Electric car

Chinese smartphone giants Honor and Xiaomi show AI’s vast market potential at MWC Barcelona to challenge Samsung, other global rivals

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Chinese smartphone giants Honor and Xiaomi show AI’s vast market potential at MWC Barcelona to challenge Samsung, other global rivals

At a nearby booth in the same MWC Barcelona exhibition floor, Xiaomi displayed its new flagship handset model, the 14 Ultra, which features enhanced photography features and AI capabilities. The handset’s AI Album Search function employs natural language processing that enables users to locate specific images within their collections based on a prompt describing them, … Read more

Apple cancels work on electric car, moves team to AI project

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Apple cancels work on electric car, moves team to AI project

The two executives told staff that the project will begin winding down and that many employees on the car team – known as the Special Projects Group, or SPG – will be shifted to the artificial intelligence division under executive John Giannandrea. Those employees will focus on generative AI projects, an increasingly key priority for … Read more

2025 Chevrolet Bolt: rumored price, release date, design

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2025 Chevrolet Bolt: rumored price, release date, design

Chevrolet It looks like the Bolt isn’t dead after all. Only a few months after Chevrolet announced that it would be killing the Bolt EV, the company reversed course and said that the Bolt will live on. And, finally, we have a few more details about what will likely remain one of the cheapest EVs … Read more

The Ineos Fusilier Is An EV With A Range-Extending Engine Because EVs Can’t ‘Get You From A To B’

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The Ineos Fusilier Is An EV With A Range-Extending Engine Because EVs Can’t ‘Get You From A To B’

While Mercedes backtracks on its future electric vehicle plans and Ford cuts production of its battery-powered F-150 Lightning, British automotive upstart Ineos has entered the murky waters of electrification with an EV of its own, the Fusilier. But at its launch, company boss Jim Ratcliffe made no excuses for the limitations of purely battery-powered cars, … Read more

Saudi Arabia unveils first locally made Lucid electric car

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Saudi Arabia unveils first locally made Lucid electric car

Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Interior (MoI) has unveiled its first locally manufactured Lucid electric car for the police at the World Defense Show 2024 in Riyadh on Sunday, February 4. The car equipped with advanced artificial intelligence (AI) technologies with six cameras to identify vehicles violating traffic regulations, including overspeeding, wrong … Read more

Why New Delhi residents are finding it hard to switch to electric vehicles for personal use

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Why New Delhi residents are finding it hard to switch to electric vehicles for personal use

Mr Shouryendu said it takes four hours to get his Nexon EV, a sport utility vehicle produced by India’s iconic carmaker Tata Motors, fully charged.  Charging his EV at home is as easy as charging his phone, he added.  “The manufacturer has given us an option between a rapid charger and a slow charger. We … Read more

Masculine Car Designs Might Be Threatening The Lives Of Female Drivers

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Masculine Car Designs Might Be Threatening The Lives Of Female Drivers

Masculinity has been the overarching theme in automobile designs for centuries. Recently, however, as more electric car models emerge, macho designs have been at their peak. Since Elon Musk, the CEO of X and Tesla, came under fire for launching the masculine ‘Tesla’s Cybertruck’, designers have noted that electric cars are clearly being marketed towards … Read more

Ottawa expected to release promised EV sales regulations Tuesday

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Ottawa expected to release promised EV sales regulations Tuesday

Automakers are set to get a jolt Tuesday when Ottawa unveils its promised electric vehicle regulations. CBC News has learned that Ottawa will release final regulations it says will ensure that all new passenger cars sold in Canada by 2035 are zero-emission vehicles, a senior government source said. The source — who was not authorized to speak publicly — … Read more

Weekend News Roundup December 16, 2023

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Weekend News Roundup December 16, 2023

Here we present our weekly Jalopnik series that recaps the latest in news. We’ve showcased our most read offerings as well as some you may have missed. Tesla’s Cybertruck Has Finally Arrived Watch Even More Cars Launch Off The Fresno Speed Bump Duo If you’re anything like me, then you enjoy watching people do dumb … Read more

Why Tesla (and other) cars are losing tax credit status

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Why Tesla (and other) cars are losing tax credit status

Tesla It looks like Tesla’s federal tax credit status could change pretty significantly in the near future. On the order page for the Tesla Model 3, the company says that “all new Model 3 vehicles currently qualify for a federal tax credit for eligible buyers. [The] $7,500 tax credit will reduce to $3,750 for Model … Read more