Volvo Cars today revealed the new S60 luxury sedan at the company’s first American manufacturing plant outside Charleston, South Carolina. The new South Carolina plant is officially inaugurated today. The combined car launch and factory opening reinforce Volvo Cars’ commitment to the ...
Exhaust emissions from tailpipe [photo: Simone Ramella, 2005, used under Creative Commons 2.0] Enlarge Photo Chalk up one more state in California's column. Colorado has added its name to the list of 12 states that follow California's tighter emissions standards. Governor John Hickenl...
In a statement, Rimac said that the deal supports its position as a leading EV technology supplier and high-performance electric vehicle manufacturer . And, frankly, it’s hard to argue with that- especially when you consider that this announcement comes just a few days after the elect...
The new S60 is the first Volvo car made in the US. “The new S60 is one of the most exciting Volvo cars we’ve ever made,” said Håkan Samuelsson, president and chief executive of Volvo Cars. “It is a true driver’s car that gives us a strong position (here) in the US and Chinese sedan ma...
Porsche AG has invested in the technology and electric sports car company Rimac Automobili by taking a minority shareholding of ten percent. The Croatian company develops and produces electric vehicle components and manufactures electric super sports cars. As part of its electrificati...
Porsche is working on its own all-electric performance models, with the Taycan confirmed for production next year, based on the Mission E concept (below). Porsche is set to benefit from Rimac's work on battery and electric powertrain development, and Rimac gains the support of an esta...
Lightweight Energy Absorbing Aluminium Structures (LEAAST); Partners: Jaguar Land Rover Limited (Lead), Luxfer Gas Cylinders Limited, Sarginsons Industries Limited, Advanced Forging and Forming Research Center, Innoval Technology Limited, Grainger & Worrall Limited, Norton Aluminium L...
Volkswagen AG and Ford Motor Company signed a Memorandum of Understanding and are exploring a strategic alliance designed to strengthen each company’s competitiveness and better serve customers globally. The companies are exploring potential projects across a number of areas—including...
Volvo Cars, the premium car maker, announced this week its ambition that from 2025, at least 25 per cent of the plastics used in every newly launched Volvo car will be made from recycled material. Volvo Cars also urged auto industry suppliers to work more closely with car makers to de...
The VTT robot car Marilyn is currently undergoing tests on fully autonomous parking in the area furthest from its driver, at a distance of up to a hundred metres. The Internet of Things assists the car in finding and driving into a free space. For more information see the IDTechEx rep...
Ford is moving its electric vehicle and autonomous vehicle businesses teams to Detroit. Its new quarters is a 45,000-square-foot site and former factory in Detroit’s Corktown neighborhood, where the brand will advance its electrification and self-driving technologies. Emphasis has bee...
The Kia Niro (mostly) aced the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's crash tests. Tesla has built the first Model 3 Performance AWD variant. Falling battery prices could lead to a boost in renewable electricity by 2050. And the results are in for our latest Twitter poll. All of thi...
Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper signed an executive order calling for the state to adopt low emission vehicle (LEV) standards. The executive order instructs the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment to develop a rule to establish a Colorado LEV program, which incorporat...
A South Australian company -GELCOservices-has launched in conjunction with Club Logistics Services, a recently developed totally portable Electric Vehicle (EV) recharge system designed to enable a stranded EV driver who has a depleted high voltage battery to receive a charge at roadsi...
Photovoltaic solar power field at Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee Enlarge Photo Falling prices for lithium-ion batteries will enable half the world's electricity to come from renewable solar and wind by 2050. That still won't be enough to meet global climate targets, howeve...
Magna announced on Monday its intention to form two new joint ventures with Beijing Electric Vehicle Co. Ltd (BJEV ), a subsidiary of the BAIC Group for electric cars, for complete vehicle manufacturing as well as engineering of electric vehicles. The engineering and manufacturing joi...
However you look at it, it's amazing that Tesla, a small company with no car history has made the likes of Mercedes, BMW, Jaguar, you name it, look old fashioned and Luddite when it comes to building a viable premium market electric car. Not only does it have a decent range (260 to 32...
CHAdeMO Association released its 400kW protocol (CHAdeMO 2.0: 400A x 1kV) to its members. This new version enables up to 1kV, paving the way towards large commercial vehicles such as trucks and buses. It can also incorporate a plug-and-charge (PnC) functionality. CHAdeMO’s original pr...
Ben Lane, CTO added: "The new Route Planner is one of a number of tools developed by Zap-Map to support EV charging in the real-world. With its smart route selection wizard and EV drive range algorithm, the Route Planner has been designed to be easy to use and also to reflect real-wor...
The US Department of Energy (DOE) will award nearly $64 million to 89 projects for advanced nuclear energy technology to DOE national laboratories, industry, and 39 US universities in 29 states. The awards are dispersed under three DOE nuclear energy programs: the Nuclear Energy Unive...
Nissan has won the Excellence in Climate Solutions Award for its pioneering work to develop electric vehicle technology and energy services systems. The accolade is part of the FT/IFC Transformational Business Awards, given by the Financial Times and the International Finance Corp., a...
Jaguar Vector Racing have broken the outright world and national electric speed records in a battery-powered boat. The unique Jaguar Vector V20E recorded an average speed of 88.61mph across the two legs of the famous 1km course on Coniston Water, England. For more information see the ...
A South Australian company -GELCOservices-has launched in conjunction with Club Logistics Services, a recently developed totally portable Electric Vehicle (EV) recharge system designed to enable a stranded EV driver who has a depleted high voltage battery to receive a charge at roadsi...
