BEIJING – Volkswagen is offering 3.7 billion yuan ($537 million) in cash subsidies for car purchases in China, joining more than 40 brands in slashing prices ahead of a change in emissions rules in the world’s largest auto market. The joint venture between China’s SAIC Motor and VW is offering 15,000 yuan to 50,000 yuan
10:46 AM ET Ferrari has taken what it says is a precautionary step of changing the power unit in both Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz‘s cars for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. Leclerc already has a 10-place grid penalty this weekend as Ferrari has moved on to his third control electronics unit, one more than
BMW Driver Destroys His 5-Series To Avoid The Repo Man In New York | Carscoops Driver backs up to escape but the BMW’s front bumper decides it would rather hang with the tow truck by Chris Chilton March 14, 2023 at 12:31 by Chris Chilton Money troubles are no joke, and there’s nothing inherently funny
A former Tesla Inc. regional service manager claims Elon Musk’s EV company was too cheap to install air conditioning in the bay of one of its service shops to protect technicians during heat waves — and that he ultimately got fired over his complaints. Benjamen Simon reported unsafe working conditions from heat “reaching dangerous temperatures”
WASHINGTON — Federal funding to support a national electric vehicle charging network has prompted Flo to hasten its EV charger manufacturing and deployment strategy in the U.S. The North American EV charging company entered the U.S. market in 2018, but federal assistance from the bipartisan infrastructure law signed in 2021 and last year’s Inflation Reduction
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Some people will do the craziest, most outlandish things for YouTube views. We’re sure you know what we’re talking about, but we’d like to bring to your attention a new video of a Tesla Model 3 perched atop 10 feet tall wheels. If you aren’t familiar with the WhistlinDiesel channel, it specializes in performing ridiculous
The Honda Ridgeline is set to receive a round of updates for 2024, and a prototype for the updated mid-size pickup truck has been spotted. The current Ridgeline arrived for 2017 and was given its first round of updates for 2021. This second round will be introduced later this year. Honda in January said the
PRAGUE — Skoda expects to build and deliver more cars in 2023 than in 2022 when its global sales fell 17 percent to 731,300 vehicles. This should be helped in part by Skoda’s upcoming entry into the Vietnamese market, where it will start selling imported Kodiaq and Karoq cars in the second quarter before assembling
3:18 PM ET Lewis Hamilton distanced himself on Thursday from Formula One rivals who said they felt comfortable to be racing in Saudi Arabia this weekend. The Briton, a seven-times world champion and Formula One’s most successful driver, chose his words carefully but left little doubt about his stance. Attending an official FIA news conference
Drivers Could Be Fined Over $2,000 For ‘ICE-ing’ EV Chargers In Australia | Carscoops Fines will also be issued to EV owners parked in charging spots while not recharging by Brad Anderson 5 hours ago by Brad Anderson Australians who own internal combustion-powered vehicles (ICE) but are found parked in electric vehicle spaces will face
Rivian Automotive‘s chief engineer, Charles Sanderson, has left the U.S. EV startup for McLaren, his previous employer, McLaren said in a news release. Sanderson, who joined Rivian nearly five years ago to develop its R1 vehicle platform, returns to supercar maker McLaren in the role of chief technical officer, McLaren said earlier this week. “Mr.
America’s public and private electric vehicle charging stations are susceptible to cyberthreats because they don’t meet the latest security standards. Most of the hundreds of thousands of public and home chargers use older technology that leaves them vulnerable to security breaches, according to Jim Alfred, vice president of Canada’s BlackBerry Technology Solutions. That means these
Some vehicles need to be saved, but we need to save ourselves from some vehicles. In this episode of Roadkill, Freiburger and Dulcich divert from their original plan of road tripping a Cadillac to rescue a ’67 Ford F250 that was recently purchased by a member of the crew. As they road trip the truck,
By Joey Klender Posted on March 15, 2023 Tesla is going to let owners of its electric vehicles charge their cars using excess solar energy that has accumulated throughout the day and can’t be stored in a Powerwall, coding in its smartphone app seems to reveal. “Plug in your vehicle at home during the day
Audi will launch an “entry level” full-electric car below the Q4 E-Tron compact SUV, as the brand prepares to launch 20 new models by 2025 to match EV product pushes by rivals BMW and Mercedes-Benz. CEO Markus Duesmann announced the EV at Audi’s annual news conference on Thursday. Duesmann declined to provide details of the
7:01 AM ET JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia — Max Verstappen will arrive at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix a day late on Friday after suffering from a stomach illness earlier this week. The world champion will miss Thursday’s media sessions as a result but says he is now “feeling fine again.” Verstappen tweeted that he had
Gen-Z Thieves No Match For Rare Brabham’s Manual Gearbox In Melbourne Heist | Carscoops Assuming you can even get them started, these old race cars typically have drivetrains that are very difficult to operate for the average person. by Andrew Gutman 22 hours ago by Andrew Gutman Last week, a car was stolen from a