This strategic route could enable BMW to comply with air quality standards set by cities. On the sidelines of the Los Angeles Auto Show, BMW disclosed that it can force its hybrid cars to switch to an electric-only mode in heavily polluted inner-city areas; this strategic move will enable BMW’s vehicles to compete with pure…
All 3 Chinese startups will base themselves on Nvidia’s Xavier platform which will allow them to add specific software to adapt their vehicles to local traffic and infrastructure situations. On Wednesday, U.S. chipmaker Nvidia Corp’s CEO Jensen Huang stated, the chipmaker has signed separate deals with 3 Chinese electric vehicle startups, SF Motors, XPeng Motors…
This second investment by Hyundai Motor Co in Grab underscores the strategic growing relations between the two firms and has long term implications. In a development that marks Hyundai Motor Co’s growing confidence on Uber, the carmaker has, once again, invested Singapore’s ride hailing firm Grab. Hyundai Motor Co’s investment of $250 million in Grab…
IKEA Group to aims to provide all of its deliveries vide EV or zero emission vehicles by 2025. On Friday, IKEA Group, the owner of most IKEA stores worldwide, stated, all of its home deliveries in the inner cities of Paris, Amsterdam, New York, Los Angeles, and Shanghai would be made by electric vehicles or…
3D printed parts are likely to be a game changer for the auto industry. In GM’s case, the adoption of AI to make parts has resulted in creating a part which is 40% lighter and 20% stronger and has significant drop in the number of components required for the part to function. Its a giant…
Having completed the $2.2 billion acquisition of Opel and Vauxhall earlier this year, the PSA Group, like its peers, is now focusing on launching Evs in the market. As per PSA Group’s Chief executive, Carlos Tavares, although the company will support Opel’s introduction of electric cars into the market, he has highlighted the need for…
Brexit related uncertainties are however holding back its plans. On Thursday, Britain’s biggest carmaker, Jaguar Land Rover, stated its electric or hybrid lineup will be launched from 2020, as it ramps up its plans to electrify its models. In 2016, its Indian parent, Tata Motors, had disclosed that it would offer greener versions of half…
In 2018, Nissan plans on releasing another version of the Leaf which will have a driving range of “more than 300 miles” In a significant development that underscores Nissan Motor Co’s efforts at stimying criticism over its limited driving ranges in its EV offerings, the company has launched a revamped version of its Leaf electric…
Although the company is continuing with its investments in shale oil in countries, including Argentina, faced with rising consumer demand for EVs, BP is weighing its options to see how it can meaningful participate and survive in this changing market. London-based BP is holding partnering talks with electric vehicle manufacturers to offer battery re-charging docks…
Its solid state powered EVs are slated to hit the market in Japan in 2022. According to the Chunichi Shimbun daily, Japanese giant Toyota Motor Corp is working on an electric vehicle that will be powered by a new type of battery, which will significantly increase the vehicle’s driving range and reduce its charging time.…
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