California’s Department of Motor Vehicles on Tuesday authorized autonomous technology startup Nuro to test two driverless delivery vehicles in nine cities, a decision that comes as coronavirus concerns lock down many in the state.
Polestar, the premium electric vehicle brand owned by China’s Geely, said it has started production of its mass market Polestar 2 sedan model at Geely’s Zhejiang Luqiao plant.
VW is preparing to launch the ID.3, its first new electric car based on its MEB platform, and it says it plans to deliver 30,000 ID.3 cars “almost at once” and it claims that it will be cheaper than a gasoline car.
Waymo, formerly known as the Google self-driving car project, is expanding plans to deliver goods using its fleet of autonomous vehicles as well as self-driving class 8 trucks.
Charging stations are nowhere near as common as the traditional gas station. Until they are, charging station makers and automakers often make it a priority to keep the process as simple as possible, which explains why General Motors has some nifty updates in store.
There are some 111,000 gas stations in the United States. One particular station in Texas boasts 120 gas pumps. Those pumps are probably put to good use, because Americans today are gulping fuel like never before: In 2018, the U.S. burned through 147 billion gallons of gasoline — its highest amount ever.
Ready or not, electric cars are coming, America. Although range anxiety and a lack of charging stations remain two issues keeping Americans up at night when it comes to switching to the EV life. Now, ChargePoint is taking a major step to remedy the problems.
General Motors Co. has selected a site for its new battery-cell plant with LG Chem on vacant property it once owned in Lordstown, Ohio, and left behind in the bankruptcy.
