Today, I’m talking to Volkswagen Group CEO Dr. Herbert Diess. Volkswagen is one of the two biggest carmakers in the world — there’s a battle every year between VW and Toyota for the top spot; they both sell around 10 million cars a year. To put that in perspective, Ford sells around 4–6 million cars… Continue reading How Volkswagen can reinvent itself as an EV company, with CEO Herbert Diess
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EV startup Bollinger ‘indefinitely’ delays its rugged electric trucks to focus on delivery vans
Bollinger, a Michigan-based startup, announced today that it was postponing its plans to manufacture electric trucks in order to focus on commercial delivery vans. Bollinger burst onto the scene several years ago with a pair of rugged, box-like electric truck prototypes: the four-door B1 (which is shaped like a Jeep Wrangler) and the B2 (which… Continue reading EV startup Bollinger ‘indefinitely’ delays its rugged electric trucks to focus on delivery vans
Peer-to-peer car-sharing service Turo files to go public
Turo, the peer-to-peer car-sharing service, has filed for its initial public offering, the latest transportation-related startup to sell its shares on a public stock exchange. The company proposes to sell $100 million of stock, but that figure could change as Turo gets closer to its public debut. Founded in 2010, the San Francisco-based company allows… Continue reading Peer-to-peer car-sharing service Turo files to go public
Ford doesn’t want the F-150 Lightning’s launch to be plagued by scalpers
Ford is fighting to keep the 2022 F-150 Lightning from being scalped — the company has sent a notice offering to help dealers prevent 2022 F-150 Lightning buyers from reselling their trucks, according to a report from CNET. If a dealer chooses to add a no-sale provision provided by Ford to its contracts, the buyer… Continue reading Ford doesn’t want the F-150 Lightning’s launch to be plagued by scalpers
Ford’s e-scooter company is pulling out of any city that doesn’t limit competition
Spin, the e-scooter company owned by Ford, announced a major restructuring Friday where it will pull out of “nearly all open permit markets.” More specifically, Spin is beginning to exit “a few” US markets, Germany, and Portugal, and it is “projecting” to close down in Spain as soon as February. Moving forward, Spin says it… Continue reading Ford’s e-scooter company is pulling out of any city that doesn’t limit competition
VW sets a date for the reveal of its production-ready electric Microbus
Nearly five years after it first revealed its ID Buzz concept at the Detroit auto show, Volkswagen is finally ready to show off a production-ready version of the beloved vehicle. VW CEO Herbert Diess tweeted that the “legend returns” on March 9th, along with a gif of the automaker’s iconic Microbus. A staple of coastal… Continue reading VW sets a date for the reveal of its production-ready electric Microbus
BMW shows off huge 31-inch in-car screen to keep backseat passengers entertained
BMW has revealed a new in-car technology it’s calling Theatre Screen at this year’s CES. It’s not clear when or if this massive 31-inch, 32:9 display will be made available to consumers, but BMW suggests it can be fitted somehow into the ceiling of luxury cars, descending to transform the back seats into a “private… Continue reading BMW shows off huge 31-inch in-car screen to keep backseat passengers entertained
Pete Buttigieg wants vision tests for self-driving cars
It’s something of a tradition for the US secretary of transportation to address the annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas and talk about all the ways that the government hopes to foster innovation in technology and transportation. This year, despite surging cases of omicron putting a damper on the show, Pete Buttigieg held up… Continue reading Pete Buttigieg wants vision tests for self-driving cars
Volvo confident it can get its ‘unsupervised’ highway driving mode approved in California
Volvo announced a new advanced driver assist system called Ride Pilot system, in which its vehicles drive themselves on certain highways without any human supervision. Ride Pilot will be available as a subscription service to customers in California, the company announced at the 2022 Consumer Electronics Show. It’s an ambitious plan that carries its own… Continue reading Volvo confident it can get its ‘unsupervised’ highway driving mode approved in California
Chip shortages cost GM the US vehicle sales crown it’s held since 1931
General Motors is no longer the top seller of vehicles in the US as reported Tuesday by CNBC. The Detroit powerhouse lost the crown to Toyota, which reportedly sold about 114,000 more vehicles than GM in 2021. GM reported Tuesday that total sales were down almost 13 percent last year due to semiconductor shortages. Vehicle… Continue reading Chip shortages cost GM the US vehicle sales crown it’s held since 1931