Automobile
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General Motors to roll out details of an expanded and accelerated electric vehicle strategy
Nov 18, 2020General Motors Co will roll out details of an expanded and accelerated electric vehicle strategy on Thursday in an effort to convince investors it can be a serious competitor to Tesla Inc, people familiar with the... -
UK to ban new petrol and diesel cars from 2030
Nov 18, 2020New cars and vans powered wholly by petrol and diesel will not be sold in the UK from 2030, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said. But some hybrids would still be allowed, he confirmed. It is... -
Scania plans to invest more than 1 billion Swedish crowns in battery assembly plant
Nov 17, 2020Swedish truckmaker Scania plans to invest more than 1 billion Swedish crowns ($116 million) over several years in a battery assembly plant in Sodertalje, near Stockholm, it said in a statement on Tuesday. The company, owned... -
NXP Semiconductors and Amazon made contract for cloud computing unit to help cars communicate with data centers
Nov 17, 2020Dutch chipmaker NXP Semiconductors on Tuesday said it had entered a strategic relationship with Amazon.com’s cloud computing unit to help cars communicate with data centers. NXP is one of the biggest suppliers of computing chips to... -
NHTSA expands a probe into nearly 159,000 Tesla cars
Nov 17, 2020The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said on Monday it was expanding a probe into nearly 159,000 Tesla Model S and Model X vehicles, upgrading it to an engineering analysis, a step required before... -
Ford now considering making its own battery cells, CEO said
Nov 15, 2020Ford Motor Co has reversed course and is now considering making its own battery cells as sales volumes of electric vehicles rise around the world, the automaker’s top executive said on Friday. “We are discussing (battery)... -
Pony.ai raised $267 million in the initial phase of its fundraising
Nov 6, 2020Pony.ai, backed by Toyota Motor Corp, said on Friday it has raised $267 million in the initial phase of its fundraising round that values the self-driving startup at $5.3 billion, as it seeks to boost its... -
Bentley unveiled plans to go fully electric by 2030
Nov 6, 2020Luxury carmaker Bentley has unveiled plans to go fully electric by 2030. Before then, the brand will be switching its model range to offer only plug-in hybrid or battery electric cars by 2026. Volkswagen-owned Bentley also... -
Volvo Trucks to sell a complete range of electric, heavy-duty trucks in Europe starting in 2021
Nov 5, 2020Volvo Trucks, Sweden’s AB Volvo’s main truck brand, will sell a complete range of electric, heavy-duty trucks in Europe starting in 2021, the company said in a statement on Thursday. Volvo said it was currently running... -
Foxconn aims to supply to 3 million electric vehicles by 2027
Oct 17, 2020Foxconn aims to provide components or services to 10% of the world’s electric vehicles (EVs) by between 2025 and 2027, and has been in talks with multiple car manufacturers for future cooperation, Chairman Liu Young-way said...
