Daimler has unveiled the concept for its first ever rigid-body electric truck. Based on the Mercedes-Benz heavy-duty three-axle short-radius distribution truck, with the conventional powertrain replaced with a battery pack comprising three modules of lithium-ion batteries with a total capacity of 212 kWh, the Urban eTruck will have a range of 200km. The battery pack [...]

HERE, the cloud-based tracking company, has launched three new cloud-based information services that provide drivers pre-departure traffic information as well as personalised fuel and parking recommendations based on their preferences and habits. HERE Departure Alert and HERE Personal Recommendations join the suite of HERE Automotive Services that delivers advanced content to drivers via connected embedded [...]

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) has reported substantial growth in the second quarter of 2016, with earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) up 16% to €1.6bn. Margins improved significantly in EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa), while FCA’s market share in the US increased to 12.7%. It also remained market leader in Brazil with 17.8% market [...]

During an interview by BBC Television World News, Dr Peter Harrop, chairman of analysts IDTechEx, suggested the Tesla gigafactory was ‘part of a bigger race’ to supply battery power. In the interview, Dr Peter Harrop focused on the opening of the Tesla battery gigafactory billed as ‘the world’s largest factory building’. Media reports had suggested [...]

The Volkswagen Group saw a year-on-year increase in deliveries of 5.1% during June. It handed over 883,400 vehicles to customers while, in total, deliveries for the first half of 2016 ran at 5.12 million units, representing an increase of 1.5% over the same period in 2015. While the regions of Europe and Asia-Pacific continued to [...]