The Biden administration has dropped, for now, a plan that would have awarded automakers such as Tesla Inc. credits for using renewable natural gas to power EVs. That proposal was excluded from drafted regulation setting biofuel-blending quotas for the next three years that is undergoing final review at the White House, according to people familiar
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In this article STLA GM F 7203.T-JP Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT 2024 Toyota Tacoma Trailhunter Toyota DETROIT — Size matters. Just ask America’s largest automakers. Ford, General Motors and Toyota are among those increasingly looking to capitalize on the growing midsize pickup truck segment: vehicles big enough to command high price tags but
AC Cars, the British company that built the Ace sports car used by Carroll Shelby in the 1960s to create the original Shelby Cobra, this week launched a modern sports car. It’s called the Cobra GT Roadster, and it not only looks like the original Cobra, it’s also powered by a Ford V-8. 2024 Toyota
Tires on electric cars are usually a hit or miss. Whether it’s eco-centric tires providing little grip and lots of noise or grippy summer tires negatively impacting range, finding the right tire for your EV might be difficult. Bridgestone is trying to alleviate this convolution with its all-new line of tires made specifically for electric
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Renault Group is leaning toward developing the platform for its new Alpine sports cars on its own rather than pursuing co-development with Geely’s Lotus Cars, according to people familiar with the situation. The French automaker’s engineers have sufficient expertise to make the platform, which the company views as a key piece of rebooting the Alpine
The design for Chrysler’s first electric crossover arriving in 2025 will be completely different from the Airflow concept that’s been shown publicly, a top executive told MotorTrend. Chrysler brand CEO Chris Feuell “wanted a statement that had literally zero to do with anything that you have seen today, even the Airflow concept car,” Ralph Gills,e
Associated Press May 19, 2023, 07:08 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS — Two-time Indy 500 champion Takuma Sato turned the fastest lap at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 27 years on Friday, and defending winner Marcus Ericsson was close behind him, making Chip Ganassi Racing the team to beat heading into qualifying weekend for “The Greatest Spectacle in
Tesla Customer Rep Tells Owner To Tow Burnt Model Y To Service Center | Carscoops The shaken owner says he still doesn’t have answers about why his Model Y self-immolated after two weeks have passed by Stephen Rivers 3 hours ago by Stephen Rivers A man says that after his Model Y inexplicably burned to
Tesla Inc. is offering discounts of more than $1,300 on some Model 3 cars in its U.S. inventory following even heavier discounts in Europe, according to a Reuters’ review of its website, even as the electric carmaker has raised U.S. prices on most newly ordered cars this month. Facing economic headwinds and mounting competition, Tesla
Private equity investors and other funders put in at least $402 million in automotive-related startups in April, up 2 percent from the $394.1 million invested in March. The slight increase in deal activity may be a sign that investment in the automotive startup space is stabilizing. Investment in American automotive startups fell to $690.5 million
Bentley Continental GTC Speed in Kingfisher Adam Jeffery | CNBC The V-12 engine is dead. Long live the V-12. In the coming years, supercar companies like Lamborghini, Bentley and Rolls-Royce have all announced phase-outs of their V-12 engines as they roll into the age of hybrid and electric vehicles. In the meantime, they’re launching 12-cylinder
By Richard Angle Posted on May 18, 2023 SpaceX plans to launch two Falcon 9 rockets hours apart from Florida and California. Starlink group 6-3 will launch from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station with a planned launch time of 12:41 AM ET (04:41 UTC) and from Vandenberg Space Force Base, Iridium OneWeb rideshare launch at
BERLIN — Volkswagen Group has completed the sale of its Kaluga production plant in Russia and its local subsidiaries, the automaker said on Friday, ending months of wrangling with Russian authorities over the deal. VW has sold its shares in Volkswagen Group Rus LLC to Art-Finance LLC, which is supported by auto dealer group Avilon,
Associated Press May 18, 2023, 09:53 AM ET INDIANAPOLIS — Stephanie Beatriz, who starred as Detective Rosa Diaz on the TV show “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” and voiced Madrigal on the Academy Award-winning film “Encanto,” will serve as the grand marshal for the Indianapolis 500 later this month. The track announced Tuesday the award-winning actress, who will
Arkansas State Police Arrest Over 600 People During Traffic Stops In One Weekend | Carscoops Police initially intended to target street racers but ended up finding a range of law breakers including almost 30 arrests for DUI by Stephen Rivers 14 hours ago by Stephen Rivers Arkansans and those traveling through the diamond state need
The Geely-backed auto technology startup ECARX’s sole focus on the auto industry will give it an advantage over its larger competitors, according to its CFO. “That’s a massive differentiator for us,” said Ramesh Narasimhan, who took over as ECARX’s CFO in September after stints with Ford and Nissan in Asia and Australia. The company, founded
HIROSHIMA, Japan — Toyota is “investing like crazy” in new battery technologies for electrified vehicles but sees no dramatic breakthrough from today’s basic chemistry for at least another decade. The lithium ion composition used in contemporary EVs and hybrids will likely be the go-to for another 10 to 20 years, the Japanese carmaker’s top scientist