AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Aug. 26, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — BorgWarner supplies its exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) technology to the latest FireFly gasoline engine, which was developed for the Fiat 500 and Panda hybrid models. The complete BorgWarner EGR module includes cooler and valve and is the company’s first gasoline EGR module to be used on mild-hybrid engine technology… Continue reading BorgWarner to Supply EGR Modules for FCA Mild Hybrids
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Williams Advanced Engineering to supply first eSkootr model for Electric Scooter Championship
British technology and engineering services company Williams Advanced Engineering (WAE) will develop and supply the series’ first eSkootr model for the Electric Scooter Championship (eSC). The deal will see WAE– which originated from the renowned F1 constructor Williams, exclusively develop and supply the eSkootr chassis, battery system and powertrain for the eSC’s first two seasons.… Continue reading Williams Advanced Engineering to supply first eSkootr model for Electric Scooter Championship
@niche: Another Analyst Weighs in on Nikola Stock. Why This One Is Cautious.000022
The truck and fuel cell maker “could be a major horse in the EV race,” wrote the analyst, while voicing concerns about the stock’s valuation. Go to Source
France wants report on future of Daimler’s plant – Automotive News Europe
PARIS — The French government has called for an independent report on the future of Daimler’s factory in Hambach, eastern France, which the German automaker is planning to sell. Daimler said the move to explore the sale of the factory, which builds Smart minicars, was part of a deeper-than-expected restructuring in the wake of the… Continue reading France wants report on future of Daimler’s plant – Automotive News Europe
Proterra Unveils New Customizable Battery Pack to Power Wide Range of Heavy-Duty Commercial Vehicles
BURLINGAME, Calif., Aug. 25, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Proterra, a leading innovator in heavy-duty electric transportation, today unveiled its newest series of battery packs, the H Series, which offers a customizable energy storage system to power a wide range of heavy-duty commercial vehicles. The new, narrower H Series battery packs were designed to package into standard truck… Continue reading Proterra Unveils New Customizable Battery Pack to Power Wide Range of Heavy-Duty Commercial Vehicles
Tesla’s Elon Musk says that batteries enabling electric aircraft are coming in ‘3 to 4 years’
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has updated the timeline on which he sees batteries enabling electric aircraft coming to maket. He now sees it happening in “3 to 4 years.” Several years ago, Musk, the CEO of both Tesla and SpaceX, said that he had a design for electric vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft –… Continue reading Tesla’s Elon Musk says that batteries enabling electric aircraft are coming in ‘3 to 4 years’
@Daimler: Food box delivery service HelloFresh receives seven refrigerated Mercedes-Benz eVito
Sufficient range: battery-electric vans from Mercedes-Benz also open up locally emission-free solutions for the transport of temperature-sensitive goods Innovative on-board electrical system connection: the active cooling only requires a small additional battery Customer co-creation: maximum customer satisfaction thanks to holistic co-operation approach Stuttgart – Battery-electric vans are currently only rarely subject to individual conversions. Especially… Continue reading @Daimler: Food box delivery service HelloFresh receives seven refrigerated Mercedes-Benz eVito
@niche: Xos Trucks Raises $20 Million, Partners with Tier 1 Automotive Supplier Metalsa000014
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 18, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Xos Trucks, Inc., a leading manufacturer of fully electric commercial vehicles, today announced it has raised $20 million from a group of investors including Proeza Ventures, a mobility-focused VC firm backed by Metalsa’s holding company, and BUILD Capital Group.The financing, which closed in early 2020, will be… Continue reading @niche: Xos Trucks Raises $20 Million, Partners with Tier 1 Automotive Supplier Metalsa000014
@niche: A fairer, cleaner world: Why I joined Xos Trucks000015
My late grandmother lived as an African smallholding farmer. With hope, she planted her crops each year: yams, juicy mangoes, and the tastiest tomatoes I have ever eaten. Some years the rains came, and the harvest was good, other years not. In the last period of her life, the rains became sparser and the seasons… Continue reading @niche: A fairer, cleaner world: Why I joined Xos Trucks000015
@niche: Zero Emissions: The Only Road Forward000014
An Xos zero-emission, fully-electric UPS truck making deliveries in downtown Los Angeles New rule in California = zero-emissions trucks California adopted a landmark rule last month requiring more than half of all commercial trucks sold in the state to be zero-emissions by 2035 — and all trucks by 2045. There was, to quote Monty Python, “much rejoicing.” Not… Continue reading @niche: Zero Emissions: The Only Road Forward000014