EVs Three Times better for Environment when Ride-Hailing

Replacing a traditional ride-hailing car with an electric vehicle would deliver three times the environmental benefits and emission reductions, according to a new study. The finding comes as a new cost analysis by T&E shows that […]

Tesla Rivals Venture into the World of Online Ordering

Originally published by EV Annex.  by Charles Morris Auto dealers have waged a long (and mostly, losing) legal and legislative battle against Tesla’s direct-to-consumer sales model. While Tesla has won the right to sell directly to car […]

IDTechEx Asks if COVID-19 Will Accelerate the Shift Towards Electric Light Commercial Vehicles

BOSTON, July 24, 2020, PRNewswire — The COVID-19 pandemic has forced shoppers online, driving huge demand for home delivery. Moreover, growth has the potential to resume beyond the pandemic: in addition to consumer goods, the genie is […]

Volkswagen brings Additional Partners to Industrial Cloud

Open platform enables partners to connect with Volkswagen plants and to make their own software applications available via the Industrial Cloud App store approach: Volkswagen plants can obtain new software applications direct from the Industrial Cloud […]

Optifuel Combats Climate Crisis with RNG Hybrid Line-Haul Locomotive Reducing Emissions 99.5%

40% of the U.S. Population in Urban and Environmental Justice Communities Will Directly Benefit from Zero Criteria Pollutants and CO2 Emissions, While Railroads Will Reduce Their Fuel Expenses by 50% and Significantly Reduce their Carbon Footprint […]

Electric Cars as part of the Energy Transition: Audi is Researching Bidirectional Charging Technology

Intelligent use of electric cars offers great potential for the energy transition Temporary storage of domestic PV electricity possible thanks to bidirectional charging Cost-optimization and domestic electricity supply provide financial incentives Ingolstadt, July 23, 2020 – Increasing network stability, […]

EPA Proposes First Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards for Aircraft

Originally published on The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA Proposal supports domestic aircraft manufacturing, commonsense regulation to increase global competitiveness ASHINGTON , (July 22, 2020) —  Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed emissions standards for airplanes […]

BMW Group Plant Munich Gears up for Fully-Electric Future

Remodeling for new BMW i4 requires production interruption from 24 July to 4 September Munich. In preparation for production of the fully-electric BMW i4, BMW Group Plant Munich will pause vehicle production for six weeks this […]

Xpeng Motors Announces ~US$500mn Series C+ Financing

Investors include Aspex, Coatue, Hillhouse Capital and Sequoia Capital China GUANGZHOU, China–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Xpeng Motors (the “Company”), a leading smart electric vehicle (“Smart EV”) company in China, today announced the signing of its Series C+ financing of […]

Where will Tesla Build its Future Gigafactories?

Tesla Gigafactory Shanghai Team / Image Credit: Tesla Originally published by EV Annex. by Charles Morris In 2017, Elon Musk said that Tesla would eventually build 10-20 Gigafactories around the world. So, the current score is three […]

Bosch Pools its Software & Electronics Expertise in One Division with 17,000 Associates

Future fields of mobility A single source for software-intensive systems for future vehicle architectures New Cross-Domain Computing Solutions division with 17,000 associates Market for software-intensive electronic systems to grow by some 15 percent annually Annual expenditure […]

SCE Announces 2030 Goals for Electrifying Its Vehicle Fleet

Originally published on Southern California Edison, Energized, Edison By Paul Griffo Energized by Edison Writer By 2030, every passenger car and small-to-midsize SUV in Southern California Edison’s fleet will be electric, the company recently announced. Additionally, the […]