Thursday 18th July 2019
Oliver Zipse will assume the role of Chairman of the Board of Management of BMW AG effective on 16 August 2019.
Thursday 18th July 2019
Ballard Power Systems, a global fuel cell pioneer celebrating its 40th
anniversary in 2019, announced that it has arranged for several Ballard
employees to purchase B.C.’s (British Columbia, Canada) first fleet of
fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) from Toyota Canada Inc. (TCI).
Thursday 18th July 2019
Zagster, the industry’s leading operations platform for the
micro-mobility sharing economy, has teamed up with the City of Salem,
Mass. to launch a scooter share pilot program.
Thursday 18th July 2019
Scope Technology announced their successful migration to Microsoft Azure.
Thursday 18th July 2019
Being the first series production electric vehicle to be rechargeable at
up to 150 kW, the Audi e-tron is particularly well placed to reap the
efficiency rewards offered by IONITY’s latest high power fast charging
station in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, which officially opens for
business on July 18.
Thursday 18th July 2019
Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota), worldwide partner of the Olympic and
Paralympic Games, announced that to support the Olympic and Paralympic
Games Tokyo 2020, it is developing a special new product, the “APM
(Accessible People Mover)”, a mobility vehicle designed expressly for
use at the Games.
Thursday 18th July 2019
Volvo Group and Samsung SDI have entered into a strategic alliance to develop battery packs for Volvo Group’s electric trucks.
Thursday 18th July 2019
IAC and Turo announced that IAC has agreed to invest $250 million in
Turo, the world’s largest peer-to-peer car sharing marketplace.
Thursday 18th July 2019
A new Protean Electric ‘corner module’ concept that integrates advanced
powertrain, steering and suspension technologies within a single product
will help next-generation urban transport vehicles better meet the
needs of operators and users.
Thursday 18th July 2019
Audi is embracing virtual reality (VR) with the Audi e-tron GT: Using VR glasses and controllers, employees from various departments test all assembly processes entirely virtually.
Wednesday 17th July 2019
The electric powered Audi e-tron GT will be manufactured alongside the
Audi R8 supercar at Audi Sport GmbH’s production facilities in the
Böllinger Höfe from late 2020.
Wednesday 17th July 2019
Resurgent British sports car maker Lotus has unveiled the Evija, the
world’s first all-electric British hypercar, at an exclusive event in
London.
Wednesday 17th July 2019
If 20 years ago somebody had suggested that a driver could rent a
natural gas fuelled car via a mobile phone, pick it up at a dealership
and pay by the hour, they probably would have dismissed it as pure
science fiction.
Wednesday 17th July 2019
Toray Industries, Inc., announced that it has decided to establish a new
production facility for battery separator film (BSF) for lithium-ion
batteries (LiBs) in Nyergesújfalu, Hungary.
Wednesday 17th July 2019
Karamba Security, a world leader in automotive and enterprise edge
cybersecurity, announced the signing of a production agreement of its
leading Carwall runtime integrity software, in Alpine infotainment
systems.
Wednesday 17th July 2019
Groupe Renault and Jiangling Motors Corporation Group (JMCG) announced
the official establishment of their joint venture to further promote the
development of the EV industry in China, following a first agreement on
December 20, 2018.
Wednesday 17th July 2019
Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited (CATL) and Toyota Motor
Corporation (Toyota) announced that they have entered into a
comprehensive partnership agreement for the stable supply and further
development of New Energy Vehicle (NEV) batteries.
Wednesday 17th July 2019
Wednesday 17th July 2019
Eyesight Technologies, a leading provider of edge-based computer vision
AI solutions for the in-car automotive industry, announced a partnership
with a well known, publicly-traded Chinese Tier 1 to bring DriverSense,
Eyesight’s Driver Monitoring System, to Automakers in the Chinese
market.
Wednesday 17th July 2019
Mobility Open Blockchain Initiative’s member-led Vehicle Identification
Working Group created and launched the industry’s first VID standard
incorporating blockchain technology into a digital vehicle
identification system.
Wednesday 17th July 2019
Hubject, a globally recognised leader in simplifying electric vehicle
charging with eRoaming and innovative infrastructure technology and
processes, announced its partnership with IoTecha, a company
specialising in providing software and hardware solutions to support EV
charging infrastructure.
Wednesday 17th July 2019
Via, a leading developer of on-demand shared mobility solutions,
announced its first public autonomous vehicle (AV) service in the world.
Wednesday 17th July 2019
Enel X, the Enel Group’s advanced energy services business line,
launched its new electric mobility unit in North America by integrating
the company’s US-based electric vehicle (EV) charging solutions
subsidiary, formerly known as eMotorWerks, into the Enel X brand.
Wednesday 17th July 2019
MG Motor UK announced its entry into the zero-emissions vehicle market
with the first truly affordable, family friendly electric car.
