TOKYO (Reuters) – Toyota Motor Corp (7203.T) on Thursday said it plans to set up a facility to mass manufacture hydrogen fuel cell stacks, a key component of fuel cell vehicles, as it seeks to ramp up production of hydrogen-powered cars and expand their usage as a zero-emission alternative to gasoline vehicles. Employees of Toyota… Continue reading Toyota to ramp up hydrogen fuel cell vehicle sales around 2020
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Toyota moves to expand mass-production of fuel cell stacks and hydrogen tanks towards ten-fold increase post-2020
Toyota sees global sales of fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEV) increasing significantly after 2020, to at least 30,000 per year from today’s 3,000. To prepare for this growth, the company unveiled plans for two major new facilities today: a brand-new building near its original automobile factory for expanding fuel cell stack mass production, and a… Continue reading Toyota moves to expand mass-production of fuel cell stacks and hydrogen tanks towards ten-fold increase post-2020
As Meridian Magnesium layoffs loom, Eaton Rapids prepares for worst
CLOSE Two people were injured and more than 100 workers were evacuated from an auto parts plant in Eaton Rapids early Wednesday after a fire and a series of explosions. Matthew Dae Smith, Lansing State Journal Buy Photo Meridian Magnesium employees were notified in May 3 meeting the company will eventually lay people off. Fire… Continue reading As Meridian Magnesium layoffs loom, Eaton Rapids prepares for worst
SAIC Innovation Center Expands
May 1st, 2018, SAIC INNOVATION CENTER completed the transfer to the brand new facility on the second floor of 2680 Zanker Road. Along with the soaring of business in three years, the employee number in SAIC IC has been growing rapidly. From 6 people in 2015 to 50 at present. The expansion of the facility… Continue reading SAIC Innovation Center Expands
Honda is working on affordable all-electric Fit-based car with biggest battery maker for global release
Honda is currently seen as lagging behind when it comes to electrification at this moment with very little electric vehicle efforts. But the Japanese automaker is now reportedly working on an important new global electric vehicle program in partnership with CATL, China’s biggest battery maker. Home Solar Power Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL) has been signing a… Continue reading Honda is working on affordable all-electric Fit-based car with biggest battery maker for global release
DRIVE Xavier, World’s First Single-Chip Self-Driving Car Processor, Gets Approval from Top Safety Experts
Automotive safety isn’t a box you check. It’s not a feature. Safety is the whole point of autonomous vehicles. And it starts with a new class of computer, a new type of software and a new breed of chips. Safety is designed into the NVIDIA DRIVE computer for autonomous vehicles from the ground up. Experts… Continue reading DRIVE Xavier, World’s First Single-Chip Self-Driving Car Processor, Gets Approval from Top Safety Experts
Upstarts emerge to chase Tesla’s lead in electric vehicles
A slew of well-funded new entrants backed by massive amounts of capital are chasing Tesla’s lead in an effort to power the next generation of the electric vehicle industry. Electric vehicle startups have raised more than $2 billion in the U.S. over the first months of 2018 alone, a huge increase over the $650 million… Continue reading Upstarts emerge to chase Tesla’s lead in electric vehicles
Car manufacturers penalized by rising steel prices
Peter laughing, John crying. If the spectacular rise in steel prices over the last two years (nearly 70%) is pleasing to the giants of the steel industry, it is not doing the car manufacturers’ business. Last year, the rise in material costs (and other external costs) weighed 358 million euros on the results of the… Continue reading Car manufacturers penalized by rising steel prices
This company wants to put “brains” in electric scooters and bikes to keep riders safer
Superpedestrian, a Cambridge, Ma.-based company, has been known until now for its electric Copenhagen wheel, which a user attaches to his or her bikes and operates through an app. It’s essentially a hub that houses a motor, a battery and sensors and is placed in the middle of the rear wheel, measuring how fast and how… Continue reading This company wants to put “brains” in electric scooters and bikes to keep riders safer
Diesel Fears Become Reality With First Driving Ban in Germany
LISTEN TO ARTICLE SHARE THIS ARTICLE Hamburg, Germany’s second-largest city, will restrict older diesel vehicles from selected urban areas starting next week, marking the first driving ban in the country for the embattled technology. Beginning May 31, the port city of 1.8 million people will prevent cars and trucks that don’t meet at least Euro-6… Continue reading Diesel Fears Become Reality With First Driving Ban in Germany