Daily Archives: May 29, 2014

DELIVER electric light commercial vehicle demonstrator to make its debut at FISITA

DELIVER electric light commercial vehicle demonstrator to make its debut at FISITA

Liberty Electric Cars, the European subsidiary of Green Automotive Company, has completed the build of the first fully functioning example of “DELIVER”—an electric light commercial delivery vehicle funded by the European Commissions’ 7th Framework Programme.

London’s nitrogen dioxide pollutants are highest in Europe

London has a dirty secret. Levels of the harmful air pollutant nitrogen dioxide at a city center monitoring station are the highest in Europe.

Concentrations are greater even than in Beijing, where some have dubbed the city’s smog the “airpocalypse.”

Porsche checks Macan for possible brake problem

Porsche checks Macan for possible brake problem

Porsche is inspecting 2,500 Macan SUVs to check for faulty brakes after quality tests revealed that some brake booster units may have been damaged during the assembly process, the carmaker said.

Ford names Joel Piaskowski, new Europe design boss

Ford names Joel Piaskowski, new Europe design boss

Ford has named Joel Piaskowski to head its design team in Europe, where the automaker hopes to years of heavy financial losses 2015.