TOKYO, Oct 11 (Reuters) – Toyota Motor Corp unveiled a completely redesigned hydrogen-powered fuel cell sedan on Friday in its latest attempt to revive demand for the niche technology that it hopes will become mainstream. Japan’s biggest automaker has been developing fuel-cell vehicles for more than two decades, but the technology has been eclipsed by… Continue reading Toyota unveils revamped hydrogen sedan to take on Tesla
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GM CEO Barra takes role in talks to end UAW strike
(Reuters) – General Motors (GM.N) Chief Executive Mary Barra met with senior United Auto Workers officials to discuss the No. 1 U.S. automaker’s most recent proposal to end a more than three-week-old strike that has cost it over $1 billion, a union spokesman said on Thursday. FILE PHOTO: General Motors Chief Executive Officer Mary Barra… Continue reading GM CEO Barra takes role in talks to end UAW strike
Volkswagen ID.3 Banana Box Test Beats Tesla Model 3, VW e-Golf
Volkswagen ID.3 beats the Volkswagen e-Golf in the banana box test. It’s slightly better than the Tesla Model 3 too. Volkswagen ID.3, as with all modern all-electric cars, is built on a skateboard platform. It’s therefore supposed to be roomy (for its size) with plenty of cargo capacity. The recent Bjørn Nyland’s Banana Box test… Continue reading Volkswagen ID.3 Banana Box Test Beats Tesla Model 3, VW e-Golf
Watch A Tesla Get Violently Rear-Ended: Crash Recorded In Vivid Detail
Tesla’s built-in camera technology captures who’s at fault. What if you could have access to crystal clear video footage every time your car is involved in an accident? Video footage of where you got hit, the car that hit you, and any other related circumstances. This is something that Tesla now offers as standard in… Continue reading Watch A Tesla Get Violently Rear-Ended: Crash Recorded In Vivid Detail
TeslaCam Captures Car Hitting Truck That Turned At Wrong Time
There’s no shortage of crashes and now thanks to TeslaCam we see lots of wreckage. Watch this TeslaCam video showing a car slam into a truck from the perspective of the rear camera on a Tesla. It happens in a flash, so don’t blink or you’ll miss it. It appears as though the driver of… Continue reading TeslaCam Captures Car Hitting Truck That Turned At Wrong Time
GM CEO Barra met with UAW on Wednesday as strike continues
FILE PHOTO: General Motors Chief Executive Officer Mary Barra announces a major investment focused on the development of GM future technologies at the GM Orion Assembly Plant in Lake Orion, Michigan, U.S. March 22, 2019. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook/File Photo (Reuters) – General Motors (GM.N) chief executive Mary Barra met with senior United Auto Workers officials on… Continue reading GM CEO Barra met with UAW on Wednesday as strike continues
Thai car rental platform Drivehub eyes Southeast Asia expansion after $1m raise
Drivehub, which said it has reached breakeven, also looks to venture into the vehicle subscription model and P2P car rental. Go to Source
Yamaha’s latest EV concepts include two city scooters
Yamaha clearly wants to make a name for itself in electric two-wheelers. It’s coming to the Tokyo Motorshow on October 24th with four brand new EV concepts, three of which are built for intercity jaunts. The centerpieces are the E01 (pictured at left) and E02 (right) urban scooters. The E01 is equivalent to a 125cc… Continue reading Yamaha’s latest EV concepts include two city scooters
Google Maps is getting more detailed spoken walking directions
Sponsored Links Google Google is rolling out a Maps update that adds more in-depth spoken walking directions, with the aim of helping vision-impaired people navigate with more ease. The detailed voice guidance feature will inform users when to turn and tell them when they’re approaching a large intersection, so they can exercise more caution when… Continue reading Google Maps is getting more detailed spoken walking directions
Dyson ends its electric car project
Sponsored Links Dyson Dyson is shutting down its electric car project. The company said while its automotive team had created a “fantastic” EV, the car was not “commercially viable.” It will continue to work on the solid-state battery tech it developed for the EV, however. In an email to Dyson employees obtained by the BBC,… Continue reading Dyson ends its electric car project