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Elon Musk said The Boring Company wants to prove it can send 4,000 vehicles traveling at 155 mph through its tunnels every hour
Patrick Fallon / Reuters The next step for The Boring Company is to show that it can send a large number of vehicles through a tunnel at high speeds, founder Elon Musk said on Wednesday via Twitter. “Next step for @BoringCompany Loop is demonstrating high throughput at high speed. Target is 4000 vehicles/hour at 155mph […]
Pontiac? General Motors’ New Vehicles Need a Name
Not to be outdone by Ford Motor Company’s Bay Area bikeshare program, General Motors has unveiled two new, two-wheeled vehicles that are sure to get any Camaro ZL1 owner’s pulse racing. We’ve poked fun at the Blue Oval’s non-car efforts of late, but entering the pedal-powered field is serious stuff for companies — stagnating new […]
GM wants a national tax credit program for electric vehicles
A year since its pledge to go all-electric, General Motors wants its counterparts to follow suit. The automaker is calling on the US government to start a nationwide zero emissions vehicle (NZEV) program. Its ambitious plan — submitted to the the Environmental Protection Agency and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on Friday — would demand […]
Waymo’s self-driving vehicles have now logged 10 million miles
[unable to retrieve full-text content] Filed under: Green,Emerging Technologies,Autonomous,Future Here’s what’s planned for the next 10 million Continue reading Waymo’s self-driving vehicles have now logged 10 million miles Waymo’s self-driving vehicles have now logged 10 million miles originally appeared on Autoblog on Sun, 14 Oct 2018 11:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of […]
Center for Auto Safety wants Hyundai and Kia to recall 2.9M vehicles
[unable to retrieve full-text content] Filed under: Government/Legal,Recalls,Hyundai,Kia,Safety NHTSA investigating hundreds of fires and one death. Continue reading Center for Auto Safety wants Hyundai and Kia to recall 2.9M vehicles Center for Auto Safety wants Hyundai and Kia to recall 2.9M vehicles originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 12 Oct 2018 17:35:00 EDT. Please see […]
California amends rules to push vehicles toward hydrogen, electricity, biofuel
Enlarge / Detail of the plug of an electric car being charged (credit: Getty Images) On Friday, California’s Air Resources Board (CARB) announced that it would tighten restrictions on transportation fuels in the state in the hopes of spurring adoption of electric, hydrogen, and biofuel-based cars, trucks, buses, and even planes. Since 2011, CARB has […]
GM will recall more than 3.3 million vehicles in China for suspension defect
[unable to retrieve full-text content] Filed under: Recalls,Buick,Cadillac,Chevrolet,Safety Suspension arms may deform “under extreme operating conditions.” Continue reading GM will recall more than 3.3 million vehicles in China for suspension defect GM will recall more than 3.3 million vehicles in China for suspension defect originally appeared on Autoblog on Sat, 29 Sep 2018 12:05:00 EDT. […]
Don’t Bother With the Garage Tonight: Nissan Recalls Over 215,000 Vehicles in U.S. Over Fire Concern
Nissan North America is recalling 215,124 vehicles in the United States and another 19,761 units in Canada due to an anti-lock brake pump defect that could pose a fire hazard. Affected models include the 2015-2017 Nissan Murano, 2016-2017 Nissan Maxima, 2017-2018 Nissan Pathfinder and 2017 Infiniti QX60. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s report on the recall […]
BMW drives to cut battery costs, share costs on autonomous vehicles
[unable to retrieve full-text content] Filed under: Earnings/Financials,Green,BMW,Electric,Future,Hybrid,Luxury,Performance Securing cobalt from mines that don’t exploit workers or employ children is key. Continue reading BMW drives to cut battery costs, share costs on autonomous vehicles BMW drives to cut battery costs, share costs on autonomous vehicles originally appeared on Autoblog on Sun, 16 Sep 2018 11:30:00 […]
