Sentences with phrase «by electric automaker»

One of the most advanced if controversial efforts is being pushed by electric automaker Tesla, whose semi-autonomous Autopilot feature has logged some 100 million miles but has also resulted in a death of a Florida Tesla owner, which regulators are investigating.

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Tesla — Tesla was sued by Utah - based Nikola Motor for patent infringement involving the automaker's Tesla Semi, its electric heavy duty truck.

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A) owns a 10 % stake in electric automaker BYD, which is down by around 28 % on Friday.

The automaker has claimed that its new diesel engines will hit the European Union's beefed - up emissions targets by improving filters and building in electric generators to start cars.

Chief Executive Mary Barra has made a bold promise to investors that the Detroit automaker will make money selling electric cars by 2021.

Maserati engineering chief Roberto Fedeli believes that the luxury automaker can unveil an electric vehicle by 2019.

In addition to trying to bring electric vehicles to the mainstream, the chief executive officer had sought to build a competitive advantage over established automakers by installing more robots to quickly produce vehicles.

Shares of Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) were trading higher by nearly 4 percent Thursday morning following reports that the electric automaker is set to begin production of the much anticipated Model 3 vehicle.

Both traditional automakers and the bevy of startups see potential in the government's commitment to boost yearly sales of new - energy vehicles — its term for plug - in hybrid and fully - electric cars — by 10-fold in the next decade.

Earlier this year, an electric taxi produced by leading Chinese automaker BYD became inflamed during a car crash in Shenzhen.

China announced on Friday additional policy support for electric car purchases, offering tax breaks predominantly for cars made by Chinese automakers.

BEIJING (Reuters)- Automakers» latest projections for rapid growth of China's green car market have added to concerns of worsening smog as the uptake of electric vehicles powered by coal - fired grids races ahead of a switch to cleaner energy.

McLaren confirmed in its six - year plan last year that an all - electric drivetrain was in development, and we last heard the automaker was preparing an EV for launch by 2020.

Though it's built by a startup known for a quirky Lotus - based electric sports car, Tesla's Model S sedan is refined enough to compete with cars from long - established automakers.

Buyers of the Nissan Leaf electric vehicle are treated to two years of free charging by the automaker through the «No Charge to Charge» program, and now owners can enjoy complimentary public charging in three more cities.

LOS ANGELES — Volkswagen officials here say they would like to produce the new I.D. Crozz battery - electric vehicle and other future derivatives from the automaker's upcoming MEB platform in North America, but so far additional capacity for EVs has not been greenlighted by German management.

The 2 - seat Honda NeuV fits into the automaker's cooperative mobility ecosystem theme at this year's electronics show by being an «electric automated mini-vehicle concept equipped with an artificial intelligence «emotion engine» and automated personal assistant, creating new possibilities for human interaction and new value for customers,» the Japanese automaker says in a statement.

The pace of life at the Morgan Motor Company is perhaps a little slower than you'll find at some of the world's larger automakers, so you might not have noticed that the company's plans to start producing its electric 3 - Wheeler in late 2016 fell by the wayside.

It shouldn't take a Wall Street analyst to figure out that an automaker spending part of its hefty profits from pickup trucks and SUVs to develop battery electric vehicles with range and recharge times that will attract mainstream buyers has a much better future than a small upstart automaker with enviable advanced technology, but no way to pay for its development other than by raising more capital.

As it prepares to emerge from bankruptcy within the next few weeks as a new company run by Italian automaker Fiat, Chrysler has requested $ 224 million in loans from the Department of Energy to create electric and plug - in hybrid versions of some of its high - volume vehicles.

The automaker confirmed it will launch more than 30 battery electric cars by 2025.

The Passat - sized sedan, riding on the automaker's MEB electric platform, will reach the market by 2022 and will be capable of a technology upgrade to Level 5 full autonomy within a few years after that, says VW chief Herbert Diess.

Toyota plans to offer more than 10 purely electric vehicle models in its lineup by the early 2020s, marking the Japanese automaker's commitment to that growing technology sector.

But the American automaker plans to go further by making a new electric car that can do just that.

Nissan pledged to maintain its leadership in electric vehicles as the automaker outlined plans to launch eight new EVs and hit annual sales of 1 million electrified vehicles by 2022.

The automaker's first all - electric production vehicle may be trailing cars like the Model S to market by several years, but Porsche is counting on fast charging stations several times more powerful than Tesla's Superchargers to help close the gap.

The American automaker's first - ever all - electric passenger car launches later this year and will be the flagship for a fleet of hybrids, plug - in hybrids and EVs Ford's bringing to North America by 2013.

PSA plans to bring electrified options to its full car and light - truck lineup by 2025, joining other automakers in pledging to widely deploy partial or fully electric powertrains to lower emissions, CEO Carlos Tavares said Wednesday.

An electric - powered taxicab built by Chinese automaker BYD has been involved in a fatal accident, and initial fears were that the desig...

The CR - Z is the third gasoline - electric hybrid model offered by Honda (after the 2000 - 2006 Insight and 2003 - 2005 Civic Hybrid) that can be equipped with a manual transmission, and the only one in the same class offered by any automaker to do so.

With an investment of around Rs. 4000 crores in EVs over the next 3 - 5 years, the Indian automaker aims to introduce two new EVs to its electric car lineup by 2019, the first being the KUV100 electric.

The automaker has yet to introduce a pure, battery - electric vehicle outside of the limited - range Ford Focus Electric, but with $ 4.5 billion set aside for investment in electrified vehicles by 2020, the automaker clearly isn't blind to the role drivetrain electrification wielectric vehicle outside of the limited - range Ford Focus Electric, but with $ 4.5 billion set aside for investment in electrified vehicles by 2020, the automaker clearly isn't blind to the role drivetrain electrification wiElectric, but with $ 4.5 billion set aside for investment in electrified vehicles by 2020, the automaker clearly isn't blind to the role drivetrain electrification will play.

Automakers are test - driving a new torque - vectoring electric drive system by GKN Automotive.

Built by the British automaker to herald the arrival of the brand's first mass - produced EV in 2019, the tiny vehicle combines the iconic design of the original Mini with a very contemporary all - electric powertrain.

The largest U.S. automaker said the 2014 model year trucks could suffer a temporary loss of electric power steering, especially during low - speed turning maneuvers, according to documents disclosed Friday by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Aside from the the German automaker's automatic transmission optimized for efficiency, the new 5 - Series will come standard with other gas saving features like EPS Electric Power Steering that takes some stress off the drive train by reducing parasitic drag and frees up a few more horsepower at the same time.

BMW will offer 12 full - electric vehicles by 2025, including a low - slung sedan to be unveiled at the Frankfurt auto show next week, as the automaker accelerates the rollout of battery - powered vehicles.

Controlled by Nissan since 2016, the Japanese automaker is looking to use early experience with the tiny i - MiEV electric car and Outlander Plug - In Hybrid into a mass - market line of all - electric and plug - in hybrid utility vehicles.

Henrik Fisker unveiled his $ 129,000 electric luxury car, in a rebooted effort by the renowned auto designer to take on Tesla and other luxury automakers.

All three automakers plan to use the Honda approach of a base gasoline engine supplemented by an electric motor.

In some way, shape or form, this is the new vision of the Volkswagen Beetle (albeit by a different name)-- a four - door electric car based on the automaker's new modular platform.

General Motors Co Chief Executive has made a bold promise to investors that the Detroit automaker will make money selling electric cars by 2021.

Derrick Kuzak, Ford's director of global product development, says the automaker is predicting that electric propulsion — conventional hybrids, plug - in hybrids and battery - electric vehicles — will make up anywhere from 10 to 25 % of its global fleet by 2025.

As we teased a couple of weeks ago, the new Mitsubishi e-Evolution concept not only signals the automaker's commitment to changing the way people look at its brand by placing a great focus on electric vehicles, but also using the new e-Evolution Concept to gauge customer reaction to several other technologies.

Earlier today, Ford Motor Company shared seven of the thirteen forthcoming electrified vehicles that the automaker will introduce by 2020 — a list which includes a small, battery - electric SUV with at least 300 miles of total range.

Additionally, the automaker's engineers expect that as charging points become more widespread (an estimated 12,000 charging stations are expected to be in place across the U.S. by the end of 2012), drivers will be able to leapfrog from charging point to charging point while running a day's errands to further extend the Focus Electric's range.

GKN Driveline announced that its order book for electric driveline (eDrive) technologies hit a record # 2 billion (US$ 2.8 billion) by the end of 2017 following a series of significant program wins with major global automakers.

Other SUVs have likewise been given electric drivetrains, albeit not mass - produced by the automaker.

The motors are taken directly from the upcoming Audi e-tron, an all - electric SUV that the automaker hopes to have in dealerships by the end of the year.

The Passat GTE rivals the Honda Accord Hybrid and Toyota Camry Hybrid With the recent attention towards electric vehicles and hybrids by the government, automakers are looking forward to introducing more EVs and Hybrid cars in the country.