Weekly Roundup 32

April 10, 2023

🚗OEM

  1. China is slowly squeezing global carmakers out of its massive market (Link)

  2. Volkswagen Has No Plans For New ICE Golf Beyond Current Model: CEO (Link)

  3. Geely says all options open on Volvo AB stake after Daimler sale (Link)

  4. America is addicted to parking lots — and it's killing the economy (Link)

  5. Ram readies for EV shift, but costs are ‘elephant in the room' (Link)

  6. Tesla Is Dropping Prices Yet Again (Link)

  7. JB Straubel could return to Tesla – as a board member this time (Link)

  8. Tesla Teases Three New EVs Including Compact Car With 53-kWh LFP Pack (Link)

  9. BMW, Stellantis In Talks With Tesla’s Battery Supplier Over New US Plants (Link)

  10. Walmart plans own EV charger network at U.S. stores by 2030 (Link)

⚡EV

  1. Stellantis, BMW in talks with Panasonic over new EV battery plants, report says (Link)

  2. VW and Redwood want to turn your old laptops into EV batteries (Link)

  3. Mercedes-Benz electric EQG G Wagon will be the first to use this range-boosting battery material (Link)

  4. EV battery makers test a future without lithium (Link)

  5. Europe sets mandatory national EV charge point numbers (Link)

  6. Lamborghini's First EV Will Be a Coupe With Room for Four Adults (Link)

  7. Tesla to use cheaper LFP batteries in small EV, truck (Link)

  8. Ford’s Smallest Transit Van Is Going Electric in Europe (Link)

  9. ALD and ChargePoint launch fleet EV charging business (Link)

  10. Lyft relaunches EV service, starting with business travelers (Link)

  11. One-minute battery swaps are spurring EV adoption in Asia (Link)

  12. The oxygen-ion battery can be extremely durable, does not require rare elements and solves the problem of fire hazards (Link)

💾SW Defined Vehicles, Connectivity, Digitalization

  1. Where is automotive cyber security headed? (Link)

  2. Porsche Ventures 2.0 will broaden car maker’s start-up activities (Link)

  3. Rivian CEO attempts to justify why the company refuses to offer CarPlay (Link)

  4. Cybersecurity for the IoT: How trust can unlock value (Link)

  5. Fiat redefines immersive retail with metaverse store (Link)

  6. The Kia EV9’s real killer app could be its software (Link)

  7. Immersion Signs License Agreement with Motrex for Automotive Interfaces (Link)

  8. How can OEMs accelerate the software-defined mobility revolution? (Link)

  9. Beyond buzzwords: automation requires consumer education (Link)

  10. Yes, your data can be both safe and efficient. Here’s how. (Link)

🛴Mobility

  1. X Shore lands $30M funding to bring lower-cost electric boats, reach profitability (Link)

  2. Candela’s latest electric speedboat is its most American model yet (Link)

  3. Logistics Disruptors: Using big data to spot shipping anomalies (Link)

✨Interesting

  1. Mitsubishi Moonstone Concept Revealed As Electric SUV Designed By Students (Link)

  2. Elon Musk is selling Tesla beers to celebrate Berlin Gigafactory — at over $30 a bottle (Link)

  3. Toyoda Gosei Develops “LED Shadow Illumination” for Vehicle Interiors (Link)

  4. Luca Napolitano unveils another image of the Lancia Concept (Link)