Weekly Roundup #29

March 20, 2023

šŸš—OEM

  1. Porsche Is Raising Its Prices (Link)

  2. VW raises spending to $193B to boost EV, software efforts (Link)

  3. VW software unit Cariad sees $2B loss in 2022 (Link)

  4. Lexusā€™ first electric vehicle, the RZ 450e, starts at under $60,000 (Link)

  5. VW ID.2all concept will add a hot hatch version (Link)

  6. Germany finds several allies in demanding changes to combustion car ban in EU (Link)

  7. Volkswagen selects Ontario for first battery gigafactory outside Europe (Link)

  8. Deal between Cars2click and Polestar ā€œwill redefine used-car businessā€ (Link)

  9. VW says Cariad software will be ready for Porsche electric Macan launch (Link)

  10. Audiā€™s EV plans means an UPDATED nomenclature differentiating ICE and EV (Link)

  11. VW joins China price war as new emissions rule looms (Link)

  12. Rivian Automotive's chief engineer returns to McLaren (Link)

  13. Audi: record profit as 'biggest product initiative' in its history gets underway (Link)

āš”EV

  1. Ford teases VW-based electric SUV ā€˜made for adventures and epic road tripsā€™ in new video (Link)

  2. Volkswagen plans to sell battery cells to Ford and reduce EV costs as it eyes mining investment (Link)

  3. $2.5B from feds for EV chargers is aimed at underserved U.S. areas (Link)

  4. Elon Musk: Relations Between Tesla And BYD Are Positive (Link)

  5. CATL's $5B Swiss listing delayed amid Beijing regulatory concerns, report says (Link)

  6. Battery recycling takes the driverā€™s seat (Link)

  7. Hereā€™s How Teslaā€™s Magic Dock Rollout Is Going (Link)

  8. Amazon and Rivianā€™s exclusive deal for electric vans might not last much longer (Link)

  9. Turkey touts first domestic EV as 'smart device' (Link)

  10. BMW To Launch At Least Six Neue Klasse EVs In First 24 Months (Link)

šŸ’¾SW Defined Vehicles, Connectivity, Digitalization

  1. Waze says itā€™s added EV chargers to its map, but itā€™s still sending me to gas stations [Update] (Link)

  2. Tesla walks away from public funding for Superchargers because of payment system integration (Link)

  3. Software update: Audi offers new, high-value features for the Audi Q4 e-tron (Link)

  4. Apps from BMW and MINI jointly top ten million active users (Link)

  5. Porsche in talks with Google about integrating software (Link)

  6. The Lexus RZā€™s Steer-by-Wire Tech Is a Neat Idea Implemented Poorly (Link)

  7. Automotive moves into the quantum computing fast lane (Link)

  8. Efficient and high-performing vehicle architecture: Cooperation of Continental and Infineon (Link)

  9. eSOL joins SOAFEE special interest group to improve software development for vehicles (Link)

  10. Foxconn finds EVs are harder to build than iPhones (Link)

  11. BMW Neue Klasse EVs will debut with panoramic head-up display (Link)

  12. Swiss robotics giant ABB to invest $20M in Michigan plant expansion (Link)

  13. Waze Can Now Route You To A Charging Station That Works With Your EV (Link)

  14. Honda and KPIT Technologies reach basic agreement on partnership for software development (Link)

šŸ›“Mobility

  1. Travel startups: Disruption from within? (Link)

  2. Fleet decarbonization: How an expanding value chain could reshape freight (Link)

  3. Harley-Davidson Is Bringing a Made-in-China Motorcycle to the U.S., But it's Not What You Think (Link)

āœØInteresting

  1. The best-selling automotive product on Amazon is under $17 right now (Link)

  2. Here's Exactly How Far You Can Drive With Your Gas Light On (Link)