AVL invests 50 millions to improve the electric powertrain
The demand for efficient micro-electronics for electrified vehicles, as well as for automated and connected ones, is rising.
The EU Commission through the IPCEI ME/CT, which has just been approved and is funded by the...
Marposs takes over Solarius, strengthens its presence in semiconductor and electronics segment
Since 2000-year, the Bolognese Marposs has started a programme of takeovers of sound and well-structured companies. The last of them is Solarius, located in the Silicon Valley, which provides engineering, applicative and productive competences...
The importance of high-efficiency motors in industry
The energy efficiency issue in industry is more topical than ever and the data recently issued by IEA International Energy Agency, following a report, reveal that industry uses 37% of global energy requirements and...
Electric trucks: that is why ElectraMeccanica and Tevva have merged
The two companies ElectraMeccanica, with headquarters in the USA, and the British Tevva have announced their merging to create a market specialist in zero-emission commercial vehicles, focusing first on the United Kingdom, then on...
In-house whole chain, the Chinese BYD enters the Italian market
The Chinese Byd stands out in the automotive industry for having the whole chain inside the same company, manufacturing the complete system of electric motors, batteries, electrified transmissions, control units and semiconductors. The company...
First field test of 100% electric truck for Fercam
Alto Adige logistic and transport company Fercam has collaborated with Mercedes-Benz Trucks Italia to carry out the first real transport in Italy with the brand-new 100% electric truck. From Bolzano to Innsbruck, transporting goods...
Clepa’s vision about the EU taxonomy regulation
Clepa, the European Association of Automotive Suppliers, commented The EU taxonomy regulation – the classification on EU scale for sustainable activities – declaring that this regulation aims at directing investments towards sustainable commercial activities....
Rare earths, crackdown on exports from China?
The latest rumours from the market suggest that China is considering – to safeguard the “national safety” – to forbid the export of the rare earths used to manufacture high-performance magnets used for the...
Stellantis, the gigafactory for ACC batteries inaugurated in France
Together with TotalEnergies and Mercedes-Benz, Stellantis has recently inaugurated the gigafactory of Automotive Cells Company (ACC) for the manufacturing of batteries headquartered at Billy-Berclau Douvrin, France.
It is the first of the three planned in...
One of the largest high-speed charging networks in Europe is incoming
Be Charge, company fully controlled by Plenitude, which is in its turn a branch of Eni Group, will receive from the European Commission and the Italian Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (CDP) over 100 million...