Enlarge / Widespread EV charging stations will be critical for New York to feasibly phase-out new fossil fuel vehicles by its 2035 deadline. (credit: Drew Angerer/Getty Images) New York will ban the sale of fossil fuel vehicles starting in 2035 and require all new cars to produce zero emissions. The new law, signed by Democratic […]
Beginning with the outstanding Porsche 956, IMSA regulations required that the driver’s feet be behind the front axle for safety reasons. Porsche extended the wheelbase and moved the pedal box behind the front wheels, allowing the 962 to be approved for racing. These IMSA-spec 962s began with Porsche’s Type 962/70 2. 8-liter flat six engines […]
Enlarge / The House Ways and Means Committee has proposed a wide-ranging overhaul of the current electric vehicle incentives as part of the infrastructure bill. (credit: Stadtratte) On Friday, the House Ways and Means Committee released a markup of its proposed budget reconciliation bill. There’s a ton of information in the $3. 5 trillion plan, […]
Enlarge / 70 percent of the cars Porsche has ever built are still on the road. Since it wants to keep it that way, its developing a synthetic fuel that emits 90 percent less CO2 than gasoline derived from fossil fuels. (credit: Porsche) Even with the best will in the world, it will be many […]
Enlarge / Toyota’s first modern battery EV will be the bZ4x, due in 2022. (credit: Toyota) Toyota was an early pioneer in hybrid electric vehicles, and it has sold more than 18 million hybrids since the introduction of the first Prius in 1997. But it’s fair to say that the world’s largest automaker has been […]
This is the BMW I Vision Circular concept. It imagines the compact BMW of 2040, but the company says that the car’s approach to sustainability will inform the forthcoming Neue Klasse, due in 2025. [credit: Jonathan Gitlin ] BMW provided flights to Munich and seven nights in hotels so we could attend IAA Mobility and […]
At first glance, the grandsphere is recognizably an Audi fastback sedan. But it upends the usual luxury car way of doing things. [credit: Audi ] Audi’s design team is in the midst of what might be called its “sphere trilogy, ” exploring how autonomous driving might alter the luxury car experience. At Monterey Car Week in […]
Enlarge / In 2023, Motional will begin operating Hyundai Ioniq 5 robotaxis. (credit: Motional) In 2023, you’ll be able to take Lyft rides in autonomous Hyundai Ioniq 5s with self-driving systems provided by Motional—as long as you live in the right city. This week, we got our first look at the particular sensor-bedazzled battery-electric vehicles, […]
Enlarge / Tesla’s Autopilot system is good at keeping pace with moving traffic, but it keeps crashing into emergency responders parked by the side of the road. The NHTSA wants to know why. (credit: Tesla) The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration investigation into Tesla’s Autopilot driver assistance system continues apace. The Associated Press reports that […]
(credit: Jeffrey Sauger / Chevrolet) General Motors has lost confidence in battery supplier LG Chem after defective cells from the company caused a string of fires and sparked a massive recall of Chevrolet Bolt electric vehicles and electric utility vehicles. The automaker recalled more than 140,000 electric cars and crossovers—every single one that the company […]