The electromobility revolution is gathering speed, but the world’s EV-makers have fallen behind popular tastes in terms of the form factors auto buyers want, and this has emerged as a roadblock to mass adoption. Buyers love SUVs and pickups, and automakers love the high profit margins associated with these models. Electric SUVs are starting to… Read more »
Byton announces content partners for its very connected electric cars
Just two years ago at CES, Byton revealed the M-Byte, a sleek, fully electric SUV that drew a whole lot of attention at the show especially for two reasons: its jaw-dropping 48-inch Shared Experience Display that spanned the full width of the dash, and…
Rivian to integrate Amazon Alexa directly into upcoming EVs
Rivian announced plans to integrate Amazon Alexa directly into the hardware of the EV automaker’s upcoming R1T pickup and R1S SUV. Programmed directly into the vehicle’s connected car system, Rivian owners will be able to ask Alexa to contr…
Turn-by-turntables: How drivers got from point A to point B in the early 1900s
Long before GPS, drivers still wanted tech that could simplify the navigation process.
Tesla Model 3 gets a gas engine hybrid conversion – creating the worst Tesla ever
A company in Austria believes that they can make the Tesla Model 3 “better and cheaper” and they demonstrated their technology in a prototype by adding a two-cylinder petrol engine and removing some batteries in the Model 3 – creatin…
Fisker Ocean to retail for $37,499 in the US
Fisker has published further details about their Ocean electric SUV at CES, including the purchase price: Th price starts at 37,499 dollars in the USA, so that the Fisker Ocean will be available from 29,999 dollars, taking into account the nationwide tax credit. Fisker had always advertised the electric SUV with the prospect of a […]
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Tesla Model Y Production May Begin In China On January 7
The Chinese journalist Yan Chang shared a leaked image of the board for the ceremony.
Ricardo software update provides simulation for electric motorcycle powertrain design
Ricardo has released a 2019.2 update of its powertrain design and optimization software. The company hopes the update will help customers more quickly deliver cleaner and more efficient products to market. The Ricardo development team focused on the scope, accuracy, and speed of simulation, as well as integration and co-simulation between individual analysis operations and… Read more »
Rivian collects 1.3 billion in financing
The US electric car manufacturer Rivian has raised 1.3 billion dollars in a new round of financing. The financing round was led by the fund company T. Rowe Price, Blackrock and the previous investors Amazon and Ford also participated. In the financing round, which was concluded in 2019, two existing investors, Amazon and Ford, have […]
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Byton wins fresh financing in round 3
The Japanese conglomerate Marubeni purchased a stake in the electric car start-up Byton in financing round C. At the CES in Las Vegas, both companies announced a strategic partnership – but what exactly this partnership will look like is still unclear. Byton also announced further partnerships, but for content on the big screen in M-byte. […]
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