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Neural NETA: Automaker Selects NVIDIA DRIVE Orin for AI-Powered Vehicles

One of China’s popular battery-electric startups now has the brains to boot. NETA Auto, a Zheijiang-based electric automaker, this week announced it will build its future electric vehicles on the NVIDIA DRIVE Orin platform. These EVs will be software defined, with automated driving and intelligent features that will be continuously upgraded via over-the-air updates. This… Continue reading Neural NETA: Automaker Selects NVIDIA DRIVE Orin for AI-Powered Vehicles

Payne: RIP for ’23 — These vehicles are headed for the automotive graveyard

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EU reaches deal to ban new combustion-engine cars in 2035

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Orders open for Dodge’s ‘Last Call’ lineup for final year of Chargers, Challengers

Orders for the final production of the gas-powered Dodge Charger and Challenger muscle cars as they’ve been known for more than decade open at 9 a.m. Thursday at DodgeGarage.com. The four-door 2023 Charger starts at $32,645, the same as 2022, and next year’s two-door Challenger starts at $30,545, $100 less than ’22. Flagship SRT Hellcat… Continue reading Orders open for Dodge’s ‘Last Call’ lineup for final year of Chargers, Challengers

Payne: The mighty Ford F-150 Lightning’s kryptonite? A road trip

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Auto prices finally begin to creep down from inflated highs

Detroit — All summer long, Aleen Hudson kept looking for a new minivan or SUV for her growing passenger shuttle service. She had a good credit rating and enough cash for a down payment. Yet dealerships in the Detroit area didn’t have any suitable vehicles. Or they’d demand she pay $3,000 to $6,000 above the… Continue reading Auto prices finally begin to creep down from inflated highs

FAW-Volkswagen rolls out 25 millionth vehicle

An offline ceremony for the 25 millionth car of FAW-Volkswagen was held in Changchun, Jilin province, on Monday. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] As a white sport utility vehicle slowly rolled off the production line at a general assembly workshop at the Changchun base of Sino-German joint venture FAW-Volkswagen Automobile Co on Monday, the company announced… Continue reading FAW-Volkswagen rolls out 25 millionth vehicle

Electric flying cars eye on future 3D transportation

XPENG X2, the latest version in the XPENG Flying Car family. [Photo/VCG] The largest flying car company in Asia – XPENG AEROHT, an affiliate of XPeng Inc, is dedicated to developing intelligent electric flying cars for future 3D transportation in modern cities. XPENG X2, the latest supernova in the XPENG Flying Car family, can carry… Continue reading Electric flying cars eye on future 3D transportation

British marque Lotus launches electric SUV in China

The Lotus Eletre hits the market on Tuesday. [Photo provided chinadaily.com.cn] British legendary sports car marque Lotus launched its first electric SUV on Tuesday, and its deliveries are expected to start in the first half of 2023. The model, called Eletre, measures 5,103 mm in length, with its wheelbase reaching 3,019 mm. It has a… Continue reading British marque Lotus launches electric SUV in China