Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2024 14:45:57 +0000
Mercedes has been given permission by Chinese authorities to begin testing is autonomous cars on the streets of Beijing.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2024 12:48:19 +0000
While some auto industry folks, some oil-soaked investors, and some tech-adoption laggards would love to believe the EV revolution is over and EV market share will stop growing, the fact is: the future is electric. EV sales continue to grow in most places (Germany’s policy chaos and EV market excluded), … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2024 02:43:51 +0000
Waymo, Cruise, Tesla, Baidu, Zoox — there are a handful of companies that get quite a big bulk of the attention when it comes to self-driving vehicle development. However, there’s another company that has been progressing nicely and often goes under the radar (no pun intended). That would be Nuro. … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sun, 11 Aug 2024 20:42:59 +0000
It’s funny — this article idea came to mind just before I saw Steve Hanley’s latest piece. That article was focused on a survey of US auto dealerships showing that they are not particularly eager or excited to sell EVs. I wasn’t specifically thinking about auto dealerships, but something has … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Sun, 11 Aug 2024 13:51:45 +0000
A recent story at Jalopnik tells us the story of a Subaru driver who got in trouble for going on the wrong trail. Why? Because the National Park Service only allows four-wheel-drive vehicles on some roads, and the Subaru model in question was all-wheel-drive. This may sound like a silly … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Paul Fosse| Date: Sat, 10 Aug 2024 21:38:37 +0000
In this article, I’m analyzing at a high level what is happening to the auto industry across propulsion types. I’ll break it down by region and also discuss individual companies. For the purposes of this article, I assume that level 5 self-driving and driverless taxis don’t come for a while. … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sat, 10 Aug 2024 16:24:31 +0000
If you’re not familiar with the UAE, it loves superlatives. More than anyone. The most. With the greatest enthusiasm. With the highest aims. It almost seems like everything new has to the tallest, biggest, fastest, or some other superlative. With that in mind, Dubai is aiming to create the “world’s … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Sat, 10 Aug 2024 14:33:02 +0000
Why would a retired Rolls-Royce executive buy an electric Lexus? My curiosity made that the most pressing question I had for George at our recent coffee morning interview. Rolls-Royce is owned by BMW. Why not an electric Beemer? The BMW electric offerings were too big when he was ready to … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sat, 10 Aug 2024 03:52:57 +0000
Powering very large ships with batteries may seem difficult and expensive. But don’t jump to conclusions too quickly. Battery prices have come down a ton in recent years, energy density has improved greatly, and a bit of creativity using swappable batteries makes it all the easier and more efficient. And … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sat, 10 Aug 2024 00:28:11 +0000
Xpeng has seen its sales grow nicely in the past several years, and a good part of that comes from rolling out new, attractive models of different types regularly. You’ve got the P7 sedan, the shorter and more affordable P5 sedan, the G9 SUV, the G6 and G3 crossover, and … [continued]
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