The system is built using electric-vehicle batteries compiled in containers. It uses both second-life batteries and new batteries stored for future use as standard replacements.
Fisker says he has spent considerable time with the First Cobalt team, visiting their Iron Creek cobalt project in Idaho and the First Cobalt Refinery in Ontario.
Euro NCAP says the A6 and the Touareg score particularly well for vulnerable-road-user protection, including the safety-rating agency’s new requirements for cyclist-detecting automatic emergency braking.
As part of the development of its 360c autonomous concept, Volvo Cars’ safety engineers studied how to establish a safe means of communication between fully autonomous cars and other road users.
The supply of cargo trucks to H2 Energy marks Hyundai’s first expansion of its hydrogen-fuel-cell electric-vehicle operation into the eco-friendly commercial-vehicle sector.
The concept is powered by 100-kWh batteries and the engine reaches 456 hp and 590 lb.-ft. of torque distributed via 4-wheel drive. It can go from 0-62 mph in less than four seconds and reach a maximum speed of 137 mph.
The Tarraco, which will enter the market at the start of 2019 as the new flagship of the Volkswagen Group-owned brand, was designed and developed at SEAT facilities in Barcelona and is being produced in Wolfsburg...
Williams Advanced Engineering and Unipart Manufacturing Group say their Hyperbat JV combines expertise in manufacturing, logistics and high-performance vehicle-battery technology.