Tesla Model Y Out Testing In Preparation For Upcoming Delivery Launch

The Tesla Model Y has been seen out testing in various locations as of late. It’s clear that Tesla plans to sell its upcoming, smaller three-row SUV in volume across the globe, despite naysayers stating otherwise. In fact, Tesla has already officially announced it will be built and delivered in the U.S., China, and Europe. Tesla… Continue reading Tesla Model Y Out Testing In Preparation For Upcoming Delivery Launch

Amazon drives deeper into cars with new Alexa partners, Echo Auto expansion

Amazon is no longer content trying to dominate the home. The ecommerce giant made several announcements Monday ahead of CES 2020 that target the car, including partnerships with Lamborghini and Rivian, new auto-specific skills for its Alexa voice assistant, a market expansion for its Echo Auto device and a plan to bring its latest Fire… Continue reading Amazon drives deeper into cars with new Alexa partners, Echo Auto expansion

Amazon-backed Rivian will integrate Alexa into its electric pickup and SUV

Rivian will integrate Amazon’s voice assistant Alexa into the R1T pickup and R1S SUV, the company’s first electric vehicles that are set to debut at the end of the year. Rivian said Monday it plans to also extend the Alexa integration to 100,000 electric delivery trucks that Amazon has ordered from the automaker. The electric… Continue reading Amazon-backed Rivian will integrate Alexa into its electric pickup and SUV

Amazon to showcase its transportation drive at world’s largest tech show

(Reuters) – From making cars talk using Alexa’s voice to managing data from factories full of robots, Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) wants a big piece of the action in transportation, and next week at CES will unveil more about its strategy to achieve that goal than ever before. FILE PHOTO: The logo of Amazon is seen… Continue reading Amazon to showcase its transportation drive at world’s largest tech show

Porsche works council demands ten years of job security: “There is no reason for job cuts”

DPA Taycan Turbo: The vehicle is the first purely electrically powered vehicle from Porsche PorscheWorks council chief Werner Weresch calls for long-term security of jobs and locations in the Stuttgart area. “That is why we are looking to talk to the company over the next few weeks in order to secure the workforce and the… Continue reading Porsche works council demands ten years of job security: “There is no reason for job cuts”

Audi EVs will get high-performance RS models in 2021

Sponsored Links Roberto Baldwin/Engadget If you don’t think Audi’s electric cars are fast enough, don’t fret — they’ll be plenty speedy before long. Audi director Julius Seebach recently told Autocar that the brand will introduce RS performance versions of its cars, with an E-Tron GT variant coming in 2021. You can also expect RS editions… Continue reading Audi EVs will get high-performance RS models in 2021

Dieselgate: Volkswagen ready to negotiate with German consumers

Volkswagen is once again showing its willingness to turn the page on “dieselgate”. On Thursday, the manufacturer and the German national federation of consumer associations, the VZBV, announced the launch of amicable negotiations for compensation to owners of VW. The discussions are still only “at a preliminary stage”, specifies the VZBV. However, if they agree,… Continue reading Dieselgate: Volkswagen ready to negotiate with German consumers

Will the VW comparison come in spring? Possible damages for hundreds of thousands of diesel drivers

In the dispute over possible compensation for hundreds of thousands of diesel customers of Volkswagen Show stock market chart Auto expert Ferdinand Dudenhöffer expects a comparison in the spring. “It will certainly take two or three months until the comparison is complete in all its facets, but the time is manageable,” said the professor from… Continue reading Will the VW comparison come in spring? Possible damages for hundreds of thousands of diesel drivers

Tesla Reaches Preliminary Battery-Supply Deal With CATL

(Bloomberg) — Tesla Inc. has reached a preliminary agreement to start using CATL as a battery supplier for cars made in China from as early as next year, and the companies are in talks to expand the relationship globally, according to people familiar with the matter. Following months of negotiations, the companies clinched a non-binding… Continue reading Tesla Reaches Preliminary Battery-Supply Deal With CATL

Diesel lawsuits: VW diesel process: what complicates the comparative talks

Braunschweig Higher Regional Court The fronts between the parties to the dispute were still hardened in the first negotiations. (Photo: AP) Düsseldorf, Berlin Always has Volkswagen noted that the United States and Germany are not comparable. There have been violations of the law by diesel manipulation on the American car market, but not in this… Continue reading Diesel lawsuits: VW diesel process: what complicates the comparative talks