Volkswagen and Ford Considering Vehicle Co-Development
Ford is late to the table with EVs and needs help from a company like VW In a joint press release Tuesday, Volkswagen and Ford announced that the two companies … Read More
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Audi Names Sales Chief Interim CEO Following Stadler’s Arrest
The diesel black eyes just keep on coming Just a couple of days ago, police in Germany arrested Audi CEO Rupert Stadler for his alleged involvement in the diesel emissions … Read More
Ford settles with John Cena over GT resale
John Cena Professional wrestler John Cena has settled with Ford Motor Co. following the automaker's lawsuit against him for his sale of his 2017 Liquid Blue GT supercar. The lawsuit … Read More
After robots failed Musk, Tesla unwraps new, no-frills assembly line
Tesla robots failed to deliver, so back to basics Electric car manufacturer Tesla Inc. has set up an additional, no-frills production line to churn out vehicles, according to Chief Executive … Read More
Porsche Will Make Charging An Electric Vehicle Easier
Porsche Taycan If you live in the United States and drive an electric car, your options to stop at a fast charging station are limited – unless of course your … Read More
Chicago picks Elon Musk’s The Boring Company for high-speed link to airport
Passengers will be ferried from downtown Chicago to O'Hare Airport at up to 150 mph in autonomous electric pods called skates Rush hour gridlock in downtown Chicago could be set … Read More
Lewis Hamilton & Russell Wilson Flat Out in Montreal!
Two Champs. One Mercedes-AMG. F1 meets NFL, as Lewis Hamilton takes Seattle Seahawks star Russell Wilson on a hot lap of the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve! Watch Hamilton's face – he … Read More
Another 1 Million Mercedes Have Diesel ‘Cheat’ Device
Dieter Zetsche knew, like the others, that diesels are filthy polluting machines and you have to cheat to get road approval With a government order to recall 774,000 vehicles in … Read More
Soul, electrified. – The Porsche Taycan is coming.
All Porsche models have something in common: They have a soul. A certain feeling you get as a driver as soon as you get behind the wheel. Soon, the Porsche … Read More
“Mission E” To Become The Porsche Taycan (Update)
Porsche Taycan UPDATE The future of mobility is another step closer: Series production of the first purely electric Porsche is set to begin next year. In preparation, the vehicle previously … Read More
Elon Musk is serious about adding thrusters to the new Tesla Roadster
Tesla Roadster Elon Musk has confirmed that he is completely serious about adding thrusters to the new Tesla Roadster and he added that the optional package will replace the mysterious … Read More
Ultra-capacitor hybrid radically boosts power and efficiency of lithium batteries
Nawa Ultracapacitor Combining the unique strengths of lithium batteries with crazy-fast charging, carbon ultra-capacitors could save a ton of weight and add significant range and power to electric vehicles, according … Read More
Ferrari 3.9-liter V8 voted best engine in last 20 years
Best engine award The latest iteration of Ferrari’s turbo-charged V8 that equips, in various forms, all Ferrari’s V8-engined cars, has been nominated the best engine in the world for the … Read More
Honda Partners on General Motors’ Next Gen Battery Development
Buick Velite extended range car in China General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) and Honda (NYSE: HMC) announced an agreement for new advanced chemistry battery components, including the cell and module, … Read More
Why autonomous cars are downright scary
The best minds in the world cannot make Artificial Intelligence work as well as the human brain. Can humans recreate what God engineered? It seems not, at least not yet. … Read More
Rock star Adam Levine drives Porsche Mission E
Rock star Adam Levine has owned a 1958 356A Speedster for ten years, and at the Experience Centre L.A. he had the opportunity to swap the wheel of his historic … Read More
Consumer Reports flipped its Model 3 recommendation after Tesla wirelessly updated its cars
Tesla Model 3 Consumer Reports, a US non-profit product testing organization, couldn’t recommend the Tesla’s Model 3 when it reviewed the car earlier this month. Test drivers praised the car’s … Read More
California will begin testing digital license plates that cost $700
California will become the first state to test digital license plates after state officials agreed to introduce the technology. To start, the city will take delivery of 24 plates for … Read More
Marchionne to deep-six Chrysler brand
Rumor has it that Fiat Chrysler Automobiles CEO Sergio Marchionne plans to announce on Friday at FCA's investor day in Balocco, Italy, that the hapless Chrysler brand will soon follow … Read More
Audi to Offer Cameras Instead of Side Mirrors on e-tron EV
Small cameras will replace the mirrors The idea of replacing side-view mirrors on cars with small cameras is finally moving into production. As Audi builds up the impending launch of … Read More
Autonomous vehicles are great at hitting parked cars
Today you have to be a real dumb-ass to trust an autonomous vehicle. They can't even avoid parked cars and big red firetrucks A Tesla Model S with its Autopilot … Read More
Mid-Engine Corvette to have up to 1,000 HP
If rumors are true, the 2020 Corvette will bury this ZR1 The Chevrolet Corvette C7 is an evolution of its predecessor but the next-generation model promises to be revolutionary. It’s … Read More
Mark Webber calls the Mission E a game-changer
Mark Webber learns how the Mission E electronics work Mark Webber got behind the wheel of the new, still highly camouflaged, all-electric 600-HP Mission E for the first time on … Read More
Apple signs deal with Volkswagen for driverless cars
Apple had already curtailed its grand vision for disrupting the automotive industry by building its own self-driving car. Now the tech giant has narrowed its auto aspirations even further. For … Read More
Kenny Brack hired to be McLaren test driver
Kenny Brack McLaren Automotive is delighted to confirm that former professional racing driver Kenny Brack has joined the British luxury high-performance sportscar and supercar company as Chief Test Driver. Brack, … Read More