Follow John The Nissan Leaf, at least for the moment, remains the highest-volume electric car produced in history, with more than 300,000 sold. One of the measures that kept its cost down was the use of passive air cooling for its battery pack, rather than the pricier liquid cooling used by other makers to keep… Continue reading Nissan Leaf 30-kwh battery decline 3 times that of earlier electric cars: study
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RSS Readers Are Due for a Comeback: Feedly, The Old Reader, Inoreader
The modern web contains no shortage of horrors, from ubiquitous ad trackers to all-consuming platforms to YouTube comments, generally. Unfortunately, there’s no panacea for what ails this internet we’ve built. But anyone weary of black-box algorithms controlling what you see online at least has a respite, one that’s been there all along but has often… Continue reading RSS Readers Are Due for a Comeback: Feedly, The Old Reader, Inoreader
Nissan, Renault in Talks to Merge, Create New Company
Renault SA and Nissan Motor Co. are in talks to merge, seeking to solidify their two-decade-old alliance under a single stock as an unprecedented shift toward electric and shared cars transforms the industry, people with knowledge of the matter said. A deal would end the current alliance between the companies and marry them as one… Continue reading Nissan, Renault in Talks to Merge, Create New Company
Ford CEO Jim Hackett earned $16.3 million as profit dropped
Hackett was abruptly named as CEO in response to investors’ growing unease about the US automaker’s slumping stock price and its ability to counter threats from longtime automotive rivals and upstarts in Silicon Valley. DETROIT: Ford Motor Co Chief Executive Officer Jim Hackett earned salary, bonus and stock awards of $16.3 million in 2017, while… Continue reading Ford CEO Jim Hackett earned $16.3 million as profit dropped
Uber has settled with the family of the homeless victim killed last week
Uber has reportedly come to a fast settlement with the family of 49-year-old Elaine Herzberg, who was fatally struck last week by one of the company’s self-driving vehicles as she crossed a darkened street, pushing a bicycle. Terms of the settlement are not being disclosed; Uber declined to comment when we asked the company for further… Continue reading Uber has settled with the family of the homeless victim killed last week
Around 300,000 vehicles – Here VW parks its cheating diesel in the US desert
New York. To park hundreds of thousands of cars bought back in the course of the diesel scandal, Volkswagen has leased gigantic parking spaces in the USA. Around 300,000 cars are on 37 seats – many of them in the desert. This is clear from court files of the independent administrator responsible for the program.… Continue reading Around 300,000 vehicles – Here VW parks its cheating diesel in the US desert
UPDATE 4-Uber avoids legal battle with family of autonomous vehicle victim
TEMPE, Ariz. (Reuters) – The family of a woman killed by an Uber Technologies Inc self-driving vehicle in Arizona has reached a settlement with the ride services company, ending a potential legal battle over the first fatality caused by an autonomous vehicle. Cristina Perez Hesano, an attorney with the firm of Bellah Perez in Glendale,… Continue reading UPDATE 4-Uber avoids legal battle with family of autonomous vehicle victim
Tesla Is Using Too Much Autonomation In Model 3 Manufacture, Some Analysts Say
Analysts claim that Tesla’s automation is crippling its attempts to scale production of its mass-market electric car Is the Tesla Model 3 depending too heavily on automation? According to Techcrunch, Wall Street analysts Max Warburton and Toni Sacconaghi say yes. They claim that the luxury electric car’s overuse of automation is causing their difficulties with… Continue reading Tesla Is Using Too Much Autonomation In Model 3 Manufacture, Some Analysts Say
Tesla’s Push to Prove the Haters Wrong Only Proves Them Right
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Where’s Super Cruise in Cadillac’s two new cars?
Finally, Cadillac has an SUV to rival popular small luxury rivals such as the BMW X1 and Land Rover Range Rover Evoque. Based on the fact that SUVs are about the only Cadillacs anyone is buying these days, the 2019 XT4 should help get more foot traffic in showrooms. There’s just one thing: you can’t… Continue reading Where’s Super Cruise in Cadillac’s two new cars?