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Daimler Takes A Stake In European Battery Maker

Daimler Takes A Stake In European Battery Maker

Daimler to take 33% stake in battery ventureACC will begin supplying Daimler from mid-decadeDaimler to invest up to 1 billion eurosCEO Kallenius: ... Continue reading

Record Breaker: Long Beach Blue Acura NSX Type S Sets New Long Beach Production Car Lap Record

Record Breaker: Long Beach Blue Acura NSX Type S Sets New Long Beach Production Car Lap Record

September 27, 2021 — LONG BEACH, CALIF. 2022 NSX Type S, the most powerful and best handling NSX ever, established a new lap record for a production vehicle on the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach race circuit Nearly three seconds quicker, the record-breaking Long Beach Blue NSX Type S was driven by Acura race car driv ... Continue reading

Polestar, the Global Electric Performance Car Company, Signs Agreement to be Publicly Listed Through Combination with Gores Guggenheim, Inc.

Polestar, the Global Electric Performance Car Company, Signs Agreement to be Publicly Listed Through Combination with Gores Guggenheim, Inc.

Upon closing of the proposed business combination, the combined company will be held by a new public company that will be named Polestar Automotive Holding UK Limited, which is expected to be listed on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol “PSNY”. The transaction implies an enterprise value of approximately USD 20 billion ... Continue reading

Electric Vehicles in the U.S. Report From Auto Pacific

Electric Vehicles in the U.S. Report From Auto Pacific

Separating the hype from reality, AutoPacific analyzes extensive data from new vehicle owners, future EV intenders, industry forecasts, and market insights to create a single, authoritative source for understanding the most important automotive revolution of our time. Electric Vehicles are the single most important aut ... Continue reading

Will US and China EV Emperor's New Clothes-Like Investments Join Covid To Take Down The World's Economy?

Will US and China EV Emperor's New Clothes-Like Investments Join Covid To Take Down The World's Economy?

Since last year, several major Chinese real estate developers have placed a bet on electric vehicles. They see synergies to be generated between EVs and their existing business, rather than short-term financial gains. ... Continue reading

Are EV's Just A Take The Money And Run Place Holder? German Auto Giants Place Their Bets On Hydrogen Powered Cars

Are EV's Just A Take The Money And Run Place Holder? German Auto Giants Place Their Bets On Hydrogen Powered Cars

MUNICH, Sept 22, September 2021; Reuters reported that battery power may be the frontrunner to become the car technology of the future, but don't rule out the underdog hydrogen. That's the view of some major automakers, including BMW (BMWG.DE) and Audi (VOWG_p.DE), which are developing hydrogen fuel-cell passenger vehi ... Continue reading

EU court adviser finds car emissions measurement defeat devices broadly illegal

EU court adviser finds car emissions measurement defeat devices broadly illegal

BRUSSELS, Sept 23, 2021; Reuters reported that software that Volkswagen AG (VOWG_p.DE) used to alter pollutant emissions based on the temperature and altitude is illegal unless it prevents potentially dangerous sudden damage to the engine, an adviser to the EU's top court said on Thursday. The finding, if confirmed by ... Continue reading

Larry Nutson On Battery Electric Vehicles (BEV's)

Larry Nutson On Battery Electric Vehicles (BEV's)

It's not about reduced consumption of oil. It's about cutting total emissions from all vehicles by 50% by 2035. ... Continue reading

For 26 Years TACH Has Whipped Up On Autoweek; Road and Track; Car and Driver; Kelley; and Edmunds: The Auto Channel+ Where Size And Depth Matter!

For 26 Years TACH Has Whipped Up On Autoweek; Road and Track; Car and Driver; Kelley; and Edmunds: The Auto Channel+ Where Size And Depth Matter!

Over the past 6 years people have often asked us,What is the difference between The Auto Channel and all the other automotive web sites?; Well, three differences are our editorial concept, content integration and delivery, and the value we place on the depth, breadth and timeliness of relevant content. The Auto Channel ... Continue reading

Michigan Announces Wireless Charging Roads

Michigan Announces Wireless Charging Roads

PONTIAC, Mich. September 21, 2021;While participating in the opening ceremony at Motor Bella today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced a new initiative to develop the nation's first wireless charging infrastructure on a public road in the U.S. right here in Michigan. ... Continue reading

New GM Electric Motors - The Better Mousetrap?

New GM Electric Motors - The Better Mousetrap?

General Motors President Mark Reuss revealed GM’s group of three all-new motors that will power its Ultium-based EVs. ... Continue reading

BYD Launches e-Platform 3.0 with the New Concept Car Ocean-X

BYD Launches e-Platform 3.0 with the New Concept Car Ocean-X

Shenzhen, China – On September 8, BYD officially launched the e-platform 3.0 for pure electric vehicles. With outstanding advantages in intelligence, efficiency, safety, and aesthetics, the e-platform 3.0 aims to promote new energy vehicle’s (NEVs’) performance in safety and low-temperature driving range as well ... Continue reading

Rivian wins the electric pickup truck race as first vehicle rolls off Illinois assembly line

Rivian wins the electric pickup truck race as first vehicle rolls off Illinois assembly line

Sep. 14, 2021 5:13 PM ETRivian Automotive, LLC (RIVN)Ford Motor Company (F), General Motors Company (GM), Lordstown Motors Corp. (RIDE)...By: Lucas Heilman, SA News Editor22 CommentsRivian (RIVN) becomes the first automaker to produce an electric pickup truck, beating out Tesla , Ford , and General Motors after multipl ... Continue reading

China Economic Boss's Vow To Reduce Number Of Domestic EV Manufacturers

China Economic Boss's Vow To Reduce Number Of Domestic EV Manufacturers

Beijing September 13, 2021 -- Bloomberg reports that China's Communist Leaders have vowed to consolidate the country’s electric vehicle industry after a decade-long nurturing of the sector led to the emergence of too many players, some of which are barely viable. “Looking forward, EV companies should grow bigger an ... Continue reading

Mitsubishi Corporation and Shell Sign MoU to Collaborate on Hydrogen Plans in Alberta

Mitsubishi Corporation and Shell Sign MoU to Collaborate on Hydrogen Plans in Alberta

TOKYO, Sep 09, 2021; Mitsubishi Corporation (MC) and Shell Canada Products, by its managing partner, Shell Canada Limited (Shell Canada) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding relating to the production of low-carbon hydrogen through the use of carbon capture and storage (CCS) near Edmonton, Canada. MC aims to build ... Continue reading

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