The cuts will affect some 500 full-time workers — mainly in management, staff and support functions — while another 300 temporary jobs were also to disappear. Indian-owned steelmaking giant Tata Steel announced Monday it was scrapping 800 jobs at its under-pressure plant in the Netherlands to “improve market conditions and bring down costs.” “The steel…
So, today I’d like to talk about how much of a mouth-breathing, brainless, pointless waste of sperm and oxygen you’d have to be to engage in “rolling coal”, which is when someone who has modified his diesel-engined shitbox so that it pumps out even more planet-destroying black smoke pulls in front of an electric car…
California-based startup Lucid Motors makes some of the most impressive electric vehicles on the planet. Their designs are stunning, their tech is class-leading, and their straight-line performance doesn’t comport with the laws of physics as we currently understand them. But Lucid’s also had plenty of startup challenges with sales, cash flow, costs and more. Here’s…
When we spoke with Karma Automotive’s new president, Marques McCammon, this September, he hinted at an upcoming product launch and a new approach for the brand. He wasn’t kidding. This weekend, Karma unveiled its all-new fully-electric sports coupe called the Kaveya. Featuring butterfly doors and over 1,000 horsepower, the Kaveya signifies a massive pivot within…
When Volvo announced its newest all-electric car, the $35,000 EX30, the reception was overwhelmingly positive. An affordable, high-quality EV – huzzah! The Swedish automaker dipped its toe in the EV market with the launch of the XC40 Recharge a few years ago and has capitalized on the momentum, achieving impressive sales and headed for an…
Kia reports that its global vehicle sales in October increased by almost eight percent year-over-year to 257,709 units. After ten months of 2023, the South Korean brand sold 2,611,938 vehicles (up 8.3 percent year-over-year). The South Korean brand is especially quick at increasing its all-electric car sales, which in October almost reached a new monthly…
The appeal of electric vehicles (EVs) is undeniable, but one major hurdle remains—the price. As it stands, the average cost of an EV is around $66,000, notably higher than the $48,000 average for new gasoline-powered cars in the U.S. While there has been a decrease from the previous year, manufacturers are striving to make EVs…
Volvo has pulled the drapes off the Volvo EM90, its first minivan in more than 70 years of car-making. Not only that it’s battery-powered and more luxurious than its flagship XC90 SUV. Created to battle with other luxury van-with-windows, like the latest $160,000 Lexus LM and Mercedes V-Class that spend their life shuttling VIPs and…
California-based Karma Automotive has previewed its first all-electric models, the Kaveya coupe and Gyesera sedan. The former is expected to become the brand’s flagship when it goes on sale in the fourth quarter of 2025 while the latter is projected to debut a year earlier – in the fourth quarter of 2024. Here’s what you need…
In the summer of 2023, Bosch released its newest and arguably best-balanced electric bicycle system to date, the Performance Line SX. Although not designed for outright power, it promised to be one of the most natural feeling pedal assist systems on the market, making use of a myriad of technology to tailor pedal assistance to…
