Karl-Thomas Neumann After the sale to Peugeot Opel boss Karl-Thomas Neumann has left his post. Now he apparently has found a new job: Neumann moves to California to a start-up for electric cars, as the “Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung” reports. Accordingly, Neumann joins Evelozcity, which was founded by Stefan Krause, the former CFO of BMW and… Continue reading Start-up for electric cars: Ex-Opel boss Neumann goes to California
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China-Backed SF Motors Debuts Electric SUVs As Rival Tesla Hits Rocky Patch
SF Motors will start taking orders for its SF5 SUV in late 2018, with initial deliveries to begin in 2019. Detailed pricing isn’t yet available. Surely it’s a coincidence that Silicon Valley-based Chinese EV maker SF Motors chose to unveil two elegant battery-powered crossovers just as Elon Musk tries to stem Tesla’s plunging stock price.… Continue reading China-Backed SF Motors Debuts Electric SUVs As Rival Tesla Hits Rocky Patch
Audi E-tron SUV to charge faster than Tesla Supercharger network
E-tron was shown to the press at a Siemens heavy-duty electrical engineering test centre in Berlin. Battery cooling happens via aluminium extrusions Charging at home or mainstream-roadside will be AC and rated at 11kW. Audi will build the E-Tron in Brussels. The production version will be powered by a two-motor powertrain. The E-tron will be… Continue reading Audi E-tron SUV to charge faster than Tesla Supercharger network
Aston Martin’s e-Lagonda to challenge Rolls-Royce and Bentley “duopoly”
Andy Palmer: “In powertrain technology, we want to keep complete control over our V12 engine, and we want to keep control of the electrical motor because we think this is important going forward.” Andy Palmer, CEO of Aston Martin reveals how the British sports car maker aims to be the first luxury car maker to… Continue reading Aston Martin’s e-Lagonda to challenge Rolls-Royce and Bentley “duopoly”
IONITY’s First Ultra-Fast Chargers Are Free To Use For Now
19 M BY MARK KANE IONITY launched its first ultra-fast charging station, located on the A61 motorway in Brohltal Ost in Germany. Ionity The six-charger-strong stations apparently are capable of supplying up to 150 kW, with a target of 350 kW output in the future. For now, through the end of May, charging is free,… Continue reading IONITY’s First Ultra-Fast Chargers Are Free To Use For Now
Tesla: Workplace safety, unions and the color yellow
Tesla’s troubles with media reports on working conditions and union organizing took a hard right turn on Monday. In response to Reveal’s report on Tesla’s workplace safety, the auto manufacturer accused the Pulitzer-finalist of being “an extremist organization working directly with union supporters to create a calculated disinformation campaign against Tesla.” When reached for response… Continue reading Tesla: Workplace safety, unions and the color yellow
Lyft Delivers Carbon-Neutral Rides
The ride-hailing company announced on Thursday that it plans to become one of the largest voluntary purchasers of carbon offsets in the world. Over the years, John Zimmer, the co-founder and president of Lyft, has often pointed to a class he took as an undergraduate as the source of his ideas about environmental sustainability—and by… Continue reading Lyft Delivers Carbon-Neutral Rides
General Motors Korea fails to reach wage deal, edging closer to bankruptcy filing
General Motors’ loss-making South Korean unit and its labour union failed to reach a wage deal by Friday, breaching a deadline set by the U.S. automaker to seek bankruptcy protection for the unit. GM Korea held a board meeting on Friday evening to discuss filing for a court-led rehabilitation but it delayed a decision until… Continue reading General Motors Korea fails to reach wage deal, edging closer to bankruptcy filing
UPDATE 4-GM Korea delays vote on bankruptcy protection to Monday as talks fail
SEOUL (Reuters) – General Motors’ (GM.N) loss-making South Korean unit and its labor union failed to reach a wage deal by Friday, breaching a deadline set by the U.S. automaker to seek bankruptcy protection for the unit. FILE PHOTO: An employee works at an assembly line of GM Korea’s Bupyeong plant in Incheon, South Korea… Continue reading UPDATE 4-GM Korea delays vote on bankruptcy protection to Monday as talks fail
Audi confirms more ‘realistic’ range of ~250 miles for the e-tron quattro, puts car in a Faraday cage
Audi unveiled the e-tron quattro prototype, the company’s first all-electric vehicle built to be electric from the ground up. This was back in 2015 when they were still using the unreliable NEDC standard for the range. In a press release today, the German automaker confirmed the expected range on the more realistic WLTP driving cycle,… Continue reading Audi confirms more ‘realistic’ range of ~250 miles for the e-tron quattro, puts car in a Faraday cage