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Tesla Autopilot and Full Self-Driving involved in hundreds of accidents and dozens of fatalities – NHTSA

The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) investigated 956 accidents involving Tesla electric vehicles with Autopilot and Full Self-Driving…

26.04.2024

Drifting — sadistic tendencies? Researchers say that love for «loud» cars often indicates mental disorders

Psychologist Julie Aitken Shermer of the University of Western Ontario in Canada interviewed and analyzed the responses of more than…

26.04.2024

Tesla’s profits fell by 55% in the first months of 2024 — Musk says hybrids are to blame

Tesla's long-term price-cutting strategy and several «unforeseen problems» reduced its profits — in the first quarter, the company earned $1.13…

24.04.2024

Tesla Cybertruck owners modify accelerator with a drill for more than $83,000

This weekend, during the Cybertakeover event in California, USA, organized by the Santa Clarita Valley Tesla Owners Club, a Cybertruck…

23.04.2024

BMW and LEXUS are among the leaders. Sales of premium cars in Ukraine increased — more than 2.8 thousand in the first quarter of 2024

In the first 3 months of 2024, Ukrainians purchased more than 2.8 thousand premium cars, which is 2% more than…

22.04.2024

Volvo C40 Recharge test drive: Scandinavian maximalism

To understand the value of Volvo cars, you need to grow up to them mentally. Some people reach this point…

22.04.2024

Corporate cars worth more than $58 thousand in South Korea must have special license plates – this has collapsed the luxury car market

Sales of luxury cars in South Korea have dropped significantly after the government introduced new labeling rules for such cars.…

19.04.2024

The new Toyota Camry is available exclusively as a hybrid — the ICE-only version is no longer available. The grille? In place!

The price of the newest Toyota Camry 2025 sedan in the United States starts at $29.5 thousand. The 2025 Toyota…

18.04.2024

Again? Again! Seven Waymo robocars blocked traffic on one of San Francisco’s highways

Fully self-driving cars continue to fight traffic cones — a new curiosity occurred with a motorcade of seven Waymo drones…

18.04.2024

🚙🔋Volkswagen follows Tesla — Chinese electric architecture CEA will reduce the cost of future electric vehicles by another 40%

Volkswagen together with Chinese Xpeng developed a new architecture for CEA electric vehicles that will further reduce the cost of…

17.04.2024

Tesla delays Cybertruck shipments without explanation, while owners complain about accelerator

Tesla Cybertruck pickup truck, whose problems have been discussed beforeand received another one. Over the weekend, dozens of customers who…

15.04.2024

Tesla will lay off about 14 thousand employees — 10% of the total staff

At the beginning of the month, Tesla for the first time in four years reported about falling sales of electric…

15.04.2024

Test drive of the MG ZS EV: quick work on errors

Getting to know a restyled model is always interesting because there is a clear interaction between the brand and users.…

15.04.2024

During the first quarter, Ukrainians bought 75% more cars from China, most of them — Volkswagen ID.4

Chinese-made electric vehicles continue to reshape the landscape of the Ukrainian automotive and electric market — you can see for…

15.04.2024

Suddenly, BMW’s electric car sales have risen sharply amid a decline in Tesla and Volkswagen

BMW AG sharply increased sales of all-electric cars last quarter, a rather unexpected success for a German brand that has…

10.04.2024

The first test drive of the SAIC Maxus MIFA 9: a premium electric car for the price of a hybrid RAV4

The first Ukrainian test of «maxus» was accompanied by many questions, sometimes completely unexpected. I took it for a test…

08.04.2024

Tesla has reported a drop in electric vehicle sales for the first time in history. BYD’s sales fell by almost 1.5 times

And once again, we return to our favorite section Tesla vs BYD electric cars, and discuss the new report on…

02.04.2024

Inguar3 – an armored car from KPI students with STANAG 3 protection, EW, «smart» control and a price of UAH 16 million

Formula Student, an engineering competition for students, has been held in Europe for more than two decades. This is a…

02.04.2024

Xiaomi warns of delays in the delivery of its SU7 electric car amid high demand – almost 89 thousand orders in the first day

The other day Xiaomi has started selling its first electric car SU7 at a price of just over $30 thousand.…

01.04.2024

MG One test drive: one man in the field

The new model from the MG brand is reminiscent of the familiar hero of Dumas's novel D'Artagnan, who boldly broke…

01.04.2024

Hyundai invests $50 billion to secure a place in the TOP 3 electric car manufacturers

Hyundai has announced a significant investment of $50 billion to maintain its position as the automotive market transitions to electric…

28.03.2024

Xiaomi SU7 electric car went on sale at $30.4 thousand, almost $4 thousand cheaper than Tesla Model 3

Xiaomi has started selling its first electric car, the SU7, and announced that it would sell it much cheaper than…

28.03.2024

Volvo launches its latest diesel car

This week, Volvo Car produced its last diesel-powered car. This marks the end of one era and the beginning of…

27.03.2024

Tesla to demonstrate driver assistance system at every car sale in the US

Tesla is stepping up its promotion of driver assistance technologies. Now, the company's North American employees must install and demonstrate…

26.03.2024

Jeep Grand Cherokee test drive: is the king back?

This is definitely one of the most anticipated, important, and interesting cars of recent months. The new generation of Jeep…

25.03.2024

LEXUS RZ test drive: a good LEXUS or an electric car?

The first electric car from LEXUS! It seems that even this wording alone is already able to attract the attention…

18.03.2024

To fight back against Tesla and BYD. Nissan and Honda to collaborate on more affordable electric vehicles

Japan's second and third largest automakers are putting aside their historic fierce rivalry in preparation for the coming wave of…

15.03.2024

Skoda Epiq – a compact electric crossover with a range of 400 km and a price of €25 thousand will be released in 2025

Skoda intends to produce six electric vehicles by 2026, and the most affordable of them will be the Epiq model.…

15.03.2024

Italian IronLev has tested «passive» maglev levitation on conventional railroad tracks

A maglev is a train on magnetic suspension, driven and controlled by magnetic forces, and unlike traditional rail transport, it…

15.03.2024

Adaptive cruise control, high beam assistant and other options in the Audi A3 will be available by subscription

The new Audi A3 lineup, introduced this week, will be available with a number of subscription-based features. After purchasing the…

13.03.2024

Tesla vs BYD. Top 10 largest electric car manufacturers in 2023 [world ranking]

At the end of last year, the global electric vehicle market a historic event has taken place: Tesla, which has…

13.03.2024

Chinese electric car manufacturer BYD has quality problems in export markets

Chinese BYD electric vehicles supplied to Europe, the Middle East and other Asian countries have quality problems. As of the…

13.03.2024

Xiaomi announced the start of sales of electric vehicles (at a price of $30.7-$36.2 thousand), which caused a jump in the value of its shares

Shares of Xiaomi had their biggest intraday gain in more than a year after the company announced that it will…

12.03.2024

Tesla to stand trial over Autopilot’s role in fatal 2018 crash

A trial will soon be held in the United States over the accident involving a Tesla car that resulted in…

12.03.2024

1000-horsepower Porsche Taycan Turbo GT sets records at Laguna Seca and (previously) at the Nürburgring

Porsche a week ago announced a performance version of its electric sedan called the Taycan Turbo GT. This is the…

12.03.2024

Hyundai Kona N Line test drive: well-balanced, but are there any emotions here?

Another compact crossover, but no less interesting because of it. First, it's a popular brand and a well-known model that…

11.03.2024

Rivian announced compact electric SUVs R2 (range 483 km, price $45 thousand), R3 and R3X

Rivian has held an online presentation of its R2 electric SUV. Also, quite unexpectedly, the company showed two more new…

08.03.2024

Tesla’s value has fallen by $234 billion this year — this is more than McDonald’s, Disney or Nike are worth

Shares of Elon Musk's automaker have fallen 29% in less than 10 weeks, closing on Wednesday at their lowest level…

07.03.2024

In two months of 2024, Ukrainians imported more than 8K EV — eight times more than the pre-war level

In the first two months of 2024, Ukrainians imported almost 60 thousand cars (58,593 units) and 14% (8,026 cars) of…

06.03.2024

Rivian R2 will be presented on March 7: range of 530 km, price from $47 thousand.

For years, Rivian has been promising to create a smaller, more affordable electric SUV. And that day is coming soon.…

05.03.2024

Tesla has shut down Gigafactory Berlin due to a power outage. Suspected sabotage by environmental activists

Tesla was forced to suspend the Gigafactory Berlin after a significant power outage that could have been caused by sabotage.…

05.03.2024

Toyota says it will continue to buy loans to avoid «wasting» money on electric cars

Automakers that don't meet the environmental standards of countries and want to avoid problems with regulators are forced to buy…

04.03.2024

In 2023, every fifth new car in the world was electric, which curbed oil demand, — IEA

Without electric vehicles, solar, wind, and nuclear power, global emissions growth over the past five years would have been three…

04.03.2024

SpaceX has collected 2850 pre-orders for a flying car (eVTOL) for $300,000

Alef Aeronautics, a SpaceX-backed startup, said it has received 2,850 pre-orders for its futuristic Alef Model A electric vertical takeoff…

04.03.2024

Mazda CX-30 test drive: what’s new in 2024?

Mazda likes to play around with this: it may not be a traditional restyle, it may not be a car…

04.03.2024

USA investigates whether cars made in China pose a threat to national security

In 2023, China shipped 5.26 million cars abroad — the country overtook Japan to become the largest car exporter in…

01.03.2024

NYT: Apple has «burned» more than $10 billion on Project Titan, an autonomous car project that employees have called the «Titanic disaster»

Recently, it became known that Apple canceled its automotive project with the internal name Project Titan and transferred about 2000…

29.02.2024

Tesla will introduce a new generation of Roadster at the end of 2024. It should be a collaboration between Tesla and SpaceX

According to Elon Musk, Tesla will present a new generation of Roadster by the end of 2024. In his opinion,…

28.02.2024

Apple refuses to create an electric car — Mark Gurman

Apple is ending a decade-long effort to build an electric car, according to insiders. Mark Gurman of Bloomberg says that…

28.02.2024

R5 E-Tech — Renault’s new electric car with a wicker baguette basket for €25,000. This is a remake of the classic model

Renault SA's R5 E-Tech electric city car is relying on price and technological offerings, such as a digital voice assistant,…

26.02.2024