Let’s face it: When you think of a car that a late-night host with a massive audience might drive, a VinFast VF8 probably isn’t the first thing that springs to mind. So why is Emmy-winning comedian Jimmy Kimmel driving one in clips for his show Jimmy Kimmel Live? We’ve had a burning desire to know…
It’s no secret that Rivian would eventually charge drivers to quickly chug electrons when plugged in at a Rivian Adventure Network fast charger. The automaker made that clear back in April that it would eventually end free charging at its stations, and even warned owners last month of the impending change. Now, Rivian has officially…
The collaboration empowers over 3 million existing customers to use Tummoc beyond intra-city transportation needs. New Delhi: Tummoc, India’s premier travel app known for simplifying daily local travel, has partnered with redBus, a large online bus ticketing platform, to streamline end-to-end outstation transportation. The collaboration empowers over 3 million existing customers to use Tummoc beyond…
High interest rate and persistent inflation have forced businesses to tighten their tech budgets, while U.S. restrictions on Chinese chip companies are also weighing on the sector. Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp on Thursday lifted its annual capital expenditure forecast to around USD 7.5 billion and said it expects lower fourth-quarter gross margins. The Chinese chip…
A growing chorus of automakers and car industry experts will tell you that giga presses – the high-pressure die-casting machines for car body assembly pioneered by Tesla – will be the key to cranking out future electric vehicles cheaply and in huge volumes. Now, it looks like Volvo is the latest automaker to join the gigacasting revolution. …
The BMW i3 is returning. Hyundai is working on its own LFP batteries. And GM wants to do away with rare-earth materials in motors. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. General Motors earlier this week announced a partnership that it hopes will produce permanent-magnet EV motors without rare-earth materials—and their controversial sourcing ethics…
“We submitted the detailed project report in mid-October and technology partner agreements with Malaysia, Taiwan and the US. Before Christmas, we are expecting approvals to come through,” he said. Kaynes SemiCon, a 100% subsidiary of Kaynes Technology, is investing INR 2,850 crore in a facility in Hyderabad for outsourced semiconductor assembly and testing (OSAT), with…
Nearly 40 years ago, General Motors invented the rare-earth magnet and thus laid the foundation for modern electric motors. But now the automaker is moving on to a different technology. GM recently announced a partnership with Niron Magnetics, a Minnesota-based company that claims to have developed automotive-grade permanent-magnet motors without the rare-earth materials used in…
Volkswagen Group’s electric car factory in Zwickau, Germany will have to pause production of some of the MEB-based models. According to Freie Presse (via Electrive) and Automotive News Europe, the company’s largest EV factory was negatively affected by an insufficient supply of the all-new APP550 electric motors from the Kassel plant. The new motors were…
About half a year after its sales debut in the United States, the all-electric 2023 Lexus RZ 450e is available with a massive $15,000 lease cash discount. That’s the most impressive deal so far on the electric crossover, superseding the previous $10,000 lease cash offer from July. Lexus did not say if the $15,000 discount…
