By Maria Merano Posted on May 20, 2022 Tesla plans to stay in Shanghai’s closed loop system until mid-June. Giga Shanghai employees may move into a dormitory, keeping them within the closed loop system. People familiar with the matter told Bloomberg that Tesla China plans to stay in the closed loop system until June 13. Giga
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The E60-generation BMW M5 will always have a special place in the heart of enthusiasts thanks largely to its use of a 5.0-liter naturally-aspirated V10. BMW built the E60 M5 over a period of six years, offering it in both sedan and Touring guises. In most markets, a seven-speed SMG automatic transmission was the only
TOKYO – Nissan and Mitsubishi took an important next step in their electric vehicle ramp up plans with the start of production of a pair of jointly developed mini-EVs for the Japanese market. The sibling nameplates, the Nissan Sakura and Mitsubishi eK X EV, aim to tap huge domestic demand for tiny runabouts in the
11:51 AM ET BARCELONA, Spain — After the hype and excitement of the Miami Grand Prix, this weekend’s race in Spain feels like a return to normality for Formula One. Miami joined Austin, Texas, as a U.S. F1 race host this year, and the May 8 event had a Super Bowl feel to it, with
What kind of car is the 2022 Kia Sorento? What does it compare to? With the Sorento, Kia gambles that a small third-row seat will set it apart from its platform-mate, the Hyundai Santa Fe, as well as some of today’s best-selling family wagons—including the Ford Explorer and Lexus RX. Is the 2022 Kia Sorento
The 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR Uhlenhaut Coupe has become the world’s most expensive car selling for an astonishing €135 million or nearly US$142.9 million, smashing the old record set by a 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO that is believed to have sold for $48.4 million in 2018 by a whopping by $94.5 million. One of two
TOKYO — Valeo, a pioneer in commercializing lidar technology, is developing a more advanced version of its laser-emitting safety systems for debut in 2024 that promises a twelvefold increase in resolution, a tripling of range and a much wider viewing angle that can see details the human eye, cameras and radar cannot. The lidar lineup,
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk participates in a postlaunch news conference inside the Press Site auditorium at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on May 30, 2020, following the launch of the agency’s SpaceX Demo-2 mission to the International Space Station. NASA/Kim Shiflett SpaceX founder Elon Musk said in a tweet late Thursday that “wild accusations”
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The quickest BMW (to date) around the Nürburgring has been revealed, but it’s unclear if you can even buy it. On Thursday, the 2023 BMW M4 CSL broke cover. When production begins in July, only 1,000 units will be built, each for a price of $140,895. BMW wouldn’t comment on whether the M4 CSL is
The Lotus Exige is sadly no more but it remains one of the purest and most addictive sports cars ever launched and Chris Harris recently took a trip down memory lane with one particular special Exige. This Exige is a Series 1 model and was once a press car. Harris used it as a long-termer
Mercedes-Benz will cut back its entry-level suite of cars as part of a strategic overhaul that will channel more than three-quarters of the automaker’s investment to its higher-end vehicles. Mercedes unveiled its plans to major investors on Thursday, placing the drive for greater profitability on its so-called Top End Vehicle segment, home to the iconic
12:41 PM ET BARCELONA, Spain — Carlos Sainz is concerned about the long-term health impact of racing the latest generation of Formula One cars after experiencing intense stiffness in his neck and back after races this year. New technical regulations for 2022 have opened up the possibility of generating immense amounts of downforce from the
Rules. Every racing series from quarter midget to NASCAR to IndyCar requires teams to adhere to what seems like a byzantine labyrinth of rules. The requirements — which govern everything from the size, thickness and placement of decals to the engine’s size and power output — help ensure cars from different teams are close to
1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR Uhlenhaut Coupe Courtesy: RM Sotheby’s An ultra-rare Mercedes-Benz race car sold for $143 million earlier this month, making it the most expensive car ever sold. RM Sotheby’s announced it auctioned off a 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR Uhlenhaut Coupe for 135 million euros, or about $143 million. The sale smashed the previous
Lucid Group and its partners from Saudi Arabia have signed several agreements for the construction of the EV maker’s production factory in the Middle Eastern country. The agreements signed with the Ministry of Investment of Saudi Arabia (MISA), the Saudi Industrial Development Fund (SIDF), Emaar The Economic City at King Abdullah Economic City (KAEC) and
SEOUL — Hyundai Motor Group plans to invest a total of 21 trillion won ($16.54 billion) through 2030 for the expansion of its electric vehicle business in South Korea. The South Korean auto group, which is parent to Hyundai and Kia, plans to annually build 1.44 million units of EVs in South Korea by 2030.
7:14 PM ET Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS — Jimmie Johnson set his alarm for 5:48 a.m. — he uses the number 48 in nearly all his mundane activities — hoping to get a workout in before opening day at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Excitement got the best of him. Johnson awoke 15 minutes before his alarm went
Honda’s all-electric Prologue crossover is taking shape as the automaker prepares for an electrified future that targets half a million EV sales in North America by 2050. The 2024 Prologue, Honda’s first volume EV, will leverage General Motors’ Ultium platform and batteries as part of a partnership between the two automakers. Honda has said it
In this article TWTR Trump advisor Steve Bannon (L) watches as President Donald Trump greets Elon Musk, SpaceX and Tesla CEO, before a policy and strategy forum with executives in the State Dining Room of the White House February 3, 2017 in Washington, DC. Brendan Smialowski | AFP | Getty Images Elon Musk said twice
By Maria Merano Posted on May 18, 2022 The Tesla Full Self-Driving Beta V10.12 update is now going out to employees as 2022.12.3.10. According to Teslascope, the release notes for the update have not been released yet. Last week, Elon Musk noted that Tesla FSD Beta 10.12 contains a lot of updates to the self-driving code,
Honda on Wednesday released a teaser for its Prologue electric crossover SUV, which is scheduled to go on sale in 2024. The Prologue will be Honda’s first mass-market EV for the North American market (Honda previously mentioned sales estimates of 70,000 units annually), and the first Honda EV sold here since the Clarity Electric was
Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles has announced that prices for the ID Buzz electric van will start at 54,430 euros ($57,220) in Germany for the Cargo version and 64,581 euros ($67,891) for the five-seat passenger Pro version. Orders will open on Friday for the Buzz, with retro styling that evokes the original air-cooled, rear-engine VW Kombi (or
9:40 AM ET The storyline surrounding Mercedes ahead of each race this season has been the same: will this be the weekend the reigning F1 world champions finally unlock the potential of their car? Yet with almost a quarter of the season complete, increasingly the question is whether the potential is there at all and
NASHVILLE — Nissan Motor Co. will announce a U.S. battery supplier for its next-generation electric vehicles “in a few weeks,” the automaker’s Americas chief Jeremie Papin said at the Automotive News Congress here Wednesday. This year, Nissan said it would invest $500 million to turn its Canton, Miss., assembly plant into a “center for EV
In this article TSLA An aerial view of the Tesla Fremont Factory on May 13, 2020 in Fremont, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images The S&P 500 booted electric vehicle maker Tesla from its ESG Index in an annual rebalancing. Meanwhile, Apple, Microsoft, Amazon and even oil and gas multinational Exxon Mobil were included on
Tesla has started to offer its new Giga Texas-built Model Y to some customers as an option to accelerate delivery. At the Cyber Rodeo event last month, Tesla delivered its first made-in-Texas Model Y vehicles. We noted that it was strange that Tesla didn’t reveal any details, like specs and pricing, about the new version of
Grupo Antolin has named advisory board member Ramon Sotomayor as CEO, replacing Jesus Pascual, who has held the position since 2015. The Spanish interiors supplier said Tuesday that Pascual would remain with the company in an advisory position. Sotomayor has been a member of the advisory board at Grupo Antolin since 2017. He serves on
7:21 PM ET Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS — Two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Takuma Sato shot to the top of the speed chart late Tuesday on the first day of preparations for “The Great American Race.” Sato went 228.939 miles per hour (368.44 kph) around Indianapolis Motor Speedway to bump six-time IndyCar champion Scott Dixon as fastest
No one likes seeing a damaged supercar and this orange McLaren 720S crashed in Toluca, Mexico is a particularly sad sight to see. Details about the crash aren’t known but a video shared to Instagram gives us a glimpse of the damage sustained to the mid-engined supercar. Evidently, it will not be cheap to fix
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