Category: Automotive

The Justice Department has opened a criminal investigation into Ford Motor Co.’s emissions certification process, the automaker disclosed two months after fessing up to an issue with its testing. Ford, … Read More

Tesla Roadster, 620+-mile range and 0-60 in 1.9 sec. The upcoming, all-new $250K Tesla Roadster will have the highest electric range of any production EV ever made. In fact, it's … Read More

Roger Penske and his wife Kathy Electric cars aren't the only electric vehicles that need faster charging. Penske Truck Leasing, an arm of the vast Penske motorsports and business empire, … Read More

Rivian will soon start selling their own EVs as well Ford will develop a new electric vehicle with Rivian after announcing a $500 million investment in the American EV manufacturer … Read More

Polestar's first EV Polestar, the electric performance brand, has announced the expansion of its management team in North America. Six new appointments have taken place as the company prepares for … Read More

Will Elon Musk make the rest of the auto industry look like idiots, or is he blowing smoke up everyone's posterior? UPDATE Michael Liedtke and Tom Krisher, AP write, Tesla … Read More

Ever time Ghosn opens his mouth to express that he was framed, the Japanese authorities indict him for something else Lawyers for former Nissan Motor Co. Chairman Carlos Ghosn are … Read More

THE BATTERIES' SHARE OF AN EV COST. CREDIT: BNEF Batteries have been getting smaller and cheaper so much faster than expected that the experts at Bloomberg NEF (BNEF) have had … Read More

Former Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn charged with plotting to defraud consumers German prosecutors have officially charged former Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn with aggravated assault in connection to diesel emissions fraud. … Read More

Tesla Nevada Factory Panasonic is freezing plans to expand its role as Tesla’s electric car battery supplier, a move that raises new questions about demand for Tesla’s Model 3 — … Read More

Chevy released this photo of the camouflaged C8 Corvette The wait is almost over as Chevrolet has finally confirmed the 2020 Corvette will be unveiled this summer. The company is … Read More

As we predicted, the idea of autonomous automobile computers replicating what the most powerful computer ever created can do (the human brain) is far far away Ford CEO Jim Hackett … Read More

Carlos Ghosn still maintains he was framed An expected but important shareholder vote on Monday finally removed embattled former Nissan and Renault executive Carlos Ghosn from Nissan's board of directors, … Read More

You sell diesel cars you pay the price It might have taken two years of investigative raids and Daimler acting as a whistleblower, but Germany’s Big Three automakers finally stand … Read More

Denso realizes almost all cars will be electric in about 10 years DENSO, the world’s second largest mobility supplier, today announced it will invest approximately 180 billion yen (US$1.6 billion) … Read More

The 2019 Audi e-tron range is only so-so The official EPA-rated range results are in for the 2019 Audi e-tron electric SUV—at least according to Audi, as they’re not yet … Read More

VW e-Golf test vehicles Volkswagen is testing prototype self-driving cars in Hamburg, Germany. The automaker claims these are the first tests of autonomous cars in a major German city. The … Read More

Carlos Ghosn Ousted Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn has been arrested again in Japan, less than a month after he was released on bail. Prosecutors accuse Ghosn of using Nissan funds … Read More

2011 Mercedes ML350 BlueTec. They told buyers it was 'clean diesel'. Was it? Leading consumer and environmental groups today sent letters to U.S. House Energy & Commerce and Senate Commerce … Read More