Rivian’s fresh quarterly electric vehicle production and delivery numbers reveal another outstanding quarter and significant ramp-up progress. During the third quarter of 2023, the company produced 16,304 battery electric vehicles (BEV) at its manufacturing facility in Normal, Illinois, which is 121 percent more than a year ago and a new record. In terms of vehicle…
It was unveiled during the 4th Energy Transitions Working Group meeting under India’s G20 Presidency at Goa between July 19 and July 22, 2023. New Delhi: Bharat Benz, in collaboration with Reliance Industries, made a breakthrough in sustainable transportation by showcasing India’s first intercity luxury concept coach powered by Hydrogen Fuel Cell technology. It was…
The 2024 Lexus TX is exactly what it needs to be—almost, in one of its versions. It’s a big, boxy three-row SUV with adult-size space in all rows, wide-opening doors, loads of flat-folding cargo versatility, and low lift heights—plus a TX 500h hybrid version, as well as an available TX 550h+ plug-in hybrid version that…
Aries, an Anatolian shepherd, warily watches a stranger approach a pen where he and other members of his family — including eight fuzzy, 2-month-old puppies — roam alongside a grunting pig and several bleating goats. Livestock guard dogs like Aries are in demand in Montana these days, an important tool as the state deals with…
BMW announced the second generation of its X2 Sports Activity Coupé (SAC), which for the 2024 model year will include an all-electric model – the BMW iX2 xDrive30. The worldwide market launch will get underway in March 2024 and in the summer of 2024, a second fully electric variant will be added to the line-up….
Amitabh Kant, India’s G20 Sherpa New Delhi: We are the champion of the commercial two-wheelers, three-wheelers, and many other areas, and we export to the world, but the market is shifting. The world is going electric – China has demonstrated it and “India has to go electric”, said Amitabh Kant, India’s G20 Sherpa. No country…
The Ford Ranger is set to go electric, starting with a plug-in hybrid EV version in early 2025. Ford this week confirmed one of its worst kept secrets: that the country’s top selling four-wheel drive and second best selling ute will soon get electric assistance within 18 months. Ford is in the final stages of…
Volvo Cars has never built a production minivan in almost a century of existence, but that is about to change soon. Not many people expected the rather conservative Swedish premium car brand to enter the minivan market, and yet that’s exactly what the company is doing. Volvo has announced its first minivan, the EM90, in…
How does an electric truck, claimed to be “nearly impenetrable” by its maker, and built with “ultra hard 30X cold-rolled stainless steel,” fare in a crash test? New pictures from a drone flyover might have some initial clues. Drone pilot Joe Tegtmeyer released images of a crash-tested Tesla Cybertruck from a flyover above the Gigafactory Texas….
Cybersecurity means the condition in which road vehicles and their functions are protected from cyber threats to electrical or electronic components. New Delhi: The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has proposed uniform Cyber Security and Management Systems (CSMS) provisions for certain categories of four-wheelers, passenger and commercial vehicles to protect their functions from…
