Sono Motors is trying its damndest to stay at the top of everyone’s news feed this week. In addition to announcing it has received over 20,000 reservations for its upcoming Sion solar EV, Sono Motors has announced a new partnership for retrofit solar implementation on city buses. Additionally, car subscription platform FINN has upped its
Watch the full episode on MotorTrend: https://bit.ly/2N6c3Mq Budget mufflers. What do you get for $40? How do they sound and how much power do they kill? On this episode of Engine Masters presented by AMSOIL, we run our 408 Cleveland with 12 different muffler options, including no muffler, straight through, chambered, and turbo style. Which
MEXICO CITY – Mexican automotive production and exports rose in August compared with the same month a year earlier, data from the national statistics agency (INEGI) showed on Wednesday. Production increased 31.36 percent to 316,815 vehicles and auto exports rose 16.93 percent to 248,704 units, the data showed. According to INEGI monthly production also rose
WASHINGTON — The nation’s top auto safety regulator on Wednesday released updated guidance to the automotive industry for improving cybersecurity in new vehicles. The latest version updates NHTSA’s voluntary guidance from 2016 and covers a range of cybersecurity issues as cars become more connected and potentially more vulnerable to hacking. “As vehicle technology and connectivity
Harbinger EV truck Jack Schroeder | Harbinger A new Los Angeles-based electric vehicle startup founded by veterans of Canoo and QuantumScape said Wednesday it’s preparing to shake up the medium-duty truck market with a ready-to-build electric truck platform coming next year. The company, called Harbinger, has developed two EV platforms it says are optimized for
The wait is officially over and GR Supras with manual transmissions are arriving at Toyota dealers across the nation. This is the first time in more than two decades that the Supra has been available with three pedals and a manual gear shifter. After a full day with it both on and off the race
Stellantis has named Chris Taylor, a longtime information technology executive, to the new position of chief digital officer “to help lead Stellantis’ transformation into a sustainable mobility tech company.” Taylor, most recently chief transformation officer at ServiceNow, a U.S.-based software company, will report to Xavier Chereau, chief human resources and transformation officer, and Ned Curic,
In Sweden, unless alcohol is involved, conversation with strangers can be suspect. And yet head-turning doesn’t even start to describe the kind of attention I experienced in a first test drive review through some coastal towns of its Skåne county in Volkswagen’s ID.Buzz electric van. It was more than I recall seeing in a supercar,
9:57 AM ET Ferrari has revealed the tweaked livery it will use at this weekend’s Italian Grand Prix to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the car company. The one-off livery features a splash of yellow to pay homage to Modena, the hometown of the company’s founder, Enzo Ferrari. Yellow is one of the colours of
When you compare a gas-only truck to a hybrid and an electric truck, you’ll quickly learn that each has its own strengths, weaknesses, and best use cases. For this reason, if you’ve decided to go with an electrified version, the choice between the fully electric Ford F-150 Lightning and the F-150 PowerBoost hybrid may not
Automakers took to the Los Angeles Convention Center this week with a host of new SUVs, sports cars, sedans, and pickup trucks to show off to the public. Three new models revive long-retired names for pickup trucks and SUVs aimed at hauling people and all their gear. Another is the long-awaited update of an iconic
Two Detroit area companies have been ordered to pay $10 million for manufacturing, selling and installing aftermarket devices that bypass car emissions controls. Diesel Ops LLC and Orion Diesel LLC were caught through a national crackdown by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency against companies violating the Clean Air Act. The federal agency identified the violations
The secret behind Elon Musk’s goal of selling the most Teslas possible by 2030 lies in the automaker’s pioneering battery technology. The good news is that by using bigger cells and a new process to dry-coat electrodes, Tesla could halve the cost of a Model Y battery, saving more than 8 percent of the car’s
The uptake of electric vehicles has increased in recent years, as countries around the world attempt to reduce the environmental effects of transportation. Simonskafar | E+ | Getty Images Recent comments from Elon Musk about the need for more oil and gas reflect a broader concern that the uptake of electric vehicles will be hampered
By Johnna Crider Posted on September 6, 2022 Elon Musk called out Twitter for the social network’s lack of effort in removing bots and spam accounts today. His response was to The Future Funds’ Gary Black who said that Elon Musk should be very careful to not disrespect Twitter’s counsel. “Judge McCormick is a no-nonsense
Hot Wheels® comes home! For the El Segundo stop, the Legends Tour came to Hot Wheels® Headquarters, making it the biggest event yet. Hundreds of vehicles of all types came to compete to become the next Legend—and be made into an official 1/64th-scale model. Which of these ridiculously wild cars will go to SEMA?
AvtoVAZ, Russia’s biggest automaker, increased its share of the local market last month despite failing to overcome a decline in annual sales, while Chinese companies also took advantage of an exodus of western companies. Almost all automakers working in Russia stopped production in the country after President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine led to sanctions
Volvo Cars’ bestselling XC60 crossover has a problem — it has the oldest customer body of any Volvo model. XC60 customers are 55 years old, or about five years older than the Volvo brand’s average. To introduce the midsize crossover to younger buyers, the Swedish automaker has collaborated with YouTuber Andrew Huang. The Canadian content