Cars / All things automotive
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Musk says Apple passed on Tesla acquisition three years ago
Tesla got near bankruptcy as it ramped up Model 3 production in 2017 and 2018.
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The 911 Carrera S: Two pedals good, three pedals better
Porsche designed the 992 around the PDK gearbox; why is the manual so darn good?
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Apple is allegedly working on a passenger car, breakthrough battery tech
Reuters cites several anonymous sources in this update to Project Titan
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These tires work better in snow thanks to 3D printing
Additive manufacturing helps create 3D "sipes" that open and close as you drive.
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Car crashes killed 36,096 people in the US in 2019
Urban pedestrian and cyclist deaths have risen over the last decade.
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Why racing drivers trust their lives to a fireproof fabric called Nomex
Today's gear is lighter, brighter, more comfortable to wear, and protects longer.
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Battery prices have fallen 88 percent over the last decade
Cheaper batteries are making it easier to fight climate change.
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Tesla Cybertruck Hot Wheels toy ships late—just like real Tesla cars
Elon Musk can't be blamed for this production delay.
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The Audi R8 V10 performance: They won’t make them like this much longer
A mild midlife facelift does nothing to dampen our enthusiasm for the R8.
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Cruise says it has started driverless testing—I’m skeptical
Rival Waymo has been offering driverless rides to the public since October.
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Tesla plans to raise another $5 billion as value soars above $600 billion
Tesla could end the year with $20 billion in the bank.
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Uber abandons dreams of self-driving domination, sells self-driving unit
Uber is pumping $400 million into a startup led by a Google self-driving veteran.
War Stories: How Nintendo sold the NES to a skeptical country
Convincing the public to love home video games again after Atari's dramatic fall.
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This Arizona college student has taken over 60 driverless Waymo rides
Human drivers are pretty safe, making it hard to prove driverless tech is safer.
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Lidar startup goes public, makes founder a billionaire
Luminar used a special purpose acquisition company to avoid a traditional IPO.
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Audi and BMW to both leave Formula E—here’s why that’s OK
New manufacturers will take their place.
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Everything we know about Hyundai and Kia’s new electric vehicle platform
Modular chassis design, 800V architecture, and the first cars are due in 2021.
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Aftermarket truck mods pollute as much as 9 million extra pickups
The EPA estimates 550,000 medium pickup trucks have disabled emissions controls.
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How Romain Grosjean walked away from F1’s scariest crash in decades
After hitting the barriers at 140mph, the car split in half and caught fire.
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The Volkswagen ID.4 electric crossover gets its EPA range certification
Deliveries of the ID.4 should begin in the next few weeks.
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Ford’s electric Mustang Mach-E gets its official EPA range
The EPA says the extended-range Mustang Mach-E can go 300 miles on a charge.
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Four Ars staffers bought electric cars recently—here’s what we got
Electric vehicle customers today enjoy a wide selection—and a $7,500 tax credit.
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People asked for a Mazda 3 with more power: The 2021 Mazda 3 Turbo review
With 250 horsepower and all-wheel drive, it's more refined than you'd expect.
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A luxury crossover with a mainstream price? The 2021 Toyota Venza
The hybrid crossover is comfortable, efficient, and starts at just $32,470.
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Nikola soars as clueless investors mistake month-old GM website for new
Investors mistook a month-old GM webpage for a new announcement.
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Chargepoint’s charging app now works with Apple CarPlay
After four years, Apple finally opened the platform to EV charging apps.
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DHL is deploying electric class 8 trucks in Los Angeles
The trucks, built by BYD, will haul cargo to and from its hub at LAX airport.
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S&P 500 adds Tesla, sending stock price soaring
Tesla could immediately become one of the ten most valuable stocks in the index.
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After 12,523 replacements, Feds investigate Tesla Media Control Unit failures
After ~3,000 write cycles to its eMMC NAND flash memory, complete failure occurs.
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Seamless car charging comes to Electrify America with Plug&Charge
Model Year 2021 EVs from Ford, Lucid, and Porsche will support the new standard.
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Chevrolet recalls the Bolt EV after 5 confirmed battery fires
Call your dealer to schedule a software patch, available from November 17.
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The iX is BMW’s new flagship electric vehicle
The BMW iX should have an EPA-approved range of 300 miles.
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Nikola has $900 million in the bank, lost $117 million last quarter
Nikola's new leadership may be bringing discipline to its product roadmap.
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Carmakers want to ditch battery packs, use auto bodies for energy storage
There's a renaissance underway in structural battery research.
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Weekend eye candy: The new supercar exhibit at the Petersen Museum
As the museum reopens to visitors, it celebrates 100 years of the supercar.
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Bentley will ditch internal combustion engines by 2030
The 101-year old brand will introduce its first battery EV in 2025.
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The electric Volvo XC40 Recharge: First-drive impressions
Ars got an hour on the road with a pre-production example of this new EV.