Enlarge / The F-150 Lightning will be offered as a SuperCrew cab with a 5. 5-foot bed. (credit: Ford) When Ford announced the F-150 Lightning , the company’s first electric pickup truck, the automaker pledged that the Lightning’s $40, 000 base model would travel 230 miles on a full charge—and that the extended-range model would […]
Enlarge / An Acura MDX undergoing an aerodynamic test in Honda’s new $124 million wind tunnel—the most advanced in the world. (credit: Jonathan Gitlin) Honda provided a flight to Columbus and back and a night in a hotel so we could visit the new facility. Ars does not accept paid editorial content. EAST LIBERTY, OHIO—Over […]
Enlarge / A driver turns left at an intersection. (credit: ImageegamI/Getty Images) It’s a dangerous time to be on American roads, and that’s especially true if you’re on foot. Pedestrian deaths on our roads went up by more than 50 percent in a decade, and it looks like last year may have been even worse […]
Enlarge / Lego is bringing back the Time Machine in a new, much larger and more detailed set. (credit: Lego) In 2013, Lego released a Back to the Future Time Machine kit. It was one of the first products to emerge from what is now known as Lego Ideas, a project that lets brick-proficient creators from […]
Enlarge / Audi designers closed off the grille for better aerodynamics without eliminating the company’s trademark front end. Owners can customize the daytime running lights using the matrix LED headlights. (credit: Audi) Today, Audi answered a question that many enthusiasts have been asking for years—when will they be releasing an electric station wagon? The company […]
Enlarge / A VW employee assembles an ID. 3 electric vehicle at the VW factory in Dresden in 2021. (credit: Volkswagen) Any hopes that the auto industry’s supply chain shortages were easing up appear to be comprehensively dashed this week. In Europe, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has caused BMW and Volkswagen to halt production at […]
Enlarge / A Tesla with Full Self-Driving enabled, a moment before hitting a bollard in San Jose. (credit: AI Addict ) Ex-Tesla employee John Bernal says he was fired for posting YouTube videos about Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta . He had been creating the videos with regard to about a year. Bernal says that […]
Enlarge / Tesla Model 3. (credit: Salwan Georges/The Washington Post) Tesla raised prices last night on every model it sells. The move comes just a week after the company increased prices for its long-range battery packs by $1, 000. The new increase means that the cheapest Tesla, a Model 3 with rear-wheel drive, now costs […]
Enlarge / Volvos will charge for free at new charging stations that will be installed at some Starbucks locations on the route between Denver and Seattle. (credit: Volvo) Driving an electric vehicle between Seattle and Denver should be a bit easier by the end of this year. Coffee chain Starbucks is partnering with Volvo Cars […]
Enlarge / A Ford Explorer sports utility vehicle (SUV) sits for a final inspection at the Ford Motor Co. Chicago Assembly Plant in Chicago on Monday, June 24, 2019. (credit: Daniel Acker / Bloomberg) Ford’s new Explorer has had a rocky few years. Its rushed initial launch was marred by production problems that resulted in […]