A new coalition of top auto manufacturers has publicly pledged to maintain a high degree of adherence to ethical standards when sourcing the minerals and raw materials that will be needed to fuel a surge in electric vehicle production figures, according to reports.
The UK-based site-integrated energy storage solutions provider Connected Energy will be heading a new £1.3 million (~$1.7 million) research project with Jaguar Land Rover and others that focuses on productive uses of second-life electric vehicle batteries.
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.
Jaguar will begin a support series for Formula E beginning in October 2018. It will feature specially prepared I-PACE electric SUVs and will be called the eTROPHY series.
Mercedes and Volkswagen have again announced hastened electric vehicle plans. This article is certainly about these companies and their plans — which we’re very excited to report on today — but it would be a crime to not briefly highlight how they relate to Tesla, and why they are a “win” for Tesla. That bit is included at the end of the article, after getting through the hot news out of Germany.
Jaguar Land Rover is the latest well known auto manufacturer to admit that the future of automobiles is electric, the relatively near future even. Like Volvo announced a couple of months ago, Jaguar Land Rover’s plan is to not produce a single vehicle without an electric motor and battery from 2020 onward.
Here are some hot new electric news highlights for your Monday reading pleasure: Used Cadillac ELRs Selling For REALLY Cheap One wouldn’t necessarily expect a car as expensive as the Cadillac ELR to sell used for just $39,000 (with only 2,800 miles on the odometer), would they? Los Angeles Adds 288 … [continued]
More EV news for you EV lovers: This sweet electric scooter has a vintage look and a portable battery. (EV Obsession) WiTriCity’s inductive wireless charging tech may be gaining momentum. Or maybe not… (EV Obsession) BMW i3 sales have jumped considerably in the vehicle’s 4th month on the US market, … [continued]
Originally published on Kompulsa. Jaguar Land Rover has switched on the largest rooftop solar PV power plant in the United Kingdom. The 5.8 MW, 21,000-panel system is supplying Jaguar Land Rover’s £500 million Engine Manufacturing Centre in the West Midlands with 30% of its electricity requirements, reducing emissions by an … [continued]
