Sentences with phrase «charging on the automaker»

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But Reuters has learned that Tesla is collaborating with Anheuser - Busch, PepsiCo and United Parcel Service Inc to build on - site charging terminals at their facilities as part of the automaker's efforts to roll out the...

Federal prosecutors in Detroit on Thursday unsealed charges against former Volkswagen AG Chief Executive Martin Winterkorn, accusing him of conspiring to mislead regulators about the German automaker's diesel emissions cheating.

WASHINGTON — Federal prosecutors in Detroit on Thursday unsealed charges against former Volkswagen Chief Executive Martin Winterkorn, accusing him of conspiring to mislead regulators about the German automaker's diesel emissions cheating.

While automakers have agreed on uniform plug standards for slower types of charging used at home and work, they have not done so for what's known as DC fast charging, which can fill a battery in less than 30 minutes.

For starters, the automaker wants it to last 30 minutes on the track between charges.

As on similar telematics apps from other automakers, the Ford Sync Connect app will let owners check lock or unlock their car, and check its vital signs like fuel and oil levels, battery charge, and tire pressures.

General Motors, the biggest U.S. automaker and the third biggest globally based on sales, earned $ 2.8 billion in the fourth quarter of 2015 before interest, taxes and one - time charges, or $ 1.39 per share.

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.

If media reports are to be believed, the Japanese automaker is working on a Direct - Injected Turbo - Charged (DiCT) powerplants for the upcoming hatch code - named «YRA» (which will be placed above Swift).

Japanese automaker's plug - in hybrid production version of concept does 68 km on battery and charges to full in 2.5 hours

The automaker describes the storage spaces as «ingenious» and exemplifies with the wireless smartphone charging area on the center console.

Like the civilian - rated Fusion Energi, this new fleet model promises up to about 30 km on a charge of its battery, a feature the automaker says makes this the «first Ford police vehicle that can potentially get through an entire shift using no gasoline.»

It sure would be nice to see other automakers get truly serious about a charging network based on real world needs.

What's more, grid operators will need to work with new types of organizations as automakers, retailers and others «with little or no experience in interfacing with the bulk power grid» start to take on the role of aggregator (grouping together 800 - 1,000 plug - in vehicles to provide services like scheduling battery charging based on pricing information and total grid load, or stop charging and reduce load on a targeted basis).

The prototype saloon, developed by American automaker Fisker Automotive, can travel 80 km (50mi) emission - free on a single charge of its Lithium - ion battery, and an additional 400 km (250mi) on a range extending generator turned by an efficient fourcylinder gas engine.

Automakers are expected to vote this week on a standard for cables and plugs that will be used to charge plug - in hybrid and electric cars.

And on the charging front, we've known for a while that with Musk not abiding by SAE charging standards it only behooves him to get other automakers to use his charging tech.

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.

While the company promises a whole new range of EVs (some of which are retro - inspired), its compact sedan is still in charge of keeping the lights on for the automaker's US arm.