by Michael Strong | Feb 8, 2019
Former Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Chairman and CEO Carlos Ghosn is reimbursing Renault €50,000 for a bill the automaker incurred for the use of a chateau at the Palace of Versailles for Ghosn’s lavish wedding in 2016. Ghosn, who is being detained in Japan and being...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Feb 5, 2019
Tesla will spend $218 million to acquire Maxwell Technologies, an energy company that could help it both reduce battery costs and develop a battery alternative called an ultracapacitor. Separately, Electrify America, a company dedicated to promoting and supporting...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Feb 1, 2019
BMW continues its push to electrify its line-up with the official launch of the new 745e model. Three different versions of the plug-in hybrid will be offered worldwide, including the 745e, the 745Le and the 745e xDrive, the latter being the only variant planned for...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jan 31, 2019
The alert went out by smartphone to nearly 2 million natural gas customers across Michigan’s Lower Peninsula: turn back your thermostats or risk the possibility of having natural gas supplies cut off. While some utilities have raised concerns about gas supplies in...
by Joseph Szczesny | Jan 30, 2019
A Volvo Cars joint venture has gotten approval to test its software in self-driving cars on Swedish highways at speeds of up to 80 kilometers or 60 miles per hour. Zenuity, a joint venture between Volvo and Swedish tech company Veoneer, developed software for Level 4...
