Electric car manufacturers join forces Electric car makers are combining efforts to cut costs. They intend to save billions by reducing duplicating business functions. Manufacturers: Daimler, Renault, Nissan, Lada, Mitsubishi and Infiniti etc. anticipate the production of 14 pure electric cars and a fleet self-driving taxis by 2022. Bandwagon It’s …

Mercedes-Benz goes electric Not to be outdone by other car manufacturers with their electric vehicles, Mercedes-Benz have jumped on the electric car bandwagon. The indication is that Mercedes-Benz will offer some 50 electrified models – hybrid and fully electric by 2022. We can now add Mercedes-Benz to the illustrious list …

Uber update! Uber is reported to be under FBI investigation for allegedly using software against its competitors. See Wall Street Journal report here for more details. Uber never seems far from controversy?    

Equifax hacked! Equifax has reported that the company suffered a data breach affecting 143 million US clients. Apparently some UK customers were also compromised. In a report Equifax said that birth dates, addresses and US social security numbers had been stolen. Advice Be aware! If you have used ever used …

Uber jumps on electric vehicle bandwagon to fight air pollution! Uber announced a £150 million fund to tackle UK air pollution and offer a diesel scrappage scheme. They want to encourage their drivers to switch to electric or hybrid vehicles. Their aim is for all vehicles in London using its …

BMW electric dreams are big. Just a quick update to my previous electric car posts. I see report from BMW says that they have 25 electric and hybrid models by 2025 for sale, twelve of which will be entirely electric. They also say that they will have more than 200,000 …

Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) to go electric. This is brilliant… Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) announced today (07/09/17) that their vehicles from 2020 will be electric or hybrid. They said, ‘Every new Jaguar Land Rover model line will be electrified from 2020 – giving customers even more choice.’ The first fully …

Scotland to phase out new petrol and diesel cars. Scotland has announced plans to phase out new petrol and diesel cars by 2032. That’s eight years ahead of the rest of the UK. Why not have some unity here and plan together? No wonder BREXIT is a complete nightmare when …

Nissan announce improved Leaf battery performance As competition in the electric car industry starts to motor (and about time in my opinion) Nissan announce range improvements to their Leaf electric car. The new Leaf electric car can travel approximately 50% further than its predecessor (depends on terrain). The new Leaf …

Micro Focus International PLC completes deal. Micro Focus International PLC (MCRO) shares are up this morning by 7.6% at: £23.75 The company on 1st September 2017 successfully completed its merger with HPE Software. This has been an exceptional period for Micro Focus as it was itself the target of a …