The Chevrolet brand joins Buick in the EV offensive in China. The first BEV will debut on Friday. The Chevrolet brand announced the launch of its first electric car in the Chinese market – the all-electric Chevrolet Menlo EV, which was rumored at earlier this year. The global debut is scheduled for November 8, at… Continue reading Chevrolet Teases Menlo EV Ahead Of Official Debut On Friday
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VW ID.3 Production Starts At 30/Day: To Be 800/Day In Spring
Thousands of electric cars to be produced at Zwickau every week from next Spring on. The groundbreaking, all-new, high-volume all-electric Volkswagen ID.3 model has entered series production in Zwickau, Germany. According to industry analyst Matthias Schmidt (schmidtmatthias.de), today the production rate on a single morning shift is about 30 cars per day. It will gradually… Continue reading VW ID.3 Production Starts At 30/Day: To Be 800/Day In Spring
Infiniti’s Electrification Strategy Includes BEVs And Series Hybrids
Infiniti to electrify its portfolio within two years, introducing two options – battery-electric or series-hybrid (non-plug-in). Infiniti brand (part of Nissan) soon will be celebrating its 30th anniversary (launched on November 8, 1989) and just like Lexus (which also celebrates its 30th anniversary), Infiniti gears up for electrification. Finally, especially since there is a necessity… Continue reading Infiniti’s Electrification Strategy Includes BEVs And Series Hybrids
JAGUAR LAND ROVER PRINTED ELECTRONICS POWERS NEXT-GENERATION IN-CAR PERSONALISATION
For more information about Destination Zero please visit www.jaguarlandrover.com About Jaguar Land Rover Jaguar Land Rover is the UK’s largest automotive manufacturer, built around two iconic British car brands: Land Rover, the world’s leading manufacturer of premium all-wheel-drive vehicles; and Jaguar, one of the world’s premier luxury sports saloon and sports car marques. At Jaguar… Continue reading JAGUAR LAND ROVER PRINTED ELECTRONICS POWERS NEXT-GENERATION IN-CAR PERSONALISATION
LEVC CEO counts on products, new markets to lift UK-based Geely unit – Automotive News Europe
Since LEVC’s successful introduction of the plug-in hybrid TX Taxi in 2017, the UK-based unit of Zhejiang Geely Holding has struggled with costs. As a result, the money-losing producer of the iconic London black cab brought in longtime Audi executive Joerg Hofmann as its new CEO in February. Hofmann’s first job was to stabilize the… Continue reading LEVC CEO counts on products, new markets to lift UK-based Geely unit – Automotive News Europe
BMW’s magical gesture control finally makes sense as touchscreens take over cars
BMW has been equipping its cars with in-air gesture control for several years and I never paid attention to it. It seemed redundant. Why wave your hand in the air when there’s dials, buttons, and touchscreens to do the same? Until this week, that is, when took delivery of a BMW 850i loaner equipped with… Continue reading BMW’s magical gesture control finally makes sense as touchscreens take over cars
Battery tech startup Sila Nano lands $45 million and Tesla veteran Kurt Kelty
Sila Technologies, the battery materials company that has partnered with BMW and Daimler, landed $45 million in new funding and hired two high-profile executives, including Kurt Kelty, who led the battery cell team at Tesla for more than a decade. Kelty, who was on Sila Nano’s advisory board, has been appointed vice president of automotive,… Continue reading Battery tech startup Sila Nano lands $45 million and Tesla veteran Kurt Kelty
Tesla achieves record time at Nürburgring, beats Porsche Taycan, but likely still unofficial
Tesla has reportedly achieved another record time at Nürburgring race track with its Model S “Plaid” prototypes, beating the record of the Porsche Taycan, but it’s likely still unofficial. As we previously reported, following the recent launch of the Porsche Taycan, Tesla CEO Elon Musk appears to be on a mission to show that Tesla’s… Continue reading Tesla achieves record time at Nürburgring, beats Porsche Taycan, but likely still unofficial
Tesla Model Y prototype spotted with unreleased Model 3 unveil wheels
Another Tesla Model Y prototype has been spotted, and this time it was equipped with the unreleased old turbine wheels from the Model 3 unveiling in 2016. After the original unveiling, Tesla CEO Elon Musk said that they “spent a lot of time on those wheels,” and that they plan on bringing them to production.… Continue reading Tesla Model Y prototype spotted with unreleased Model 3 unveil wheels
AI Takes Pole Position: Enthusiasts Adopt Jetson Nano for DIY Robocars Race
Conference opportunity: To learn more about robotics, sign up here for our GPU Technology Conference in Washington, D.C., where you can find the NVIDIA Deep Learning Institute course Getting Started with AI on Jetson Nano. Stock cars zigzag to the finish line. Spectators cheer. Pit crews high-five. It’s not NASCAR but a hardware co-working space… Continue reading AI Takes Pole Position: Enthusiasts Adopt Jetson Nano for DIY Robocars Race