Nature et pour l’Homme), in collaboration with Groupe Renault
Groupe Renault has participated in an unprecedented study conducted by the European Climate Foundation and the Fondation pour la Nature et pour l’Homme on the environmental impacts of electric vehicles over their entire life cycle, with other experts: Avere-France, Ademe, Cler, Climate Action Network France, WWF, battery manufacturer Saft and RTE. New French study reveals… Continue reading “The electric vehicle in the ecological transition in France” (Study of European Climate Foundation and the Fondation pour la Nature et pour l’Homme), in collaboration with Groupe Renault
Bharat Forge sets up new company in Israel
Bharat Forge, the Pune-based multinational with a presence across automotive, power, oil and gas, construction and mining, rail, marine and aerospace, has today announced establishment of a new wholly owned subsidiary ‘Indigeneous IL’ in Israel. The company has invested Rs 1.9 crore in the new subsidiary, which will focus on exploring targets in the technology… Continue reading Bharat Forge sets up new company in Israel
The First Driverless Uber Could Hit the Road as Soon as Next Year
In Brief Uber will soon use autonomous vehicles to transport passengers. The company’s CEO said the first self-driving cars will hit the road within the next 18 months. Autonomous Vehicles Uber’s long-term goal for it ride-hailing service is to phase out human drivers in favor of wholly autonomous vehicles. Now, the company’s CEO Dara Khosrowshahi has… Continue reading The First Driverless Uber Could Hit the Road as Soon as Next Year
Ford UAW workers will get $7,500 profit-sharing checks
But low to moderate gas prices have propelled robust sales of large pickup trucks such as the 2016 Ford F-150 pickup that improved its fuel economy from the prior generation by using aluminum body panels. (Photo: Ford Motor Company) Ford Motor Co. said Wednesday afternoon that its year-end earnings were down slightly from analyst projections due… Continue reading Ford UAW workers will get $7,500 profit-sharing checks
Faraday Future’s HR head resigns as cultural rift in the workforce deepens
Troubled EV startup Faraday Future scrounged up new funding at the end of 2017, and even made a surreptitious appearance at CES, wooing CNET and a few paid YouTube influencers with the intoxicating speed of its electric car. But turmoil still exists inside the company, and the latest casualty is company’s head of HR, Crystal… Continue reading Faraday Future’s HR head resigns as cultural rift in the workforce deepens