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NewsDecember 5, 2019

BYD Hires Former Tesla Exec for Truck Division

A licensed civil engineer, Aaron Gillmore was selected by Building Design + Construction Magazine as one of the 40 under 40 industry leaders in 2007.

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NewsDecember 5, 2019

Push to Electric, Autonomous Drives Global Auto Industry Job Cuts

This year, the auto industry will produce 88.8 million vehicles, about a 6% decrease since last year. German manufacturers can expect steeper job cuts in 2020, according to an auto industry lobbying group.

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NewsDecember 5, 2019

GM, LG Chem Partner on EV Battery Production

The JV will establish a battery cell assembly plant on a greenfield manufacturing site in the Lordstown area of Northeast Ohio that will create more than 1,100 new jobs.

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Articlesby Chris BrownDecember 3, 2019

What I Want from an Electric Pickup

If an automaker can make an electric truck like the one I’m laying out here, I’m all in.

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Articlesby Chris BrownNovember 26, 2019

8 Fleet Forward Conference Takeaways

Data management and protection, electrification, telematics, video technology, mobile servicing, shared mobility, and advanced safety tech took center stage in San Jose.

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NewsNovember 26, 2019

London Strips Uber of Operating License

Legislation means that Uber now has 21 days to appeal, during which it can continue to operate pending any appeal and throughout any potential appeals process.

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NewsNovember 24, 2019

'Inadequate Safety Culture' to Blame for Uber's Automated Vehicle Crash

During a board meeting held to determine the probable cause of the March 2018 crash in Tempe, Ariz., the NTSB said an Uber Technologies Inc. division’s “inadequate safety culture” contributed to the fatal collision between an Uber automated test vehicle and a pedestrian.

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NewsNovember 24, 2019

Webasto Introduces Battery System for Commercial Electric Vehicles

Webasto won Ford’s 2019 Best of Show Stand Award for Outstanding Achievement in Design for Mustang Lithium, a one-off battery electric prototype with 1,000 ft-lbs of torque and over 900 horsepower.

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ArticlesNovember 23, 2019

The Tesla Cybertruck Is Not What You Think It Is

And why it doesn’t matter if many people buy it.

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Articlesby Chris BrownNovember 22, 2019

Tesla's Electric Pickup: Is It a Work Truck?

An up-close dose of Tesla’s Cybertruck from last night’s reveal in Hawthorne, Calif. answers some initial questions on whether it can function in a traditional fleet capacity.

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