---
title: "Wednesday Tech News Roundup: EU Batteries, Chinese Batteries, and More"
description: "Your daily mobility technology news roundup, collected by a robot under safety driver supervision."
date: "2019-09-18"
modified: "2019-09-18"
authors:
  - name: "Bertel Schmitt"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/bertel-schmitt"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/tech/29898/wednesday-tech-news-roundup-eu-batteries-chinese-batteries-more"
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---

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

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- New Volkswagen Golf: GTE will have 201bhp and 241bhp variants - [Autocar](<https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/new-volkswagen-golf-gte-will-have-201bhp-and-241bhp-variants>)
- France to host pilot plant for Franco-German battery consortium: source - [Reuters](<https://www.reuters.com/article/us-france-germany-batteries/france-to-host-pilot-plant-for-franco-german-battery-consortium-source-idUSKBN1W31EW>)
- Opel looks to fix rough EV past with Corsa-e - [Automotive News](<https://europe.autonews.com/latest-launches/opel-looks-fix-rough-ev-past-corsa-e>)
- Why Volvo's CEO Samuelsson sees disruption as a 'huge opportunity' - [Automotive News](<https://europe.autonews.com/automakers/why-volvos-ceo-samuelsson-sees-disruption-huge-opportunity>)
- Infineon and Synopsys to accelerate AI in AVs - [Just-Auto](<https://www.just-auto.com/news/infineon-and-synopsys-to-accelerate-ai-in-avs_id190891.aspx?utm_source=article-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed>)
- SoftBank-sized chill sweeps through Asia's tech universe - [FT](<https://www.ft.com/content/06cea350-d9fe-11e9-8f9b-77216ebe1f17>)
- In Germany, an early test of VW's global EV aspirations - [Automotive News](<https://europe.autonews.com/automakers/germany-early-test-vws-global-ev-aspirations>)
- Nissan and EDF Group partner on EV smart charging - [Just-Auto](<https://www.just-auto.com/news/nissan-and-edf-group-partner-on-ev-smart-charging_id190878.aspx>)
- Lotus Cars CEO Popham on Evija All-Electric Supercar, Strategy - [Bloomberg](<https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2019-09-18/lotus-cars-ceo-popham-on-evija-all-electric-supercar-strategy-video>)
- China's CATL to supply batteries for Daimler's electric trucks - [Reuters](<https://uk.reuters.com/article/daimler-catl/chinas-catl-to-supply-batteries-for-daimlers-electric-trucks-idUKS8N25G01B>)
- Autonomous drone delivers diabetes medication to a remote Irish island - [CNBC](<https://www.cnbc.com/2019/09/18/autonomous-drone-delivers-diabetes-medication-to-a-remote-irish-island.html>)

### And finally ...

- Car Crashes into Trump Plaza - [Bloomberg](<https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2019-09-18/car-crashes-into-trump-plaza-video>)

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