Chinese Internet firm Baidu Inc. is rumored to plan to invest US$100 million in NextEV, a Chinese smart electric vehicle start-up backed by top global investors including Singapore’s Temasek Holdings, private equity giant TPG and Sequoia Capital. Baidu is to participate in NextEV’s series C financing round, according to Chinese media reports citing insiders. Some… Continue reading Baidu Rumored To Make $100M Investment In Chinese EV Start-Up NextEV
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Tesla Wannabe Faraday Future Says Nevada Factory Construction Ongoing
Faraday Future, a smart electric car company backed by Jia Yueting, founder of Chinese technology conglomerate LeEco, says work on its planned Nevada factory is ongoing. The announcement comes as the company tries to rebuild its reputation after reports of cash shortages and fleeing executives. Nick Sampson, a senior vice president of research and development at… Continue reading Tesla Wannabe Faraday Future Says Nevada Factory Construction Ongoing
LeEco-backed Faraday Future Hires Deutsche Bank, BMW Veteran Stefan Krause As CFO
Faraday Future, a Los Angeles based smart electric car company backed by Jia Yueting, founder of Chinese technology conglomerate LeEco, has hired Stefan Krause as the company’s global chief financial officer. Krause is a former Deutsche Bank executive and chief financial officer of Bayerische Motoren Werke AG. Krause will be responsible for corporate finance, investor… Continue reading LeEco-backed Faraday Future Hires Deutsche Bank, BMW Veteran Stefan Krause As CFO
Five Chinese Electric Vehicle Start-Ups That Could Rival Tesla
Across China’s 9.6 million square kilometers of land, there was never a shortage of ambition. So too with the electric vehicle revolution. Despite being a late comer to the EV craze, the country’s start-ups are not shy about aiming high. At least half-a-dozen Chinese EV start-ups – not including traditional car makers going green –… Continue reading Five Chinese Electric Vehicle Start-Ups That Could Rival Tesla
Ofo Partners With China Telecom, Huawei To Improve Smart Bike Tech
Beijing-based bike sharing firm ofo has formed a partnership with China Telecommunications and Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. to improve technology related to smart bikes, which has swept across the nation by storm lately. China Telecom will provide nationwide wireless Internet coverage for ofo, while Huawei will equip ofo bikes NB-IoT (narrow band Internet of Things)… Continue reading Ofo Partners With China Telecom, Huawei To Improve Smart Bike Tech
Faraday Future Scraps $1 Billion Vegas Factory, Downshifts To California Cow Town
Faraday Future, the U.S.-based electric car startup founded by embattled Chinese entrepreneur Jia Yueting, today announced they have signed a lease for a future manufacturing facility for their high-performance electric, autonomous vehicle, named the FF91. But the new facility is not outside glitzy Las Vegas, as originally planned, but in Hanford, California, a hard-scrabble agricultural… Continue reading Faraday Future Scraps $1 Billion Vegas Factory, Downshifts To California Cow Town
LeEco, Tsing Capital-Backed Lucid Motors To Unveil Electric Vehicle
Lucid Motors, a Silicon Valley-based electric vehicle start-up backed by China’s LeEco, Tsing Capital and other investors, plans to reveal a production version of an electric sedan in the U.S. today. The company is accepting orders for the sedan and is slated to begin assembly in late 2018. Lucid will offer its sedan first in… Continue reading LeEco, Tsing Capital-Backed Lucid Motors To Unveil Electric Vehicle
Opel disappointed electric car customers
With the Ampera E, Opel has built one of the most advanced electric vehicles. The problem: In Germany, private customers can not buy the car for now. Monday, 15.05.2017 12:47 clock With the Ampera E Opel has outperformed manufacturers such as Mercedes, Audi or VW: The Rüsselsheim presented a few months ago, an electric production… Continue reading Opel disappointed electric car customers
“The situation is dramatic”
The PSA Group gives the new subsidiary Opel three years, then the Rüsselsheim must write black numbers. For the workforce this means: It will shrink – even without dismissals. PSA boss Carlos Tavares Opel boss Michael Lohscheller Thursday, 09.11.2017 19:38 clock Little time? At the end of the text there is a summary. The tension… Continue reading “The situation is dramatic”
Opel plans conversion to pure electric brand
The car manufacturer Opel has been inaugurated very late in the sales talks of GM and Peugeot, according to manager magazin information. The GM daughter has an alternative plan in the drawer. Opel boss Karl Thomas Neumann in Ampera-e. Wednesday, 15.02.2017 13:20 The board of the car manufacturer Opel is from the Acquisition negotiations with… Continue reading Opel plans conversion to pure electric brand