Daily Archives: May 21, 2014

Petrobras confirms another discovery in the ultra-deep Santos Basin pre-salt

Foto descoberta sagitário

Petrobras has completed the formation test on well 1-SPS-98 (1-BRSA-1063-SPS), informally known as Sagitário, located in ultra-deep waters of the Santos Basin pre-salt.

China’s NEVS suspends Saab output amid cash shortage

China's NEVS suspends Saab output amid cash shortage

China’s National Electric Vehicle Sweden has temporarily halted output of Saab cars due to a shortage of funds, it said on Tuesday.

Navigant forecasts PLUG-INS & FCVS to be 2.5% of all vehicles in use in 2035

Navigant forecasts plug-in & FCVS to be 2.5% of all vehicles in use in 2035

In a new report, Navigant Research estimates that nearly 84.1 million new light-duty vehicles (LDVs) will be sold globally in 2014, putting more than 1.2 billion vehicles on the world’s roads.

PSA taps Renault’s former China chief to head DS brand in Asia

PSA taps Renault's former China chief to head DS brand in Asia

PSA/Peugeot-Citroen has hired Renault’s former China chief, Chen Guozhang, to oversee its upscale DS brand in Asia, reported China Business News, a Shanghai-based daily newspaper.

VIA acquires Prodigy engineering an EV design company

VIA acquires Prodigy engineering an EV design company

VIA Motors, a privately held plug-in electric vehicle development and manufacturing company, has acquired Prodigy Engineering, an electric vehicle design, engineering and prototyping company. Prodigy has been under contract with VIA to prototype new vehicle models for the company’s expanding portfolio.