Volkswagen Testing New Portable EV Charging Stations
Volkswagen has been saying for months now that it plans to introduce a wave of battery-electric vehicles in the U.S. and around the world — as many as 50 vehicles by 2030.
One of the questions being asked is where are all of the EV drivers going to recharge when the home charging station isn’t available?
Plenty of companies are stepping up to build charging stations across America; however, Volkswagen isn’t just creating a problem with no solution with this tsunami of EVs is plans to introduce, it’s developed a mobile charging station.
Read the article at The Detroit Bureau.
The All-New Police Interceptor Utility Will Change the Way Officers Work
Police departments have moved to SUVs as their mainstay police vehicles given their rugged on-and-off-road abilities and five-door utility. The addition of Explorer's first-ever hybrid, the 2020 Police Interceptor now adds fuel economy to its benefits
"We never do a police car on our own, because we get so many benefits from Ford's production program," says Interceptor vehicle engineer Allen Magolen, who works in the company's police vehicle department. Ford currently provides about 65 percent of police vehicles in the US.
Read the article at The Detroit News.
Dropping Fuel Prices May Equate to More Potholes and Pollution
A lot of people are happy about lower gas prices - below $2 a gallon for unleaded regular in Michigan - but more than a few people also fret over what cheap gas means for our roads and our climate.
Inexpensive fuel means more driving and thus more stress on our already-battered roads.
And cheaper fuel translates into more pollution as motorists take to the roads. Innovative solutions need to be looked at seriously.
Read the article at Detroit Free Press.
Food Delivery Program to Launch Using GM’s Autonomous Vehicles
In San Francisco, General Motors' Cruise Automation is partnering with DoorDash on a food delivery service using Cruise's existing fleet of Chevrolet Bolt EV test cars.
Runners will load deliveries into cars, and customers will be notified when a car is approaching their address in order to pick up their food.
Figuring out how to hand off deliveries to customers is one of the many little issues companies looking to deploy self-driving cars have to think about.
Read the article at The Drive.
Norway on the Road to Eliminate Zero-Emission Vehicles by 2025
Norway, a country of 5.3 million, has long been a world leader in sales of electric vehicles. Last year, almost one-third of all new cars sold were electric.
"As more models reach the market this year, we should see an even larger share of zero-emission vehicles in the sales numbers,” Solberg Thorsen director of the Norwegian Road Federation said.
Norway aims to eliminate all emissions from new cars by 2025, and offers generous subsidies for buyers who opt to go electric.
Read the article at Bloomberg.
