Ford Creates Team Edison To Get Into The Electric Car Game
Ford has created Team Edison, a new unit designed to get it back into the electric car game.
Ford has created Team Edison, a new unit designed to get it back into the electric car game.
Settlement talks between Fiat Chrysler Automobiles and lawyers representing US owners of the company’s diesel vehicles who are suing it over excess emissions will take place on October 12, as revealed by a court-appointed settlement adviser yesterday.
A coalition of self-driving vehicle advocates known as “The Coalition for Future Mobility” will begin running an ad campaign meant to prod the US Congress into moving things along with regard to the legislation necessary to get autonomous vehicles onto the country’s roads, according to recent reports.
With the launch of its first electric vehicle offering now less than a year or so off, e.GO Mobile has opened a design shop in the city center of Aachen, according to a new press release.
The L3Pilot self-driving vehicle tech research project — backed by a broad consortium of Europe-based firms and operating under the management of Volkswagen Group — recently launched in Wolfsburg, Germany.
It’s one of the hottest debates in the EV enthusiast community these days: what’s the best battery approach for automakers — vertical integration or simply buying batteries from top battery producers? Either approach could end up with lower costs and more advanced battery tech, depending on how the future rolls out*.
Volkswagen Group isn’t fooling around any longer, in my opinion. There’s plenty of room to remain cynical, but Volkswagen Group indicated yesterday that it is putting genuine skin in the game — big time.
Before I discuss the announcements further, let’s go through a quick thought exercise.
Samsung has been given approval from the California Department of Motor Vehicles to begin testing self-driving vehicle tech on public roads in the state, according to recent reports.
The House has passed legislation permitting the testing of up to 100,000 self driving cars on American roads. The bill now goes to the Senate.
Renault UK has announced pricing and specification for the new version of the Renault Kangoo Van Z.E. 33. Renault’s refreshed electric van now has a range of 170 miles (NEDC) on a single charge. That means the new Kangoo Van Z.E. 33 has 50% more range than earlier versions. Renault’s press release continues that with a 170 mile (NEDC) range, the new Kangoo Van Z.E. 33 offers the best range of any purely electric van, and it comes in four variants.