This week will bring what Ford Motor Co. Executive Chair Bill Ford deems the most important vehicle launch of his career, the culmination of a journey he started 43 years ago when he joined the company founded by his great-grandfather. Ford on Tuesday will launch the F-150 Lightning, an all-electric version of America’s best-selling truck and the automaker’s profit… Continue reading Exclusive: Bill Ford talks F-150 as it goes electric: ‘Most important launch of my career’ – Detroit News
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Mercedes EV breaks 1000 km range barrier to outdo Tesla – Automotive News Europe
A Mercedes-Benz electric car drove more than 1,000 km (621 miles) from Germany to the French Riviera on a single charge, taking the fight to seize the technology limelight from Tesla to the next level. The EQXX prototype traveled from Sindelfingen, near Stuttgart, via Switzerland and Italy to the Mediterranean coastal town of Cassis, the… Continue reading Mercedes EV breaks 1000 km range barrier to outdo Tesla – Automotive News Europe
Electric Rolls-Royce Spectre to be new-age Phantom coupe
However, Rolls-Royce director of engineering Mihiar Ayoubi offered lots of insight into the wider technical development of the Spectre and its early progress. The battery, for example, plays a key role in the overall package. It is completely flat underneath to allow for a smooth floor to improve aerodynamic efficiency. The battery’s mounting also enables… Continue reading Electric Rolls-Royce Spectre to be new-age Phantom coupe
@Nissan: Nissan acquires e.dams race team000726
2022/04/12 YOKOHAMA, Japan – Nissan announced today the acquisition of the e.dams race team, thus taking full ownership of its involvement in the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship. The team is currently based in Le Mans, France, and will continue to race as planned in Season 8. Nissan’s participation in Formula E supports the… Continue reading @Nissan: Nissan acquires e.dams race team000726
Clean Tecnica: Tesla Considering 800-Volt Systems For Semi & Cybertruck 001911
Tesla is considering using 800 volt architecture for the Cybertruck and the Semi, Drew Baglino, senior vice president of powertrain and energy engineering said during the Q1 earning call lasts week. But the company probably will not adopt 800 volt architecture for existing models. [embedded content] His statement came in response to a questioner asking… Continue reading Clean Tecnica: Tesla Considering 800-Volt Systems For Semi & Cybertruck 001911
Parts shortage halts production of Chevy Corvette next week
Production of the Chevrolet Corvette at General Motors Co.’s Bowling Green, Kentucky, plant will be shut down next week due to a temporary parts shortage unrelated to the global semiconductor shortage, the company confirmed Friday. “Due to a temporary part constraint, Bowling Green Assembly will take downtime next week (week of April 25) on both first… Continue reading Parts shortage halts production of Chevy Corvette next week
Tata Motors joins other OEMs in increasing prices
Tata Motors announced a price increase across its passenger vehicles range, to partially offset the rise in input costs. The price increase which comes into effect beginning today has a weighted average increase of 1.1 percent , depending on the variant and model, the company said in a statement. The development comes days after Maruti Suzuki which… Continue reading Tata Motors joins other OEMs in increasing prices
Is The Future Of Supercars Electric? – Forbes
Supercars, and their even more extreme hypercar successors, are the pinnacle of what internal combustion can deliver. Vehicles like the Bugatti Veyron and Chiron, as well as competitors from Swedish Koenigsegg and American SSC, have traded blows over the last couple of decades as the fastest production cars in the world. But they are being… Continue reading Is The Future Of Supercars Electric? – Forbes
How Lamborghini gives owners the VIP treatment
Lamborghini Ad Personam division Red with green? Blue with yellow? Brown with anything? And do you want the seatbelts to match? Who knew that specifying your own anything-goes supercar would involve so many choices? This abundance of decisions when almost anything is possible is why Lamborghini, like other luxury car manufacturers, has devised a way… Continue reading How Lamborghini gives owners the VIP treatment
New 2023 BMW X5 M facelift spotted testing on track
BMW’s popular X5 SUV will receive a facelift towards the end of this year and a revised X5 M model will follow soon after. We’ve caught the sporty X5 M testing before, but these latest images of it being evaluated at the Nurburgring reveal some new design touches not seen before. At the front, the… Continue reading New 2023 BMW X5 M facelift spotted testing on track