Published on January 10th, 2017 | by Steve Hanley
ChargePoint presented its new Express Plus scalable fast charging system at CES 2017. Designed to meet charging needs of cars, buses and trucks for the next ten years, it will help push the electric vehicle revolution forward. ... Read More →
Published on January 9th, 2017 | by Steve Hanley
Hyundai dazzled people at CES 2017 with self driving and connected car concepts and exoskeletons to help those with disabilities get about. But the star of the Hyundai exhibit was the cute and quirky Ioniq folding electric scooter. ... Read More →
Published on January 8th, 2017 | by Steve Hanley
2 commentsHyperloop One executives told the press at CES 2017 that they will conduct a test of their system this spring in the desert outside North Las Vegas. They say their system will become "the broadband of transportation." ... Read More →
Published on January 8th, 2017 | by Steve Hanley
2 commentsElon Musk tweets that the next round of software updates for its Enhanced Autopilot system will be downloaded to beta testers this week while all cars with the Hardware 2 package will begin getting updates this week. ... Read More →
Published on January 7th, 2017 | by Steve Hanley
8 commentsFaraday Future received 64,000 reservations for its FF 91 electric SUV after it was revealed at the 2017 CES show in Las Vegas. The reservations are free, however, so that figure tells us very little about whether Faraday Future will survive as a company. ... Read More →
Published on January 7th, 2017 | by Steve Hanley
4 commentsDigital headlights from Mercedes can throw light far down the road and adapt to illuminate objects and people in the path of the car. They can also "paint" road markings on the pavement. ... Read More →
Published on January 5th, 2017 | by Steve Hanley
28 commentsAn op-ed piece in Fox News argues that pollution taxes are more effective than government regulations and fairer to the poor. Do you agree? ... Read More →
Published on January 5th, 2017 | by Steve Hanley
6 commentsMercedes chose CES 2017 to unveil its electric delivery van in the United States. The Vision Van features integrated autonomous delivery drones and robots to get packages and parcels to their destination as efficiently as possible. ... Read More →
Published on January 5th, 2017 | by Steve Hanley
2 commentsThe Toyota Concept-i, first displayed at CES 2017, is a look at what Toyota engineers think a self driving car with artificial intelligence may look like in 2030. Check out the video for more. ... Read More →
Published on January 4th, 2017 | by Steve Hanley
6 commentsMass production at the Tesla Gigafactory has begun. The enormous facility will make 2170 lithium ion cells for the Model 3 and Tesla's battery storage products. ... Read More →
Published on January 4th, 2017 | by Steve Hanley
2 commentsExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson is scheduled to be deposed on January 19 by lawyers representing 21 young plaintiffs. The suit will attempt to establish what the company knew about the relationship between fossil fuels and global warming and when. ... Read More →
Published on January 4th, 2017 | by Steve Hanley
7 commentsTesla announced on January 3 that it produced 24,882 cars in the fourth quarter and delivered about 22,000. A running change to a new Autopilot hardware package shut down production for about 10 days early in the quarter. ... Read More →
Published on January 3rd, 2017 | by Christopher DeMorro
8 commentsFord likes surprises, and the announcement of 13 new electrified vehicles, including a Mustang Hybrid, is perhaps the biggest automotive story of the year...and we're just three days in!... Read More →
