Stellantis has partnered with Norwegian startup Casi to launch a car subscription service called Drivenjoy, initially in the Netherlands. The service will offer about 200 vehicles in the coming months. The Drivenjoy fleet is not entirely electric, although more hybrid and full-electric vehicles will be added in the coming months. Stellantis is touting the partnership
12:45 PM ET Associated Press HOMESTEAD, Fla. — William Byron‘s playoff push will start from the ideal spot Sunday. He won the pole in Saturday’s qualifying laps at Homestead-Miami Speedway, turning in a lap of 32.454 seconds. That was 0.049 seconds ahead of fellow playoff entrant Bell. Another driver still in the playoff, Chase Elliott,
Between November of 2021 and July of this year, Lorenzo Day allegedly stole $1,136,582 worth of cars. During that period of time, police arrested Day at least four times. He’s now behind bars with 106 charges against him after managing to avoid long-term detainment until very recently. According to NBC4 Washington, police are accusing Day,
The second generation of Kia’s Niro EV, which tops off the automaker’s trio of electrified compact crossovers that also includes plug-in hybrid and gasoline-electric hybrid powertrains, goes on sale this month in all 50 states. The Korean automaker slashed $200 off the price for buyers that opt into the higher of two trims, called the
Ouster Inc. has unveiled a series of digital lidar sensors that use a new chip and provide double the range of the previous generation. The San Francisco company said its REV7 sensors have a maximum range of more than 400 yards, allowing detection of objects up to a quarter-mile away. The distance is achieved by
The CX-30 is the newest addition to the Mazda family. It’s capable, gorgeous, and has a thorough suite of modern safety tech. Check it out here. #Mazda #MazdaCX30 #MotorTrend
This week on Electrek’s Wheel-E podcast, we discuss the most popular news stories from the world of electric bikes and other nontraditional electric vehicles. This time that includes an electric bike that apparently breaks in half, new e-bikes from Trek and Specialized, MOKE International entering the US market, fun new electric quadricycles and lots more. The Wheel-E
TeraWatt site Courtesy: TeraWatt San Francisco startup TeraWatt Infrastructure on Thursday announced it’s developing the first network of electric vehicle-charging centers for heavy-duty and medium-duty trucks along the Interstate 10 highway, stretching from Long Beach, California, to the El Paso, Texas, area. The company, which raised more than $1 billion this year to build charging infrastructure,
MADRID — The Spanish government will offer more European funds than initially planned to investors in the first phase of support of electric mobility projects, ranging from vehicle batteries to cars, and said it sought to work with Volkswagen Group after the German automaker reportedly threatened to pull out. The Industry Ministry said that the
GMC unveiled another electric pickup truck, Jeep debuted its first all-electric production-bound vehicle, and Cadillac revealed its Celestiq flagship. It’s the Week in Reverse, right here at Motor Authority. The 2024 GMC Sierra EV became the automaker’s third electric truck. Revealed in $108,695 Denali Edition 1 form, the electric pickup will have an estimated 400
12:42 PM ET AUSTIN — The FIA will make changes to its safety car procedures after Pierre Gasly’s near miss with a recovery vehicle at the Japanese Grand Prix, but has also underlined the importance of driver responsibility after labelling the Gasly’s actions as “reckless.” Gasly said he came within two metres of a fatal
A rare Bentley Continental GT3-R was recently sold at a Copart auction after suffering flood damage triggered by Hurricane Ian. Cast your mind back eight years and you may remember when the Continental GT3-R was launched. Capped at just 300 units worldwide, it was dubbed as “the most dynamic Bentley road car in history” at
Donnie Wetsel believes that aggressively selling tire and wheel services boosts profits and prevents customers from drifting away to independent shops, not only for new tires and alignments, but also for the oil changes and other maintenance and repair services that his technicians should be doing. When Wetsel, 36, took over as service director at
PAHRUMP, Nev. — Countless data points gathered by vehicles every day on public roads can be used to improve safety and traffic flow and speed up emergency response times. British automotive data startup Wejo hopes to play a major role in getting the auto industry to that point by using data to learn how drivers
Mercedes-Benz has four bespoke EVs in its lineup and none of them look like this exclusive rendering of a possible EQC (C-Class equivalent) electric sedan. It looks closer to in style to the EQXX, which is by design because the EQC sedan hasn’t actually been confirmed by Mercedes, and by the time rumors say it
Electric buses at a charging station. Koiguo | Moment | Getty Images Business owners will be able to avail themselves of a new tax credit for electric vehicles starting next year — and it should be easier to get than a similar tax break for consumer households buying “new clean” passenger cars, according to tax
Swedish safety component supplier Autoliv reported a strong third-quarter profit on Friday and said its operating margin would trend toward the upper end of expectations. The Stockholm-based company said its adjusted earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) rose to $171 million from $99 million a year earlier. It now believes its adjusted operating margin for
Few 991-generation Porsche 911 models are more amazing than the Speedster and one bright blue example is currently up for auction in Florida. On first impressions, you could be excused for thinking this 911 Speedster only just rolled off the production line. However, it was caught up in the floods triggered by Hurricane Ian. Read: