Electric vehicle drivers are finding themselves with unexpectedly large neighbors at DC fast charging stations around metro Detroit this holiday season. What they are seeing: electric Amazon delivery vans, undergoing final testing on public roads. The blue-gray vans are doing simulated work shifts, according to sources with knowledge of the program but who are not… Continue reading Electric Amazon vans spotted around metro Detroit are carrying trade secrets, not goods
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Latest Ford Super Duty orders set ‘insane’ pace
Ford Super Duty trucks did it again. The Dearborn automaker shattered a sales record for the month of November after reaching a record-setting pace of 52,518 new orders for the 2023 Super Duty pickup in the last five days of October, when it averaged more than 10,000 trucks a day, according to monthly sales data.… Continue reading Latest Ford Super Duty orders set ‘insane’ pace
Vietnamese EV maker VinFast files to go public in the U.S.
The VF-8 electric vehicle from VinFast, a Vietnamese automaker producing electric cars and SUV’s, is on display at their showroom in Santa Monica, California, on July 18, 2022. Frederic J. Brown | AFP | Getty Images Vietnamese EV maker VinFast is going public in the U.S. VinFast on Tuesday said it has filed a registration… Continue reading Vietnamese EV maker VinFast files to go public in the U.S.
GM battery plant workers to vote on union representation in labor test for the EV industry
Striking United Auto Workers members and supporters attend a speech by Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders outside General Motors’ Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly plant on Sept. 25, 2019 in Detroit. Michael Wayland / CNBC DETROIT — The United Auto Workers union will for the first time this week attempt to organize a major electric vehicle battery plant for… Continue reading GM battery plant workers to vote on union representation in labor test for the EV industry
Self-driving truck startup Kodiak Robotics wins $50 million deal to help develop driverless Army vehicles
Kodiak Robotics truck in front of an IKEA store. Source: Kodiak Robotics Self-driving truck startup Kodiak Robotics said Tuesday that it won a two-year, $49.9 million contract from the U.S. Department of Defense to help develop automated combat vehicles for the U.S. Army. The company said the vehicles will be tailored for reconnaissance, surveillance and… Continue reading Self-driving truck startup Kodiak Robotics wins $50 million deal to help develop driverless Army vehicles
GM continues to evaluate Twitter advertising suspension following Musk takeover
watch now General Motors continues to monitor Twitter and evaluate its decision to suspend advertising on the social media platform following Elon Musk’s takeover of the company, CEO Mary Barra told CNBC Tuesday. Barra said that the automaker’s decision to suspend advertising in October was in part an effort to protect its brands but was… Continue reading GM continues to evaluate Twitter advertising suspension following Musk takeover
Ford CEO says 65% of U.S. dealers agree to sell EVs under company’s investment programs
Ford F-150 Lightning trucks manufactured at the Rouge Electric Vehicle Center in Dearborn Michigan. Courtesy: Ford Motor Co. DETROIT – About 65% of Ford Motor’s dealers have agreed to sell electric vehicles as the company invests billions to expand production and sales of the battery-powered cars and trucks, CEO Jim Farley said Monday. About 1,920… Continue reading Ford CEO says 65% of U.S. dealers agree to sell EVs under company’s investment programs
Acura Integra gets Type S hellion with 300+ horsepower but no AWD
The 300-plus horsepower, performance-trim Acura Integra Type S is real — but it will not get all-wheel-drive as hoped for by many enthusiasts. Acura confirmed the long-anticipated, 2024 Type S Monday with lightly camouflaged pictures of the compact hellion at its Toshigi, Japan, test track facility. With the base, $37K Acura Integra — the first… Continue reading Acura Integra gets Type S hellion with 300+ horsepower but no AWD
GM’s BrightDrop starts Ontario production of electric delivery vans
General Motors Co. has launched production of its BrightDrop electric delivery vehicle at CAMI Assembly in Ontario, making it the first EV factory in Canada. The startup’s electric delivery van products are part of a growing segment and are expected to bring in $1 billion in revenue in 2023, the company said last month. BrightDrop,… Continue reading GM’s BrightDrop starts Ontario production of electric delivery vans
Vietnamese EV maker VinFast files for American IPO
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