In race to electrify, automakers rush to the quick fix: 48-volt mild hybrids

FRANKFURT, Germany — Carmakers squeezed between carbon emissions cuts and falling sales of fuel-efficient diesels have used the Frankfurt auto show to spotlight a future generation of electric cars that will largely come too late to help them out of their bind. But elsewhere at the show, suppliers like Valeo and Delphi are lifting the […]

Volkswagen Group will electrify all 12 brands by 2030, needs gigafactories

VW Group Chairman Müller on stage introducing Roadmap E, the company’s plan to electrify its vehicle lineup by 2030. (credit: Sean Gallup/Getty Images) First Volvo did it. Then Jaguar Land Rover did it. On Monday, Volkswagen Group signed up. On the eve of the Frankfurt Auto Show, VW Group chairman Matthias Müller committed his company […]

High-Bred Hybrids: Aston Martin Plans to Electrify All Models

– Not even low-volume, high-dollar supercars can escape the grips of upcoming emissions restrictions. Aston Martin CEO Andy Palmer has declared that “we will be 100 percent hybrid by the middle of the 2020s,” according to a report published by the U.K. newspaper Financial Times and confirmed by the company’s public relations staff. That statement doesn’t exactly mean […]

Daniel Chao Wants to Electrify Your Brain

Water and electricity don’t mix. So we’re told. But in an all-white research room — whiteboard walls, white table — off San Francisco’s hectic Market Street, Daniel Chao sprays small egg-crate-shaped pieces of gray rubber with a watery saline solution. It’s headed for my scalp. He pops them into the headband of what looks like […]

VW’s Diesel-Cheating Restitution Project Gets a Brand Name: Electrify America

– It has been nearly a year and a half since Volkswagen got caught cheating over the emissions of its TDI diesel vehicles. While the automaker has already remedied the situation with many owners through an ongoing buyback program—and even made amends with dealers—it still has some important steps to complete in making good with U.S. […]

PSA wants to electrify Parisian businesses with a shared fleet

Filed under: Green,Citroen,Peugeot,Renault,Transportation Alternatives,Commercial Vehicles,Electric On-demand EV vans help businesses operate and Parisians breathe. Continue reading PSA wants to electrify Parisian businesses with a shared fleet PSA wants to electrify Parisian businesses with a shared fleet originally appeared on Autoblog on Mon, 30 Jan 2017 14:43:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. […]