26 August 2021 #SMMT News #UK Manufacturing British car manufacturing output declines -37.6% in July with 53,438 units made. Production volumes damaged by global chip shortages, ‘pingdemic’ and summer shutdown timings. 26.0% of all cars made in July were alternatively fuelled, their highest share on record. UK car manufacturing output fell -37.6% in July, the… Continue reading UK car production plummets in July
Tag: Electric vehicles
@VW Group: Electrifying test drives – putting preconceived notions to the test003723
Many people view switching from a vehicle with an internal combustion engine to an electric car as a monumental step. In reality, however, it is significantly less eventful – as four Audi employees recently discovered during test drives in the all-electric Audi Q4 e-tron. This opportunity wasn’t available to just anyone; the carmaker invited employees… Continue reading @VW Group: Electrifying test drives – putting preconceived notions to the test003723
@VW Group: “Vorsprung 2030“: Audi accelerating transformation003722
In order to continue living up to Audi’s “Vorsprung durch Technik” (“Progress through Technology”) slogan in the future, the Board of Management spent the past few months formulating the company’s new “Vorsprung 2030” strategy.With a firm date now set for the company’s transition to e-mobility, the brand with the four rings is resolutely tackling its… Continue reading @VW Group: “Vorsprung 2030“: Audi accelerating transformation003722
Palantir invested $25 million in Faraday Future
Data-mining firm Palantir invested $25 million in Faraday Future shortly before the electric vehicle startup became a publicly traded company in July, according to a previously unreported Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) document filed late last week. In addition, Faraday Future signed a commercial contract to use Palantir’s software, according to one of Palantir’s most… Continue reading Palantir invested $25 million in Faraday Future
Rhombus launches serial switching DC fast charger dispenser
Rhombus Energy Solutions’s new RES-D3-CS20 DC fast charger dispenser is now available for immediate ordering. The D3 design allows multiple remote EV charging dispensers to be connected to a single Rhombus power control system (PCS), potentially reducing total EVSE costs for electrified fleets. Most of today’s DC fast charging systems that support remote dispensers have… Continue reading Rhombus launches serial switching DC fast charger dispenser
@Toyota: Toyota Drives Mobility, Sustainability for Indiana Affordable Housing Community
Company provides eco-friendly carsharing services to Posterity Scholar House in Fort Wayne PLANO, Texas (August 26, 2021) – In keeping with their dedication to promote mobility and support communities, Toyota Motor North America (TMNA) and Toyota Financial Services (TFS) have partnered with Indianapolis-based real-estate development firm Black and White Investments (BWI) to provide fully integrated,… Continue reading @Toyota: Toyota Drives Mobility, Sustainability for Indiana Affordable Housing Community
@Toyota: Toyota Trucks: Born in Texas and Assembled by Texans
A new truck rolls off the line every 60 seconds at Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Texas (TMMTX). This efficiency and speed are a result of hard work and dedication from “Team Texas” — comprised of 3,200 employees who assemble Tundras and Tacomas, as well as the more than 20 on-site suppliers that employ an additional 4,000 people. TMMTX broke… Continue reading @Toyota: Toyota Trucks: Born in Texas and Assembled by Texans
Industry leaders bet on collaboration and localisation at ACMA convention
The automotive industry, is quite literally, running out of chips. Assembly lines across the world slowed down as a result of the longer time required to procure these semiconductors. But the ordeal may not end any time soon and even 2022 may see some domino impact. However, localisation and collaboration may be the way out… Continue reading Industry leaders bet on collaboration and localisation at ACMA convention
@Groupe PSA: PR Cycles PEUGEOT wins the French e-MTB Cup002359
The Cycles PEUGEOT pro team achieved a historic one-two result by taking the top two spots in the general classification of the French Cup for electrically assisted Enduro mountain bikes. Yannick Pontal and Mathieu Ruffray, riders of the PEUGEOT eM01 FS e-bikes, secured this result by coming 2nd and 4th in the final round, Sunday… Continue reading @Groupe PSA: PR Cycles PEUGEOT wins the French e-MTB Cup002359
World NM: Audi to focus strictly on EVs, phase out internal combustion powered vehicles by 2033001510
In a bid to be a sustainable, social, and technological leader by 2030, Audi announced its plan to focus entirely on manufacturing electric vehicles starting in 2026, and build a self-sustainable ecosystem around it. Audi will start production of its final combustion engine model in 2025, and with a firm date now set for the… Continue reading World NM: Audi to focus strictly on EVs, phase out internal combustion powered vehicles by 2033001510