Tag: Daimler

JSW MG Bets on Extended Buyback to Address EV Resale Concerns

Concerns over the resale value of electric vehicles remain one of the key hurdles to faster adoption of EVs in India. While OEMs have introduced assured buyback programs, JSW MG Motor is now offering an extended buyback program that guarantees a fixed resale value for EVs for up to five years. The automaker says this… Continue reading JSW MG Bets on Extended Buyback to Address EV Resale Concerns

JSW MG Bets on Extended Buyback to Address EV Resale Concerns

Concerns over the resale value of electric vehicles remain one of the key hurdles to faster adoption of EVs in India. While OEMs have introduced assured buyback programs, JSW MG Motor is now offering an extended buyback program that guarantees a fixed resale value for EVs for up to five years. The automaker says this… Continue reading JSW MG Bets on Extended Buyback to Address EV Resale Concerns

Why the BMW 3 Series still rules after 50 years

The roll call of cars that were on the scene 50 years ago and which are still being built today is short. It gets shorter still if you stipulate a perfect, unbroken run of production. If you then dismiss those cars whose name has lingered but whose physical form has flitted from one class to… Continue reading Why the BMW 3 Series still rules after 50 years

German FAZ: Verdi boss wants to keep companies free of right-wing ideas010383

Verdi boss Frank Werneke wants to keep companies in Germany as free as possible from right-wing ideas and AfD-affiliated forces. The “acid test” would be the works council elections in the spring, “where we will of course look closely to see whether AfD-affiliated lists or individuals are trying to conquer the company space for themselves,”… Continue reading German FAZ: Verdi boss wants to keep companies free of right-wing ideas010383

German FAZ: From diesel fumes to charging stations010384

On Harrison Street in the middle of San Francisco, charging stations are in high demand in the early afternoon. In a former warehouse, just a few blocks from the financial district and Chinatown, twenty fast-charging stations are lined up, and hardly any of them are free. A Jaguar I-Pace, a Volkswagen ID.4 and several Mercedes… Continue reading German FAZ: From diesel fumes to charging stations010384

German FAZ: These are the managers of the year 010383

It’s rarely boring with Alex Karp. For his Christmas speech this year, the manager shot a video that shows him cross-country skiing. Karp is a fan of winter sports and explains that it’s similar to his business: you train and sleep and train while others are having fun. But at some point you glide through… Continue reading German FAZ: These are the managers of the year 010383

How a German Prince created a Vauxhall legend

We’ve heralded the 1911 Vauxhall Prince Henry as one of the most influential cars of the 20th century, being perhaps the first proper production sports car. But what was the inspiration behind it? And who was Prince Henry? His name was actually Heinrich, and he was Prince of Prussia (the dominant state within the German… Continue reading How a German Prince created a Vauxhall legend

CATL Pushes Global Expansion as China EV Growth Slows

This article first appeared on GuruFocus. CATL’s battery manufacturing scale continues to stand out as global EV demand evolves. At its flagship facility in Ningde, the company operates a largely automated production line capable of producing up to 60 gigawatt-hours of lithium-ion batteries annually, a volume described as sufficient to power roughly 1 million Model… Continue reading CATL Pushes Global Expansion as China EV Growth Slows

GM is inviting EV owners to test this feature that should be standard for all vehicles

If you haven’t used one yet, a Digital Key is life-changing. It should be a given on all new vehicles nowadays. GM is finally asking a select group of EV owners to test the new feature. GM begins Digital Key tests for EV owners Tesla first introduced its digital key for the Tesla Model 3… Continue reading GM is inviting EV owners to test this feature that should be standard for all vehicles