Weekly Roundup 48

OEM

1. Volkswagen's Compact Electric SUV Set for 2026 (Link)

2. VW bails on its plan for a $2.1B EV plant in Germany (Link)

3. BMW Group Investing $106M In New Battery Testing Center In Germany (Link)

4. Volkswagen restarts production after suffering major IT outage (Link)

5. Nissan commits to going all-electric in Europe by 2030 (Link)

6. Volvo Cars and Northvolt break ground on Gothenburg gigafactory (Link)

7. BMW extends CEO Oliver Zipse's contract until 2026, names new sales boss (Link)

8. Audi Ingolstadt to achieve net carbon neutral production in 2024 (Link)

9. Brexit rules could see EU/UK industry handing market to EV rivals (Link)

⚡EV

1. Northvolt to build $5 billion EV battery factory in Canada (Link)

2. Sweden's Northvolt to build $5.2 billion battery factory in Quebec (Link)

3. 2025 Audi A6 E-Tron: A Sneak Peek at the Upcoming EV's Power (Link)

4. Boosting EV Efficiency with Lightfoot Tech (Link)

5. Kia Europe introduces seamless EV charging technology Plug&Charge (Link)

6. StoreDot partners with Volvo Cars to develop cells for next generation EVs (Link)

7. Lucid opens EV factory in Saudi Arabia, home of its largest shareholder (Link)

8. Car parks offer potential for 4.3GW grid flexibility (Link)

💾SW Defined Vehicles, Connectivity, Digitalization, Autonomous

1. Mercedes-Benz, Mastercard bring ‘pay by fingerprint’ to cars (Link)

2. Vehicle subscriptions could speed EV adoption, Deloitte says (Link)

3. EV, semiconductor manufacturing projects delayed by labor, permitting issues (Link)

4. C-V2X commercialisation should start small, says Harman (Link)

5. Ford the first OEM to offer digital license plate (Link)

🛴Mobility

1. DAF Trucks honours its technicians and service team (Link)

2. Tesla Semi travels over 1,000 miles in a single day (Link)

3. Electric Cars Are Transforming America’s Truck Stops (Link)

4. Impact Assessment Of The Transition To Zero-Emission Trucks In Europe (Link)

5. Daimler Truck Financial Services and Electrada develop Charging-as-a-Service solution for electric trucks and buses (Link)

6. EU Truck Industry Could Lose 11% Of Sales To Tesla & BYD — New Study (Link)

7. Production of high-end electric scooters from Rolls-Royce to begin (Link)

✨Interesting

1. Rivian R1T transformed into an Apocalypse-ready 850 HP off-road beast (Link)

2. Valhalla Captured: Aston Martin's Stunning Photos (Link)

3. Next-generation BMW X2 previewed with big, illuminated grille (Link)

4. 2024 Bentley Bentayga runs the luxury meter to its 'Ludicrous' setting (Link)