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Porsche’s Mueller to Join VW Board
2/19/2015Porsche AG CEO Matthias Mueller will be promoted to a new job set up to coordinate Volkswagen Group's luxury brands, according to German media reports led by the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.
Ideal Ambient Temperature for EVs: About 70°F
2/19/2015Ideal Ambient Temperature for EVs: About 70 F Differences in local temperatures can produce 45% swings in energy consumption per mile for electric vehicles and more than triple their associated carbon dioxide emissions, according to researchers at Carnegie Mellon University.
GM Names New Top Lawyer
2/19/2015General Motors Co. has named Craig Glidden to become its new general counsel, effective Mar. 1.
Ford Seeks Chinese Chat App
2/19/2015Ford Motor Co. confirms it is in talks to tailor a version of China's popular WeChat app for use in cars it sells in the country, Reuters reports.
Uber’s Latest Financing Drive Jumps to $2.8 Billion
2/19/2015The $1.2 billion Series E fundraising effort Uber Technologies Inc. launched late last year expanded to $2.8 billion on Wednesday, according to a filing in Delaware.
U.K. Car Production Slips
2/19/2015The U.K.'s output of passenger vehicles in January dropped to 127,400 units from 128,900 in January 2014, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders.
Apple Sued for Poaching Engineers to Launch Battery Business
2/19/2015Electric vehicle battery maker A123 Systems LLC has sued Apple Inc. for luring away five top engineers to help it develop a battery division, Law360.com reports.
U.K. Launches “Proving Factory” to Bolster Auto Technology
2/18/2015The U.K. is promoting auto technology through a new manufacturing incubator in Coventry called the Proving Factory.
Delphi to Sell Heating/Cooling Businesses to Mahle
2/18/2015Delphi Automotive plc has reached a deal to sell its heating and cooling business to Germany's Mahle GmbH for more than $700 million, sources tell The Wall Street Journal.
Ideal Ambient Temperature for EVs: About 70°F
2/18/2015Differences in local temperatures can produce 45% swings in energy consumption per mile for electric vehicles and more than triple their associated carbon dioxide emissions, according to researchers at Carnegie Mellon University.