Weekly Roundup 43

🚗OEM

1. Automakers assembling a diverse supplier ecosystem (Link)

2. Mercedes will extend CEO Kallenius' contract, report says (Link)

3. Dacia Spring: Europe's Most Affordable Electric Car to Come to the UK (Link)

4. Audi creates 500 new electric mobility jobs at its Ingolstadt location (Link)

5. Rolls-Royce's CEO shares his 3 favorite details of the Spectre EV (Link)

6. French Postal Vans to test Michellin Airless tires (Link)

7. How Porsche plans to grow margins with luxury and speed (Link)

8. Volkswagen brand invests one billion euros for growth in South America (Link)

9. Stellantis to make 'green campus' investment in Italian Mirafiori plant (Link)

10. Lucid CEO Says More EV Tech Supply Deals To Come After Aston Martin (Link)

11. Tesla Is Doing A Referral Program Again To Sell More Cars (Link)

⚡EV

1. Mercedes-Benz Is Also Getting Tesla Supercharger Access (Link)

2. An Elon Musk-Controlled Charging Network Imperils The EV Revolution (Link)

3. Rivian (RIVN) stock continues hot streak after analyst says EV maker hit a ‘major turn’ (Link)

4. New Stellantis STLA Medium BEV platform promises 700-km range (Link)

5. Tesla Electric customers report making as much as $150 a day (Link)

6. SAIC Plans To Establish EV Manufacturing Site In Europe (Link)

7. GM acquires more smarts for EV battery health (Link)

8. Tesla Will Be In India “As Soon As Possible,” Says Elon Musk (Link)

9. Has dynamic wireless charging solved EV range anxiety? (Link)

10. Toyota Claims Solid-State Battery Has 745 Mile Range, 10 Minute Charging Time (Link)

11. Nissan launches electric vehicle subscription offering (Link)

💾SW Defined Vehicles, Connectivity, Digitalization, Autonomous

1. Slowly but surely, auto dealers test ChatGPT waters (Link)

2. Volkswagen's Self-Driving Cars Begin Testing In Texas (Link)

3. Mercedes-Benz tests ChatGPT in intelligent vehicle production (Link)

4. Ex-Apple, Tesla exec wants to bring subscription services to Ford’s electric vehicles (Link)

5. China’s WeRide secures self-driving vehicle license from UAE (Link)

6. Android Auto is adding new features for electric vehicles (Link)

7. AI startup NoTraffic raises $50M to tackle congestion, road safety (Link)

8. ZF shares waypoints of future technology roadmap (Link)

🛴Mobility

1. EV truck maker Nikola fails again to secure enough shareholder support to issue more shares (Link)

2. India’s electric two-wheeler sales hit a speed bump (Link)

3. Autonomous last mile delivery service expands to 10 cities (Link)

4. Toyota Mobility Foundation launches $9m smart city transportation challenge (Link)

5. New modular platform promises to shake up commercial EVs (Link)

6. Controlled emergency braking: Mercedes-Benz Trucks at the driving safety training at the Nürburgring (Link)

7. MAN prepares start of series production of the electric truck (Link)

✨Interesting

1. The Koenigsegg Gemera Will Get A 2,300-HP V8 (Link)

2. Brad Pitt takes the wheel at Silverstone GP, shooting F1 movie (Link)

3. Formula 1's 'Regionalized' 2024 Calendar Isn't Very Regional (Link)

4. The best car sound systems of 2023 (Link)

5. Rimac Nevera First Drive Review: We drive (and survive!) the 1,914-hp electric hypercar (Link)