Wednesday Tech News Roundup: EU Batteries, Chinese Batteries, and More

• New Volkswagen Golf: GTE will have 201bhp and 241bhp variants – Autocar
• France to host pilot plant for Franco-German battery consortium: source – Reuters
• Opel looks to fix rough EV past with Corsa-e – Automotive News
• Why Volvo’s CEO Samuelsson sees disruption as a ‘huge opportunity’ – Automotive News
• Infineon and Synopsys to accelerate AI in AVs – Just-Auto
• SoftBank-sized chill sweeps through Asia’s tech universe – FT
• In Germany, an early test of VW’s global EV aspirations – Automotive News
• Nissan and EDF Group partner on EV smart charging – Just-Auto
• Lotus Cars CEO Popham on Evija All-Electric Supercar, Strategy – Bloomberg
• China’s CATL to supply batteries for Daimler’s electric trucks – Reuters
• Autonomous drone delivers diabetes medication to a remote Irish island – CNBC

And finally …

• Car Crashes into Trump Plaza – Bloomberg