EV wireless charging could catch on faster with this tech
EV wireless charging has a standard to get positioned for an efficient charge Called DIPS, it enables cross-compatibility between hardware from different suppliers It also helps set the stage for...
Tesla Semi Fire Shut Down California Highway For Hours (Updated)
A Tesla Semi reportedly caught fire around 3 a.m. in Placer County, in the Greater Sacramento area. The highway has been shut down for hours while fire crews work to extinguish the...
Aston Martin renews private-label captive finance deal with Chase Auto
Aston Martin will continue to use Chase Auto as the private-label lender behind the captive finance company Aston Martin Financial Services following a renewal of their partnership announced Aug....
First Shift: Hyundai builds on EV momentum
• Hyundai builds on EV momentum • Suit says Stellantis misled shareholders • MobilEye introduces Brain6 software • Rivian pauses commercial van production • UL Solutions opens facility in...
Rhode Island dealerships settle deceptive sales claims for $1 million
Six Rhode Island dealerships have settled with the state attorney general over allegations of deceptive sales practices.
2023 Ford Mustang Mach-E recalled due to bad windshield wiper motor
The 2023 Ford Mustang Mach-E is among three vehicles Ford is recalling for a bad windshield wiper motor. The others are the 2023-2024 Maverick and 2023 Ford Bronco Sport. A total of 37,371 vehicles...
2025 Genesis G80 sedan costs $2,700 more, to $58,350
The 2025 Genesis G80 midsize sedan rolls into the new year with a glow-up and a price bump, Genesis announced Friday. New ends complement a remapped dashboard that accommodates a single 27.0-inch...
Toyota developing in-wheel electric motors
Toyota has filed a new patent application for in-wheel electric motors, indicating the automaker is still working on this tech. The patent application was published by the United States Patent and...
Electric Acura NSX-type performance car confirmed
The next Acura NSX, or a car like it, will be powered by batteries, Shinji Aoyama, global executive vice president for Acura parent Honda, said at this month’s 2024 Monterey Car Week, Motor1...
1934 Bugatti Type 59 Sports is Best of Show at 2024 Pebble Beach Concours
An unrestored 1934 Bugatti Type 59 Sports was voted Best of Show at the 2024 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, which ran on Sunday and closed out this year’s Monterey Car Week. The car...
Column: EV transition requires battery and charging technology advances
Consumers will switch to EVs after the range and charging speed matches that of gasoline vehicle refueling.
How Hyundai And Kia Are Dealing With EV Fire Concerns In Korea
A fire with a Mercedes-Benz EQE and then a Kia EV6 has sent South Korea into a panic over EVs. EV fires are statically few and far between, but if they do happen, lithium-ion battery fires are...
Ford tackling aero efficiency with deployable roof rack rails
Ford is looking to patent roof rails and roof racks that can stow away when not in use, helping to reduce aerodynamic drag and potentially improving fuel economy or EV range. These potential...
Shailen Bhatt delivers a new national V2X deployment plan (Episode 264)
The administrator of the Federal Highway Administration details a new U.S. DOT plan for rolling out a long-simmering technology capable of saving thousands of lives on American roads. He also talks...
Current Mercedes-AMG GT3 race car bows out with special edition
Mercedes-Benz AMG used 2024 Monterey Car Week currently underway in California to bid farewell to its hugely successful GT3 race car based on the former AMG GT sports car. The AMG GT3 Edition 130Y...
Are recent job cuts the start of a bloodbath?
TO THE EDITOR: Regarding autonews.com’s “Stellantis laying off up to 2,450 workers at Mich. truck plant” (Aug. 9), “Nissan offers buyouts to salaried workers as U.S. business slides” (Aug. 6) and...
Lab Eleven Porsche 911 restomod rolls into Jay Leno’s Garage
From Singer to Kalmar, there’s no shortage of high-quality Porsche 911 restomods to choose from. Lab Eleven is yet another entry in this genre, and on a recent episode of “Jay...
Current EV battery chemistry maintains lead as research on improved formulations continues
But variations of a lithium iron phosphate chemistry could make up a third of the market by 2030, surging from less than 10 percent today, according to Boston Consulting Group.
Column: Signs of progress in America’s thousand-mile journey to electric vehicles
The industry will figure EVs out, but it will take time.
2026 Mercedes-Maybach SL 680 Monogram Series gilds the classic roadster
The Mercedes-Maybach SL 680 Monogram Series to arrive in Red Ambience and White Ambience versions Maybach SL changes to a two-seater with a softer suspension tune Uses the 577-hp twin-turbo V-8 from...