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California to Begin Testing VW Diesel Fixes
The California Air Resources Board tells Reuters it will soon begin testing an array of updates Volkswagen AG says could enable three generations of its 2-liter diesel engines in the U.S. to meet emission standards.
DOE Battery Consortium Aims to Triple EV Energy Capacity
The recently announced Battery500 consortium backed by the U.S. Dept. of Energy aims to nearly triple the specific energy of lithium-ion batteries in five years.
Nissan: EV Quick-Charging Hits Critical Mass in Japan
Japan’s CHAdeMO fast-charging technology has reached “critical mass” with 7,000 stations operating in the country as of June 1, Nissan Motor Co. says in its latest EVolution newsletter.
BMW Tests Manufacturing Optical Measuring Device
BMW AG has developed a new optical-measuring system that it says will improve quality and save time.
VW Group’s Operating Profit Plunges 57%
Volkswagen AG says its pretax operating profit in the second quarter plummeted to 57% to €1.6 billion ($1.8 billion). Results were dragged down by special items, most of them costs associated with the company’s diesel emissions scandal.
Maruti Suzuki Enters India’s Light Commercial Vehicle Market
Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. is launching its first light commercial vehicle, a diesel-powered variant of Suzuki Motor Corp.’s Super Carry LCV, in India next month.
Safety Advocates Criticize Mercedes “Drive Pilot” Ads
Consumer and safety advocates in the U.S. are asking the Federal Trade Commission to determine whether Daimler AG’s Mercedes-Benz unit is overstating the capabilities of its semi-autonomous Drive Pilot technology in television ads, Automotive News reports.
Driver Safety Aids Boost New-Vehicle Appeal
New vehicles equipped with such driver aids as blind-spot warnings and automatic braking scored sharply higher than models that lack such features in this year’s J.D. Power APEAL study.
Ford, MIT Partner on Research for Autonomous Shuttles
Ford Motor Co. and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have launched a research project that aims to optimize autonomous shuttle services based on passenger demand.
Prosecutors Widen VW Diesel Probe in Germany
German prosecutors in the state of Lower Saxony are now investigating 21 current and former Volkswagen AG employees about their possible role in the company’s diesel engine emission cheating scandal, Handelsblatt reports.