Hyundai’s Genesis luxury brand is planning to make a fully electric version of its new GV70 crossover in the U.S. starting early next year, according to a report from Business Korea, citing plans revealed to the labor union at a home-market plant. If the timing is as reported, the GV70 EV would be the first […]
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While several automakers have demonstrated second-life use of EV battery pack, one California-based company is actually making money using Nissan Leaf packs for energy storage. B2U Storage Solutions has turned about 160 used Leaf battery packs into an energy-storage array that supports a 1MW solar farm in Lancaster, California, according to a video from Canary
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Credit: cono0430/Shutterstock AI or artificial intelligence – as an abstract concept – conjures up multiple images, in part because it has been so loved by science fiction writers and film makers over many years. It certainly wasn’t all good, was it? In my mind, straight off the bat, there’s the unnerving and ultimately misfiring HAL
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PepsiCo CEO Ramon Laguarta says that it is expecting Tesla Semi electric truck deliveries this quarter, despite Tesla saying that deliveries were delayed to next year. While Tesla has been making progress toward bringing its electric semi truck to low-volume production in Nevada, the automaker recently confirmed that customer deliveries of the Tesla Semi are pushed to next
The German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA) said electric vehicles accounted for 30.4% of new vehicle registrations in October, a record. “The explanation is relatively simple,” said Germany Trade & Invest ‘automotive expert’ Stefan Di Bitonto. “Carmakers decide what sort of vehicles they allocate parts like semiconductors to. The profit margins for electric vehicles
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Atlanta-based Southern Co., the US’s third-largest utility, will terminate around 55% of its coal fleet by 2030. Southern Co. is working toward achieving net zero by 2050. Coal shutdowns in Georgia and Alabama Units at the US’s two largest coal-fired plants will be closed. That means around 3,000 MW of coal will be removed in
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Being able to master the three-pedal shuffle was once a rite of passage. Before clutches went hydraulic, the feeling of the throwout bearing and the pressure plate made driving incredibly enjoyable. Porsche engineers tried to kill it, but their fans objections were heard around the world. We now live in a world where the Corvette
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Ford CEO Jim Farley has praised Tesla in a recent internal meeting and he didn’t mince his words about the EV space. He made it clear that Tesla does electric vehicles better than anyone, and that Ford needs to respect that. Lately, Tesla’s rise in valuation has made it undeniable that the market values its
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Presented by RM Sotheby’s – At the height of automotive design and engineering in the 1920s, the French marque Delage was a driving force in setting the standard for luxury among road cars made in the country at that time. Delage would manufacture chassis for coachbuilders to build their own body and complete the car,
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Kia is just days out from revealing the Concept EV9. No details have been released, but a teaser image posted to the automaker’s social media outlets on Sunday confirm a November 11 reveal and suggest we’re looking at a big, boxy SUV not unlike the current Telluride. The “EV9” in the name also points to
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