A Volkswagen ID.4 electric car on display at a VW dealership in CaliforniaJosh Lefkowitz/Getty Images Deals have abounded in the EV market since last summer. Discounts are getting bigger after it got harder to qualify for the $7,500 tax credit. The most expensive EVs are seeing the biggest discounts. Electric vehicles are getting some hefty … Read more
Luxury sports car and EV maker Lotus completed its SPAC merger last week in the U.S. and its stock was publicly traded for the first time on Friday. It’s an interesting turn of events for the Geely-backed automaker now known as Lotus Tech given the uncertain EV market, but one that may prove an … Read more
Mumbai: The ‘vroom-vroom’ of the auto engine has just got amplified by ‘views,’ ‘likes,’ and ‘notification chimes.’ The Indian passenger vehicle industry – which saw a historic 27% growth in FY23 with sales of 3.90 million vehicles, and growing since the pandemic – has floored the pedal by engaging numerous social media influencers to further … Read more
General Motors Co.’s Cruise autonomous driving unit is nearing the resumption of robotaxi testing in the coming weeks, with Houston and Dallas emerging as potential locations, following the grounding of its fleet last year, according to people with knowledge of the matter. The Cruise LLC unit is in talks with officials in several metro areas, … Read more
Ford was the first automaker to jump on board with Tesla’s charging standard (NACS), and we’re now learning how the transition from the company’s current CCS1 connectors to a Tesla NACS port. An X/Twitter user recently grabbed a screenshot from Ford’s online parts catalog that shows a J3400 (NACS) adapter on sale for the shockingly … Read more
The production area of SK Siltron CSS, a silicon wafer plant being expanded by South Korean semiconductor manufacturer, in Bay City, Michigan. (Reuters) DETROIT/WASHINGTON — The U.S. Energy Department has given preliminary approval for nearly $710 million in loans to electric vehicle technology manufacturing ventures, while the Biden administration still has $221.8 billion in loan … Read more
Autoblog may receive a share from purchases made via links on this page. Pricing and availability are subject to change. It has been a legal mandate in the United States since 2018 that every new vehicle must come equipped with a rear-view camera from the factory. For those with older vehicles, or if you just … Read more
Tesla chair Robyn Denholm.Photo by Alex Ellinghausen/Sydney Morning Herald via Getty Images Robyn Denholm has quietly chaired Tesla since 2018. The Australian executive’s role is now being thrust into the spotlight. Denholm’s leadership of the Tesla board was criticized in a legal ruling in Delaware last month. Not every CEO in charge of a publicly … Read more
There’s quite the mystery on Twitter/X these days, and it involves the head Twit himself, Elon Musk. It seems one of the most ardent pro Musk accounts on the site is rumored to just be the Musk himself, parading as his own fan boy. If true, boy, that would be real sad. Walter Isaacson On … Read more
Photo: Patrick T. Fallon / AFP (Getty Images) NASA is looking for folks willing to stay locked indoors with each other for a year, as practice for an eventual mission to Mars. Their days will be filled with tasks akin to those that real crews will undertake on the Martian surface, collecting rock samples and … Read more
