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16 Jul 2022, 00:32 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Everyone boasts of surpassing Tesla these days, but a story that went under the radar shows that big car companies face insurmountable problems catching up. Volkswagen Group had to delay the launch of crucial electric models at Audi, Porsche, and B...
15 Jul 2022, 18:42 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / When shopping for a camper van, most people want the most packed rig they can buy, even though they will never use all the features. And yet, some people know their business and are content with a lot less. For them, Volkswagen built the Weekender ...
15 Jul 2022, 16:43 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / We’ve all heard stories about shady dealers trying to make a quick buck on account of unsuspecting customers. With the Ford Bronco, most of them involve paying markups, but Manuel Flores’ story is way more bizarre. Like most car mode...
15 Jul 2022, 14:59 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / There was so much hype surrounding the Ford Bronco that many people believed its arch-rival Jeep Wrangler would stand no chance to compete. And yet, the Wrangler seems unaffected by the Bronco’s arrival, consistently outselling it in the past...
15 Jul 2022, 12:25 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Raw materials shortages are the most important barrier to accelerating the electrification trend. The price of lithium, nickel, and cobalt has skyrocketed in the past years due to increased demand. But there’s another material crucial for an ...
15 Jul 2022, 10:17 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Cruise robotaxis were involved in several incidents and accidents in the past months, both before and after it got permission to operate commercial service in San Francisco. An alleged whistleblower apparently warned California regulators about Cru...
14 Jul 2022, 17:37 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Most Vanagon Campers on the market are factory fitted with the standard Westfalia camping equipment, which makes them fantastic campers. This example we’ve found on Bring a Trailer is the European version imported from Germany and was convert...
14 Jul 2022, 16:25 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Air crash investigations are a valuable tool for the aeronautics industry to improve aviation safety so that the same type of accidents never happen again. But the new electric-powered airplanes introduce unknown risks and problems, and the whole c...
14 Jul 2022, 15:02 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Solar panels are everywhere these days, except for electric vehicles. It seems like a no-brainer to charge EV batteries using solar panels, yet no one does it. A Chinese team doesn’t seem to care about that and developed an electric vehicle t...
14 Jul 2022, 13:22 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Xing Mobility thinks the best solution to keep EV batteries, especially high-performance packs, at optimum temperatures is flooding them with cooling liquid. Immersion cooling technology is not new, but Xing Mobility thinks it is now ready for prim...
14 Jul 2022, 10:35 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / One of the strong sides of Tesla’s business is its extensive network of charging stations, dubbed the Supercharger Network. Now in its third generation, the Supercharger networks allow fast-charging Tesla and other cars at up to 250 kW. Tesla...
14 Jul 2022, 08:45 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Andrej Karpathy, the chief of AI and computer vision at Tesla, confirmed what everyone suspected at the beginning of his sabbatical four months ago. Karpathy announced on Twitter that he is leaving Tesla for good, although he claims he has no concr...
13 Jul 2022, 17:08 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / People’s interest in camper vans is at an all-time high. Few attract as much attention as a Volkswagen Vanagon with Westfalia signature equipment. Pack your bags and grab supplies because this is all you need for camping in this 1985 example ...
13 Jul 2022, 16:13 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Lithium Ferro-phosphate (or lithium-iron-phosphate) batteries are the new darling of the auto industry, thanks to some qualities like affordability and increased stability. CATL found that adding manganese to the formula increases the energy densit...
13 Jul 2022, 14:45 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Modern vehicles are a lot like computers on wheels, including software vulnerabilities that could allow attackers access to the car. The frightening possibility is not unheard of, and car thieves use software vulnerabilities and hacks to steal cars...
13 Jul 2022, 11:21 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / The auto industry grapples with a severe microchip shortage that forced multiple assembly plants to stop operations. This has led to a long waiting time for customers buying a new vehicle. Bosch vowed to end this situation with a $3 billion investm...
13 Jul 2022, 10:04 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / A group of skateboarders vandalized a Waymo vehicle on Saturday night in San Francisco in what appears to be already a tradition at the annual Hill Bomb event. The car was not operating autonomously at the time of the incident, and a human driver w...
13 Jul 2022, 08:28 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Munro & Associates continued with the teardown of the Tesla Model Y with a 4680 structural battery pack. The process proved more difficult than expected, as the battery pack was sealed and glued. This prompts Cory Steuben to declare “zero...
12 Jul 2022, 17:01 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Lucid is apparently testing Apple CarPlay integration for the Air. According to rumors, the feature is expected to roll out in the next major OTA update. However, someone jumped the gun and shared on Reddit a picture of the Air’s screen runni...
12 Jul 2022, 15:45 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / The Willys M38A1 was the first jeep with the new restyled body, instantly recognizable by its rounded hood and fenders. This example we found on Bring a Trailer was restored to near-new condition and upgraded with some killer off-road parts. It com...