An Austrian startup company by the name Deus plans to unveil an electric hypercar in April at the 2022 New York International Auto Show. Deus on Thursday revealed the name of the car as Vayanne, and released new teaser photos. Details are light but both Italdesign and Williams Advanced Engineering have been confirmed as partners.
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Honda has announced an expansion of its electrified product lineup in Europe with an all-electric subcompact SUV arriving next year. Previewed as the Honda e:Ny1 Prototype, this model will be at the center of the brand’s future European product lineup. Honda says the production EV will offer a “unique blend of dynamics, technology and design
Volkswagen Group’s Spanish subsidiary Seat is facing production shortfalls from multiple sources, first from the semiconductor shortage and now from the impact of the war in Ukraine, CEO Wayne Griffiths said. Seat had an operating loss of 371 million euros ($407 million) in 2021, when production was 25 percent less than planned because of a
Doug DeMuro has driven a lot of cool cars over the years but this one is a little different. The Ferrari Monza SP1 is one of the very few cars that he’s driven with just a single seat and he says that this feature, among many unique characteristics, makes it one of the most special
4:12 AM ET Aston Martin’s Sebastian Vettel has yet to test negative for COVID-19 and travel for this weekend’s Formula One Grand Prix in Saudi Arabia, the team said on Thursday. Four-time world champion Vettel missed the season opener in Bahrain last weekend after testing positive for the coronavirus, with Nico Hulkenberg replacing him, who
Tesla Inc. is facing opposition from community and environmental groups over its plan to hold a party for 15,000 people to celebrate the opening of its plant in Austin. The company intends to offer tours of the 8 million-square-foot facility, food and two stages with live music at the invite-only event on April 7, according
In this article NKLA Nikola Motor’s Tre semi-truck. Nikola Motor Company Electric heavy-truck startup Nikola announced on Wednesday that it has begun production of the battery-powered version of its electric Tre semitruck at its factory in Coolidge, Arizona. The company plans to begin deliveries of the trucks in the second quarter, officials said during a
By Joey Klender Posted on March 23, 2022 Pirelli, the Italian tire maker, announced today the introduction in North America of its first-ever replacement tire for electric vehicles: the P Zero All Season Plus with Elect Marking. The Elect marking on Pirelli’s tires indicates several distinct advantages. First, the tire has low rolling resistance, which
PARIS — Renault said it would suspend operations at its plant in Moscow while it assesses options on its majority stake in AvtoVAZ, the country’s No. 1 automaker. In response to the pullback from its second-biggest market, Renault revised downward its financial outlook for this year both for profit margin and free-cash flow. The company
The 2023 Mercedes-Benz GLC has yet to be unveiled and already, one fortunate YouTuber has had the opportunity to drive a late pre-production prototype. The YouTuber in question is MercBenzKing and the review took place in Northern Sweden, not far from the Arctic Circle. Mercedes will offer the new GLC in a plethora of different
7:33 AM ET Alpine will have no excuses for below-par performances in Formula One’s new era, where a radical rules overhaul and the introduction of a lower budget cap are aimed at producing closer racing, double world champion Fernando Alonso said. The 40-year-old Spaniard returned to Formula One last year with the British-based team who,
The Unifor national board has charged former president Jerry Dias with allegedly violating the union’s constitution and will hold a hearing before its board to weigh evidence, as the long-time union leader said Wednesday he has entered a residential rehabilitation facility. Dias retired after 8 ½ years as Unifor president March 11, citing ongoing medical
SAN FRANCISCO — Toyota Motor Corp. and Aurora Innovation Inc., a U.S. developer of automated driving systems, have started testing autonomous ride-hailing fleet in Texas, with two safety operators and no passenger on board, Aurora said on Tuesday. Toyota’s Sienna minivans, retrofitted with Aurora’s self-driving system, will be tested on highways and suburban streets in
In this article STLA-IT Chris Feuell, CEO of Chrysler brand of Stellantis, introduces the all-electric Chrysler Airflow Concept vehicle during a Stellantis press event at CES 2022 at the Las Vegas Convention Center on January 5, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Alex Wong | Getty Images DETROIT – Automaker Stellantis and LG Energy Solution will
BMW has a new generation of the 2-Series coupe for the 2022 model year, and yes, the car sticks with rear-wheel drive. This means that our favorite 2-Series variant, the M2, won’t lose its hardcore edge when it receives its own redesign. Our latest spy shots and video show a new prototype for the M2,
Elon Musk made a new comment about the Tesla Cybertruck, which recently took a backseat, and said that the automaker aims to complete Cybertruck development this year for production in 2023. When Tesla unveiled the Cybertruck back in 2019, Tesla said that the electric pickup truck would make it to market by the end of
BARCELONA — Volkswagen Group’s planned battery cell plant in Spain will be located in Sagunto, on the outskirts of Valencia. The factory will have around 3,000 employees and a production of 40 gigawatt hours (GWh) a year, VW said on Wednesday. The factory will be VW Group’s second battery cell plant after Salzgitter and the
No one needs a vehicle like the 2022 GMC Hummer EV. It is massive, insanely heavy, and looks absolutely ridiculous. But is it any good? The car manufacturer is currently building the Hummer EV in Edition 1 guise, a variant that costs a touch over $110,000. Given its starting price, it’s obvious that the Hummer