By Paul Lienert 2 Min Read U.S. President Donald Trump speaks next to Lordstown Motors employees Michael Fabian and Rich Schmidt while inspecting the Lordstown Motors 2021 Endurance truck, an electric pickup truck, on the South Lawn at the White House, September 28, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Barria (Reuters) – Startup Lordstown Motors Corp RIDE.O said on… Continue reading Lordstown Motors says electric pickup launch ‘on track’ for fall 2021
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Honda to mass-produce Level 3 autonomous cars by March
Honda claims it will be the first automaker to mass-produce vehicles with autonomous capabilities that meet SAE Level 3 standards, with plans to begin producing and selling a version of its Honda Legend luxury sedan with fully approved automated driving equipment in Japan from next March. Honda announced the news via press release (via Reuters)… Continue reading Honda to mass-produce Level 3 autonomous cars by March
Elon Musk says ‘most likely’ has a moderate case of COVID-19
By Reuters Staff 2 Min Read (Reuters) – Tesla Inc Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk said on Saturday he “most likely” has a moderate case of COVID-19, as he continued to question the accuracy of the tests. “Am getting wildly different results from different labs, but most likely I have a moderate case of covid.… Continue reading Elon Musk says ‘most likely’ has a moderate case of COVID-19
Yamaha seeks edge with ‘connected bikes’ in Indonesia
HAMAMATSU, Japan — Yamaha Motor, the world’s third-largest motorcycle maker, is stepping up marketing to attract new customers mainly in Asia such as Indonesia and India, its biggest markets, based on connectivity via a smartphone app. The new business strategy is aimed at developing Yamaha into a company that not only manufactures motorcycles but also… Continue reading Yamaha seeks edge with ‘connected bikes’ in Indonesia
Electric cars: Audi wants to build Landjet as a Model S competitor in 2024
Volkswagen is investing 35 billion euros in electromobility – among other things, to build an alternative to the Model S from Tesla. (VW, technology) Go to source
Clean Technica: Race Of The Tesla Gigafactories: Giga Austin 24/7 With 3 Shifts May “Exceed Giga Berlin’s Speed”000315
Cars Published on November 14th, 2020 | by Johnna Crider November 14th, 2020 by Johnna Crider Tesla’s newest gigafactory, Giga Texas, is growing at a rapid speed, and construction workers are now operating 24/7 with three shifts. Tesla’s focus on getting Giga Texas built is so intense that Jeff Roberts, one of the drone operators… Continue reading Clean Technica: Race Of The Tesla Gigafactories: Giga Austin 24/7 With 3 Shifts May “Exceed Giga Berlin’s Speed”000315
GM recalls 68,000 Chevy Bolt EVs after reports of battery fires
Sponsored Links Roberto Baldwin/Engadget You might need to take your Chevy Bolt in for major service. Detroit News and The Verge report that GM is recalling 68,677 Bolt EVs (50,900 in the US) to help it identify the causes of five battery fires between 2017 and 2019. The car maker has found some common elements… Continue reading GM recalls 68,000 Chevy Bolt EVs after reports of battery fires
Ford ‘discussing’ making its own battery cells for EVs, CEO says
As the automotive industry moves further along in its shift toward electric vehicles, automakers face the key decision of whether to produce the battery cells and packs that will help power millions of electric vehicles, or whether they want to buy them from suppliers. General Motors Co. has opted to make its own EV components. It’s joined up with… Continue reading Ford ‘discussing’ making its own battery cells for EVs, CEO says
Don’t want to end up like Nokia: Volkswagen chief Herbert Diess to staff – Deccan Herald
By Christoph Rauwald, Tara Patel and Chad Thomas Volkswagen AG is at a critical juncture. It has weathered the pandemic relatively well but is fretting about cases going up again. It has electric cars rolling out but is well behind Tesla Inc. And it has massive manufacturing scale but desperately needs to rethink its vehicles… Continue reading Don’t want to end up like Nokia: Volkswagen chief Herbert Diess to staff – Deccan Herald
Uber is reportedly in talks to sell its self-driving vehicle division to a startup run by former Uber, Tesla, and Google executives and backed by Amazon (UBER)
Uber is in talks to sell its self-driving vehicle division, ATG, to autonomous vehicle startup Aurora, TechCrunch reported Friday. ATG has been hobbled by a deadly crash, infighting, and unreliable tech — leading investors to lose patience and sparking rumors the company would try to offload the struggling unit. Despite a previous $7.25 billion valuation,… Continue reading Uber is reportedly in talks to sell its self-driving vehicle division to a startup run by former Uber, Tesla, and Google executives and backed by Amazon (UBER)