Volvo Cars announces new business ambitions Volvo Cars, the premium car maker, has announced new financial and operational ambitions that will position the company as a leading player in the global automotive business by the middle of the next decade. On the operational side, it expects to generate half of all sales annually… Continue reading Volvo Cars announces new business ambitions
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UPDATE 4-Daimler fights Tesla by unveiling electric heavy-duty truck
FRANKFURT/PORTLAND, Ore. (Reuters) – Daimler AG (DAIGn.DE) unveiled on Wednesday an all-electric big rig truck it promises to have in production in 2021, as the German automaker mounts a major challenge to European manufacturers and Tesla Inc (TSLA.O). President and CEO of Daimler Trucks North America Roger Nielsen unveils the all-electric eCascadia big rig truck… Continue reading UPDATE 4-Daimler fights Tesla by unveiling electric heavy-duty truck
Designing the Lightyear One: In-wheel motors
Wiebe Janssen — Powertrain Engineer
In the process of designing a car, choosing the right motor is very important. I would like to give a look into this process by explaining what we look for in motors and how we approach this search for the best possible match for the Lightyear One.
Why using motors within the wheels rather than elsewhere
A very important reason to use in-wheel motors, is to optimize the Lightyear One for efficiency to make it a success as a commercial solar car. To do so we looked at existing innovations, as well as what direction we wanted to take the Lightyear One. In-wheel motors offer a solution. By elimination of the transmission we minimize needless energy loss. Moreover, the car becomes lighter, and a lighter car requires less energy.
We want to make owning a Lightyear One a true pleasure to use, also on the long run. One component of doing so is reducing the cost of ownership for the Lightyear One. By reducing the amount of maintenance needed, ..
Mojio Taps Dr. Alan Messer, former General Motors VP & CTO, to Lead Connected Car Innovation and AI Efforts …
DETROIT and PALO ALTO, Calif., June 06, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Today, Mojio – the leading technology platform for connected cars – announced that it has bolstered its AI leadership with Dr. Alan Messer, who led software strategies as CTO of the Global Connected Consumer Experience unit and VP of Software and Innovation at General… Continue reading Mojio Taps Dr. Alan Messer, former General Motors VP & CTO, to Lead Connected Car Innovation and AI Efforts …
Daimler Trucks confirms significant increase in unit sales and EBIT for 2018 and bolsters its position as a technology leader
Industry leader posts record incoming orders in first quarter 2018 Efficiency programs lead to € 1.4 billion improvement in results by 2019 Investments of more than € 2.5 billion in research and development in 2018 and 2019, more than € 500 million of which set for electrification, connectivity and automation Launched global E-Mobility Group (EMG)… Continue reading Daimler Trucks confirms significant increase in unit sales and EBIT for 2018 and bolsters its position as a technology leader
UPDATE 2-Fitbit CFO quits to join autonomous vehicle startup
(Reuters) – Wearable device maker Fitbit Inc’s chief financial officer, William Zerella, will leave the company next week to join an autonomous vehicle technology startup as finance head, the company said on Wednesday. Fitbit’s Chief Accounting Officer Ronald Kisling will succeed Zerella, who joined the company in 2014. The company, whose products include Fitbit Ace… Continue reading UPDATE 2-Fitbit CFO quits to join autonomous vehicle startup
Pioneer of autonomous shuttles, Navya wants to go public
Navya relies on the stock market to satisfy its great ambitions in autonomous shuttles and robot taxis. The young Lyon sprout announced Wednesday to have recorded its basic document with the Authority of financial markets, with a view to an introduction on the Euronext market in Paris. “We want to raise funds to strengthen our… Continue reading Pioneer of autonomous shuttles, Navya wants to go public
BMW Group Announces Cooperation with Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator.
Munich / Mountain View, CA – June 6, 2018. The BMW Group continues to build on its leading international role in the field of sustainable mobility, announcing today a new partnership with the non-profit Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator (LACI) to develop clean solutions for future urban transportation. As part of the cooperation, BMW Group kicks… Continue reading BMW Group Announces Cooperation with Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator.
Tesla pushes Supercharger V3 to ‘end of the year’, says it will be ‘zombie apocalypse-proof’
Tesla has been working on a new generation of its Supercharger fast-charging station for over a year now. Last month, CEO Elon Musk said that they plan to finally release the Supercharger V3 “late this summer.” Now he says that they are instead planning to release the new Supercharger stations at “the end of the… Continue reading Tesla pushes Supercharger V3 to ‘end of the year’, says it will be ‘zombie apocalypse-proof’
Smoother Ride with Sachs CV Multi-Stage Torsional Dampers
Torsional dampers are usually installed behind the engine as vibration dampers. Their objective is to prevent engine torque peaks and to keep the driveline and coupled units running evenly. In addition, modern commercial vehicles with powershift transmission or hydrostatic drive also have an individually tuned torsional damper, which dampens noise from the drive train and… Continue reading Smoother Ride with Sachs CV Multi-Stage Torsional Dampers