Nikola TRE FCEV2 Courtesy: Nikola Electric heavy-truck maker Nikola will find out later Thursday whether its shareholders have approved its plan to raise money by selling more stock. Nikola hopes to raise more capital to help ramp up production of its new fuel-cell-powered electric heavy truck, set to launch later this month. But before it… Continue reading Nikola will soon find out whether its shareholders have approved its plan to sell more stock
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NHTSA presses Tesla for more records in Autopilot safety probe
Chief Executive Officer of SpaceX and Tesla and owner of Twitter, Elon Musk attends the Viva Technology conference dedicated to innovation and startups at the Porte de Versailles exhibition centre on June 16, 2023 in Paris, France. Chesnot | Getty Images Tesla must send extensive new records to the National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration… Continue reading NHTSA presses Tesla for more records in Autopilot safety probe
Volkswagen will start testing self-driving cars in Austin as it moves on from Argo AI
Volkswagen Group of America (VWGoA) starting its first autonomous vehicle test program in Austin beginning in July 2023. Courtesy: Volkswagen AG Volkswagen said Thursday that it will begin testing self-driving electric vehicles in Austin, Texas, later this month. The German auto giant said it will deploy about 10 of its ID Buzz electric vans equipped… Continue reading Volkswagen will start testing self-driving cars in Austin as it moves on from Argo AI
Critic of Chinese battery plant in Michigan once lobbied for Chinese lumber company
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Walberg bill would bar EPA from implementing strong new emission rules
Washington — U.S. Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Tipton, introduced a bill Thursday that would bar the Environmental Protection Agency from finalizing strong new emissions standards that would push the auto industry toward electric vehicles. The legislation, dubbed the Choice in Automobile Retail Sales (CARS) Act, would also amend the Clean Air Act to say that regulations… Continue reading Walberg bill would bar EPA from implementing strong new emission rules
Stellantis signs term sheet with NioCorp for rare-earth mineral supply
Stellantis NV and a Colorado-based miner have signed a rare earth term sheet in hopes of a definitive agreement to supply domestically needed minerals for electrification. The sheet envisions an agreement for supply over 10 years of specific amounts of neodymium-praseodymium oxide, dysprosium oxide and terbium oxide that NioCorp Developments Ltd. aims to produce at… Continue reading Stellantis signs term sheet with NioCorp for rare-earth mineral supply
Ford’s Q2 sales gains round out rosy auto sales reports
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GM delivered over 526,000 vehicles in China in Q2, up 9% from last year
General Motors Co. and its joint ventures in China saw a 9% increase in sales during the second quarter, the automaker said Thursday. During the April-to-June quarter, GM sold 526,200 vehicles, up from 484,200 reported in the second quarter of 2022 — when the industry was still struggling with supply issues affecting production and limiting… Continue reading GM delivered over 526,000 vehicles in China in Q2, up 9% from last year
Mercedes-Benz GLC Coupe
Like the most powerful diesel, the petrol GLC 300 offers 254bhp but is slightly quicker, officially sprinting from 0-62mph in 6.3sec. But it doesn’t feel as sprightly as the numbers suggest and that’s largely due to the standard-fit nine-speed automatic gearbox. In fact, it hesitates so much off the line that our test car even… Continue reading Mercedes-Benz GLC Coupe
Confirmed: Ford Fiesta production to end tomorrow
The final Ford Fiesta will roll off the production line tomorrow, Friday 7 July, following the company’s decision late last year to axe the popular supermini. It brings 47 years and eight generations of the Fiesta to an end. The final two Fiestas will remain with Ford. One will join the firm’s international heritage fleet, based at… Continue reading Confirmed: Ford Fiesta production to end tomorrow