CelLink, a California startup with a pathbreaking product that replaces traditional wiring harnesses, said it has closed a $250 million funding round backed by several large auto industry players. CelLink has developed a new method of connecting battery cells and packs, and transferring power and data across vehicle sensors, modules and electronic control units, according
Month: February 2022
Volkswagen Group CEO Herbert Diess, answering questions from the general public in an online Reddit forum, revealed that the ID4 compact electric crossover will get added capabilities in a planned over-the-air update this summer. He also called a long-desired electric pickup for the brand in the U.S. a “good idea.” The Ask Me Anything forum
DETROIT — Philanthropist and former NBA star Jalen Rose is teaming with Jeep on a social media campaign called “Where I’m From.” The campaign combines product, personality and community. It begins with a 60-second spot in which Rose — the Detroit native and ESPN analyst who played basketball for the University of Michigan and several
Unifor National President Jerry Dias said Wednesday he is taking time off to deal with health issues. The head of the union that represents hourly workers at Detroit 3 plants in Canada and thousands of workers at Canadian auto parts facilities, is currently serving a third and final term as head of Unifor. “To my
By Joey Klender Posted on February 16, 2022 Ford has filed a patent for its “Pet Mode,” a spinoff of Tesla’s revolutionary “Dog Mode” feature that created a safe interior vehicle environment for animals when a human is not present. Made public earlier this week, US Patent 11,247,693 describes Ford plans to utilize a key
6:37 AM ET Nate Saunders Close F1 Associate Editor • Previously worked in rugby union and British Superbikes • History graduate from Reading University• Joined ESPNF1 in February 2014 Laurence Edmondson Close F1 Editor • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 We’ve seen six of the ten cars (in some form) that will contest the
What kind of car is the 2022 Kia Seltos? What does it compare to? The Seltos anchors Kia’s crossover lineup with a five-seater with available all-wheel drive, which the smaller Soul lacks. With that feature and crisp styling, the 2022 Seltos also sports a smart base price of $23,665. Rivals include the Hyundai Kona, Kia
A Tesla Model 3 and a Hyundai Santa Cruz were both badly damaged during a serious crash in Cincinnati earlier this month. Dashcam footage shared online shows the accident, although you will have to look well into the distance to see it. In the video, the driver of the red Model 3 can be seen
SAN FRANCISCO — Google’s self-driving technology affiliate Waymo and truck fleet operator C.H. Robinson Worldwide Inc. said on Wednesday they would team up to test automated trucks with safety drivers behind the wheels in Texas in the coming months. The partnership will allow C.H. Robinson to be among the earlier users of Waymo’s automated trucking
BERLIN — Volkswagen Group CEO Herbert Diess warned of more output cuts because of the chip crisis at its main factory in Wolfsburg amid rising tensions over how to make the plant fit for the electric age. While VW has made progress managing the global components bottleneck, the situation at its German headquarters in Wolfsburg
PARIS — Renault-Nissan, once a contender for the world’s No. 1 automaker, has become a “small and fragile” manufacturer, former Nissan and Renault Chairman Carlos Ghosn told a French newspaper in an interview. Ghosn gave the interview to Le Parisien as his co-defendant Greg Kelly, an American former Nissan director, awaits his fate in a
Though it doesn’t get much attention, Audi’s A6 remains one of the most handsome offerings in the mid-size sedan segment. It’s now about to be updated, and fortunately it doesn’t look like the designers are mucking around with the car’s styling. The current A6 arrived in 2018 as a 2019 model. We expect the updated
12:25 PM ET ESPN News Services DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — The Daytona 500 on Sunday will take place before a sold-out crowd, NASCAR announced Tuesday. Daytona International Speedway is back to full capacity a year after the pandemic roughly limited attendance to 30,000 fans inside the sprawling facility that usually packs more than 100,000 NASCAR
What kind of vehicle is the 2022 Chrysler Pacifica? What does it compare to? The Chrysler Pacifica minivan seats seven or eight passengers. Shop it against the Toyota Sienna, Honda Pilot, and Kia Carnival. Is the 2022 Chrysler Pacifica a good car? Review continues below The Pacifica is an exceptionally well-rounded minivan, with great space
Roads are often not completely level. The wiser among us try to slow down for bumps, dips, and humps but they can sometimes be hard to see. That seems to have been the case for the driver of a Porsche Boxster in a video from Sao Paolo, Brazil. In a video posted to Instagram by
In this article TSLA Tesla CEO Elon Musk has been promising customers a driverless vehicle since at least 2016. While the company hasn’t delivered on that promise, Tesla lets thousands of employees and customers try new and unfinished driver assistance features on public roads in the U.S. through a program called Full Self Driving Beta,
PARIS — A shifting timetable for the final proposal of the upcoming Euro 7 pollution regulations, now set for July, has raised concerns among European advocacy and industry obbying groups who say they and their members need guidance to plan for the change. The EU standards limit tailpipe emissions of pollutants such as fine particulates,
New York State’s retirement plan is ratcheting up pressure on Tesla Inc., calling on the EV maker to disclose how much it spends on settling sexual harassment and racial discrimination complaints. The New York State Common Retirement Fund, among the country’s biggest public pension plans, filed its shareholder proposal last week following a high-profile racial
The solar industry in Illinois is reaping the rewards of the state’s Climate and Equitable Jobs Act that passed five months ago. UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s important to shop for the best quotes.
1:01 PM ET Williams driver Nicholas Latifi was so worried about the death threats he received after the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix he hired bodyguards to protect him and his girlfriend. Latifi’s crash in the closing stages of the Abu Dhabi title decider brought out the safety car which ultimately cost Lewis Hamilton the championship,
What kind of vehicle is the 2022 Genesis GV70? What does it compare to? The 2022 Genesis GV70 might be the most impressive Genesis model yet, with its balance of comfort, sport, features, and value. It needs to impress to keep pace with popular luxury compact crossovers ranging from the Acura RDX and Lincoln Nautilus
Video footage of bubbling and smoking water taken at a marina and posted to Facebook claim to show the aftermath of an accident involving a Tesla Model X in Spain. The short clip simply shows water bubbling and smoking, not unlike the contents of a witch’s cauldron. Images added by Tom Powell on Facebook’s Boat
In this article TSLA SpaceX founder and Tesla CEO Elon Musk holds a helmet as he visits the construction site of Tesla’s gigafactory in Gruenheide, near Berlin, Germany, May 17, 2021. Michele Tantussi | Reuters Elon Musk unleashed a torrent of stock sales, options exercises, tax payment sales and gifted shares last year totaling nearly
Tesla’s Elon Musk disappointed fans and investors last month when the brash CEO ruled out a 2022 launch for the eagerly awaited Cybertruck, the wildly styled pickup that could open up a lucrative new vehicle segment for the electric automaker. Instead, Musk promised something wilder still: vastly improved “Full Self-Driving” software by year end that
Volocopter plans to start flying electric air taxis in Singapore within two years and is in talks to offer flights to nearby destinations in Indonesia and Malaysia. The German company plans to operate a fleet of 10 to 20 air taxis around the popular tourist destinations of Marina Bay and Sentosa, Chief Commercial Officer Christian
Mizuho Financial Group and other lenders are in talks with KKR-owned parts supplier Marelli Holdings to renegotiate debt and offer financing to keep it operational, people with knowledge of the matter said. The supplier, previously owned by Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, had at least 1.1 trillion yen ($9.5 billion) in total debt as of September, the
It looks like one of the biggest, baddest SUVs in production, the Mercedes-Benz G-Class, is about to get a whole lot tougher with the arrival of a new 4×4 Squared variant. Offered on the previous-generation G-Class in G550 guise, the 4×4 Squared option saw the iconic SUV fitted with some serious off-road gear, including portal
Ford’s new $4,000 Eluminator electric crate motor has proven successful, selling out in the first week. It was popular even though Ford Performance, the arm of the company that sells the motor, doesn’t also offer a battery, so this has to be sourced separately for now. You therefore can’t create something like Ford’s poster vehicle
11:54 AM ET In the coming days, FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem will present the governing body’s response to the events of the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix after promising “structural changes” and an “action plan” in a statement on Monday. Formula One team bosses met with Ben Sulayem in London on Monday to discuss
What kind of vehicle is the 2022 Chevrolet Trailblazer? What does it compare to? The Chevy Trailblazer returned to the party last year as a slimmed-down, reasonably-priced crossover SUV with a stylish bod and less turbocharged power than we’d like to see. Shop it against the Hyundai Kona, Kia Seltos, and Jeep Renegade, among others.
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