In September, XPeng achieved its eighth consecutive month-over-month growth of electric vehicle deliveries (globally). Last month, the Chinese company delivered 15,310 all-electric vehicles, which is 81 percent more than a year ago. If nothing changes, we should see a new all-time monthly record very soon (the previous one was 16,000 in December 2021). The overwhelming…
The moon is a magnet, and it is pulling us back. Half a century ago, the astronauts of Apollo 17 spent three days on that pockmarked orb, whose gravitational pull tugs not just on our oceans but our imaginations. For 75 hours, the astronauts moonwalked in their spacesuits and rode in a lunar rover, with…
Slovakia-based Patak Motors wants to bring electromobility to the masses with its retro-inspired two-seater electric microcar called the Rodster (not a typo). Designed to be homologated as an L7e-A2 vehicle in Europe, meaning it can be driven by 16-year-olds in some countries on the Old Continent, the open top pays homage to roadsters from the…
In August, a black bear bit a man who was camping in Colorado, officials released a statement about “bear activity” in Tennessee after one tried to find food in a car, and a grizzly attacked a man in Wyoming. In September, a black bear and her cubs ate Krispy Kreme doughnuts in Alaska, another black…
In September, the number of new passenger car registrations in Norway decreased by more than 29 percent year-over-year to 10,342. The year-to-date result remains in the red with 95,499 units registered (down 7.1 percent year-over-year). Interestingly, rechargeable car sales also decreased year-over-year, but because the drop was slightly lower than the market average, the market…
The 2024 Toyota Highlander Hybrid adds a new Nightshade Edition grade for the coming model year, while remains otherwise unchanged. Already available on several other Toyota models, including the smaller Corolla Cross Hybrid for 2024, the Nightshade Edition amounts to a blackout appearance package. On the Highlander Hybrid Nightshade, the blackout treatment extends to the…
Last November, a satellite in low-Earth orbit unfurled into an expansive array that extends across nearly 700 square feet, about the size of a studio apartment. The satellite, BlueWalker3, has since become one of the brightest objects in the sky, outshining some of the most radiant stars in the Milky Way, according to a study…
The ongoing UAW strike against the Detroit Three may impact Tesla workers’ wages as well, according to Barclays senior autos analyst Dan Levy. Speaking with CNBC‘s “The Exchange” (via Teslarati), Levy said Tesla workers’ wages would probably increase if the UAW strike ends with an agreement on increasing worker pay at Ford, General Motors, and…
Plug-in electric car sales in China continue to increase and in August reached an unprecedented level of 750,000 units. According to EV Volumes’ data, shared by Jose Pontes, 750,735 new passenger plug-in electric cars were registered in China in August, which is roughly 36 percent more than a year ago. The market share of plug-ins…
Based on the eActros 300 semi-trailer truck, CTT is currently building a “low liner” variant of the electric truck in Molsheim as a pilot project, which is suitable for use with mega trailers and in automotive logistics. The eActros 300 can also be a suitable solution for high-volume transport that requires an interior height of…
