Category: Motorized Vehicle

December 12, 2022

Rivian Automotive Inc. is shelving plans to jointly build electric vans in Europe with Mercedes-Benz AG, aborting a deal signed just three months ago to share costs and quickly scale up production. Rivian will no longer pursue the memorandum of […]

December 9, 2022

Workers at a General Motors joint venture electric vehicle battery factory in Ohio have voted to join the United Auto Workers union. About 900 workers at the new plant near Warren, Ohio, are the first to decide on union representation […]

December 7, 2022

At $4.3 billion in 2021, automotive memory is a relatively small market, dominated by NOR flash, DRAM and NAND dominate the market. In 2021, at $167 billion, stand-alone memory represented 28% of the total semiconductor market, whereas the automotive memory […]

December 6, 2022

A new study from the American Transportation Research Institute that assessed the infrastructure needs for converting the U.S. vehicle fleet to battery electric — with an emphasis on trucking — underscored that the challenges inherent in such a shift will […]

December 2, 2022

The “Global Electric Utility Vehicle Market by Vehicle Type, Application, Battery Type (Lead Acid, Lithium-Ion), Drive Type (2WD, 4WD, AWD), Propulsion (Pure Electric, Hybrid Electric), Seating Capacity (1-Seater, 2-Seater, >2-Seater) Region – Forecast to 2027” report has been added to […]

November 30, 2022

Auto makers in China including Volkswagen AG VOW 0.74% and Honda Motor Co. HMC -0.08% have halted production at some plants as authorities persist in using strict measures to control Covid-19 outbreaks. Volkswagen has suspended production at its Chengdu plant […]

November 28, 2022

Desktop Metal, a leader in mass production additive manufacturing (AM) solutions, today announced the company has received a $9 million order from a major German automaker for binder jet additive manufacturing systems used for mass production of powertrain components. This […]

November 22, 2022

Hyperion Motors, Inc., a hydrogen technology company, announced the launch of its Hyper:Fuel Mobile Stations™, capable of refueling both hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) and battery electric vehicles (BEVs). The mobilized refueling station will be available across the nation, […]

November 16, 2022

Chinese electric-car giant BYD Co. 1211 -1.79%decrease; red down pointing triangle said it is pausing the planned spinoff of its chip subsidiary, opting to focus on boosting the unit’s automotive-semiconductor output to meet rising demand for electric vehicles. Warren Buffett-backed […]

November 14, 2022

The German VDMA organization has reported that at the end of the summer, machinery and plant manufacturers were surprisingly able to fill their order books once again. In August, orders had already reached the previous year’s level, in September and […]

November 10, 2022

As the company reports its third-quarter earnings, the commercial electric vehicle company Canoo is trying to secure a deal to acquire a vehicle manufacturing facility in Oklahoma City. This was announced after confirming to the public that the company will […]

November 4, 2022

A new Chinese electric vehicle startup is touting its ability to monitor drivers’ health for serious incidents like a heart attack to help stand out in an increasingly crowded market. BeyonCa, led by Renault SA’s China head Soh Weiming, aims […]

November 3, 2022

‘Starlink for RVs’ (recreational vehicles) is a flat panel antenna that allows people to use the service while on the go, for example, mounted on the aforesaid vehicle. An existing standard receiver is intended for fixed, home use. Elon Musk’s […]

November 1, 2022

Tesla is reportedly expecting to begin mass production of the Cybertruck by the end of 2023, two years beyond the original timetable for the highly-anticipated sharp-angled electric truck that CEO Elon Musk introduced in 2019. This information was given to […]

October 26, 2022

Harley-Davidson Inc. HOG 10.59%increase; green up pointing triangle said revenue grew 21% in its most recent quarter, as the company shipped more motorcycles to make up for a production outage last spring. Shipments of motorcycles rose 19% as the company […]

October 21, 2022

Autonomous vehicle companies and suppliers have collectively spent around $75 billion developing self-driving technology, with scant sign of meaningful revenue emerging from robocar services. This has spelled disaster for Aurora Innovation, TuSimple Holdings and Embark Technology, whose shares have each […]

October 18, 2022

“OrangeBox is a single, security enhanced, modular development platform that provides a unified interface between the vehicle’s gateway and its wired and wireless technologies,” according to the company. “By doing so, it provides a means for next-generation cars to securely […]

October 7, 2022

Honda has finally revealed more details about the Prologue SUV, according to Engadget. Perfect for vehicle owners who don’t like flashy designs, this electric vehicle may just be the perfect choice for you. The Prologue SUV The vehicle company offered […]

September 30, 2022

Auto sales to rental fleets used to be seen as a sign of failure. With the dawn of the electric vehicle age, that’s changing. In the past, automakers typically took aging or unpopular models, stripped them of many creature comforts […]

September 26, 2022

When measured from 2017 to 2027, Statista currently expects a 47.7% CAGR for global electric vehicle infrastructure revenues. As detailed in the report, the Mobility Market Outlook defines the scope of the forecasts as follows: “The electric vehicle infrastructure segment […]