General Motors‘ defense unit said Tuesday it has been selected by the U.S. Army to provide a battery-powered electric vehicle for “analysis and demonstration.” GM Defense said it will leverage the GMC Hummer EV to meet the Army’s requirement of a “light to heavy duty battery electric vehicle to support reduced reliance on fossil fuels
With nagging driver shortages and a dramatic increase in home delivery, commercial trucking and logistics are key and potentially lucrative applications for autonomous-vehicle technology. But first, AV developers must prove to freight companies, government regulators and the public that their self-driving technology is fail safe. What happens if something goes wrong with a self-driving big
In this article TSLA Tesla Inc. signage outside a dealership at the Easton Town Center shopping mall in Columbus, Ohio, U.S., on Friday, Dec. 10, 2021. Luke Sharrett | Bloomberg | Getty Images Tesla reported earnings after the bell. Here are the results. Earnings per share (EPS): $2.27 (adjusted) vs $1.81 expected, according to Refinitiv
Few cars manufacturers are able to combine luxury and performance as well as Bentley and this is no more evident than with the Continental GT Speed. Introduced last year, the Continental GT Speed is outfitted with a 6.0-liter twin-turbocharged W12 engine that pumps out 626 hp and 664 lb-ft (900 Nm) of torque. Those are
By Maria Merano Posted on July 19, 2022 Hyundai is working on a €20,000 ($20,487) entry-level electric vehicle for the European market. Hyundai’s marketing chief for Europe, Andreas-Chirstoph Hofmann, shared a few details about the automaker’s €20,000 all-electric minicar at the Automotive News Europe Congress in Prague. He confirmed that Hyundai was developing a battery-powered
BERLIN — Ford is severely restricting the availability of its key Fiesta and Focus models for ordering throughout Europe, closing the order books for both models until further notice. This means that only preconfigured models can be ordered until further notice, as the automaker responds to excessively long delivery times, according to a report in
Just over a week ago we reported on a crash involving a Cruise autonomous vehicle in San Francisco. The NHTSA opened a special investigation into the incident and a state-level report seemed to describe it but there was no way to verify that the two were linked. Now we know that they are and we
BMW’s M3 sedan has spawned a wagon sibling for the first time, and sadly there are no plans to bring this particular longroof to the U.S. Elsewhere it will go on sale in November and buyers will have a whole assortment of official M Performance upgrades to choose from, which can either be added at
The UAW’s court-appointed monitor on Tuesday said union leaders have been so uncooperative in efforts to root out corruption — including in 19 open investigations — that Department of Justice officials in March were called in to intervene over potential violations of the union‘s consent decree. A new report by the office of Montior Neil
In this article NKLA CEO and founder of U.S. Nikola, Trevor Milton speaks during presentation of its new full-electric and hydrogen fuel-cell battery trucks in partnership with CNH Industrial, at an event in Turin, Italy December 2, 2019. Massimo Pinca | Reuters Electric truck maker Nikola once again fell short of winning shareholder approval to
Prior to the release of its 2023 Taycan models this fall, Porsche has shared details about updates. For the fourth year of Taycan EVs, Porsche is delivering a slew of software improvements, which will eventually roll out to earlier versions too. Consumers can expect a few hardware upgrades as well, but not many. The Porsche
Volkswagen Group of America CEO Scott Keogh will leave the brand and take over as the first CEO of the German automaker’s new Scout electric vehicle brand. Pablo Di Si, who has headed VW’s South American region, becomes CEO of Volkswagen Group of America and CEO of Volkswagen North American Region. Keogh, 53, has been
8:12 AM ET Nicholas Latifi will have the same performance upgrades on his car as his Williams Formula One teammate Alex Albon at this weekend’s French Grand Prix. The team said on Tuesday it now had parts for both cars after Albon tried them out in Britain and Austria. 1 Related “Although the weather in
Pro driver Randy Pobst hot laps the 2018 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 1LE around Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca for Motor Trend’s 2017 Best Driver’s Car.
SHANGHAI — From his small office in Singapore, Kelvin Pang is ready to wager a $23 million payday that the worst of the chip shortage is not over for automakers – at least in China. Pang has bought 62,000 microcontrollers, chips that help control a range of functions from car engines and transmissions to electric
In this article GM 2024 Chevrolet Blazer SS EV GM DETROIT – General Motors on Monday revealed its new electric Chevrolet Blazer that’s expected to compete against the Ford Mustang Mach-E and Tesla Model Y crossover EVs. The vehicle marks an important launch for the Detroit automaker in attracting attention and more mainstream consumers to
Chevrolet released detailed information about its all-new 2024 Blazer EV last night, revealing a diverse lineup for the Ultium Platform-based midsize crossover. In addition to the “civilian” models of the Blazer EV, which will include 1LT, 2LT, RS and SS trim levels with front-, rear- and all-wheel-drive powertrains, Chevrolet will also offer specially developed Police
LONDON — Solid state batteries could cut the carbon footprint of electric-vehicle batteries compared with today’s liquid lithium-ion batteries, especially if sustainably sourced materials are used, the Transport and Environment (T&E) campaign group said in a statement. Based on a comparison of one of the most promising solid-state batteries to lithium-ion technology and using sustainable