Reiss’s research on dolphin cognition is one of a handful of projects on animal communication that dates back to the 1980s, when there were widespread funding cuts in the field, after a top researcher retracted his much-hyped claim that a chimpanzee could be trained to use sign language to converse with humans. In a study…
A (very) short clip of what looks to be the Tesla Cybertruck’s powered frunk lid has been posted on X by the user @gx47006YT, giving us a first look at how the front trunk lid can be closed without touching it. There have been photos and stories online in the past that alleged the soon-to-be-delivered…
Plug-in electric car sales in China continue to increase and in August reached an unprecedented level of 750,000 units. According to EV Volumes’ data, shared by Jose Pontes, 750,735 new passenger plug-in electric cars were registered in China in August, which is roughly 36 percent more than a year ago. The market share of plug-ins…
In addition to this, installation of VLT (Vehicle Location Tracking) equipment and panic buttons in the buses of Lucknow and Ghaziabad areas has started and soon will start in other areas as well, said the minister. UPSRTC has constituted a three-member committee to select a suitable location to install LED display panels at bus stations…
The 2024 Kia EV6 gets a new trim that gives buyers more range at a lower price. News of the 2024 EV6 Light Long Range was originally found by Green Car Reports’ partner side CarsDirect, citing a dealership order guide, but GCR has since confirmed the new model’s arrival with Kia USA. The Light Long…
A journalist and researcher on unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP), or UFOs as they’re better known, presented the remains of purported “non-human” beings to lawmakers in Mexico on Tuesday during the country’s first public congressional hearing on the topic. Jamie Maussan brought two boxes containing what he said were the small, stuffed bodies of extraterrestrials recovered…
Florida-based automaker E.C.D. Automotive Design Inc. has been in the business of restoring and building custom classic Land Rovers since 2013. From operating in what was essentially a gutted-out office building to now utilizing a 100,000-square-foot production facility with three assembly lines, E.C.D. says it now pushes out 100 vehicles a year. But E.C.D’s co-founder…
Tesla has adjusted its plans related to the next-generation electric vehicles, which are expected to be produced at a rate of millions of units annually. According to an exclusive excerpt from Walter Isaacson’s biography of Elon Musk, published by Axios, Tesla has been weighing options over the past two years. Tesla’s CEO Elon Musk outlined in…
Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai and Genesis brands) reports that its global vehicle sales in August amounted to 347,377 units, which is 3.2 percent more than a year ago. During the first eight months of 2023, the company sold 2,765,554 vehicles (up 8.6 percent year-over-year). The South Korean manufacturer announced that its all-electric vehicle sales during…
Tesla plans to build a $25,000-euro (just under $27,000 at current exchange rates) EV at its factor near Berlin, according to a Reuters report published Monday. The report, cites an anonymous source with knowledge of the matter, but the source did not say when production would begin. CEO Elon Musk announced plans for the lower-priced…
