Month: May 2023

Hyundai and Kia are under pressure from lawsuits and regulators after a wave of car thefts last year. The wave was prompted by TikTok video that showed how to hot-wire Hyundai and Kia vehicles that lack an anti-theft device. Here’s the fallout by the numbers: 9 million: Hyundai and Kia vehicles on the road without
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Stellantis has announced an investment in Lyten, a Silicon Valley startup that is developing lithium-sulfur EV batteries made with three-dimensional graphene that promise reduced weight, higher energy density and a simpler bill of materials. The two companies announced the tie-up on Thursday. They would not disclose the size of the investment, other to say that Stellantis
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Associated Press May 25, 2023, 11:17 AM ET INDIANAPOLIS — IndyCar driver Stefan Wilson had surgery to repair a fractured vertebrae that he suffered in practice for the Indianapolis 500, and car owner Don Cusick said Thursday that he was “in great spirits and feeling better.” Wilson was about halfway through a two-hour practice Monday
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The Federal Highway Administration said it awarded a $9.58 million grant to the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor to conduct connected-vehicle technology research. The university’s Transportation Research Institute will use the money to prepare the city’s infrastructure for vehicle technology testing and deployment under the Ann Arbor Connected Environment Reimagined project, according to a
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Aston Martin on Wednesday revealed the DB12 as the latest in a long line of DB-badged grand tourers. The new car’s arrival marks 75 years since David Brown, whose initials are the basis of the DB naming strategy, helped rescue Aston Martin after World War II and launched the 2-Liter, which later became to be
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In this article GM Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT GM’s first all-electric Cadillac Escalade will be called the “Escalade IQ,” which continues Cadillac’s EV naming strategy that so far includes the Lyriq crossover and upcoming Celestiq ultra-luxury sedan. GM DETROIT – General Motors on Monday confirmed plans to introduce an all-electric version of its
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LONDON — Aston Martin has given its new DB12 sports car beefier styling, more power and improved chassis technology to create a larger price gap to the DB11 coupe it replaces. The DB12 uses a reworked version of the 4.0-liter, twin-turbo AMG-Mercedes V-8 from the DB11 but with power increased to 670 hp from 527
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Alphabet Inc.’s self-driving subsidiary Waymo will put its driverless vehicles on Uber Technologies Inc.’s ride-hailing and food delivery platform later this year. Uber customers in metro Phoenix, where Waymo operates, will be able to use a set number of driverless vehicles for rides and deliveries, according to a joint blog post by the companies Tuesday.
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Li-Metal, a battery materials company based in Canada, says it has produced lithium metal from lithium carbonate, which reduces the number of steps and harmful byproducts involved in refining lithium, a key electric vehicle battery material. The new technology generates lithium metal without the need for an intermediary step that produces lithium chloride. Refining lithium
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Marshall Pruett, Racing columnistMay 24, 2023, 01:22 PM ET Despite already being an IndyCar champion, Tony Kanaan’s 2013 Indy 500 win changed his life. Chris Graythen/Getty Images Winning the Indianapolis 500 changes you. For life. There’s no reason to underplay the massive personal value of adding one’s name to the rostrum of triumph at Monaco, Daytona
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Automotive supply behemoth Bosch has named a president for Bosch Mobility Americas as the company realigns its global mobility business. Paul Thomas, 52, will assume the newly created role in January, Bosch said Wednesday. He will be based in suburban Detroit, where the German company keeps its North American headquarters. Thomas will oversee an Americas
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