For the last decade, many Apple employees working on the company’s secretive car project, internally code-named Titan, had a less flattering name for it: the Titanic disaster. They knew the project was likely to fail. Throughout its existence, the car effort was scrapped and rebooted several times, shedding hundreds of workers along the way. As… Continue reading Behind Apple’s Doomed Car Project: False Starts and Wrong Turns
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Volkswagen Sees Electric Vehicles as a Way to Grow in the U.S.
Probably only Americans of a certain age remember when the Volkswagen Beetle was the best-selling imported car in the United States and the hippest ride to a Grateful Dead concert was a Volkswagen Microbus. Volkswagen is trying to tap some of that nostalgia in its latest push to regain the status and sales it enjoyed… Continue reading Volkswagen Sees Electric Vehicles as a Way to Grow in the U.S.
For 2024 F1 Season, Red Bull is the Focus
For Red Bull’s nine rivals in Formula 1, there is a mix of hope and realism that the sport’s dominant team can be beaten this season. Last year, Red Bull and its champion driver, Max Verstappen, rewrote the record books in defending their constructors’ and drivers’ titles. Ahead of the new season, which starts with… Continue reading For 2024 F1 Season, Red Bull is the Focus
Tips for Renting a Car Abroad
“Throw the keys through the kiosk’s open window. We’ll get the car when we open later”: Those slightly unorthodox drop-off instructions I once received from a Hertz manager in Croatia illustrate some of the differences U.S. travelers might encounter when renting a car abroad. It pays to familiarize yourself with the local policies and protocols… Continue reading Tips for Renting a Car Abroad
Let Tesla Expand? Three German Teens Have a Few Thoughts.
Tesla’s hulking assembly plant outside Berlin, which opened two years ago in a community known for its forests and lakes, still rubs many residents the wrong way. They worry it threatens the quality of their water and air, and has disrupted the peacefulness that drew them to the area. Steffen Schorcht, 63, who lives across… Continue reading Let Tesla Expand? Three German Teens Have a Few Thoughts.
Biden Administration Is Said to Slow Early Stage of Shift to Electric Cars
In a concession to automakers and labor unions, the Biden administration intends to relax elements of one of its most ambitious strategies to combat climate change, limits on tailpipe emissions that are designed to get Americans to switch from gas-powered cars to electric vehicles, according to three people familiar with the plan. Instead of essentially… Continue reading Biden Administration Is Said to Slow Early Stage of Shift to Electric Cars
Tesla’s Board Chair Under Scrutiny for Oversight of Elon Musk
Elon Musk, the chief executive and public face of Tesla, is constantly making news and broadcasting his opinions on his social media site, X. But the electric car company has another leader — one who maintains a much lower profile. For more than five years, Tesla’s board has been led by Robyn M. Denholm, a… Continue reading Tesla’s Board Chair Under Scrutiny for Oversight of Elon Musk
How China Built BYD, Its Tesla Killer
China’s BYD was a battery manufacturer trying its hand at building cars when it showed off its newest model in 2007. American executives at the Guangzhou auto show gaped at the car’s uneven purple paint job and the poor fit of its doors. “They were the laughingstock of the industry,” said Michael Dunne, a China… Continue reading How China Built BYD, Its Tesla Killer
How Ford’s F-150 Lightning, Once in Hot Demand, Lost Its Luster
In July Michael Puglia drove home with what seemed like the coolest vehicle he’d ever own — a Ford F-150 Lightning electric pickup truck. It was big enough to haul around his children and all their hockey gear. He’d never have to gas it up, and the ride was exhilarating. “It’s unbelievably fast and responsive,”… Continue reading How Ford’s F-150 Lightning, Once in Hot Demand, Lost Its Luster
Apple Kills Its Electric Car Project
Apple has canceled its plans to release an electric car with self-driving abilities, a secretive product that had been in the works for nearly a decade. The company told employees in an internal meeting on Tuesday that it had scrapped the project and that members of the group would be shifted to different roles, including… Continue reading Apple Kills Its Electric Car Project