Police in Riverside, California have arrested a 32-year-old man after he led them on a chase in a stolen Amazon delivery van. The incident kicked off at approximately 5:15 p.m. on July 25 when authorities were notified of two home-invasion robberies at a mobile home park in the 2900 block of Atlanta Avenue. Before police
DETROIT — In a break from tradition, UAW President Ray Curry will not deliver a state of the union speech at the organization’s 38th constitutional convention, which is set to adjourn Thursday afternoon here. Curry’s speech, which was originally planned at the end of the convention’s first day, had already been delayed three times. “By
Volkswagen Group’s China unit, exploring concepts for future mobility services, unveiled a prototype of a full electric and automated drone at its headquarters in Beijing. The prototype, capable of vertical take-off and landing, has an X-shaped wing with a span of 10.6 meters. It features eight rotors for vertical lift and two propellers for horizontal
In this article AMZN RIVN Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe and Amazon CEO Andy Jassy tour one of the company’s electric delivery vans. Amazon Amazon’s stake in electric vehicle maker Rivian Automotive was once worth $27 billion. That was in November, shortly after Rivian’s IPO, which took place just before the Nasdaq peaked. But with investors
During the second quarter of 2022, Panasonic increased sales of its Energy division to 227.8 billion yen ($1.68 billion), which is up 21% year-over-year (5% in real terms, excluding the effect of exchange rates). The company reports sales growth of automotive batteries, associated with robust EV demand, which offsets a decrease in other segments. Specifically,
Apple has enlisted one of Lamborghini’s top car-development managers in a sign that it’s stepping up work on a self-driving electric vehicle, according to people with knowledge of the situation. The company hired Luigi Taraborrelli, a 20-year veteran of the Italian brand, to help lead the design of Apple’s future vehicle, said the people, who
10:36 AM ET Associated Press The fight over IndyCar champion Alex Palou is headed to court as Chip Ganassi Racing filed a lawsuit in Indiana against the Spanish driver who is attempting to leave the team at the end of the season. Palou is in his second season driving for Ganassi. The team owner said
What kind of car is the 2023 Hyundai Ioniq 5? What does it compare to? The Ioniq 5 five-door electric hatchback has more than 300 miles of battery range in its top model, pitting it against the Tesla Model Y, Volkswagen ID.4, and Ford Mustang Mach-E. Is the 2023 Hyundai Ioniq 5 a good car?
Ford CEO Jim Farley took to Twitter on Wednesday to confirm the debut of the redesigned Ford Mustang on September 14. The debut will take place at a revamped Detroit auto show that will be run more like a festival than a traditional auto show. Sales should follow in 2023, meaning we’re likely to see
WASHINGTON — A breakthrough deal between U.S. Sens. Chuck Schumer and Joe Manchin includes the extension of a popular consumer tax credit for the purchase of electric vehicles, according to people familiar with the matter, a big win for EV-makers like General Motors, Tesla Inc. and Toyota Motor Corp. The credit will be included in
TOKYO – Hyundai Motor Group has mastered the highways and byways on land and has even founded a company to make electric air vehicles that will take to the sky. Now, Hyundai and Kia aim to “slip the surly bonds of earth.” The South Korean automakers said Wednesday they will collaborate with a group of
Self-driving tech start-up Pony.ai announced Thursday it plans to mass produce autonomous driving trucks with equipment manufacturing giant Sany Heavy Industry. Pony.ai BEIJING — Self-driving tech start-up Pony.ai announced Thursday it plans to mass produce autonomous driving trucks in China with equipment manufacturing giant Sany Heavy Industry. Annual production is set to reach about 10,000
By Simon Alvarez Posted on July 27, 2022 Tesla definitely seems to be coming back with a vengeance for the second half of 2022. Amidst reports that Gigafactory Shanghai is targeting an impressive output of 3k vehicles per day after its factory upgrades, Giga Berlin is also reportedly looking to achieve a somewhat similar milestone
Jaguar Land Rover reported a quarterly loss before tax of 524 million pounds ($632 million), compared with a loss of 110 million pounds a year earlier. Quarterly revenue fell 11 percent from a year earlier, mainly due to a weaker model mix, inflation and adverse currency movements. The prolonged semiconductor shortage, surging commodity prices and
12:07 PM ET Darlington Raceway has signed Coastal Carolina quarterback Grayson McCall in the first lengthy name, image and likeness partnership between a NASCAR racetrack and a college football player. Atlanta Motor Speedway has done one-off social media promotions with a trio of Georgia football players to promote its most recent NASCAR Cup Series events,
What kind of car is the 2023 Audi A3? What does it compare to? The Audi A3 small sedan ratchets up the power in S3 and RS 3 performance models, but the base car competes with German rivals such as the BMW 2-Series and Mercedes-Benz A-Class, as well as the reborn Acura Integra. Is the
When Tesla released the Model S it debuted a lot of cool features and technology that have spread across the automotive landscape. One of those features, over-the-air updates, allows the manufacturer to improve, and in some cases worsen a vehicle’s features. That’s what reportedly just took place when Tesla disabled some 80 miles (about 129
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Energy Department said Wednesday it had closed a $102.1 million loan to Syrah Technologies LLC SYR.AX for the expansion of a Louisiana facility that produces graphite-based active anode material — a key component for lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles. This is first loan from the Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing (ATVM) Loan