Tag: Electric vehicles

Evergrande denies EV unit stake sale talks

Evergrande Group’s Hengchi electric vehicles (EV) are seen displayed at the Hengchi booth during a media day for the Auto Shanghai show in Shanghai, April 19, 2021. [Photo/Agencies] China Evergrande Group, a prominent property developer, on Friday denied holding negotiations with Chinese technology company Xiaomi Corp for a 65 percent stake in its electric car… Continue reading Evergrande denies EV unit stake sale talks

China steps up automobile data protection

An autonomous vehicle takes to the road in Shanghai’s Jiading district. [Photo by Wu Jun/For China Daily] China issued trial guidelines on automobile data protection on Friday in a move to protect drivers’ privacy and safeguard national security as vehicles are becoming increasingly digitalized in the world’s largest auto market. The Ministry of Industry and… Continue reading China steps up automobile data protection

The 12 Best Electric Bikes for Every Kind of Ride

The concurrent crises of the coronavirus pandemic and climate change have prompted many of us to rethink how we live our daily lives. For millions of Americans, that included hopping on an ebike, whether we rented one from a bike-share or bought our own.  For years, electric bicycles were bulky, inconvenient, expensive machines whose usefulness… Continue reading The 12 Best Electric Bikes for Every Kind of Ride

China data rules to squeeze overseas development of self-driving tech

BEIJING — China’s new rules on the handling of automotive data will take effect Oct. 1 and build a barrier against foreign companies from accessing driving records and onboard images, a move that will hamper their own efforts to advance self-driving technology. Draft rules based on the nation’s new slew of legislation governing data, were first published in May, with the… Continue reading China data rules to squeeze overseas development of self-driving tech

ICYMI: We open (and close) the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3

All products recommended by Engadget are selected by our editorial team, independent of our parent company. Some of our stories include affiliate links. If you buy something through one of these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. This week was all about smartphones at Engadget. Cherlynn Low spent some time with the Galaxy Z… Continue reading ICYMI: We open (and close) the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3

GM expands fire risk recall to cover all Chevy Bolts sold worldwide

Back in November 2020, GM recalled over 68,000 Chevrolet Bolt EVs after five of the vehicles caught fire between 2017 and 2019. Now, the automaker has expanded the recall to cover all Bolt EVs and Bolt EUVs sold worldwide, starting from the first model up until the latest ones. This recall covers 73,000 additional vehicles,… Continue reading GM expands fire risk recall to cover all Chevy Bolts sold worldwide

Traveling on business? Get ready for absurd new hotel fees

The desk has a sensor. Every time you lean on it, type on it or even touch it, that’ll be $2.95. Screenshot by ZDNet If you have one more eight-Zoom day, you’ll quit your job and zoom off to Tahiti. If you have any more back-to-back-to-back Microsoft Teams meetings, you’ll ululate for three days straight.… Continue reading Traveling on business? Get ready for absurd new hotel fees

Elon Musk dreams of electric robots

Hello, and welcome to this week’s edition of the Insider Tech newsletter, where we break down the biggest news in tech, including: I’m Insider Tech Features Editor Alexei Oreskovic, and I’m always eager to hear your thoughts, feedback and tips, so hit me up at aoreskovic@insider.com. Did someone forward this newsletter to you? Sign up… Continue reading Elon Musk dreams of electric robots