by Paul A. Eisenstein | Dec 31, 2019
We’ve heard plenty of talk about “Tesla killers” during the last few years, though most of the promising competitors, such as the Jaguar I-Pace and Audi e-tron have fallen short of expectations. But could Ford finally have come up with the right formula? The automaker...
by Joseph Szczesny | Dec 31, 2019
Despite a promise from the Trump administration that tariffs would protects jobs in the steel industry, a plant that made steel for automakers and as well as dozens of suppliers around Detroit will shutter a significant part of its operations and idle more than 1,500...
by Michael Strong | Dec 30, 2019
After completing the “test tunnel” earlier this year with another of his creations, the Boring Co., Elon Musk revealed in a tweet last Friday he expected to complete a tunnel in Las Vegas that will be fully operational by the end of 2020. “Boring Co is...
by Michael Strong | Dec 30, 2019
Part of Ford’s move away from sedans toward sport utilities has included a very slow tease of the return of the Bronco, which the world is supposed to get a look at in the early part of 2020; however, details about it have been slipping out in recent weeks. The latest...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Dec 30, 2019
Odds are that you’ve never heard of Canada’s Harbour Air, or its CEO Greg McDougall, but both entered the aviation history books this month. With McDougall in the pilot’s seat, the Vancouver-based airline became the first to commercially fly an electric-powered...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Dec 30, 2019
The Volkswagen brand expects to be selling at least 1 million battery-electric vehicles, or BEVs, annually by 2023, the automaker says, moving that target up by a full two years. The announcement by the German automaker also anticipated reaching sales of 1.5 million...
by Joseph Szczesny | Dec 30, 2019
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V. appears to be preparing to ask a federal judge in Detroit to dismiss the blockbuster lawsuit General Motors filed against FCA just before Thanksgiving. A review of court papers in the case show that Judge Paul Borman ordered FCA to...
by Michael Strong | Dec 27, 2019
Despite a slight dip December sales, the U.S. new vehicle sales are expected to inch past the 17-million unit mark for the fifth straight year. Cox Automotive analysts are the latest group to predict the industry, which was forecast to come in anywhere from 16.7...
by Michael Strong | Dec 27, 2019
Less than a calendar year after Tesla began construction on its Shanghai Gigafactory, the company will ship Model 3 sedans to customers in China on Dec. 30. The first 15 vehicles — the first built outside of the U.S. — will be delivered to Tesla employees, according...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Dec 27, 2019
I recently attended a holiday party in which each of us was asked to make predictions for the year ahead. Among my own prognostications I suggested that 2020 will finally be the year of the electric vehicle – or at least the year in which demand finally starts to gain...
by Joseph Szczesny | Dec 27, 2019
A new report from analysts at London-based Fitch Solutions predicts hydrogen fuel cell-powered vehicles, or HFCVs, will develop right alongside battery-electric vehicles rather than as a replacement product. The report also predicts that commercial vehicle segments,...
by Michael Strong | Dec 26, 2019
One of the primary benefits of an electric vehicle is that all of the torque is available instantly, making for some impressive takeoffs from stop lights; however, Rivian’s latest innovation is proving there is at least one other stunning advantage: The tank turn....