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New e-Scooter Rolled Out By Canton-Based Lotus International

CANTON TWP.—Officials at Lotus International Co., a Shell consumer products brand licensee, announced the debut of Shell Ride SR-5S e-scooter in North America. This is the first offering in the Shell e-mobility line of products. The electric SR-5S boasts a sleek design and provides a lower-carbon means of transport for personal journeys. Its features include:

By |2021-02-19T17:23:39-05:00February 19th, 2021|Auto Tech|

Ann Arbor Becomes Living Lab For Developing City Mobility

DEARBORN - A bustling city’s transportation system can often seem chaotic, especially with more than half of the world’s population moving to urban areas and new mobility services jockeying for space. But as Ford CEO Jim Hackett outlined at last year’s Consumer Electronics Show, Ford vehicles and other forms of mobility don’t exist independently of

By |2021-02-19T16:42:11-05:00February 19th, 2021|Auto Tech, Featured, Mobile MI, Mobility|

Meritor To Build Drivetrains For Electric Trash Trucks

TROY—Officials at the auto supplier Meritor, Inc. (NYSE: MTOR) announced a five-year agreement to supply electric powertrains to Autocar Truks LLC for refuse vehicles. The vehicles will use Meritor’s Blue Horizon 14Xe powertrains, with production scheduled to begin in 2022. “As Meritor has developed its next-generation technologies, we have been able to align our electric

By |2021-02-05T16:19:14-05:00February 5th, 2021|Auto Tech|

DTE Energy Partners With Ann Arbor, Roseville Schools To Deploy Six Electric Buses

DETROIT — DTE Energy has partnered with Ann Arbor and Roseville schools to deploy six zero-emission electric school buses. As COVID-19 has delayed in-person learning for some schools, the new electric buses will be used to deliver meals to school children through federal food assistance programs in addition to student transportation. DTE Energy, Ann Arbor

By |2021-02-05T16:20:47-05:00February 5th, 2021|Auto Tech, Clean Update|

13th Annual Gamic Competition – Quarter Finals Scheduled

DETROIT - 2021 GAMIC Applications for the 13th Year of the competition are now closed. Once again, the F6S Platform helped us reach out to more than 500+ Global business accelerators/incubators and top automotive and mobility start-ups. The GAMIC competition, was created in 2008 to identify innovative early-stage automotive products / systems and mobility companies; cultivate

By |2021-01-31T10:48:06-05:00January 31st, 2021|Auto Tech, Entrepreneurs|

GM Plans All Electric Fleet, Carbon Neutrality, By 2040

DETROIT–Officials at Detroit-based General Motors Co. announced that it “aspires” to “eliminate tailpipe emissions from new light-duty vehicles by 2035,” meaning an all-electric vehicle sales lineup, with further plans to be completely carbon neutral as a corporation by 2040. Officials also announced that GM had signed the Business Ambition Pledge for 1.5⁰C, an call to

By |2021-01-30T11:14:45-05:00January 30th, 2021|Auto Tech, Featured|

Lyft Test Program Offers Drivers More Rides In Exchange For 10 Percent Pay Cut

SAN FRANCISCO - In late September, Earla Phillips got what she described as an irritating email from Lyft. The ride-hailing company was reaching out to drivers, like her, to notify them about a new feature called "priority mode." "Turn on priority mode to earn more," the email boasted. When drivers opted in, it said they'd

By |2021-01-24T18:25:20-05:00January 23rd, 2021|Auto Tech|

VinFast Launches Three Self-Driving SUVs With Artificial Intelligence Features

HANOI, VIETNAM - VinFast has launched three new self-driving electric SUV models that use Artificial Intelligence including many smart features, marking a milestone along the Southeast Asian companies goal of becoming a global smart electric vehicle company.  After three  years in operation, VinFast has developed VF31, VF32, VF33, SUVs multi-purpose vehicles, with high-chassis design, capable of

By |2021-01-24T18:29:12-05:00January 23rd, 2021|Auto Tech, Clean Update|

GM Unveils Autonomous Electric Flying Car – Cadillac Of Urban Air Mobility

DETROIT - General Motors Co on Tuesday presented a futuristic flying Cadillac - a self-driving vehicle which takes off and lands vertically and carries the passenger above the streets and through the air. A senior GM executive described the concept as “reimagining the future of personal transportation.” The single-passenger Cadillac - technically, a vertical take-off

By |2021-01-15T15:18:30-05:00January 15th, 2021|Auto Tech, Autonomous Vehicles, Featured|

Eaton Offers Products To Reduce Vapor Emissions During Gas-Powered Vehicle Refueling

GALESBURG - Power management company Eaton announced a complete suite of solutions from its Vehicle Group to reduce vapor emissions produced during the refueling of gas-powered vehicles. Reducing fuel vapor emissions minimizes the impact vehicles have on the environment and contributes to Eaton’s mission of creating a more sustainable future for all. Industry data reveals

By |2021-01-15T15:09:57-05:00January 15th, 2021|Auto Tech|