A driver uses the map navigation feature on a touchscreen control panel just prior to the Tesla Motors Inc. 8.0 software update inside a Model S P90D vehicle in New York, U.S., on Monday, Sept. 19, 2016. Christopher Goodney | Bloomberg | Getty Images The National Transportation Safety Board has concluded an investigation into a… Continue reading NTSB finds no evidence Tesla Autopilot used in fatal 2021 Texas crash
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Lucid joins the EV discounting fray with $7,500 ‘credits’ on some of its Air luxury sedans
Lucid Air Courtesy: Lucid Motors Lucid Group said Thursday that buyers of certain versions of its pricey Air electric luxury sedan will be eligible for a $7,500 “credit.” But that credit will be paid by Lucid, not the U.S. government. related investing news Lucid said that customers who buy Air Touring and Air Grand Touring… Continue reading Lucid joins the EV discounting fray with $7,500 ‘credits’ on some of its Air luxury sedans
Toyota unveils new Grand Highlander, expanding hybrid crossover lineup
2024 Toyota Grand Highlander Toyota CHICAGO — Toyota Motor is expanding its segment-leading, three-row crossover lineup with the new 2024 Grand Highlander, including two gas-powered hybrid offerings. The automaker revealed the vehicle as a bigger sibling to the Toyota Highlander midsize SUV/crossover on Wednesday night. It is longer and wider than the Highlander and provides… Continue reading Toyota unveils new Grand Highlander, expanding hybrid crossover lineup
Ford closes in on Marshall site for battery plant that Virginia rejected
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Tesla semi skepticism lingers months after Musk’s first delivery
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Tesla co-founder’s EV battery company gets $2 Billion Federal Loan
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Nissan reports profit jump as chip crunch eases
Tokyo — Nissan reported a 55% jump in its October-December profit Thursday, as the Japanese automaker gears up for a less bumpy journey with its French alliance partner Renault. Profit for the quarter at Yokohama-based Nissan Motor Co. totaled 50.6 billion yen ($386 million), up from 32.7 billion yen in the previous year. Quarterly sales… Continue reading Nissan reports profit jump as chip crunch eases
Toyota keeps conservative profit view as CEO transition looms
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New 2023 Polestar 4 readied as sleek Porsche Macan EV rival
The Polestar 4 has hit the road for the first time ahead of an anticipated launch by the end of the year, giving clues to what to expect from the EV firm’s Porsche Macan rival. Pictures sent to Autocar show the rakish crossover-coupé donning light camouflage for its first round of public testing, having previously… Continue reading New 2023 Polestar 4 readied as sleek Porsche Macan EV rival
New firms should create their own legacies, not appropriate others’
I’m pleased to learn that the European Union’s Intellectual Property Office has ended a long-running dispute over the Vanwall trademark in favour of Sanderson International Marketing and against ByKolles. Sanderson builds and sells continuation examples of the Vanwall VW5, the British Formula 1 car that won the inaugural constructors’ title in 1958, here in the… Continue reading New firms should create their own legacies, not appropriate others’