The fund targets manufacturing, electric vehicles, farming practices, and energy-efficient commercial buildings. On Wednesday, New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced the creation of a $69.28 million (NZ$100 million) green investment fund that is aimed at boosting private-sector participation so… Read More ›
With the entry of Europe’s largest carmaker in the United States, the electric vehicle segment in the country is set to heat up. In a strategic development, Scott Keogh, the newly appointed CEO of Volkswagen Group of America stated, Volkswagen… Read More ›
Volkswagen’s top management is aiming to transformation the group into a more modern, streamlined company. Although the process is seen as painful, it pays off in the long run. On Friday, the top leader of Volkswagen’s powerful works council said,… Read More ›
Although earlier it was unthinkable for Toyota to sell electric vehicles, its current strategy tops that since it involves selling EVs that are derived from its’s Chinese partner’s vehicle which do not feature is triple-oval logo. This is the extent… Read More ›
The hiring is likely to boost safety issues in Waymo’s self-driving cars. Waymo, Alphabet Inc’s self-driving unit stated, it has hired Matthew Schwall. Schwall was Tesla’s main technical contact with U.S. safety investigators. Schwall now joins Waymo’s safety team led… Read More ›
With battery technology being central to electric cars, Germany is exploring ways to boost the industry by supporting and exempting it from certain energy levies. On Tuesday, Germany’s Economy Minister Peter Altmaier said, the government is willing to support battery… Read More ›
Volkswagen wants its electric vehicles to be the apple of the consumer’s eyes. Volkswagen, Europe’s biggest carmaker is now turning to U.S. tech giant Apple for guidance on how to style its new generation of electric cars, said VW’s top… Read More ›
Electric vehicles, light commercial vehicles and trucks as well as sourcing supplies locally are the key components of Nissan’s strategy in China, the world’s biggest auto market. On Monday, with the aim of placing itself within the top 3 automakers… Read More ›
Across the supply chain of the auto industry, investors are cheering firms who break away from the mold of the combustion engine centered model, which they see as a sunset industry, to that of new age self-driving, autonomous, automated vehicles…. Read More ›
With countries, including France, India, UK and China pledging to phase out fossil fuel and combustion engined powered vehicles between 2030 and 2040, carmakers are increasingly focussing their future lineup to tap these big markets. At the Detroit auto show,… Read More ›
