Andrew Martonik / Digital Trends America’s bestselling plug-in hybrid (PHEV) has another battery recall on the books. Jeep just posted recall “B9A” (aka National Highway Traffic Safety Administration recall 23V-787) for the Wrangler 4xe, and it’s a doozy: the recall focuses on potential fire risk with the 4xe’s 17.3kWh battery, and until it’s fixed, owners … Read more
PLAN extra time to get to Heathrow if you’re going on holiday today. That’s because the Heathrow Express, the direct train to and from Britain’s biggest airport, cancelled half its services on Monday. 2 Travellers heading to Heathrow have faced delaysCredit: Getty The operator said this was because of “more trains than usual needing repairs … Read more
In the process, some bus services may “inevitably offer redundancy” to the MRT system for at least part of their routes, said Associate Professor Walter Theseira from the Singapore University of Social Sciences (SUSS). “However, the main aim of these bus services should be to connect routes poorly served by MRT, rather than to provide … Read more
Lucid Group There’s finally another option in the world of electric SUVs. The Lucid Air has long been known as the electric car with the longest range, but Lucid is finally branching out with a bigger option — the Lucid Gravity. It offers a similar design sensibility as the Air, with more room on the inside … Read more
Fiat The 2024 Fiat 500e marks the return of an EV that its maker once asked Americans not to buy. Fiat certainly thought the timing wasn’t right for that original 500e, but the timing of the new version, which is scheduled to arrive in early 2024, seems impeccable. The first Fiat 500e was sold only … Read more
Fiat Stellantis is partnering with California-based startup Ample on EV battery swapping, potentially allowing EVs to swap depleted battery packs for fully charged ones in just a few minutes. On Thursday, the two companies announced a binding agreement to integrate Ample’s battery-swapping tech into Stellantis EVs. That will start with a fleet of 100 Fiat … Read more
A NEW train service will link Barcelona directly to another major European city. The route will make it easier to travel between the holiday hotspots without having to board a plane. 3 A new sleeper service will run between Barcelona to ZurichCredit: Getty 3 The service will be operated by NightjetCredit: AFP The service will … Read more
Toyota could be finally ready to take electrification a little more seriously. The Japanese automaker has been extremely slow to manufacture electric cars — but it recently took the wraps off of the new Toyota Urban, which will be Toyota’s attempt at a low-cost, mass-produced EV. In particular, the Urban could go head-to-head with cars like … Read more
