Panasonic said Wednesday it’s aiming to improve lithium-ion battery energy density by 20 per cent in the next eight years, which is great news for the car companies it supplies, like Tesla and Toyota. The patents it’s filed give an …
A new battlefield has emerged in the century-long tussle between General Motors and Ford: hands-free driving technology. In recent testing of GM’s Super Cruise in the 2022 Chevrolet Silverado and Ford’s Bluecruise in the 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning, one thing …
A new research study conducted by independent market research firm Qualtrics found that nearly all car buyers are asking for wireless charging as an option on their new electric vehicles, with 96 per cent of respondents saying the feature is …
General Motors currently has close to 100,000 vehicles sitting in parking lots all around its factories, waiting for back-ordered parts before they can be delivered to their buyers. This situation is not surprising considering the ongoing supply chain crisis that …
Global passenger plug-in electric car sales noticeably increased in May, which is a positive sign, considering challenging economy and supply issues. According to EV-Volumes data, shared by Jose Pontes, some 699,708 new passenger plug-in electric cars were registered in May, …
European Union regulators have passed a law that makes anti-speeding technology and a so-called black box mandatory for all new cars. The controversial features are a requirement in every car introduced after July 6, 2022, and they will become required …
If you’ve driven an electric vehicle, you know the struggle of arriving at a parking lot only to find the sparse EV charging spots all filled up. Worse yet, one of the cars hooked up to the charging port is …
Dropped connections. Frustrating interfaces. Intrusive driver-assist systems. The number of reported problems in the first 90 days of car ownership has never been higher than in the 36-year history of the J.D. Power Initial Quality Survey. The most frequent problem …
After months of testing at the “Arena del Futuro” circuit, Stellantis, together with its project partners, demonstrated in Chiari, Italy, the capability of Dynamic Wireless Power transfer (DWPT) technology to wirelessly recharge electric vehicles as they travel over specially equipped, …
Like every single other automaker lately, Mini is having trouble getting enough of its vehicles to meet customer demand. That means some customers are waiting months or longer to get their new Mini models. To thank them for the wait, …
The yet-to-arrive and newest generation of the BMW 5 Series (platform code G60/G61) hasn’t even been spied without all of its camo yet, and it still won’t be revealed until later this year. A report from the BMW forum Bimmerpost, …
German automotive behemoth Audi has teamed up with Nunam, a German-Indian business that is developing electric rickshaws in India using end-of-life EV batteries. Nunam will also engage with partner companies in India to set up sustainable charging stations that are …
