The engineering work of Porsche has a long tradition of using foreign development sites in search of tomorrow’s perfect sports cars and services. From next year, its capacity will grow even further to include a permanent new research and development satellite in China, allowing a sustained focus on what is Porsche’s biggest single market. The company is… Continue reading @VW Group: Porsche expands its engineering and assembly capacity003738
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…that there are up to 45 1.5-liter PET bottles in the seats of an Audi A3? Another 62 PET bottles are recycled for the carpet. …that the Audi Q4 e-tron has a seat cover made of 45 percent recycled material? The Dinamica fabric looks and feels like suede, but is nearly half recycled polyester. This… Continue reading @VW Group: Did you know….?003740
@VW Group: Audi on the road to climate-neutral mobility003739
Audi wants to be a net-zero carbon emissions company by no later than 2050. By 2025, the company plans to offer more than 20 fully electric, battery-driven cars. At the same time, Audi wants to reduce the ecological footprint of its fleet – specifically, by 30 percent as compared with 2015. One central goal is… Continue reading @VW Group: Audi on the road to climate-neutral mobility003739
Battery swapping specialist Ample raises $160 million in Series C funding
Battery swapping is an old idea with a troubled history. Better Place, an Israeli startup that was a promising early promoter of EVs, made battery swapping a centerpiece of its strategy—it went bust in 2013. Tesla demonstrated a swapping system for Model S in 2013, but dropped the technology in 2015. Chinese EV startup NIO… Continue reading Battery swapping specialist Ample raises $160 million in Series C funding
GM temporarily stops making the Chevy Bolt after latest recall
General Motors is halting production of the Chevy Bolt EV after a number of battery fires prompted a massive recall that has already cost the company nearly $2 billion. The automaker won’t resume making the 2022 Bolt and Bolt EUV until at least mid-September. It had initially stopped production last week because of the global… Continue reading GM temporarily stops making the Chevy Bolt after latest recall
ALYI EV Delivery Update On 2,000 Unit Order To Include 2021 Revenue Target Coming Next Week
DALLAS, Aug. 30, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Alternet Systems, Inc. (USOTC: ALYI) (“ALYI”) today announced a management update scheduled for next week on Thursday, September 9th, 2021. The update will highlight the company’s progress on delivering 2,000 electric motorcycles in Africa to serve the motorcycle taxi (boda-boda) market. The company has already indicated it expects over a million… Continue reading ALYI EV Delivery Update On 2,000 Unit Order To Include 2021 Revenue Target Coming Next Week
Ideanomics to buy EV fleet maker Via Motors in $450M all-stock deal
Ideanomics, a fintech and electric mobility firm based in New York, has added to its list of acquisitions: commercial electric vehicle manufacturer Via Motors (in an all-stock deal valued at $450 million). Ideanomics has been aggressively purchasing mobility businesses this year, as it seeks to build out vertically integrated offerings for fleet operators and transit… Continue reading Ideanomics to buy EV fleet maker Via Motors in $450M all-stock deal
The Station: Rivian makes its IPO move, Nuro pushes into Nevada and Waymo scales up in SF
The Station is a weekly newsletter dedicated to all things transportation. Sign up here — just click The Station — to receive it every weekend in your inbox. Hello readers: Welcome to The Station, your central hub for all past, present and future means of moving people and packages from Point A to Point B. I’m… Continue reading The Station: Rivian makes its IPO move, Nuro pushes into Nevada and Waymo scales up in SF
Penske Truck Leasing Pilots Stem Inc.’s Athena® Software to Support EV Charging
READING, Pa., Aug. 30, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Penske Truck Leasing continues to expand its fleet electrification efforts including the evaluation of important related technologies to support the emerging charging needs of battery electric trucks. Since April 2021, Penske has worked with Stem, Inc., a global leader in artificial intelligence (AI)-driven energy storage services, to pilot its Athena®… Continue reading Penske Truck Leasing Pilots Stem Inc.’s Athena® Software to Support EV Charging
Karma Automotive Announces “Powered By Karma” At Act Expo
Powered by Karma provides business to business (B2B) modular vehicle electrification solutions and services to outside customers. Using the company’s experience in vehicle engineering and manufacturing operations, the team creates and integrates new technologies and provides world-class flexible contract production services for customers in the mobility space. Powered by Karma also creates modular, commercial-grade electrification systems… Continue reading Karma Automotive Announces “Powered By Karma” At Act Expo