UK-based industrial and automotive lubricants supplier Castrol, part of the bp group, will invest up to $50 million in Taiwanese battery swapping firm Gogoro. Gogoro is developing is an open and interoperable battery swapping platform for lightweight two-wheeler and three-wheeler urban vehicles. The company aims to accelerate the shift to sustainable two-wheeler transportation in the… Read more…
Keysight completes Car Connectivity Consortium Digital Key Applet certification for NXP
Riscure Security Solutions, the device security research lab of US-based test and measurement firm Keysight Technologies, has completed the first Car Connectivity Consortium (CCC) Digital Key Applet (DKA) certification for NXP Semiconductors. DKA expands Keysight’s security evaluation offering for the automotive industry, in addition to the UN R155 and R156 regulations and others. The CCC… Read more…
Tesla’s ‘Full Self-Driving’ takes another step, version 12.5 rolling out
Tesla has begun the wide release of its latest Full Self-Driving (FSD) software, version 12.5. While CEO Elon Musk has used the occassion to once again promise the imminent arrival of fully unsupervised self-driving, we should probably know better by now. This latest FSD update, is now hitting vehicles equipped with Tesla’s Hardware 4 (HW4) suite of sensors and processors.… Read more…
This City Has The First Fully Electric Police Fleet In The U.S.
With the switch to all-electric, the City of South Pasadena is projecting cost savings of about $400,000 over ten years. Read more…
First all-electric police fleet coming to California
The City of South Pasadena’s police fleet is going all electric The fleet will consist of 20 EVs with 10 Tesla Model Ys and 10 Model 3s The project will cost the city $1.85 million Even cop cars are going electric. On Monday, the South Pasadena Police Department in California announced it’s the first police fleet in the U.S. to go all electric… Read more…
Toyota sales slide as aggressive price cuts by BYD, Chinese EV makers take effect
Toyota’s global sales fell over 5% last month, partly driven by the impact of BYD’s price cuts in key markets like China, Southeast Asia, and even Japan. Read more…
Tesla pushes software fix to 1.8 million EVs to prevent hood from flying open
Tesla has issued a ‘safety recall’ on 1.8 million electric vehicles, but the good news is that it is just a software fix – although an important one as it will prevent the hood from flying open while driving. Read more…
In a first, wind and solar overtake fossil fuels in the EU in 1H 2024
Wind and solar generated more electricity than fossil fuels in the EU during the first six months of 2024 for the first time ever in a half-year period. Read more…
GMC Sierra Denali EV Lease Price Is Shockingly High
It’s nearly twice the price of a Hummer EV. Read more…
Wildcat and Austin Elements work together to close the loop on LFP/LMFP battery recycling
Wildcat Discovery Technologies, a US cathode producer, and Austin Elements, a US critical minerals recycler and sustainable LFP precursors producer, have signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on recycling solutions for LFP and LMFP batteries. Under the agreement, the two companies will work together to convert end-of-life batteries and manufacturing scraps into cathode materials…. Read more…
Revel to develop EV fast charging site with 42 stalls in Los Angeles
Revel, the urban EV infrastructure provider, has signed its first lease in Los Angeles. Revel is planning to develop 42 fast charging stalls on a 19,000-square-foot lot next to the Crypto.com Arena and LA Convention Center. Revel’s new Downtown LA Charging Station is slated to open in 2026. Revel operates a network of fast charging… Read more…
Tesla Owner Walks On Top Of Cybertruck And Shatters Windshield
A follow up video showed the truck’s windshield being destroyed with a cinderblock. Read more…
Tesla Will Finally Show Off ‘Flying’ Next-Gen Roadster In 2025: Musk
Plus, Chinese brands have captured 11% of Europe’s EV market and Mercedes’ answer to the Tesla Model Y. Read more…
Cadillac Super Cruise Review: This Is The Hands-Free Future Of Highway Driving
Let Super Cruise do the hard work on a long, boring drive and you may find it tough to go back to regular, low-tech driving. Read more…
Xpeng starts rolling out XNGP available on all roads to all users in China, targets door-to-door experience in Q4
Xpeng today began rolling out its all-road-ready XNGP feature to all users in China, bringing the biggest update to its smart driving capabilities. Read more…
Tesla recalls over 1.8M vehicles due to unlatched hood issue
Tesla has issued a recall for a problem with hood closure across all its model lines. The problem could lead to the vehicle’s hood opening while in motion. On Tuesday, Tesla and the NHTSA announced a recall for 1,849,638 vehicles, including the Model 3, Model Y, Model S, and Model X. The issue stems from the vehicle’s hood latch assembly and… Read more…
Next-gen VW EVs reportedly delayed by software issues
Volkswagen’s reportedly having software issues with its next-gen EVs The software issues could lead to years-long delays for next-gen vehicles VW invested $5B in Rivian to get the startup automaker’s electrical architecture Volkswagen’s next-generation EV platform is being delayed due to software issues, reports Autoblog, citing German media… Read more…
Audi Q8 e-tron model year 2025 revealed with minor changes
The Audi Q8 e-tron gets a minor update and a modest price hike in the US for the model year 2025. That includes the Audi SQ8 e-tron as well. Both variants, including their Sportback versions are now $400 more expensive and the destination fee has been upped by $100. Hardly a major increase on a $80,000 vehicle, but still going… Read more…
First Hydrogen looks to bring H2 utility van to Europe
Following four successful trials in the UK, First Hydrogen will configure a left-hand drive variant of its hydrogen-powered fuel cell light commercial vehicle. The goal is to offer the FCEV in the US, Mexico, South America and Europe. Read more…
Barcelona charges EVs with recuperated braking energy from metro trains
The first of seven planned EV fast-charging stations, part of the MetroCHARGE project, has gone into operation in Barcelona. It is powered exclusively by energy recovered during the metro trains’ braking process and from photovoltaic panels installed on all available roofs of the metro stations. Read more…
