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Study Suggests Automakers Lose $6,000 On Each EV Sold

The Truth About Cars

Boston Consulting Group, an American-based global management consulting firm that issued the report, said the figure accounts for customer tax credits — painting a rather bleak picture for the future of EVs. While segment growth has improved, it’s not happening at the pace industry leaders expected.

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Car industry enters ‘golden age of innovation’

Green Cars News

The global car industry is entering a global age of innovation according to The Boston Consulting Group (BCG), making leaps and bounds in four key technology areas; powertrain, lightweight materials, connectivity and active safety (or assisted driving). A new report from the Group is released as t[.].

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6 Places Electric Car Drivers Want to See EV Charging Stations

EV Connect

Charging at home is still the priority, according to survey results from Boston Consulting Group. Hotels, Restaurants, and Other Hospitality Venues Hospitality is another key industry faced with a huge opportunity from the growing EV industry. Especially for hotels, EV charging is nothing short of essential.

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Shell to divest 1,000 retail locations, and also expand EV charging. Coincidence? – Charged EVs

Baua Electric

We have other competitive advantages, such as our convenience retail offering which allows us to offer our customers coffee, food and other convenience items as they charge their cars.” Many industry observers agree. “If Coincidence? – Charged EVs appeared first on Bauaelectric Auto News.

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Bosch developing sensor box for air taxis using production-tested components from automotive

Green Car Congress

The Boston Consulting Group predicts that people around the world will take 1 billion flights in air taxis in 2030, once sharing services have also established a presence on fixed routes above the ground; most of those air taxis will be capable of operating without a pilot. Bosch is working on sensor technology for air taxis.

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Ford and Sollers sign MoU to establish a JV in Russia

Green Car Congress

The proposed JV is one of a number of new market expansions focused on the Russian car market, which the Boston Consulting Group this week said may become the world’s sixth-largest by 2020, selling 4 million cars a year. Ford began producing cars in Russia in 2002. Earlier post.).

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Ricardo white paper outlines needed developments to realize autonomous driving

Green Car Congress

Engineering firm Ricardo has published a white paper— Key Enablers for the Fully Autonomous Vehicle —highlighting the technologies and development processes that are needed to develop commercially feasible self-driving cars that meet consumer expectations while also achieving compliance with likely future transport regulations.