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
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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
Stellantis recalls nearly 220,000 Jeep Cherokee SUVs worldwide due to fire risk
Detroit – Stellantis is telling owners of nearly 220,000 Jeep Cherokee SUVs worldwide to park them outdoors and away from other vehicles because the power liftgates can catch fire even when the engines are off. The company is recalling certain Cherokees from the 2014 through 2016 model years. Water can get into the liftgate control… Continue reading Stellantis recalls nearly 220,000 Jeep Cherokee SUVs worldwide due to fire risk
An automotive manufacturer refused a massive air-bag recall. Now what?
Federal safety regulators have directed a Tennessee manufacturer to recall air-bag inflaters used in roughly 67 million vehicles over concerns that bits of metal could explode when the air bag is activated, creating an injury risk even in relatively minor crashes. Seven air-bag ruptures involving injuries led the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to tentatively… Continue reading An automotive manufacturer refused a massive air-bag recall. Now what?