Lucid is offering two variants of its luxury EV
Lucid is giving potential owners of its $169,000 luxury electric sedan the choice between two variants. The Lucid Air Dream Edition will be available in a “Performance” or “Range” version that ultimately leaves you to decide between speed and real-world driving range. Its promises 1,111 horsepower, which rivals the Tesla Model S Plaid, and can hit 0-60…
GM working with AT&T to bring 5G to its vehicles in 2023
General Motors and AT&T are teamed up with plans to bring 5G to cars in 2023. Some model year 2024 vehicles, which should start arriving in 2023, will be the first GM models equipped with 5G. Among GM’s 2024 models is the electric Hummer SUV. GM vehicles from the model year 2019 and so on with 4G LTE capabilities will have…
Tesla will pay $1.5 million to settle Model S battery complaints
Back in 2019, Tesla pushed an over-the-air update to its Model S sedans following an incident wherein the vehicle caught fire in a Hong Kong parking lot. As CNBC notes, it said at the time that the update will revise “charge and thermal management settings” on Model S and Model X vehicles to “help further protect the battery and…
Porsche may soon recall the Taycan EV over a sudden power loss issue
Porsche is planning to recall its Taycan EV around the world over a software issue that can cause a sudden power loss, Bloomberg has reported. The action follows an investigation by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) started in May following reports of cars switching to emergency mode. There have been no reports of accidents or injuries, according…
Volvo Introduces Its First All-Electric Car “XC40 Recharge”
The SUV with new Android-powered Infotainment gives us all the reasons to go gaga over Volvo was one of the pioneer automakers to announce its plans to address the issue of carbon emissions. In 2017, the Swedish OEM declared that it was ending development of diesel engines. After a few weeks, it vowed that every new Volvo…
Toyota Revamps Fuel Cell Sedan Amid Challenges Imposed by Tesla
Recently, Toyota Motors Company unveiled the revamped version of its top featured hydrogen-powered fuel-cell sedan car (pictured above), a step taken to cope with the demands for the niche, which is believed to be taken as mainstream soon. Japan’s automobile giant, Toyota, has been well regarded for manufacturing fuel-cell vehicles for more than 2 decades,…
Waymo Introduces Self-Driving Cars ‘Waymo One’
The former Google self-driving project named Waymo (parent company Alphabet) is launching a commercial robotaxi service in the Phoenix locality. Titled ‘Waymo One,’ this is a turning point for the company and the nascent self-driving tech industry, however, it’s accompanied by exceptions. Not everyone will be access the Waymo One self-driving car service, and the…
General Motors Steps In All-electric, Autonomous Vehicle Zone, Challenging Tesla
General Motors will spend over $20 billion through 2025 to beat Tesla in the all-electric and autonomous vehicles industry, quickly-growing market, reports CNBC. General Motors moves into the electric vehicle game This indicates GM’s biggest investment against doubters on Wall Street, who doubt the 110-year-old automaker can walk industrial water against Tesla, as the whole automotive industry hinges to all-electric and sustainable vehicles. …
EDAG CityBot – A Versatile, Modular Talking Vehicle
EDAG, the automotive engineering firm, has an extensive history of bringing stimulating, unconventional cars, like pop-up sports car campers and skeletal 3D-printed light cars. In current years, it’s been more content contributing to ideas and products from other brands, including Bosch. But it made a magnificent comeback at this year’s Frankfurt Motor Show, launching a smart,…
Is “Range Anxiety” Preventing You From Buying an All-Electric Vehicle?
We measure the driving ranges of 15 of the most popular all-electric vehicles The advantages of electric vehicles are many. Whereas gasoline-powered vehicles transform only 17%–21% of the energy contained in the gasoline to drive the wheels, electric vehicles convert more than 77% of their battery energy to run the wheels. Electric vehicles are good for the atmosphere because…
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