Subaru Debuts All-New Solterra Electric SUV

Subaru of America, Inc. today revealed its first-ever all-electric SUV, the 2023 Subaru Solterra, at the Los Angeles Auto Show. The highly anticipated Solterra is packed with new electrification and in-vehicle technology while staying true to its Subaru heritage with industry-leading safety and go-anywhere capability.  The name Solterra was created using the Latin words for… Continue reading Subaru Debuts All-New Solterra Electric SUV

Porsche takes the GTS electric with the Taycan sedan and sporty wagon

Porsche saved the versatile and performance-focused GTS for its last two variants of the all-electric Taycan. The German automaker unveiled the Taycan GTS sedan and a new third body style called the Taycan GTS Sport Turismo in an event Tuesday evening ahead of the Los Angeles Auto Show, rounding out the robust Taycan vehicle portfolio.… Continue reading Porsche takes the GTS electric with the Taycan sedan and sporty wagon

Apple supplier Foxconn cautious on 2022 revenue outlook

Earlier Foxconn, the world’s largest contract electronics maker, reported a 20% jump in third-quarter profit. Apple supplier Foxconn forecast on Friday that a global chip shortage would run into the second half of 2022 and its fourth-quarter revenue for electronics, including smartphones, would fall more than 15%. Chairman Liu Young-way said during a conference call… Continue reading Apple supplier Foxconn cautious on 2022 revenue outlook

@BMW: Extended range of functions for the My BMW App in November.001583

Munich. Since its introduction in July 2020, the My BMW App is used as a universal interface for seamless communication between the driver and the vehicle. At the same time, it provides customers a direct connection via smartphone to the BMW retailer and to the BMW brand. It can be used e.g. to plan travel… Continue reading @BMW: Extended range of functions for the My BMW App in November.001583

Apple supplier Foxconn buys Ohio EV factory for $230 mn

According to a statement from the companies, Foxconn acquired $50 million of common stock directly from Lordstown Motors at a price of about $6.90 per share after signing the agreement in September. Apple‘s largest manufacturing partner Foxconn is moving ahead with a plan to acquire a Lordstown Motors vehicle assembly plant in Ohio for $230… Continue reading Apple supplier Foxconn buys Ohio EV factory for $230 mn

New EV Rental Car Company, Joulez, Launches

A beta group is testing Joulez’s Tesla rentals as the company works to finish its mobile app for booking. Logo courtesy of Joulez With an eye on facilitating the transition to electric vehicles a new EV rental car company, Joulez, has launched. Joulez is a New York-based web and mobile rental car platform. A Nov. 2 announcement states that the company… Continue reading New EV Rental Car Company, Joulez, Launches

Apple hires top Tesla exec who apparently ‘disagreed’ with CEO Elon Musk

Apple has reportedly hired another top Tesla executive. Apple has reportedly hired another top Tesla executive. According to a report in Bloomberg News, the company has hired Christopher ‘CJ’ Moore who’s been the director for Tesla’s Autopilot Software since 2019. Apple is widely speculated to be working on self-driving car. The project is codenamed Project… Continue reading Apple hires top Tesla exec who apparently ‘disagreed’ with CEO Elon Musk

Apple hires Tesla’s former Autopilot software director

Apple hasn’t been all that vocal about its electric car project, but according to Bloomberg, the iPhone maker is hiring Tesla’s Autopilot software engineer to work on its EVs. Sources close to the matter told Bloomberg that Apple scooped up Christopher “CJ” Moore to work on its self-driving software. He’ll report to Stuart Bowers, another… Continue reading Apple hires Tesla’s former Autopilot software director

Apple hires former Tesla engineer to boost car effort- Bloomberg News

By Reuters Staff 1 Min Read Nov 5 (Reuters) – Apple Inc has hired a former engineer from Tesla Inc in an effort to boost its car-development efforts, Bloomberg News reported on Friday, citing people with knowledge of the matter. (bloom.bg/3wiOp41) (Reporting by Tiyashi Datta in Bengaluru; Editing by Aditya Soni) Go to Source

China EV startup Byton misses payroll as bankruptcy looms

Byton, a formerly highflying Chinese electric-vehicle startup, missed payments to workers and idled production lines as a local court started bankruptcy hearings. A court in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, held a hearing Monday on the request of Shanghai Huaxun Network System Co., a Byton creditor. Shanghai Huaxun demanded a bankruptcy proceeding for Nanjing Zhixing New Energy… Continue reading China EV startup Byton misses payroll as bankruptcy looms