Volkswagen announced pricing for its 2022 Jetta lineup Monday, confirming a starting price of $21,190 (including $995 for destination) for the Jetta S — an increase of $1,200 over the 2021 model. That’s just enough to nudge it over the line from our 2021 list of best new cars for under $20,000. Though the GLI’s […]
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Ferrari is recalling nearly 10,000 458 and 488 variants built between 2009 and 2019 for a potential brake fluid leak which, like most such defects, can lead to a “low brake fluid” warning or partial to complete loss of braking power if not remedied. Even worse, for the time being, Ferrari doesn’t have a fix
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Tesla is launching a new solar roof tile with greater efficiency and higher power capacity. It comes as Tesla is trying to make its solar products mainstream. Tesla has had ups and downs when it comes to the solar roof. The product has been widely recognized for its beautiful design. It undeniably has significant advantages
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US President Joe Biden has spent weeks battling opposition to his sweeping Build Back Better spending bill from Just Say No Republicans, and even some self-promoting sellouts in his own party. Now he’s also getting blowback to proposed rebates on US- and union-built EVs from foreign ambassadors and several domestic automakers. Representatives from the EU and its
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Presented by McLaren Automotive – When the 2020 McLaren 765LT first arrived, it quickly dominated road tests while simultaneously blurring the lines between a supercar and a hypercar. This tremendous performance came thanks to the 765LT’s ultra-powerful 4.0-liter twin-turbo V8, which develops 755 hp and 590 lb-ft of torque. Additionally, the 765LT utilized carbon fiber
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ZF’s autonomous shuttle has secured the Innovation Award in the Connectivity and Automation category from European automotive supplier association, CLEPA. The German component manufacturer says the system has been extensively tested. In various projects worldwide, the vehicles have already covered more than 100m km autonomously and carried more than 14m million passengers without safety drivers.
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Serbian battery developer ElevenEs plans to spend EUR1bn (US$1.2bn) on construction of a factory to make and recycle electric vehicle (EV) batteries in Subotica, in northern Serbia, the Serbian Chamber of Commerce told SeeNews.com. The company would spend EUR550m on the first phase which would be completed in 2024, ElevenEs development manager Ana Perovic was
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Registrations of new commercial vehicles in Slovenia rose 31% year on year in the first nine months of 2021 to 8,914, SeeNews.com reported, citing ACEA provisional data. Registrations of new light commercial vehicles of up to 3.5 tonnes rose by 28% to 7,383 units, the cited ACEA report said. Registrations of new medium and heavy
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Tesla is launching a pilot program for non-Tesla electric vehicles to use its Supercharger network for the first time. The pilot program is based at 10 Supercharger locations in the Netherlands. Over the last few months, Tesla has indicated that it plans to open the Supercharger network, its extensive global network of fast-charging stations, to
Lear has agreed to establish a joint venture with Shinry Technologies, a Chinese Tier 1 supplier of electronics for electric vehicles. Joint venture management is expected to be finalised this year after regulatory approval and the Shenzhen based JV will integrate complementary ranges of onboard vehicle chargers and multi-function integrated power modules from both companies
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