At least three people have been killed and dozens injured after a devastating pileup on Interstate 81 in Pennsylvania earlier this week. The pileup started at approximately 10:30 a.m. on Monday in the midst of snowy conditions. Footage uploaded to YouTube captured the initial stages of the crash when a number of cars and trucks […]
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Insatiable demand for SUVs all over the globe but particularly in key markets such as China and the U.S. has led to companies even like Lotus, whose reputation is built on lightweight sports cars, joining the trend. But with its new Eletre revealed on Tuesday, there’s the chance Lotus will be able to live up
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A new recycling industry, with the technology to break down end-of-life lithium ion batteries and prepare the rare metals they contain for reuse, is taking shape to support a sustainable North American electric vehicle supply chain. Recycling is not just an environmental move — it is a cost issue, said Tim Johnston, co-founder and chairman
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As automakers build more electric vehicles, a lack of charging infrastructure continues to be a barrier for some shoppers. That concern has sparked some companies to offer EV charging solutions that sidestep complex hard-wired infrastructure challenges. Two of them, Renewable Innovations and SparkCharge, have different approaches in technology, but their missions are the same: Break
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TOKYO — Electric vehicles are finally finding traction as sales and investment plans rapidly expand. But automakers say EVs will really take off with the arrival of solid-state batteries. The next-generation power packs promise safety, cost, weight and performance improvements over today’s lithium ion batteries. And crucially, they could spur wider EV adoption in popular
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The growing demand for electric vehicles is upending the automotive supply chain at a time when it was already stressed by the coronavirus pandemic, rising material prices and semiconductor shortages. The industry’s push for new technologies and solutions is enormous, and R&D work is underway around the industry. During 2019 and 2020, the world’s top
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Ford Motor Co. on Thursday said it would halt production at its Flat Rock Assembly Plant in suburban Detroit next week, where it builds the Mustang, due to a global semiconductor shortage. The auto industry is grappling with a global chip shortage triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic that has forced companies to cut production, although
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Porsche is looking to advance itself in the world of in-vehicle entertainment — at least at its in-house playground in Southern California. It’s now offering a virtual reality gaming experience — for passengers, not drivers — at its Porsche Experience Center in Los Angeles. The program, created in collaboration with the tech startup Holoride is
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The last time U.S. gas prices surged above $4 per gallon, in 2008, some pundits wrote the obituary for vehicles with low fuel economy. Turns out, the death announcement was premature. In recovering from the 2008 financial crisis, consumers displayed a strong desire for even bigger vehicles, resulting in steadily increasing SUV, crossover and pickup
A German court has awarded a Tesla Model 3 owner €69,000 ($76,800) in compensation after deciding that the car’s optional autonomous driving technology didn’t live up to the marketing promise. According to German publication the Spiegel, the Darmstadt Regional Court heard how the plaintiff had ordered his German-spec Model 3 with the optional Full Self
