Location Data Use Rising- What Europe Future For PHEVs?
The increasing use of location data in the automotive, transport and logistics industries allows company assets to be viewed in a detailed, accurate and comprehensive manner – allowing real-time visibility, and for companies to efficiently manage their connections. American-Dutch multinational…
Spain Frontloads Subsidies For Electric Car Projects As VW Appears In Doubt
The Spanish government vowed more European funds than initially planned to investors in the first phase of support of electric mobility projects, ranging from vehicle batteries to cars, and said it sought to work with Volkswagen after the German automaker…
Mercedes Signs $1.5B Deal with Rock Tech Lithium To Boost EV Output
Mercedes-Benz has signed a supply agreement with Canadian-German Rock Tech Lithium to receive on average 10,000 tons of battery-grade lithium hydroxide per year, the automaker said. The deal allows the automaker to supply its battery partners with raw material, starting…
Volkswagen to plough €2.4B into vehicle automation in China and form JV with Horizon Robotics
Volkswagen is accelerating the pace to automate its electric vehicles for Chinese customers. CARIAD, a wholly owned automotive software company of the German auto behemoth, intends to set up a joint venture with Horizon Robotics, one of China’s most serious…
EU expects its electric cars can get level playing field in U.S.
WASHINGTON — European Union and U.S. officials expect to reach agreement that would grant EU companies, including electric car makers, the same status as U.S. ones in the U.S. market, to avoid what the EU calls discrimination against its producers…
Volkswagen Group’s all-electric deliveries up 25 percent after nine months
The Volkswagen Group continued to drive forward its successful global electric offensive. The deliveries of all-electric vehicles were up 25 percent in the first nine months year-on-year. Despite ongoing supply constraints, 366,400 BEVs have been handed over to customers until…
Amazon Will Spend $970 Million On EVs In Europe
Amazon has revealed that it will spend a whopping $970 million to electrify its fleet of electric vehicles in Europe which are used for its logistics operations. As of now, Amazon has 3,000 zero-emission vehicles in the continent which delivered…
EU urges US To Rethink Tax Breaks In Landmark Green Legislation
Brussels is pushing for Washington to rethink “discriminatory” provisions in its new flagship green legislation, as alarm mounts among EU officials that the rules could prompt European companies to move production to the US. Margrethe Vestager, Europe’s competition enforcer, said…
Volvo EX90 Will Feature App-Based AC & DC Bi-Directional Charging
Volvo gets it. Electric cars are batteries on wheels that can be used to fry bacon at your campsite, support the grid, power your home, charge a friend’s EV, or earn extra money for their owners by sharing electricity with…
Europe’s Car Makers Cut Sales Forecast; Seek Government Help, Electric Charging Subsidy
European carmakers expect sales in the European Union (EU) to slip 1% this year after previously expecting a return to growth. They want unspecified government help to help spur economic growth and grease the move towards electric cars with more…
