Transportation
Denso reiterated an October commitment to invest about 500 billion yen in semiconductors by 2030. Japanese automotive supplier Denso aims to increase its revenue from electrification to 1.2 trillion yen ($7.97 billion) by the 2025 business year and 1.7 trillion yen by the turn of the decade, the company said on Wednesday. Denso aimed to…
More complex parts such as power electronics and various types of charging guns are slated for indigenization by January 2023 and June 2024, respectively. New Delhi: The Ministry of Heavy Industries (MHI) has released a new phased manufacturing program (PMP) for electric vehicle (EV) charger parts to support the FAME India Scheme Phase-II, aimed at…
The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said last month it was investigating the safety of Cruise vehicles. General Motors’ Cruise driverless car unit said on Tuesday it will pause all supervised and manual car trips in the U.S. and expand the scope of investigations at the robotaxi operator in the aftermath of an…
Buyers expecting to make a quick buck by flipping Tesla’s hotly anticipated Cybertruck were met with some bad news earlier this week. Updated terms of service on Tesla’s website were revealed to include a Cybertruck-only clause in the order agreement that grants the automaker first right of refusal to purchase any truck sold up to a…
It is not easy to get a very accurate estimated range readout in any electric vehicle on the market today because so many factors need to be taken into consideration, some of which can be a bit more difficult to predict. Nevertheless, it’s important for automakers to offer accurate range prediction in their EVs if…
It’s always interesting when automotive and motorcycle brands venture into the world of electric bicycles. Apart from solidifying the notion that e-bikes are a major part of the future of mobility, it’s also interesting to see the technology of popular automakers and motorcycle manufacturers trickle down into pedal-powered mobility. Indeed, we’ve talked about several mainstream…
Towing with any automobile will substantially reduce its range. This is true for large gasoline and diesel pickup trucks, as well as for smaller gas SUVs, and even for semi-trucks. The reduction in range holds true when it comes to electric vehicles too. However, there’s something worth discussing when it comes to EVs and towing…
Canoo has started deliveries of Lifestyle Delivery Vehicles (LDV) produced at its new facility in Oklahoma City. The startup’s first Oklahoma-made electric vehicles were delivered to the state of Oklahoma, more specifically to the Office of Management and Enterprise Services (OMES). As Canoo points out in a press release, the milestone marks the start of…
Last night, Rivian began to push its newest over-the-air software update, 2023.42.0. Some vehicle owners were clearly excited to update to the newest version, as it promised to improve proximity locking, vehicle access, a gauge view, and more. However, owners who installed the software update immediately after it was released were instead met with hung…
Tesla’s yoke steering wheel saga continues, and not in a good way. After backtracking on the idea that a fighter jet-inspired steering wheel should be the only available option for the updated Model S and Model X, Tesla offered customers the chance to swap their steering wheels, for a price. That offer was so popular…
