You know how you use your iPhone to chat with your friends or loved ones all the time? Most of us just type text messages back and forth, although typing long messages can get tiring. Sometimes, it feels like my fingers are going to fall off from all that typing. That’s why I sometimes like…
The United Auto Workers (UAW) has entered the fourth day of a historic strike that affects Detroit’s Big Three carmakers at the same time for the first time ever. The UAW resumed talks with GM, Stellantis, and Ford starting September 17, but about 12,700 UAW workers remain on strike at three US assembly plants –…
Caring for a loved one who values their independence and prefers to live alone can be challenging. You may feel anxious about their well-being when you are not around and hope that their neighbors alert you if something goes wrong. There are steps to ensure that your loved one is safe, even when they are…
It started using an updated moderate overlap front test in 2022 after research showed risks of a fatal injury is higher for belted occupants in the second row of newer pickup trucks than in the front. Four large pickup trucks fared poorly in protecting back seat passengers in tests measuring how those passengers fare in…
Lotus Emeya – the company’s first four-door hyper-GT – was unveiled today in New York City. The brand has created an electric car that is exciting to drive and performs exceptionally. This includes advanced and active aerodynamic features such as the pioneering active front grille, rear diffuser, and rear spoiler. All this, combined with a…
The Volkswagen Group has a demand problem for its all-electric cars in Europe, which soon might affect its main factory in Zwickau, Germany. According to German media – Handelsblatt and Automobilwoche (via Reuters) – the weakened demand, combined with reduced subsidies, higher inflation, and competition from Tesla and Chinese imports, might translate into a reduction…
A powerful storm hit Libya’s northeast coast on Sunday. Two dams burst upstream from the port city of Derna, causing a torrential flood that has killed more than 5,000 people, according to local officials. The flooding in Derna is a harrowing example of how built infrastructure can collide with the climate and geography to turn…
Less than a week after starting production of the Air Sapphire at its plant in Casa Grande, Arizona, Lucid Motors has kicked off customer deliveries of the 1,234-horsepower high-performance luxury EV. The EV startup held a media event this weekend at Sonoma Raceway in California to celebrate the first Lucid Air Sapphire customer deliveries. Members…
Honda, the maker of the Prologue electric SUV, has teamed up with Mitsubishi Corporation, Japan’s largest trading company, to maximize the value of EVs, as well as to repurpose old electric car batteries. The two entities signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) yesterday to start discussions for creating two new business models that will primarily…
Mercedes-Maybach already makes some out-of-this-world vehicles. But now, together with a startup called Space Perspective, the high-end luxury automaker is actually heading off-planet (sort of). The partnership starts on the ground. The Maybach EQS SUV will act as the official transport vehicle for the Space Perspective program when it kicks off, whisking six passengers per…
