The portable power experts over at BLUETTI want to thank their ever-growing group of customers by rewarding their loyalty with a new incentive program. The BLUETTI Plus membership program is now available to sign up and immediately qualifies you for rewards like BLUETTI bucks to redeem at the company store. You may already be familiar
Month: April 2022
BERLIN — As Germany speeds up investment in renewables, the energy consumption of its automakers reveals just how reliant the country’s most important industry is on fossil fuels, a Reuters analysis of environmental data shows. Their dependence lays bare the hurdles automakers face in transforming their own energy consumption while moving the transport sector, responsible
The Ford F-150 Raptor is aimed at those who want to have a little bit more fun with their truck than just taking it to the hardware store, but one owner found the limit of that fun when he broke his back after landing a huge jump. According to the video description, the truck was
Leaders at Colorado’s Phil Long Dealerships have seen consumer interest in electric vehicles grow and know the forecast from automakers is for many more EVs well into the future. So they opted to convert a vacant site in Colorado Springs, Colo., near several of the group’s franchised dealerships, into a used-vehicle-only dealership focused exclusively on
Consumers notice spiking gasoline prices every time they drive to the pump. But energy industry analysts say the current spike in diesel prices is historic — and is pushing up the cost of all kinds of goods. Diesel prices are hovering around all-time highs, forced upward by the same circumstances that have fueled gasoline’s rise.
Bizi Ezerioha, the mad genius behind California tuner Bisimoto and its insane builds, recently visited Jay Leno’s Garage with an all-electric Porsche 935. Known for its distinctive aerodynamic bodywork, the Porsche 935 was one of the most successful race cars of the 1970s and 1980s. But Bisi is not one for convention, so he built
Ukraine has set up new medical clinics to serve two of the small towns to the north of Kyiv, Borodyanka and Irpin, both of which have been heavily affected by the war. Now the country’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Digital Transformation, Mykhailo Fedorov, has confirmed that both will be equipped with Tesla Powerwalls
Mercedes-Benz is looking at energy alternatives should Russia cut gas deliveries and is working closely with German authorities to ensure energy supplies. “Every company is looking at options for diversifying energy sources,” CEO Ola Kaellenius told Reuters TV ahead of the company’s annual meeting on Friday. “It is still too early to say exactly which
Facebook Marketplace has shaken up the used car market as people can list their vehicles for free and instantly be contacted by interested buyers. This has made the platform popular with buyers and sellers alike, although sellers should exercise plenty of caution as they’ll be meeting strangers from the internet. One seller didn’t take that
American Honda Motor Co. is reassessing how much brick-and-mortar space its dealers will really need in the future to sell vehicles in an era of smaller inventories and digital retail. Automakers have been known to pressure their retailers to invest in bigger, flashier dealerships. But American Honda is wondering if its dealers might need some
R.J. Scaringe, Rivian’s 35-year-old CEO, introduces his company’s R1T all-electric pickup and all-electric R1S SUV at Los Angeles Auto Show in Los Angeles, California, November 27, 2018. Mike Blake | Reuters Amazon invested in electric vehicle maker Rivian in 2019 as part of a plan to go green. During the first quarter, it saw nothing
By Joey Klender Posted on April 29, 2022 Volkswagen will partner with bp to launch a strategic partnership to roll out up to 4,000 fast-charging electric vehicle charge points in Germany and the United Kingdom within the next two years. The first charger was unveiled in Dusseldorf, Germany on Thursday, which will be the first
Can a bunch of college students solve some of the most vexing automotive engineering challenges facing the industry? Over the next four years, 15 universities across North America will be competing to engineer the most efficient battery-electric vehicles possible while combining connected and autonomous tech — and keeping them fun to drive for consumers. The
PARIS — Plastic Omnium has agreed to buy the European and North American lighting units of Varroc Engineering, a Tier 1 Indian supplier, for 600 million euros ($634 million). The French supplier said Friday that it will create a new lighting business unit with expected revenue of 1 billion euros, including sales from Osram Automotive Lighting
6:28 AM ET All-electric racing series Formula E has launched a new net carbon zero car to compete its 2022-23 season. The triangle-shaped ‘gen 3’ car will increase the top speed of Formula E’s racers to 200 m/ph (320 km/h). It will feature two different powertrains, one at the front and one at the rear,
Some of the world’s greatest inventions were accidental, including the choice of pink food coloring for bubblegum. Ford appears to have repeated that narrative and maybe it should double down on this bubblegum pink Mustang Mach-E? The result of a production error in which the paint shop forgot to clear the paint guns after painting
Can a bunch of college students solve some of the most vexing automotive engineering challenges facing the industry? Over the next four years, 15 universities across North America will be competing to engineer the most efficient battery-electric vehicles possible while combining connected and autonomous tech — and keeping them fun to drive for consumers. The
All-time-high interest in electric vehicles might not translate into as many sales as automakers and regulators would like in the short and medium term, as supply chain snags are likely to prevent the industry from catching up with growing demand. Automakers and governments have set ambitious targets for EV expansion. Legacy automakers have rolled out
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