Remove 2018 Remove Kits Remove Parts Remove Production
article thumbnail

Mattel creates the perfect Tesla Cybertruck LEGO kit that never was

Teslarati

Tesla Cybertruck Hot Wheels models enter ‘production hell’ with delivery delays. Hopefully, the set’s production does not run into the same challenges as the Hot Wheels Cybertruck models. The Hot Wheels Cybertruck entered its own production hell, leading to delivery delays, similar to the Tesla’s Model 3 production hell in 2018.

Kits 138
article thumbnail

KIT team finds wear occurs at first contact and always takes place at same point

Green Car Congress

Researchers at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) recently showed that wear occurs at the first contact and always takes place at the same point of the material. of the gross domestic product, i.e. between €42.5 And copper also is an important material for movable parts. billion in 2017. These results are entirely new.

Kits 186
article thumbnail

Audis e-tron quattro EV: evolutionary powertrain with a dash of revolution for production in 2018; MLB evo

Green Car Congress

Audi’s e-tron quattro battery-electric SUV concept, which made its formal debut at IAA in Frankfurt ( earlier post ), is a strong indicator of Audi’s series-production electric SUV due in 2018—especially in terms of the powertrain. The resulting two-motor system could become part of the MLB evo kit, said Prof.

Audi 150
article thumbnail

Mercedes-Benz to set up EV production in US, battery plant; $1B investment in Alabama

Green Car Congress

Mercedes-Benz will set up electric vehicle production in the United States. With production locations for EVs and batteries in Europe, China and, now, the US, our global network is ready for the era of electric vehicles. —Markus Schäfer, Member of the Divisional Board of Mercedes-Benz Cars, Production and Supply Chain.

Alabama 170
article thumbnail

UPS, NYSERDA project to convert UPS diesel delivery trucks to electric; UES 225 kW switched reluctance motor

Green Car Congress

If successful, the Bronx-based project is expected to bring a production version of the converted truck to the streets of New York City by Spring 2018. In addition to producing a new, cost-effective all-electric conversion kit, the project will deliver a blueprint for converting up to three UPS vehicles a day.

Convert 170
article thumbnail

Study suggests lithium and cobalt for batteries may face supply risks by 2050

Green Car Congress

Analysis by researchers at the Helmholtz Institute Ulm (HIU) of the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) suggests that, given the foreseen scaling of battery demand up to 2050, each may face supply risks, albeit for different reasons. For cobalt, the scenario-based demand analysis depicts a very different picture.

Supplies 281
article thumbnail

Volkswagen to invest ~$1.2B in Zwickau plant to convert to pure e-mobility facility; MEB-based EVs

Green Car Congress

As part of a projected €22.8 As the Group announced earlier ( earlier post ), the Zwickau site is being remodeled for the launch in 2020 of the first series production of electric vehicles on the MEB platform (the I.D. This will lay a key foundation for the electrification and hybridization of the Group’s product portfolio.

Convert 150