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Production of Stellantis' Pentastar V6 to Get Big Boost with $24.7 Million Investment
Production of Stellantis' Pentastar V6 to Get Big Boost with $24.7 Million Investment

4 Jul 2022, 21:25 UTC · By: Ancuta Iosub / Polestar V6 naturally-aspirated engine was a big success for Stellantis, with 10 million units produced by February 2019

 
NIO Achieves 10 Million Battery Swaps, 1,000 Power Swap Stations Still Waiting
NIO Achieves 10 Million Battery Swaps, 1,000 Power Swap Stations Still Waiting

4 Jul 2022, 21:20 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / That was already expected when the company celebrated four years of battery swapping. We just did not imagine it would be so soon

 
Volkswagen Wants CARIAD to Move Fast – As All Software Companies Are Expected to Do
Volkswagen Wants CARIAD to Move Fast – As All Software Companies Are Expected to Do

4 Jul 2022, 16:53 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / While Tesla tries to make cars as if they were software, Volkswagen seems to have tried to produce software as if it was vehicles

 
Tesla Closes Its German Money Furnace: Giga Gruenheide Needs Corrections, More Workers
Tesla Closes Its German Money Furnace: Giga Gruenheide Needs Corrections, More Workers

4 Jul 2022, 12:51 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / According to Bild, Tesla decided it would stop Giga Grünheide for two weeks to correct some production processes and to try to hire more people

 
MAHLE Claim They Developed the Most Durable Electric Motor - Could This Be a Game-Changer?
MAHLE Claim They Developed the Most Durable Electric Motor - Could This Be a Game-Changer?

4 Jul 2022, 11:24 UTC · By: Silvian Irimia / MAHLE claim they have developed the most durable electric motor available on the market, becoming a full-range provider in the automotive industry

 
Radar Electric Pickup Truck Shows What a Ford Maverick on Batteries Would Be Like
Radar Electric Pickup Truck Shows What a Ford Maverick on Batteries Would Be Like

4 Jul 2022, 09:58 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / The unibody electric pickup truck will be presented in production guise in a few days, but we already have some undisguised images

 
Rivian's CEO Sides With the EPA, Says SCOTUS' Decision Should Unite Americans
Rivian's CEO Sides With the EPA, Says SCOTUS' Decision Should Unite Americans

1 Jul 2022, 20:02 UTC · By: Florin Amariei / Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe took it to Twitter to say that now it’s the right moment for Americans to come together. Here’s why he supports the EPA

 
Tesla Faces Yet Another Lawsuit Due to Racism in Its Premises, Mostly in Fremont
Tesla Faces Yet Another Lawsuit Due to Racism in Its Premises, Mostly in Fremont

1 Jul 2022, 15:17 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Fifteen employees and former workers accuse Tesla of doing nothing to stop racism, sexual harassment, and demoting African American workers

 
Volvo Announces New Plant In Slovakia and Shows New Embla Images
Volvo Announces New Plant In Slovakia and Shows New Embla Images

1 Jul 2022, 10:53 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / The new plant will be dedicated to electric cars. Strangely, it will only start production in 2026, three years after construction begins.

 
New 2023 BMW 7 Series Enters Production, Electric i7 Joins It on the Same Assembly Line
New 2023 BMW 7 Series Enters Production, Electric i7 Joins It on the Same Assembly Line

1 Jul 2022, 10:19 UTC · By: Cristian Gnaticov / Production of the new generation BMW 7 Series, and the first-ever battery-electric i7, has officially commenced at the Dingolfing factory, in Germany

 
RigiTech's Largest Drone Delivered Spare Parts to Wind Farm in Fully Autonomous Operation
RigiTech's Largest Drone Delivered Spare Parts to Wind Farm in Fully Autonomous Operation

30 Jun 2022, 14:17 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / Swiss drone technology company RigiTech sent its largest drone on a new route to deliver spare parts for an offshore wind farm off the coast of Denmark

 
Green NCAP Makes Its Rating Process Harsher, But Did It Become More Precise?
Green NCAP Makes Its Rating Process Harsher, But Did It Become More Precise?

30 Jun 2022, 13:55 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / The entity now makes a greenhouse gas assessment that considers the extraction from the source, production, and distribution of energy

 
VinFast May Consider Building an Electric Pickup Truck in the U.S.
VinFast May Consider Building an Electric Pickup Truck in the U.S.

30 Jun 2022, 10:16 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / The company has already presented renderings for a vehicle that would get a combustion engine, but it can give us an idea of what is to come

 
Gordon Murray Group Announces New Technology Division, Two Electric SUVs in Development
Gordon Murray Group Announces New Technology Division, Two Electric SUVs in Development

30 Jun 2022, 09:37 UTC · By: Sergiu Tudose / The Gordon Murray Group’s new Technology Division will be in charge of Gordon Murray Design and Gordon Murray Electronics

 
A High Number of Nissan Pathfinders Are Recalled in Service Due to a Weird Problem
A High Number of Nissan Pathfinders Are Recalled in Service Due to a Weird Problem

30 Jun 2022, 07:50 UTC · By: Silvian Irimia / The Nissan Pathfinder is one of the most successful models made by Nissan, but lately the SUV had some problems that needs repairs from the automaker

 
Tesla Lays Off 200 Autopilot Workers, Closes San Mateo Facility
Tesla Lays Off 200 Autopilot Workers, Closes San Mateo Facility

29 Jun 2022, 16:27 UTC · By: Ancuta Iosub / Before these job cuts, the California-based facility had about 350 people in its employ, but some had already been moved to a facility in Palo Alto

 
Three Major Health Organizations in the U.S. Now Deliver Medications via Zipline's Drones
Three Major Health Organizations in the U.S. Now Deliver Medications via Zipline's Drones

29 Jun 2022, 12:36 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / Automated on-demand delivery service provider Zipline teamed up with three major health organizations in the U.S. to offer medications deliveries via drone

 
Volkswagen and Siemens Are Investing $450 Million in Electrify America
Volkswagen and Siemens Are Investing $450 Million in Electrify America

28 Jun 2022, 15:49 UTC · By: Marius Visan / Volkswagen and Siemens are investing $450 million in Electrify America, the network of DC fast-charging vehicle charging stations.

 
Mercedes-Benz A-Class and B-Class To Cease Production in 2025
Mercedes-Benz A-Class and B-Class To Cease Production in 2025

28 Jun 2022, 13:42 UTC · By: Marius Visan / Sources inside Mercedes-Benz say members of the company's board of management have made the decision not to launch a new generation of the A-Class and B-Class

 
Michelin Intends To Completely Abandon Russia, Local Management To Take Control
Michelin Intends To Completely Abandon Russia, Local Management To Take Control

28 Jun 2022, 13:27 UTC · By: Florin Amariei / The French tire manufacturer stopped production in March but now signals that it wants to completely give up on Russia. Here’s how