Enlarge / Used Tesla model 3 sedans available to purchase at an all-EV dealership. (credit: shaunl | Getty Images) David Cottrell got his $39,999 Tesla Model Y last February. The compact electric hatchback was a fantastic car, he says. But just a few months later, he decided to input the make and model into the […]
Enlarge / Light’s depth perception relies on trigonometry and allows it to measure the distance to each pixel out to 1,000 m. (credit: Light) Last year, I took a look at a new depth-perceiving sensor system called Clarity from a company called Light. Originally developed for smartphone applications, Light pivoted a couple of years ago […]
Enlarge / The Magneto 2 . 0 is a modified Jeep Wrangler with an EV powertrain. (credit: JIm Resnick) MOAB, UTAH—First things first: This cliff-climbing battery-electric Jeep concept vehicle is not headed for production, despite the hopes of many Jeep fans assembled in Moab, Utah, for this year’s Jeep Easter Safari. The Magneto is an […]
Enlarge / What3words divides the planet into 3×3m squares and assigns each one a randomly generated three-word address. (credit: What3words) Infotainment systems have come a long way in the past couple of decades, driven in no small part by consumer demand for in-car navigation. But whether a system is powered by a Jones Live-Map or a […]
Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson | Getty Images) The US looks set to use so-called “E15” gasoline throughout the summer. On Tuesday, President Joe Biden will announce that the US Environmental Protection Agency will issue a national emergency waiver allowing the use of the ethanol-gasoline blend between June 1 and September 15 as Americans complain about high […]
Enlarge / And then there were two: the Lucid Air Grand Touring and the Lucid Air Grand Touring Performance. (credit: Lucid Motors) On Tuesday, Lucid Motors added a new version of its electric sedan to its lineup. It’s called the Lucid Air Grand Touring Performance, and at the not-inconsiderable price of $179,000 it slots above […]
Enlarge / Cruise’s driverless Bolt EVs are a common sight in San Francisco. (credit: Cruise) A video showing a driverless car being stopped by the particular police and then attempting to drive away went viral more than the weekend. San Francisco police stopped one of Cruise’s autonomous Chevrolet Bolt EVs, likely because typically the car’s […]
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Enlarge / Tesla’s Cybertruck at its 2019 unveiling in California. (credit: FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images) Tesla opened its massive new factory in Texas on Thursday night. The event was suitably supersized for a building “as large as three Pentagons,” with 15,000 fans on site to see Tesla CEO Elon Musk hold a “Cyber […]
Enlarge / These days, it’s hard to buy a new vehicle without giving the dealer an extra wad of cash. (credit: Thitiphat Khuankaew / EyeEm / Getty Images) If there’s anything harder to buy right now than a new PlayStation 5 or a graphics card , it’s probably a new car, truck, or SUV. As […]