Category: Automotive

General Motors and Red Hat collaborate to advance the future of software-defined vehicles

General Motors and Red Hat announced a collaboration to help advance software-defined vehicles. The companies expect to expand an ecosystem around the Red Hat In-Vehicle Operating System, which provides a functional-safety certified Linux operating system foundation intended for the ongoing GM’s Ultifi software platform. Together, GM and Red Hat intend to make complex vehicle updates… Continue reading General Motors and Red Hat collaborate to advance the future of software-defined vehicles

@GM: Cadillac Announces Special Benefits for LYRIQ Customers

Cadillac Announces Special Benefits for LYRIQ Customers 2022-05-11 Cadillac today announced a series of special benefits for customers in China who place an order for the LYRIQ electric vehicle. The package, which includes free charging and a lifetime warranty on the vehicle and its electric propulsion system1, will apply to initial LYRIQ owners. “Demand for the… Continue reading @GM: Cadillac Announces Special Benefits for LYRIQ Customers

EV company Lordstown completes $230 million sale of its Ohio factory to Foxconn

Struggling EV company Lordstown completed the sale of its Ohio factory to Foxconn, the Taiwanese company that assembles Apple’s iPhone. The factory, which sold for $230 million, will now become the site of a joint venture between the two companies. The deal was originally set to close last month, but Lordstown kept pushing back the… Continue reading EV company Lordstown completes $230 million sale of its Ohio factory to Foxconn

Rivian affirms its 2022 E.V. production goal despite supply problems.

Rivian, the electric-vehicle maker that went public last year with big ambitions to take on Tesla and others, said Wednesday that supply-chain problems had hobbled it in the first quarter, but it stood by its production forecast for this year. The company’s shares have declined over 80 percent this year as investors have grown nervous… Continue reading Rivian affirms its 2022 E.V. production goal despite supply problems.

Tesla asks Panasonic to speed up development of its 4680 battery cell

Tesla has asked Panasonic to speed up its development of the 4680 battery cell, which is going to power its next-gen electric vehicles. The Japanese manufacturer is reportedly still looking for a location for a US factory. Back in 2020, Tesla unveiled its 4680 battery cell, a new tab-less battery cell in a bigger format with… Continue reading Tesla asks Panasonic to speed up development of its 4680 battery cell