The biggest change dynamically, if you can call it that, has been the addition of the Abarth Sound Generator, a big external speaker, multi-channel amplifier and subwoofer mounted under the boot floor where the spare wheel well would be. It sounds like something from the Max Power era and makes the sound of something like… Continue reading Abarth 500e
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Mother, daughter are rare team building Ford F-150 Lightning as plant expands
While the all-electric Ford F-150 Lightning has made headlines around the world, few people know of the mother-daughter team inside the Rouge factory that builds the popular pickup truck — women who carry on a family tradition that reflects generations of hard work on the production floor. “It’s important when you do have generations working… Continue reading Mother, daughter are rare team building Ford F-150 Lightning as plant expands
China’s Car Buyers Have Fallen Out of Love With Foreign Brands
For years, foreign automakers in China had a bead on customers drawn to luxury brands, like the Cao family in Shanghai. Not anymore. Ben Cao and his wife, Rachel, both 36, are trading down from two Porsches to one, a gasoline-fueled $290,000 Porsche 911 sports car, and buying their first electric vehicle, a $70,000 sport… Continue reading China’s Car Buyers Have Fallen Out of Love With Foreign Brands
What to Know About Buying Electric Cars and the New Emissions Rule
The Biden administration on Wednesday proposed ambitious auto emissions rules that could significantly change the kinds of cars and trucks on sale in the United States — but not right away. The regulations, if carried out, will effectively require automakers to replace fossil fuel cars with electric vehicles starting with cars for the 2027 model… Continue reading What to Know About Buying Electric Cars and the New Emissions Rule
Automakers Face Test in Reaching U.S. Target for Electric Vehicles
The Biden administration’s plan to accelerate the adoption of electric vehicles — reaching a two-thirds share of new cars in less than a decade — pushes automakers further in a direction they have already been going. But meeting the new timetable will be a challenge. Most car companies are convinced that a transition to electric… Continue reading Automakers Face Test in Reaching U.S. Target for Electric Vehicles
Cool? Or Just Clunky? The Fight Over Dashboard Touch Screens.
From pocket-stretching smartphones to wall-hogging TVs, Americans have often asked: How much screen is too much? The question has come to today’s gadget-stuffed cars, whose increasingly colossal screens are splitting opinions among designers, car buyers and industry critics. These do-it-all touch screens, the nerve centers of many new cars, have sparked a backlash because of… Continue reading Cool? Or Just Clunky? The Fight Over Dashboard Touch Screens.
Tesla 2023 shareholder meeting: Musk says Tesla will try advertising
In an aerial view, Tesla Corporate Headquarters are seen on January 03, 2023 in Travis County, Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty Images Tesla CEO Elon Musk addressed shareholders at the company’s annual meeting on Tuesday, predicting the economy would pick up after 12 months and promising the company would deliver production Cybertrucks later this year.… Continue reading Tesla 2023 shareholder meeting: Musk says Tesla will try advertising
Ex-Apple employee accused of stealing trade secrets is exec at Baidu self-driving car joint venture
Visitors look at a Jidu Robo-01 electric SUV during the 20th Guangzhou International Automobile Exhibition at Canton Fair Complex on Dec. 30, 2022 in Guangzhou, China. Zou Wei | Visual China Group | Getty Images On Tuesday, the U.S. government accused a former Apple employee, Weibao Wang, of stealing trade secrets from the company’s self-driving… Continue reading Ex-Apple employee accused of stealing trade secrets is exec at Baidu self-driving car joint venture
Tesla CEO Elon Musk says he must approve all new hires in internal email
SpaceX, Twitter and electric car maker Tesla CEO Elon Musk meets with France’s President Emmanuel Macron (L) at the Elysee presidential palace in Paris on May 15, 2023. Ludovic Marin | Afp | Getty Images Tesla CEO Elon Musk sent an email to “everybody” at his electric vehicle maker on Monday, expressing concern over the… Continue reading Tesla CEO Elon Musk says he must approve all new hires in internal email
EV corridor to run nearly 900 miles from Kalamazoo to Quebec, US and Canada officials say
Detroit — U.S. and Canadian officials on Tuesday announced the first Binational EV Corridor between the two countries that will have electric vehicle chargers along it. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg joined Canadian Minister of Transport Omar Alghabra, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan joined Buttigieg at the Port of Detroit along the… Continue reading EV corridor to run nearly 900 miles from Kalamazoo to Quebec, US and Canada officials say