Toyota and Lexus announced they have reached an agreement with Tesla to adopt the North American Charging Standard (NACS) on their battery electric vehicles (BEVs) beginning in 2025. In line with Toyota’s vehicle electrification strategy that offers a plethora of options for electrified powertrains, Toyota and Lexus customers will have convenient access to more than…
The latest Covid boosters are expected to be approved by the Food and Drug Administration as early as Monday, arriving alongside the seasonal flu vaccine and shots to protect infants and older adults from R.S.V., a potentially lethal respiratory virus. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is expected to follow up on Tuesday with…
Chinese automakers and U.S. company Tesla, known for their competitive pricing, continue to perform well with high volumes, Favre said. Automotive components manufacturer Plastic Omnium reported a 35% increase in revenue for the first half of the year on Monday, lifting its shares to the top of France’s SBF 120 index. Plastic Omnium confirmed its…
Revealing another layer, MINI has issued a teaser of the interior design that will be featured on future MINI models. The first of these models that make up the New MINI Family are set to debut at the International Motor Show (IAA) in Munich Germany September 1. The teaser includes two animated digital films that…
Are you worried about your car being stolen by thieves? You have good reason to be concerned. Nearly two vehicles are stolen every minute in the U.S., based on the data from the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB). This means there are about 2,736 car thefts per day or a whopping 82,080 vehicles ripped off…
Lexus LF-ZC & LF-ZL Lexus unveiled concept models at the Japan Mobility Show 2023, under the theme ‘‘Pushing the Boundaries of the Electrified Experience‘‘, with a focus on redefining the electric car experience and exploring fresh ideas for electric mobility. Lexus showcased its global premiere of the next-generation Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV) concept car, the…
Fisker has built the 5,000th Ocean electric SUV at contract manufacturer Magna Steyr’s plant in Graz, Austria since initial production began in November 2022. This is a significant ramp up from the 3,123 customer vehicles that had been assembled at Magna’s factory as of the week of September 4, and it means that almost 2,000…
JAXA, the Japanese space agency, is gearing up to launch two very different space missions from one rocket: a new X-ray telescope that will spy on some of the hottest spots in our universe, and a small experimental robotic moon lander. But the missions will have to wait until another day to get off the…
Hyundai Motor Group and LG Energy Solution agreed to invest an additional $2 billion into their battery cell manufacturing joint venture in Georgia, raising the JV’s total investment value to more than $4.3 billion. According to the memorandum of understanding from May 2023, the two South Korean manufacturers will build a battery cell factory at…
No place on the planet has escaped the influence of Homo sapiens, from the rainforests cleared for farms to microplastic-laced deep oceans to climate-altered jet streams. Last November, the world population reached eight billion. But as omnipresent as humans may be today, a team of scientists now claims that our species came very close to…
