EV slump, Hertz fire sale take used Tesla to no haggle $25,000 price
The race to the $25,000 EV in the U.S. car market has been won, but not in the way the auto industry wanted. Since January, Hertz Global Holdings has been …
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F1 new regulations suggest car makers not done with ICE engine
Lewis Hamilton of the UK is driving the (44) Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team F1 W15 E Performance Mercedes during the Formula 1 Grand Prix De Monaco in Montecarlo, Monaco, on …
EV concerns overshadow strong Ford sales. Cramer says the stock is down enough
Ford had another month of strong sales, but a wider appeal on Wall Street for the stock depends on cutting the automaker’s massive EV division losses. Ford said Tuesday it …
New York City’s first-in-the-nation congestion pricing shelved indefinitely
Congestion Pricing Toll Readers are seen here installed on Third Ave. looking North at E. 60th St. Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023 in Manhattan. (Photo by Barry Williams for NY Daily …
Privacy advocates say automakers are spying on drivers
Today’s cars have an unprecedented capacity to surveil people inside and around them, and it’s raising alarms with privacy advocates. A growing chorus of advocates and politicians say automakers aren’t …
Toyota apologizes for cheating on vehicle testing, halts production of three models
By Yuri Kageyama | The Associated Press Toyota Chairman Akio Toyoda apologized Monday for massive cheating on certification tests for seven vehicle models as the automaker suspended production of three …
Politics playing a role in EV adoption: Michigan Gov. Whitmer
The future of the electric vehicle is a critical issue for the U.S. auto industry and its home base of Detroit, Michigan. It’s also increasingly becoming a political issue, according …
Meta AI Chief Yann LeCun slams Musk over ‘blatantly false’ promises
Meta‘s chief artificial intelligence scientist Yann LeCun has spent much of the past week sparring with Elon Musk over the Tesla CEO’s treatment of scientists and news organizations, and for …
Elon Musk told Nvidia to ship AI chips reserved for Tesla to X, xAI
Elon Musk, Chief Executive Officer of SpaceX and Tesla and owner of X speaks at the Milken Conference 2024 Global Conference Sessions at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California, …
Bob Kelley, longtime publisher of Kelley Blue Book, dies at age 96
Bob Kelley, the former publisher of Irvine-based Kelley Blue Book who came from a family with deep roots in Southern California’s car culture, died May 28 at his home in …