BERLIN — Northvolt believes in Germany as an industrial location and continues discussions on building a battery plant there, it said on Wednesday amid speculation that the Swedish battery maker could divert its planned investment to the U.S. The $369-billion U.S. Inflation Reduction Act passed last year prompted companies including Northvolt to rethink planned investments
Month: January 2023
8:34 AM ET Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Kyle Busch, Clint Bowyer and Kevin Harvick will all make their debuts this season in Tony Stewart’s summer all-star series, while four-time Indianapolis 500 winner Helio Castroneves confirmed Wednesday he’ll return for a third season. Busch, who left Joe Gibbs Racing at the end of last season
Corvette Driver Nabbed Doing 150 MPH In A 65 Zone | Carscoops Police claim that the driver weaved in and out of traffic and nearly caused multiple accidents by Stephen Rivers 10 hours ago by Stephen Rivers One driver in Texas just went from enjoying his Corvette to sitting in a jail cell. Officers of
Automotive News Retail Forum: NADA on Jan. 26 in Dallas will feature conversations with key retail industry leaders and dealers that will explore top-of-mind topics, including the new tax credits for EVs and how proposed regulatory changes could impact advertising and finance and insurance practices. Attendees will hear from auto industry leaders including Damon Lester,
Electric truck and charging station company Forum Mobility is teaming up with CBRE Investment Management on a $400 million joint venture. The partnership between Forum and CBRE’s investment arm to electrify the infrastructure of California’s coastal port communities and small independent truck operators is the latest deal involving a major real estate player and an
Volkswagen has announced that it will surely offer a factory camper option for the newly released ID Buzz, although not for another few years. Until it does, other small specialized companies will offer their version, like Bavaria-based Alpin Camper, which just revealed its Buzz camper at a major tourism and leisure consumer show in Germany.
Mercedes-Benz has reshuffled its executive team, with Michael Schiebe taking over as head of the performance AMG division and Top End Vehicle group from Philipp Schiemer, who will lead a new Top End Customer and Community Management function. Schiebe is currently chief of staff to Mercedes CEO Ola Kallenius. He starts in his new position
8:14 AM ET The governing FIA shook up its Formula One structure on Wednesday with Steve Nielsen, who has decades of experience with a string of teams, joining from the commercial rights holder as sporting director. The restructuring follows a review ordered by FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem and will be in place for the
2023 Ford Mustang Driver Stops For Police Before Evading Them In High-Speed Chase | Carscoops The police initiated a chase, but had to eventually call it off by Stephen Rivers 13 hours ago by Stephen Rivers One Mustang driver recently pulled off a bait and switch on Arkansas State Troopers. A video shows the driver
The Illinois Automobile Dealers Association filed an appeal in Chicago challenging a December court ruling that allows Rivian Automotive and Lucid Group to continue direct EV sales in the state. The appeal, filed Friday, had been expected. In the Dec. 19, 2022, ruling, Associate Judge David Atkins decided the Illinois secretary of state was correct
In this article AZO 7203.T-JP Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT The world’s largest automaker, Toyota, is battling criticism that it is not moving fast enough to reduce carbon emissions. Some even say it is opposing climate-mitigation efforts. But the automaker says it does believe in an all-electric future. It just maintains that future will not
Bentley is in the early stages of development for an updated Continental GT. A prototype has been spotted and so far the only changes are to the internals of the lights at both ends. The lights, particularly at the rear, feature more details, similar to what was shown on Bentley’s EXP 100 GT concept unveiled
By Eric Ralph Posted on January 17, 2023 SpaceX may be focused on preparing Starship S24 and Super Heavy Booster 7 for their potentially imminent orbital launch debut, but the rest of the company’s Starship factory isn’t just sitting around. The laser focus on carefully testing Ship 24 and Booster 7 may have limited the
Volvo Cars is restructuring its Americas business and spinning the U.S. and Canada markets into a separate unit. Anders Gustafsson, 54, head of Volvo Cars Americas and CEO of Volvo Car USA, will give up his responsibilities March 1, three people briefed on the matter told Automotive News. Michael Cottone, a 21-year Volvo veteran and
8:19 AM ET Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS — Two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Takuma Sato will wind down his career this season by scaling back to ovals only in IndyCar as the Japanese driver moves to Chip Ganassi Racing. Sato will share the No. 11 Honda with rookie Marcus Armstrong, who was hired to drive the IndyCar
Climate Activists Hack Hundreds Of Toyota And BMW Billboards Around Europe | Carscoops 400 spoof billboards were erected around Europe calling out the automakers’ poor environmental records by Sebastien Bell January 17, 2023 at 20:07 by Sebastien Bell Three climate activist groups have taken credit for hijacking over 400 billboards around Europe over the weekend,
A 2016 video that Tesla Inc. used to promote its self-driving technology was staged to show capabilities like stopping at a red light and accelerating at a green light that the system did not have, according to testimony by a senior engineer. The video, which remains archived on Tesla’s website, was released in October 2016
Marianne Simmons, a self-professed “Tesla fan girl,” bought her second EV from the company in September: a white, high-performance Model Y ringing in at more than $77,000. Then the company slashed prices on Thursday and she realized she could have bought the same car today at $13,000 less. “I feel like I got duped. I
In this article GM Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT DETROIT – General Motors’ first-ever “electrified” Corvette will be available later this year starting at more than $104,000, the automaker said Tuesday. The vehicle also will be all-wheel drive, another first for the quintessential American sports car. The carmaker said the E-Ray, which GM first
It’s time to start thinking about replacing your aging and non-eco-friendly gas-powered yard tools with battery-powered alternatives. Not only are battery-powered lawn care tools better for the environment, but they’re also quieter, lighter, and easier to use. Right now, the BLACK+DECKER 40V MAX cordless electric string trimmer and blower combo kit is on sale for
PARIS — Renault Group has named Francois Provost as chief purchasing officer and managing director of the Alliance Purchasing Organization, responsibilities he adds to his current post as head of group partnerships and public affairs. He replaces Gianluca De Ficchy, who becomes head of the company’s Mobilize mobility services division. Provost starts in his purchasing
7:07 AM ET Formula One has confirmed it will not replace the cancelled Chinese Grand Prix this year, meaning there will be 23 races this season rather than the planned 24. F1 cancelled this year’s Chinese Grand Prix, which was due to take place on April 16, last December due to “the ongoing difficulties presented
Amazon May Axe The Grand Tour And Clarkson’s Farm After Brit’s Meghan Markle Comments | Carscoops The Grand Tour may end after four more special episodes while Clarkson’s Farm could conclude in 2024 by Brad Anderson 12 hours ago by Brad Anderson Amazon Prime Video may axe ties with Jeremy Clarkson and cancel both The
Elon Musk and Tesla Inc. are set to go to trial in San Francisco on Tuesday in a case where the company’s shareholders claim they were defrauded by Musk’s 2018 statement that funding was “secured” to take the electric car maker private. The lawsuit seeks damages for shareholders who bought or sold Tesla stock in
A group of white hat hackers cracked customer and back-end operations of a variety of automakers, including BMW, Ferrari, Ford, Jaguar-Land Rover, Mercedes-Benz, Porsche and Rolls-Royce. The findings are a followup to the group’s discovery late last year of flaws in SiriusXM’s telematics service that created breaches in Honda, Hyundai, Nissan and Toyota models. The
Dodge briefly considered building a sports car in the early 1950s, but the project only resulted in a single prototype. Today, the 1953 Dodge Storm Z-250 is in the collection of the Petersen Automotive Museum, which recently produced a video on this unique car presented by Leslie Kendall, the museum’s chief historian. Imported European sports
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Volkswagen has stopped putting heat pumps in the US-made ID.4 electric crossover since late December 2022, due to the semiconductor shortage that still affects some car manufacturers. The news comes via Drive Tesla Canada, which got an email from a reader saying that Volkswagen told him his yet-to-be-delivered ID.4 won’t have the heat pump he
COLOGNE, Germany — Ford will reduce its dependence on Volkswagen Group’s EV technology as the U.S. automaker shifts its European lineup to electric-only. After launching two new all-electric EVs based on VW Group’s MEB electric-only architecture, Ford will use its own technology for future electric cars. VW’s MEB platform was a transitional technology for Ford
Crane Truck Falls, Crushing Ford F-150 Raptor | Carscoops The two operators appear to have escaped major injuries after their crane truck fell onto its side by Sebastien Bell 3 hours ago by Sebastien Bell Cranes can be a dangerous tool, and one operator got a terrifying lesson in just why. As has the owner
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