05/09/2022 Almost as soon as the world premiere of the Cayenne took place, 20 years ago, it was hard to imagine a Porsche product portfolio without it. The delivery figures for the first generation of the SUV even exceeded the expectations of Porsche itself. However, when work on creating its successor began in 2005, the… Continue reading @VW Group: How the Porsche Cayenne became even sportier005837
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Clean Technica: Tesla BEV Market Share Dropped from 25.1% in Q2 2020 to 15.6% in Q2 2022 — While Sales Grew 180.2%002266
“Troy Teslike” tracks Tesla data like no one else I know. In the past day, he published an interesting 2½ year breakdown. The table, below, shows how Tesla’s share of major BEV markets has declined in the past couple of years. Looking at the biggest market, China, first, Tesla’s share of that BEV market dropped… Continue reading Clean Technica: Tesla BEV Market Share Dropped from 25.1% in Q2 2020 to 15.6% in Q2 2022 — While Sales Grew 180.2%002266
Apple Pay Later may not arrive until next year due to ‘technical and engineering’ setbacks
Apple Pay Later may not arrive until next spring, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. As you may recall, Apple announced the buy now, pay later feature at WWDC 2022 and said, at the time, that it would arrive alongside iOS 16. Well, the latest version of the company’s mobile operating is here and Apple Pay… Continue reading Apple Pay Later may not arrive until next year due to ‘technical and engineering’ setbacks
The 5 best affordable electric cars of 2022
Electric vehicles (EVs) can help your household save $1,000 in fuel per year, on average. They’re cheaper to maintain than fossil fuel-powered vehicles, as they don’t need oil changes and have single-speed transmissions and regenerative brakes. They’re also some of the safest cars to drive, with EVs like the Chevy Bolt and Tesla Model 3… Continue reading The 5 best affordable electric cars of 2022
Family: Man killed in crash never got air bag recall notice
Fort Lauderdale, Fla. — When Florida Highway Patrol troopers arrived at a crash scene in the Panhandle this summer, they found a 23-year-old Navy officer dead at the wheel with neck wounds that initially looked like a possible shooting. A trooper later messaged the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration that injuries were from the… Continue reading Family: Man killed in crash never got air bag recall notice
Tesla Updating Vehicles to Not Crush Passengers’ Hands in Window
Owie! Keep Clear Tesla is issuing software updates for a more than a staggering million of its vehicles, due to an eyebrow-raising bug: that the cars’ powered windows fail to detect obstacles — like your hand — in their way while closing. In the National Highway Traffic Safety Adminstration’s (NHTSA) own words, “the window automatic… Continue reading Tesla Updating Vehicles to Not Crush Passengers’ Hands in Window
German Handelsblatt: Auto supplier: Continental allegedly manipulated quality tests on a large scale005294
Continental headquarters in Hanover At the subsidiary ContiTech, even executives are said to have been involved. (Photo: dpa) According to a magazine report, the automotive supplier Continental has apparently been supplying car companies with contaminated parts for air conditioning systems for over 15 years. In order to conceal the quality defects, test results are said… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Auto supplier: Continental allegedly manipulated quality tests on a large scale005294
@VINFAST: VINGROUP : Vinfast to make netherlands debut with vf 8 & vf 9 at the ev experience
Amsterdam, Netherlands, September 22, 2022 – VinFast, Vietnam’s first global EV maker, will participate in The EV Experience 2022 in the Netherlands between 23 and 25 of September. This will be VinFast’s public premiere in the Netherlands, offering the Dutch an opportunity to witness and experience in-person premium EV models VF 8 & VF 9,… Continue reading @VINFAST: VINGROUP : Vinfast to make netherlands debut with vf 8 & vf 9 at the ev experience
@Ford: Lisa Drake
Lisa Drake became vice president, EV Industrialization, for Ford Model e in March 2022 and additionally oversees manufacturing engineering as Ford develops breakthrough electric vehicles at scale. She reports to Doug Field, chief advanced product development and technology officer. Previously, Drake was chief operating officer, North America, responsible for bringing enhanced focus to product launches,… Continue reading @Ford: Lisa Drake
Tesla’s giant ‘safety recall’ of 1 million vehicles is just another software update
The media has reported today on Tesla having to recall a massive number of electric vehicles in the US, but the fix for the “safety recall” is again just another software update that Tesla has already started to push. Earlier this year, NHTSA issued a series of recalls on Tesla vehicles that were highly reported… Continue reading Tesla’s giant ‘safety recall’ of 1 million vehicles is just another software update