Elon Musk’s ‘Vegas Loop’ called a ‘death trap’ as Las Vegas traffic piles up ~transport Article 568 words 16 votes
GM heralded this US plant as a model for its electric car future. Then its batteries started exploding ~transport Article 2840 words 8 votes
Northvolt rolls out Europe's first gigafactory-era car battery – Swedish plant ramps up lithium ion cell production in race to profit from growing electric car demand ~transport Article 548 words 7 votes
Utrecht wants to be the first city to use its electric car fleet as a giant battery ~enviro Article 8 votes
What free, ad-supported Uber rides might look like. Mockups, economics, and analysis. ~transport Article 3103 words 9 votes
Hyundai electrifies its 1986 grandeur in a retro-futuristic restoration ~transport Article 266 words 13 votes
Automated vehicles will make our streets worse ~transport Article 450 words, published Aug 12 2021 12 votes
A battle among homeowners in Colorado shows how license plate scanners are reshaping American neighborhoods ~tech Article 3085 words, published Oct 22 2021 10 votes
How do cars fare in crash tests they're not specifically optimized for? ~transport Article 7010 words 8 votes
The lost history of the electric car – and what it tells us about the future of transport ~tech Article 4037 words, published Aug 3 2021 6 votes
GM announces Ultra Cruise, enabling true hands-free driving across 95% of driving scenarios ~transport Link 12 votes
Swedish fuel retailers required to display eco-labels at pumps – colour-coded labels will show buyers the percentage of renewables and fossil raw materials ~transport Article 350 words 2 votes
Tesla wanted $22,500 to replace a battery. An independent repair shop fixed it for $5,000. ~transport Article 651 words 10 votes
GM recalls all Chevrolet Bolt electric vehicles, due to fire risk from high-voltage LG batteries ~transport Article 865 words 22 votes
Swedish green steel venture HYBRIT has made the world's first customer delivery of steel, produced without using coal, to Volvo ~engineering Article 299 words 15 votes
Mercedes-Benz EQS to offer rear-wheel steering as a subscription ~transport Article 412 words 11 votes
Toyota is quietly pushing Congress to slow the shift to electric vehicles ~transport Article 747 words 14 votes
Less than a week after US IPO, Didi Chuxing shares plunge in response to the Chinese government removing the ride-hailing app from stores to perform a security review ~transport Article 419 words 4 votes
Electric vehicles won’t save us: Why EV’s are false prophets in the fight for a better world ~transport Article 4494 words, published Jun 16 2021 10 votes
How ugly chins help SUVs dodge regulations ~transport Article 1020 words, published Sep 25 2020 9 votes
Tesla was found guilty of throttling charging speed and battery capacity through a software update in Norway – thirty owners behind the lawsuit awarded 136,000 kroner ~transport Article 461 words 8 votes
How Ford built an electric F-150 that can do real work for $40K ~transport Article 742 words 16 votes
Motorists line up at stations in DC region; shortage of gas truck drivers compounds situation ~transport Article 923 words 6 votes
VW will start testing its Argo AI-powered self-driving vans in Germany this summer ~transport Article 571 words 6 votes
Why your next rental car might cost more than a plane ticket ~travel Article 1214 words, published Apr 8 2021 8 votes
The ugly, dangerous, and inefficient stroads found all over the US and Canada ~design urban planning Video 18:28 17 votes
Volkswagen is rebranding its North American division as 'Voltswagen' ~transport Article 505 words 22 votes
Swedish carmaker Volvo will offer a generous paid parental leave scheme to its 40,000 employees globally ~life parenting work Article 34 words 8 votes
Swedish lithium-ion battery maker Northvolt gets $14 billion order as Volkswagen raises ownership ~transport Article 225 words 4 votes
Volvo Cars to go fully electric by 2030 – it will phase out all car models with internal combustion engines, including hybrids ~transport Article 350 words 31 votes
Millions of people in China are embracing tiny, off-brand electric cars ~tech Article 2604 words 7 votes
UK Supreme Court rules that Uber drivers are workers, not self-employed ~transport Article 552 words 31 votes
Tesla buys $1.5 billion in bitcoin, plans to accept it as payment ~finance cryptocurrency business Article 22 votes
Electric car sales increased by 43% in 2020 ~transport Article 738 words, published Jan 19 2021 18 votes
In 1978, to emulate the exuberant and stylistic luxury of the Lincoln Continental, Volvo launched its own facsimile of the traditional American land yacht, the 262C ~transport Video 9:25, published Oct 3 2020 5 votes