Cars / All things automotive
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Volkswagen halts ID. 4 production and sales due to bad door handles
The company is still working on a remedy to the problem.
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Redwood Materials signs deal to recycle BMW’s EV batteries in the US
The automaker will use recycled materials from Redwood in its American-made EVs.
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Tesla’s Superchargers open up to GM EVs today—adapters needed
The adapter will cost $225.
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Troubled Lotus shows off wedge-like vision for an EV sportscar
The three-seater is a four-wheeled testbed for Lotus' imagination.
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Driver assists become de facto autopilots as drivers multitask, study finds
As drivers become familiar with the systems, they exploit them.
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Lexus at its peak—the 2024 RX450h+ is one smooth plug-in hybrid
The plug-in hybrid powertrain is pleasant, but the infotainment can irritate.
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EVgo and GM reveal their new fast charger experience
The layout and canopy are similar to a gas station.
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GM, Hyundai team up to slash costs of new vehicles and clean tech
The hope is for better products and more efficient companies.
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Keeping your eyes on the road is easy with the Engo 2 AR sunglasses
These augmented reality sunglasses work with Apple, Android, and Garmin
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Human drivers keep rear-ending Waymos
We took a close look at the 23 most serious Waymo crashes.
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The 2024 VW Golf GTI is the last of its kind with a manual transmission
Get the manual while you can.
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Driverless semis could be months away
I visited two startups working to bring driverless technology to long-haul trucking.
Paul Sutter walks us through the future of climate change—and things aren’t great
This episode of Edge of Knowledge focuses on our rapidly transforming world.
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Feds want vehicles to be safer for pedestrians’ heads; new regs proposed
The proposed rule would mostly affect pickup trucks and large SUVs.
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This EV will make you grin from ear to ear—the 2025 Hyundai Ioniq 5 N
Hyundai N's attention to detail is on vivid display with this performance EV.
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A cargo bike with a low price and pedals so low they scrape the ground
A budget offering with a torque sensor (good!) and a whole lot of issues (not good).
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BMW explains why it will sell hydrogen fuel cells in 2028
BMW sees hydrogen as complementary to battery EVs on a region-by-region basis.
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Ford starts deliveries of enhanced-range E-Transit electric vans
The new battery charges at a higher rate, and onboard power can be used in motion.
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Hyundai updates Ioniq 5 with bigger battery, Tesla-style port
There's also an off-road focused variant called the Ioniq 5 XRT.
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The good and bad about the 2025 Volvo EX90, the company’s new electric SUV
Some of the EX90's features won't be enabled until next year.
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Audi replaces its bestseller—here’s the next Q5 SUV
Yet again, the US misses out on some options, like the mild hybrid.
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Jaguar I-Pace fire risk leads to recall, instructions to park outdoors
The problem is similar to one that affected the Chevrolet Bolt in 2021.
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Elon Musk’s Boring Company can’t get Tesla FSD to work in tunnels
Despite "full self driving," Teslas still can't cope with one-way tunnels.
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Sick of heavy electric SUVs and crossovers? Ariel debuts the E-Nomad.
With enough interest, the "seriously clean fun" concept could go into production.
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Feds award $521 million in EV charger funds, but rollout remains slow
The awards are part of a $7.5 billion program for EV charger infrastructure.
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A lot of new in-car tech is “not necessary,” survey finds
Partially automated driving systems scored particularly poorly.
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Electric vehicle battery fires—what to know and how to react
It's very rare, but lithium-ion batteries in electric vehicles can catch fire.
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As EV sales slump, Volkswagen scales back battery factories buildout
VW might only need 170 GWh of cells in 2030 if demand stays depressed.
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Feds’ probe of hard braking in Cruise robotaxi crashes ends after recall
Software updates stopped Cruise robotaxis from brake-checking other road users.
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Ford rethinks EV strategy again—ditching 3-row SUVs, adding vans
The automaker plans some new pickups and smaller, cheaper EVs.
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VW has finally announced ID. Buzz pricing—it’s better than we expected
Range tops out with $70K AWD 1st Edition. Deliveries happen later this year.
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Lufthansa is using artificial sharkskin to streamline airplanes
Copying a trick from the animal kingdom can help cut aircraft emissions.
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BMW makes the Internet happy, brings M5 station wagon to the US
After denying us previous M5 station wagons, BMW now thinks the time is right.
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Why the Fiat 500e could be your ideal second EV
The phenomenally efficient Fiat 500e is enjoyable to drive.
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A cute, cheap death trap? Japanese Kei cars banned by yet another US state
Limited in size and power, Kei cars are like fishes out of water on US roads.
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Intel and Karma partner to develop software-defined car architecture
They will also offer the architecture to other tier 1s and OEMs.
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Federal investigation of Tesla suspension failure ends with recommendation
There have been hundreds of Tesla Model S and Model X front suspension failures.