Month: April 2023

BERLIN — A technical project manager at Continental has admitted to involvement in the Volkswagen diesel scandal and incriminated other defendants, German prosecutors told Reuters. The unidentified individual admitted to having knowledge of and involvement in the illegal use of so-called defeat devices in VW diesel vehicles, the prosecutor’s office said, adding the person would
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12:28 PM ET BAKU, Azerbaijan — Charles Leclerc described his pole position at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix as “a good surprise” after admitting he did not expect to be in contention for the fastest time in qualifying. Leclerc beat championship leader Max Verstappen to the top spot in Friday qualifying by 0.188s, meaning he will
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General Motors plans to build a $200 million electric vehicle parts plant that would create 1,000 new jobs and support assembly of the upcoming Chevrolet Silverado EV. The project would cover 87.3 acres of the site where the Detroit Pistons’ former arena was demolished in 2020. It would consist of 1.05 million square feet of
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By Maria Merano Posted on April 27, 2023 Tesla’s START training program at Truckee Meadows Community College (TMCC) celebrated a significant milestone recently. The program has yielded a number of Tesla START graduates who have earned certifications.  The Tesla START manufacturing program has trained 75 TMCC students to date. Approximately 30 Tesla START graduates received
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LONDON — An industry group of nearly 20 electric vehicle charger companies said they aim to double the size of Britain’s charging network this year with tens of thousands of new chargers, as the government tries to wean people off combustion engines. ChargeUK’s members have cumulatively announced plans to invest more than 6 billion pounds
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10:52 AM ET BAKU, Azerbaijan — Max Verstappen says he is not motivated by winning a record number of Formula One titles by the end of his career and is instead tempted by racing in other categories of motorsport when his Red Bull contract expires. The current record for the most championship victories is jointly
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Formula 1 organizers at a meeting on Tuesday agreed to a new format for the popular 62-mile Sprint race, which was first introduced in 2021 as an alternative to the traditional qualifying session during Grands Prix weekends. Under the original format, a traditional knockout-style qualifying session was held on Friday to determine the starting position
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9:04 AM ET The half-brother of MotoGP GOAT Valentino Rossi, Luca Marini is living up to big expectations. Jose Breton/Pics Action/NurPhoto via Getty Images There’s a simple, perfectly reasonable explanation for how VR46 Ducati rider Luca Marini began on his journey to MotoGP. “We were lucky because at my age, a lot of families [in Italy]
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Charging an electric vehicle doesn’t always require expensive public chargers. Batteries can be swapped, cars can pull up to a charging pad, or a mobile charging service can come to the driver’s home or business. EV drivers use a cord and plug to connect their vehicles to public charge ports on the road. But there
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SANTA CLARA, California — Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. said it will release new software this year to help customers working on advanced computer chips for cars take advantage of its newest technologies more quickly. TSMC is the world’s biggest contract manufacturer of semiconductors. Many of the automotive industry’s biggest chip suppliers such as NXP Semiconductor
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Self-driving technology developer Aurora Innovation Inc. is turning to global supplier Continental as it pushes to commercialize autonomous trucks. The two companies said Thursday they have entered into a partnership to design, manufacture and deliver autonomous systems intended for big rigs. They expect those systems to be installed on Class 8 trucks that reach U.S. roads
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By Maria Merano Posted on April 26, 2023 Tesla CEO Elon Musk and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol met in Washington on Wednesday. The pair discussed potential Tesla investments in South Korea, including possibly constructing a gigafactory.  It isn’t the first time Musk and President Yoon have discussed the possibility of a Tesla gigafactory in
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