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GM unveils electric delivery van with 250 miles of range as part of new spinoff business

General Motors announced Tuesday it will be spinning out a new delivery and logistics business called BrightDrop, the first products of which will be an electrified pallet and delivery van. Both vehicles, which will be powered by GM’s Ultium battery platform, are slated for release this year. The announcement of the new logistics business comes… Read more

Ford, Volkswagen and Nissan: reduced production due to chip shortage

The lack of semiconductor supplies is impacting a lot on the public availability of CPU and GPU, as we have seen in the recent period. But not only that, the automotive market also seems to suffer consequences. by Rosario Grasso published 11 January 2021 , at 11: 01 in the Technology channel Ford Volkswagen Nissan… Read more

Energy costs for electric cars: how expensive will traction current be?

Made in the charging station expansion plans for 2020 the federal government is clear about its goal: The ratio of charging points to registered e-cars should be around 1: 10 stay. This corresponds roughly to the status from the beginning 2019. The vast majority of charging processes should continue to take place at home (the… Read more

Ford will idle its Kentucky plant this week amid semiconductor shortage

Ford will idle its plant in Kentucky for a week as the automotive industry grapples with a shortage of semiconductors, ABC News reported The automaker’s assembly plant in Louisville produces the Ford Escape and Lincoln Corsair SUVs, and employs about 3,900 hourly workers, according to CNBC. Ford said will take a planned one-week plant shutdown… Read more

Robocars: is Apple planning a car project with Hyundai?

According to a report by the Bloomberg news agency, in which Hyundai confirmed talks between the two companies, the shares of the car maker on the Seoul Stock Exchange shot up by almost a quarter. Then Hyundai rowed back publicly: Various companies had asked for talks about the development of autonomous electric cars. The discussions… Read more

Elon Musk surpasses Jeff Bezos and becomes the richest man in the world

Elon Musk overtook Jeff Bezos, becoming the richest person in the world. His fortune grew by over 150 billions of dollars in one year, thanks to the stock boom Tesla. by Manolo De Agostini published 07 January 2021 , at 20: 11 in the web channel Tesla and SpaceX boss, Elon Musk, has become the… Read more

heise + | Experience report: converting the camper into a mobile office

My customer skeptically stuck his head through the sliding door of my camper. “Wow, your office is better equipped than mine!” At lunch I told him about my rolling desk and aroused his curiosity. Now we stood together in his company’s parking lot, and he marveled at the inner workings of my Ford Nugget. Almost… Read more

Camera under the screen, rolled display and no charger included. These are the 2021 trends that we must be ready for

Until the end of 2020 we only have a few days left. This is the right time for all sorts of summaries that we treat our readers with. It is also a time when we reflect on what the 2021 year will bring. As I am responsible for the section of broadly understood mobile technology… Read more

OPPO X Tom Ford: The manufacturer is preparing a compact smartphone with a slider design. We find a rolled screen in it

During the last OPPO INNO Day event 2020, the manufacturer presented to the world the vision of the OPPO X smartphone 2021, which uses a rolling display design. This is an innovative development of flexible, foldable screens that has not yet been used by the creators of mobile devices. The above-mentioned equipment is only a… Read more

Netflix: Film and TV Series Premieres December 28, 2020 – January 3, 2021: Blade Runner 2049 and Chilling Adventures of Sabrina Season 4

Although on Netflix you should not always count only on relatively fresh cinematic titles, the platform often brings a lot of proven hits and its own interesting productions (often, unfortunately, not always). Admittedly, Netflix is still gaining attention, as is this weekly list. So, as every week, we check what will appear on the website… Read more

Oppo X Tom Ford slider smartphone a stylish rollable concept

Oppo seems to be planning to present an elegant slider phone with rollable display soon. Designed in collaboration with US fashion designer Tom Ford. The Chinese smartphone manufacturer Oppo has recently shown several innovative design concepts. It started with the Oppo X 2021, a rollable smartphone with a pull-out display, which was presented during INNO… Read more

Plug-in hybrids should become more environmentally friendly with geofencing and blockchain

For three years, Ford conducted a study in three cities to find out how vans with plug-in hybrid drives can help improve air quality. In Cologne, Valencia and London, the car manufacturer has transporters in its Transit and Tourneo series with a hybrid drive overall 400 . km in use by companies and municipal authorities… Read more

Goodbye to diesel engines in heavy commercial vehicles by 2040, ten years ahead of schedule?

Based on an agreement signed between the largest manufacturers of heavy commercial vehicles, would be 2040 and not 2050 the year in which diesel-powered vehicles of this type will be finished. Here’s what we know so far by Alessandro Bordin published 16 December 2020 , at 12: 01 in the Technology channel The Financial Times… Read more

Walmart will use fully driverless trucks to make deliveries in 2021

Walmart will use fully autonomous box trucks to make deliveries in Arkansas starting in 2021. The big-box retailer has been working with a startup called Gatik on a delivery pilot for 18 months. Next year, the two companies plan on taking their partnership to the next level by removing the safety driver from their autonomous… Read more

Düsseldorf pedestrians are given contactless traffic light buttons

So far, there has been a desired green at traffic lights for pedestrians only against contact. A technique is now being tested in Düsseldorf whereby pedestrians only have to approach the “traffic light button” so that the traffic light turns green. The city of Düsseldorf announced that it was the first of its kind to… Read more