Don’t let anyone tell you 2021 hasn’t been an action-packed year for cars and car events. One of my abiding memories of it will always be of the many meetings, shows and organisations that were restored to life and of watching resourceful car people return our world to its axis. Of course, large parts of… Continue reading Steve Cropley: highlights from a year in motoring
Tag: Electric vehicles
Charging Strategies Crucial to Deploying Electric Fleet Vehicles
Most fleets will need some directed combination of charging — at work facilities, at employee homes, and/or at public access points. Photo: The Climate Group One lesson fleet managers learn quickly with new electric vehicles is you don’t just plug them in for eight hours a night at a workplace like sleeping dogs and then… Continue reading Charging Strategies Crucial to Deploying Electric Fleet Vehicles
Stellantis CEO says EV cost burden is ‘beyond the limits’ for automakers – Automotive News Europe
DETROIT — Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares said external pressure on automakers to accelerate the shift to electric vehicles potentially threatens jobs and vehicle quality as producers struggle to manage the higher costs of building EVs. Governments and investors want car manufacturers to speed up the transition to electric vehicles, but the costs are “beyond the… Continue reading Stellantis CEO says EV cost burden is ‘beyond the limits’ for automakers – Automotive News Europe
Lancia will mimic Mercedes in pursuit of a future inside Stellantis – Automotive News Europe
MILAN — Lancia will pursue profitability over volume to secure a long-term home in the 14 brand Stellantis stable and try to mimic Mercedes-Benz to do so, its boss Luca Napolitano said. Lancia has in recent years retreated from a past littered with world rally titles and iconic cars such as the Delta to a… Continue reading Lancia will mimic Mercedes in pursuit of a future inside Stellantis – Automotive News Europe
@VINFAST: Vietnam’s Vingroup plans bond issue to raise $1.5 bln for automobile unit12/22/2021 | 10:48pm EST…ital for itsautomobile unit, the company said in…
HANOI, Dec 23 (Reuters) – Vingroup, Vietnam’s biggest listed company, plans to raise $1.5 billion through the issue of international bonds next year to boost capital for its automobile unit, the company said in a statement.The funds will be used to repay loans and for the expansion of VinFast, the group’s automobile unit, the statement… Continue reading @VINFAST: Vietnam’s Vingroup plans bond issue to raise $1.5 bln for automobile unit12/22/2021 | 10:48pm EST…ital for itsautomobile unit, the company said in…
Korea Zinc buys Australian wind, solar developer to fuel hydrogen ambition
Ark Energy was set up this year to decarbonise Korea Zinc’s energy supply and says it aims to be the world’s most competitive green hydrogen producer and eventually aims to export green hyodrgen from Australia to South Korea. By Sonali Paul MELBOURNE: An arm of Korea Zinc said on Thursday it will buy out an… Continue reading Korea Zinc buys Australian wind, solar developer to fuel hydrogen ambition
@VW Group: #PioneersForPorsche: Philipp Schröder, the founding spirit behind 1KOMMA5°004396
21/12/2021 #PioneersForPorsche looks at the people behind the ideas, their challenges, great success and key learnings. First up is Philipp Schröder, Co-Founder of 1KOMMA5°, dedicated to a sustainable future through clean energy. Since its founding in 2016, Porsche Ventures has been strategically investing in business models in the areas of customer experience, mobility and digital… Continue reading @VW Group: #PioneersForPorsche: Philipp Schröder, the founding spirit behind 1KOMMA5°004396
@VW Group: A battery’s role in balancing range, performance and sustainability004395
21/12/2021 Porsche has a clear goal: by 2030, the sports car manufacturer plans to have a carbon-neutral balance sheet across its entire value chain. The company’s timeline for changes to production and logistics has been updated accordingly, although it is the progress of electric mobility that will play the pivotal role. Almost half of all… Continue reading @VW Group: A battery’s role in balancing range, performance and sustainability004395
Clean Technica: 2021–2022 Tesla Model Y Earns IIHS Top Safety Pick+ Award After Dropping Radar001580
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) awarded the 2021–22 Tesla Model Y its top award, Top Safety Pick+, because it meets all the criteria for the “plus” designation. The IIHS noted that for a vehicle to qualify for either of its two awards, it must have earned good ratings in six IIHS crashworthiness evaluations.… Continue reading Clean Technica: 2021–2022 Tesla Model Y Earns IIHS Top Safety Pick+ Award After Dropping Radar001580
Clean Technica: Gotion Signs 200 GWh LFP Battery Deal With Major Publicly Traded US Automaker001579
Gotion High-Tech, based in Shenzhen, China, announced this week it has signed a supply and localization agreement with a major publicly traded US auto company to supply the latter with 200 GWh of lithium-iron-phosphate batteries between 2023 and 2028. Gotion is currently the fourth largest battery manufacturer in China, according to the China Automotive Battery… Continue reading Clean Technica: Gotion Signs 200 GWh LFP Battery Deal With Major Publicly Traded US Automaker001579