Transportation
Hyundai is one again slashing lease prices on its Ioniq 5 and Ioniq 6 in the United States as the EV price war started by Tesla at the beginning of the year continues. The South Korean automaker cut Ioniq 5 and Ioniq 6 lease prices by $50 a month, according to a bulletin sent to…
Agile Robots AG, a spin-off of the German Aerospace Center (DLR), which produces robotic-based solutions for the automotive and consumer electronic industries. New Delhi: Munich-based technology company Agile Robots AG is joining idealworks, a subsidiary of the BMW Group founded at the end of 2020, as a strategic investor. As a deep tech company, idealworks…
Smart, the European carmaker that established itself by making very small city cars in the 1990s, has revealed a new base trim level for its entry-level electric crossover dubbed #1. With a base price of €37,490 in Germany, which is about $39,700, the new “Pro” variant is powered by a 49-kilowatt-hour lithium iron phosphate (LFP)…
HySE also plans to exhibit a mockup of the HySE-X1 at the Motorsports Program booth at the Japan Mobility Show 2023 that will be held at Tokyo Big Sight (Ariake, Koto City, Tokyo), the company said in a press release. New Delhi: The HySE (Hydrogen Small mobility & Engine technology) research association will enter Toyota’s…
Mack piloted Mack Connect with several customers before the launch. New Delhi: Mack Trucks Wednesday launched Mack Connect, a comprehensive fleet management portal enabling customers to digitally access information about the Mack-powered trucks in their fleet. Mack made the announcement during the American Trucking Associations (ATA) Management Conference & Exhibition (MC&E), Oct 14 to 17,…
General Motors said on Tuesday it still plans to end production of the Chevrolet Bolt EV at the end of 2023. General Motors Co said on Tuesday it will delay production of electric pickup trucks at its plant in Michigan’s Orion Township by a year as the No. 1 U.S. automaker grapples with flattening demand…
Volta said it will also shortly file for bankruptcy in Britain. Electric truck maker Volta Trucks said on Tuesday it has decided to file for bankruptcy proceedings in Sweden, after difficulties at suppliers made it hard for the startup to raise funds. Volta, which is headquartered in Sweden and has operations in the United Kingdom,…
Right now, in the electric vehicle world, all eyes are on China. But they may need to be on America’s neighbor to the south more than we think. It’s no secret that Chinese-made EVs are making significant inroads into other countries. What’s less known is how popular China’s EVs are in Mexico, too. The tough…
UAW President Shawn Fain referred to employees of non-union automakers like Tesla and Toyota as “the UAW members of the future.” Fain’s remarks came in response to comments made by Ford Motor Company’s Executive Chair, Bill Ford, who warned on Monday that high labor costs triggered by the UAW’s demands could limit the company’s investments…
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has opened an investigation into General Motors’ self-driving unit Cruise to determine whether it has taken enough measures to protect pedestrians. The chief US auto safety regulator said its Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) has received two reports of incidents involving Cruise autonomous vehicles where pedestrians were injured, according…
