Month: July 2022

8:19 AM ET Formula One technical bosses and the FIA have agreed to regulation changes for 2023 aimed at reducing, and potentially eliminating, the bouncing phenomenon known as porpoising on F1 cars next season. After the Azerbaijan Grand Prix in June, at which a number of drivers complained about discomfort as a result of the
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What kind of vehicle is the 2023 Toyota Crown? What does it compare to? Toyota is sunsetting one premium full-size sedan only to introduce another, this one with crossover influences and a pair of hybrid powertrains. It competes with the likes of the Subaru Legacy, Nissan Maxima, Dodge Charger, and Volvo V90. Is the 2023
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Volkswagen Group’s newly formed battery business is working to overcome supply-chain headwinds as it ramps up production and prepares for an initial public offering. PowerCo, which bundles the automaker’s global battery efforts, is trying to secure raw materials amid surging prices and logistics issues, according to the unit’s Chief Financial Officer Kai Alexander Mueller. VW
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By Maria Merano Posted on July 14, 2022 The Republic of Georgia’s National Communications Commission authorized the launch of Elon Musk’s SpaceX Starlink internet service in the Easter European country.  Starlink Holdings Netherlands established a subsidiary Starlink Georgia on June 29, and subsequently applied for permission to provide internet in the country from the National
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4:41 AM ET Ferrari test driver Robert Shwartzman represented Israel as he tried out last year’s Formula One car ahead of two Friday practice sessions at grands prix later in the season. The 22-year-old, who was born near Tel Aviv and has dual nationality, represented Russia last season in Formula Two where he finished runner-up
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A person claiming to be a current Cruise employee raised concerns with California regulators about the self-driving tech company’s safety culture and readiness to begin commercial operations in San Francisco. The letter arrived at the California Public Utilities Commission’s inbox for whistleblowers May 19, two weeks before the regulators cleared Cruise’s robotaxis for those commercial
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Ford Motor Co. said Hau Thai-Tang, one of its top product development and purchasing executives, and Frederiek Toney, leader of its customer service division, will retire later this year. Thai-Tang, currently Ford’s chief industrial platforms officer, will retire Oct. 1 after more than 34 years at Ford, the automaker said Thursday. Toney, vice president of
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Volkswagen has commissioned a fast charging park in Germany consisting of power storage containers (PSC), each powered by ninety-six reused EV batteries. This portable charging structure emulates a similar product VW Group subsidiary Audi has developed and implemented into a successful “Charging Hub” design. Volkswagen’s ACCELERATE strategy is to further EV adoption and become net-zero
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4:48 PM ET Associated Press Colton Herta took his biggest leap yet in his attempt to return an American to a seat in Formula One when the 22-year-old IndyCar driver finished two days of testing with McLaren on Tuesday over the Portuguese circuit at Portminao. Herta spent much of the Day 1 getting up to
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What kind of vehicle is the 2023 Hyundai Venue? What does it compare to? With the Venue, Hyundai straddles the fence between small SUV and hatchback with this boxy, inexpensive model that starts around $20,000. Shop the Venue against the Nissan Kicks and Honda HR-V.  Is the 2023 Hyundai Venue a good car? Review continues
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PRAGUE — The CEO of wire harness manufacturer Leoni, Aldo Kamper, praised the efforts of the company’s 7,000 employees in Western Ukraine for producing components under pressure. Speaking at the Automotive News Europe Congress in Prague on Thursday, Kamper called wire harnesses “the nervous system of the car” composed of hundreds of wires totaling between
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DETROIT — Electric vehicle startups that promised to disrupt the automotive industry by using a software- and technology-heavy approach are now scrambling to cut costs amid the type of industry slowdown that has bedeviled Detroit automakers over the years. To remain a player in an increasingly competitive business as incumbent automakers introduce their own EVs,
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9:23 PM ET Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS — Alex Palou‘s top priority remains winning a second straight IndyCar championship. But his future after this year is looking awfully murky. Shortly after Chip Ganassi Racing announced Tuesday it would exercise a team option to keep the star Spaniard next season, Palou and Arrow McLaren SP said they
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