Nissan on Tuesday previewed what it might see as the future for an electric SUV that also makes a very edgy design statement. Called the Hyper Adventure concept, it’s the second in a series of “advanced EV concepts” due to debut October 25 at the Tokyo auto show. Following the Hyper Urban concept revealed last…
Polestar has brought the winning design from the latest Polestar Design Contest to life as a 1:1 scale model, presented in Munich during IAA 2023. At the same time, Polestar is kicking off a partnership with Mattel’s Hot Wheels brand, starting with Hot Wheels providing the inspiration for the next Polestar Design Contest that references…
A limited number of U.S. Mercedes-Benz EV drivers will soon have access to Drive Pilot, a driver-assistance system that Mercedes claims will let drivers take their eyes off the road in certain situations. Drive Pilot promises to advance self-driving capability because it’s what Mercedes claims is an SAE Level 3 system offering “conditionally automated driving.”…
One ship was pulled across the sea with the help of an enormous sail that looked as if it belonged to a kite-surfing giant. Another navigated the oceans between China and Brazil this summer with steel and composite-glass sails as high as three telephone poles. Both harness a natural propellant that oceangoing vessels have depended…
The U.K. government on Wednesday said it would delay a ban on the sale of new gasoline and diesel cars by five years—irritating both automakers and environmental groups. In 2018, the U.K. introduced a Road to Zero program that would require 50% plug-in vehicles by 2030 and 100% by 2040. Then in 2019 it moved…
All-electric commercial vehicle manufacturer Volta Trucks has joined Paulaner Brewery Group to provide all-electric zero-tailpipe emission deliveries to the world-renowned Oktoberfest in Munich, Germany, as part of Volta Trucks’ Driving Experience Programme. With the deployment of the all-electric 16-tonne Volta Zero, the Paulaner Brewery Group is not only helping to reduce emissions in Munich’s city…
US automakers are looking to boost electric vehicle sales by broadening their horizons. Alongside individual consumers, daily rental, corporate, and government fleets also form a large customer base for carmakers. Registration data from S&P Global Mobility underscores Tesla’s commanding presence in this field, which represented almost one-third of EV sales to fleet operators in the…
SVW has realized significant performance improvements in core run batch operations since deploying the Cloudera Data Platform (CDP) for vehicle data monitoring operations. New Delhi: Cloudera, the data company for trusted enterprise AI, announced that it has helped SAIC Volkswagen (SVW) build a vehicle data monitoring platform to address regulatory requirements on collecting and monitoring…
A concept EV challenges the notion that electric cars need four wheels, or even three. Hertz backs away from its ambitious EV plans. One company pushes ahead with plans for U.S.-made solid-state cells. And Chevrolet Bolt EV owners have a new option to remedy their battery and their wallet. This and more, here at Green…
Tesla chief Elon Musk has given the clearest indication yet that prices of its electric cars could get even cheaper in future. Off the back of multiple price decreases that have seen Tesla demand surge, the world’s dominant electric car brand has hinted that more price drops could be in the wings if economic conditions…
