by Randall McAdory | Sep 18, 2019 | Electric Vehicles, General Motors, UAW
Today, there are 48,000 UAW GM employees on a labor strike against the automaker in the United States. Business Insider is suggesting that GM’s investments in developing EVs are exacerbating the labor dispute. Through June of this year, GM only sold...
by Randall McAdory | Sep 10, 2019 | Electric Vehicles, Porsche, Taycan
Much is being debated about the 2020 Porsche Taycan. Some believe the Taycan is an arrow in the heart of Elon Musk and Tesla’s Model S. Others believe Taycan still falls short of Model S because of range and price. Mario Herger offers an interesting perspective...
by Randall McAdory | Sep 6, 2019 | Electric Vehicles, Internal Combustion Engine
That’s the topic tackled in a Detroit News article this week. What stands out in the article is that the development of EVs drove the United Autoworkers Union to issue a report this year outlining the implications of EVs on employment and how to address these...
by Randall McAdory | Aug 26, 2019 | Autonomous Vehicles, Electric Vehicles, Ford, Internal Combustion Engine
According to Teslarati, Ford’s operations head for Autonomous Vehicles (John Rich), recently said that the demand for cars will rise with the deployment of autonomous technology. According to Rich, as self-driving vehicles experience consistent usage, the wear...
by Randall McAdory | Aug 16, 2019 | Electric Vehicles, Ford, General Motors, Internal Combustion Engine
General Motors has a point of view regarding this question. For GM, electric vehicles offer better integration of the required advanced technologies for autonomous vehicles that operate cleanly and safely. EVs offer the stable power and low latency required for...
by Randall McAdory | Aug 14, 2019 | Autonomous Vehicles, Electric Vehicles, General Motors, Suppliers, Volkswagen
In an interview with Automotive News Europe (subscription required), the head of Bosch Mobility Solutions, Stefan Hartung, discusses a whole range of auto industry issues related to electrification, fuel cells, the internal combustion engine, and autonomous vehicle...
