Cars / All things automotive
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Tesla’s week gets worse: Fines, safety investigation, and massive recall
There have been 2,388 complaints about steering failure in the Model 3 and Model Y.
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Study finds that once people use cargo bikes, they like their cars much less
Even some one-car households ditched vehicles in favor of cargo bike-sharing.
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Andretti’s GM-backed entry wanted to enter F1 in 2025, but F1 says no
The sport's governing body said yes, but the commercial rights holder says no.
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Ford CEO confirms complimentary charging adapters coming soon
F-150 Lightning and Mustang Mach-E owners can reserve them soon, CEO says.
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Lamborghini will make hybrid versions of all its cars to cut its CO2
2024 will see the launch of a hybrid to replace the Hurácan, as well as a hybrid Urus.
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After ditching its hybrids, GM says it needs to build more hybrids
After killing the Volt in 2019, now PHEV powertrains are back on the menu.
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Cruise failed to disclose disturbing details of self-driving car crash
Company did not share all it knew about the accident with regulators.
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Here’s how Honda and GM are building production hydrogen fuel cells
Uses include mining equipment, class 8 trucks, and power generators.
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Here’s the production version of Porsche’s first electric Macan SUV
Porsche's order books for the Macan are open, deliveries in the second half of 2024.
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Tesla posts underwhelming financial results for Q4 2023
Revenues only grew by 3 percent year over year, disappointing the market.
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The USPS agrees to buy six Canoo LDV electric vans, delivered by April
The startup also makes NASA's Artemis crew transportation vehicles.
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Alaska Airlines says it found many loose bolts on its Boeing 737 Max 9s
Inspections after a near-disaster reveal widespread problems with Boeing fleet.
Paul Sutter walks us through the future of climate change—and things aren’t great
This episode of Edge of Knowledge focuses on our rapidly transforming world.
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Higher vehicle hoods significantly increase pedestrian deaths, study finds
Single-vehicle, single-pedestrian crash data for 2016-2021 finds hoods a problem.
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Will demand for the Volkswagen ID Buzz outstrip supply?
The reimagined Microbus appeals to a far wider crowd than just car enthusiasts.
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What happens when you trigger a car’s automated emergency stopping?
Experiencing the sequence of events in a car programmed for automated emergency stopping.
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Ford’s CEO gives us a ride in the crazy electric transit Supervan 4.2
You don't often get the head of the company giving rides in an EV demonstrator.
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The 2024 Kia EV9, an electric three-row SUV designed with the US in mind
Kia bets on edgy design, a futuristic interior, and plenty of interior space.
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Ford pushes the off-road button with F-150 Lightning Switchgear
The demonstrator was developed with Vaughn Gittin's RTR Vehicles.
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BMW showed off hallucination-free AI at CES 2024
Limited options make for better conversations.
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Elon Musk gives Tesla ultimatum: Another 12% of shares or no AI, robotics
Although 95% of its revenue is automotive, Musk says Tesla is a robotics/AI company.
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Lucid delivered just 6,001 electric sedans in 2023
The Saudi-backed builder of high-end EVs is not having an easy time.
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I parked a BMW from across the parking lot at CES 2024
BMW's Remote Valet is one premium feature we'd pay for.
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Biden administration awards $632M for EV charging in new funding round
The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act set aside $2.5 billion for underserved and rural areas.
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Hertz is selling 20,000 used EVs due to high repair costs
The rental car company will replace them with gasoline-powered vehicles.
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Diesel enginemaker agrees to nearly $2 billion in fines with feds and California
More than 600,000 Ram trucks have Cummins engines with software defeat devices.
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Tesla’s revamped Model 3 sedan has now gone on sale in the US
The midlife upgrade was available in China and Europe last year.
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This tiny EV crossover from VinFast will go on sale in the US
The diminutive and blocky VF3 costs just $12,200 in Vietnam.
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These are Honda’s concepts for its new family of EVs due in 2026
A production car based on the Saloon should go on sale in the US in two years.
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Volkswagen is adding ChatGPT to its infotainment system
VW is using Cerence's Chat Pro, which now incorporates ChatGPT.
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A week with a Ford F-150 Lightning: This truck is too big for city life
The big electric pickup truck is out of the suburbs and out of its element.
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Technical headaches put the brakes on GM’s big EV push
GM sold a record number of EVs in 2023, but only thanks to the Bolt EV and Bolt EUV.
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Ford kills some F-150 Lightning trims, raises prices on others
The price increase follows hefty price cutting six months ago.
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Tesla sold 1.8 million electric vehicles in 2023
It met its sales goal, but growth is well below CEO Elon Musk's stated target.
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It’s a new year, and these are now the only EVs that get a tax credit
Strict rules about battery components from China make most plug-ins ineligible.
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Here’s how the EPA calculates how far an EV can go on a full charge
Ever wonder how an EV's official range estimate is calculated? Wonder no more.
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Here are the 10 best cars we drove in 2023
EVs, hybrids, and a couple of sports cars—here are the 10 best cars we drove in 2023.