This epidemic has brought great challenges to the automobile industry and consumers, and also prompted many people to reconsider their lifestyle. Toyota believes that there are more opportunities for innovative travel services than ever before. The company expects that the market demand for smart and flexible travel will continue to grow, and the focus of travel will shift from car ownership to on-demand use. Ginto? Europe will be the ideal choice to meet these needs. Its services include car rental, car sharing, carpooling and multi-mode solutions, providing tailor-made services for enterprises, organizations, cities and individuals.
According to foreign media reports, Toyota's first pure electric vehicle based on the e-TNGA platform will be an SUV similar in size to RAV4.
Matt, Marketing Director of Toyota Europe? Harrison said in a video chat that this SUV will be launched in Europe "in a few years" and "we are preparing a production version of this model".
Andrea, product and marketing manager of Toyota Europe? Carlucci said that this SUV will be Toyota's first pure electric vehicle for Europe. The model will be manufactured in its ZEV factory in Japan, and Toyota has not yet stated whether it will sell this electric SUV outside Europe. Toyota said in a statement on February 7, 65438 that more details will be announced in the coming months.
Toyota Europe said that the SUV will be one of the 65,438+00 zero-emission vehicles that the company plans to launch in Europe in 2025; The SUV built in cooperation with Subaru will be the fifth model. Last year, Toyota and Subaru announced this electric vehicle cooperation.
According to foreign media reports, Lexus will launch a brand-new electric SUV, which will be equipped with the company's brand-new "DIRECT4" powertrain technology.
On February 7th, 65438, Lexus released DIRECT4 transmission system technology to provide power for future electric vehicles. DIRECT4 can accurately control the driving torque of the front and rear motors and the braking force transmitted to the four wheels. By automatically adjusting the balance of the driving forces of the front and rear wheels, the system can adjust the driving conditions according to the driver's intention, change the driving feeling, and keep the car in the best driving posture. The system adopts front and rear electronic shafts, and each electronic shaft is equipped with a large torque motor and transmission shaft, paying attention to the optimal driving force distribution. Because the motor is directly connected to the wheel through only one transmission shaft, there is no delay in running.
Takashi, chief engineer of Lexus electrification? Watanabe and chief designer Koichi? Suga introduced this brand-new electric drive system. At the end of the conference, they announced that they would launch a brand-new pure electric SUV. The company did not disclose the production plan and timetable of the new car, but previously said that it would launch the first pure electric vehicle next year.
According to foreign media reports, it is not far from the day when Honda stops selling diesel vehicles in Europe. At present, Japanese automakers are promoting electrification, and gasoline and diesel models may be gradually eliminated.
Ian, Senior Vice President of Honda Motor Europe? Howells said that the company will stop selling internal combustion engine models in Europe from 2022. Considering that the company's average carbon dioxide emissions in 2020 failed to meet the targets set by Europe, it had to buy emission points from Tesla to avoid high fines. Honda's decision will not be surprising.
It is meaningless to continue to sell traditional internal combustion engine cars and then use the money earned to pay fines or buy points. In the EU market, cars sold by automobile manufacturers must meet the EU emission requirements. As far as Honda is concerned, the company will achieve this goal by turning to hybrid and pure electric vehicles. In the European market, the new Jazz model only offers a hybrid version, while Honda? E only pure electric version.
65438+On February 7th, Uber and Aurora, an autonomous driving startup, announced? Uber will put its autonomous driving department Uber? ATG is sold to Aurora, which will accelerate Uber's profit target.
According to people familiar with the matter, ATG is valued at $4 billion in this equity transaction. Compared with last year, ATG's valuation has dropped significantly. Last year, the department received $654.38+0 billion in financing from investors including Toyota and Softbank, and the valuation at that time was $7.25 billion.
In addition, Uber will invest 400 million US dollars in Aurora with a valuation of 654.38+0 billion US dollars. Uber CEO Dara? Khosrowshah will join Aurora's board of directors. In a company document, Uber will hold about 26% ownership of Aurora on a fully diluted basis.
Aurora is committed to developing self-driving trucks, passenger cars and delivery vehicles, and will cooperate with Uber to deploy self-driving vehicles on its taxi and takeaway distribution network. Uber is also trying to build its own freight logistics platform, but it has not yet operated its own trucks.
Uber CEO Dara? Khosrowshahi said in an interview that this transaction will accelerate Uber's profitability before the end of 20021.
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