Park your motorcycle: Company says handlebar bolt can break

Detroit – The company that makes Can-Am Ryker motorcycles is warning people not to ride some of them because a handlebar bolt can break, causing loss of steering and raising the risk of a crash. The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration put out an alert about the problem on Wednesday involving certain 2022 motorcycles… Continue reading Park your motorcycle: Company says handlebar bolt can break

GreenPower Vehicles Eligible for up to $150,000 in Funding From Transport Canada’s iHMZEV Program

Thirteen GreenPower Vehicle Models Listed Under the iHMZEV Program VANCOUVER, BC, July 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — GreenPower Motor Company Inc. (NASDAQ: GP) (TSXV: GPV) (“GreenPower”), a leading manufacturer and distributor of zero-emission, electric-powered, medium and heavy-duty vehicles, today announced that its customers in Canada can now receive funding under Transport Canada’s newly launched incentive program… Continue reading GreenPower Vehicles Eligible for up to $150,000 in Funding From Transport Canada’s iHMZEV Program

@VW Group: Studio F.A. Porsche: How good design is created005426

It’s a scenario that authors, artists, archi­tects, and of course designers will be fa­miliar with: staring at a blank sheet of pa­per wondering how to begin, what words and ideas to use, and generally how to create a new world from scratch. There are countless tales by authors of how ag­onizing the start is, when… Continue reading @VW Group: Studio F.A. Porsche: How good design is created005426

Clean Technica: In AP Interview, GM’s Mary Barra Explains Her Strategy To Catch Tesla By 2025002119

Now that we’re more than halfway through 2022, GM’s goal of catching up to Tesla for EV sales by 2025 seems like an impossible climb. Right now, GM still gets mocked on Tesla Twitter, especially with Joe Biden saying “Mary, you electrified the whole auto industry, you led…” in a time when GM still only… Continue reading Clean Technica: In AP Interview, GM’s Mary Barra Explains Her Strategy To Catch Tesla By 2025002119

German Handelsblatt: Auto industry: ZF is ahead in the race with Bosch, Conti and Schaeffler for the top spot in electronic steering004760

No connection to the wheels Electronic steering transmits the steering commands via signal. (Photo: ZF) It’s a sensitive topic: in the future, car steering wheels will no longer be mechanically connected to the front wheels. Airplane pilots once found it difficult to reconcile the fact that with “Fly-by-Wire” they were no longer physically connected to… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Auto industry: ZF is ahead in the race with Bosch, Conti and Schaeffler for the top spot in electronic steering004760

Hyundai Motor Appoints Brian Latouf to Lead New Global Safety Office

As the newly created GCSO, Latouf will integrate the engineering resources of Hyundai and HMNA by combining safety field investigations, safety data analysis, and safety engineering performance into a streamlined global technical function. Munoz will also serve as the accountable executive for Hyundai’s safety matters through his COO role. The change further enhances Hyundai’s dedication… Continue reading Hyundai Motor Appoints Brian Latouf to Lead New Global Safety Office

German Handelsblatt: Auto industry: ZF is ahead in the race with Bosch, Conti and Schaeffler for the top spot in electronic steering004758

No connection to the wheels Electronic steering transmits the steering commands via signal. (Photo: ZF) It’s a sensitive topic: in the future, car steering wheels will no longer be mechanically connected to the front wheels. Airplane pilots once found it difficult to reconcile the fact that with “Fly-by-Wire” they were no longer physically connected to… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Auto industry: ZF is ahead in the race with Bosch, Conti and Schaeffler for the top spot in electronic steering004758

Chevy’s first electric Blazer starts at $47K and offers FWD, RWD, or AWD options

Chevy is bringing the Blazer to its electric car lineup. The midsize crossover SUV is the latest of the GM brand’s gas cars to feature an all-electric version, joining the Chevy Equinox EV, Silverado EV, and GMC Hummer EV. Chevy isn’t going light on the options for the Blazer EV: buyers can choose between front-wheel… Continue reading Chevy’s first electric Blazer starts at $47K and offers FWD, RWD, or AWD options

@niche: KTM DOMINATES 2022 EUROPEAN JUNIOR E-MOTOCROSS SERIES002015

Dear Sir/Madam, Welcome to our Press Center. May we express our pleasure at the fact that you have chosen to use the pool of information regarding our company and its products and services. This information and content is made available by KTM Sportmotorcycle GmbH, Betriebsgebiet Süd, Stallhofner Straße 3, A-5230 Mattighofen, Austria, and we are… Continue reading @niche: KTM DOMINATES 2022 EUROPEAN JUNIOR E-MOTOCROSS SERIES002015

@VW Group: The first of its kind: how Porsche made the Cayenne really fast005417

15/07/2022 An all-terrain vehicle? Until well into the late 1990s, such an eventuality seemed far from appropriate for the Porsche world. “Hardly anyone could imagine that our brand would expand the sports car segment into the SUV realm,” recalls Klaus-Gerhard Wolpert, the first Vice President of the Cayenne model line. And yet 20 years ago,… Continue reading @VW Group: The first of its kind: how Porsche made the Cayenne really fast005417