Transportation
Besides helping bring electric vehicles into the mainstream, Tesla has influenced the auto industry in many ways, especially when it comes to car manufacturing. Among the many processes the EV maker has developed to cut production costs and speed up manufacturing, giga casting is probably the first one that comes to mind. Anyone can understand…
Mercedes-Benz Trucks has revealed a new generation of its all-electric long-haul truck dubbed the eActros 600, which can be seen as a direct competitor to the rumored short-range version of the Tesla Semi. Featuring a cab-forward design typical of European trucks, the eActros 600 is based on an 800-volt electric architecture that accommodates two electric…
Tesla’s foray into the wireless power delivery systems was a short one, but that doesn’t mean that the contactless vehicle charging pad that was teased during the company’s Investor Day event back in March is dead. According to The Robot Report, Wiferion, a German wireless charging products start-up that was acquired by Tesla this summer…
In August, new all-electric car registrations in the United States continued to grow at a healthy rate but slightly missed the 100,000 mark, which was exceeded in July for the first time. According to the registration data from Experian (via Automotive News), the total number of BEV registrations, during the first eight months of 2023,…
Spanish bicycle brand BH, which stands for Beistegui Hermanos, has received global acclaim for its wide selection of performance-oriented mountain bikes and road bikes. The brand has a storied history dating all the way back to 1909, and has always been considered a prominent player in the cycling industry. Even today, more than a century…
Ford is offering the largest discount yet on the F-150 Lightning, which can be had for $7,500 off for buying or leasing, according to incentives introduced last week. Combined with the $7,500 federal tax credit that some shoppers are eligible for, this means that some F-150 Lightning trims can be had with up to $15,000…
There’s a category of cars I like to call “Electric Crossover, But It’s From Us.” You know the type, even if you’ve never thought about them that way. They’re what you get when an automaker wants to go electric in a super important category meant to sell lots of cars – compact or midsize crossovers,…
These days, it’s an SUV, crossover, and pickup truck world. The sedans are just living in it. Sure, the classic four-box (or even five-door hatchback) is represented in the electric world by entries like the Polestar 2, Hyundai Ioniq 6, BMW i4, and, of course, the Tesla Model 3 and Model S, but the new…
When it comes to electric vehicles, Kia isn’t messing around. It wants nearly 40 percent of its global sales to be all-electric by 2030, and perhaps even more ambitiously, it’s targeting 1 million EV sales annually by 2026. But that’s an impossible goal these days without a midsize crossover, so enter the 2025 Kia EV5…
A completely uncovered facelifted Tesla Model 3, also known as “Project Highland” during development, has been spotted for the first time in the United States while driving down a Bay Area highway. After its European debut at the end of August, the updated EV was seen in the US with the front and rear covered…
