Electric vehicle adoption across the United States is growing at a steady pace, but even as the number of zero-emission vehicles is increasing, the experience of charging them at public stations is getting increasingly worse, according to the J.D. Power 2023 US Electric Vehicle Experience (EVX) Public Charging Study. Compared to last year, the overall…
New passenger car registrations in the Netherlands increased in June by 38 percent year-over-year to 41,366, but even such a high growth rate is no match for plug-in car sales. According to EV Volumes‘ data, shared by Jose Pontes, 18,792 new plug-in cars were registered last month, which is roughly 86 percent more than a…
Peugeot’s fully electric e-Partner van has an official range of 258km. That is, of course, unless you sling some weight in the back. And this being a work van, that’s exactly what owners will do. Additional mass is an EV’s enemy. Throw in the poor aerodynamics of a brick-like van and it’s little wonder this…
As vehicle manufacturers provide vehicles that meet these new norms, oil companies supply fuel that adheres to BS-VI standards, known as the world’s cleanest fuel. In its bid to combat air pollution, the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) announced on Friday that starting November 1, only electric, CNG, and BS VI-compliant diesel buses will…
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…
The Forza series easily ranks as one of the most notable racing games, along with Need For Speed, Gran Turismo, and Midnight Club. Developed by Playground Games, Forza Horizon 5 is the franchise’s latest entry, an open-world racing game available on Xbox Series X and S, Xbox One, Windows PC, and Steam. The game takes…
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,…
Burglars sometimes choose good-looking cars like Teslas to steal things from inside homes. And, I’ve been wondering if it’s even possible to steal a Tesla or not. Well, a Tesla car can be stolen using old-fashioned tricks like using a relay attack device or breaking the glass and door, but this doesn’t happen very often….
Volkswagen Group is delaying a decision on a fourth battery cell factory for now citing lower-than-expected demand for EVs in Europe, CEO Oliver Blume said. “Based on market conditions, including the sluggish ramp up of the BEV market in Europe … there is for the time being no business rationale for deciding on further sites,”…
Industrial-scale whaling in the 19th and 20th centuries nearly drove many whale species into extinction. Populations of some of the large marine mammals are just starting to recover after the kind of predation described in the novel “Moby-Dick,” while others face ongoing peril to their existence. But it turns out that whaling’s effects on where…
