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EV Motoring: China’s WM Motor Startup files for bankruptcy, dashing the hopes of investors Tencent and Baidu to challenge Tesla

EV Motoring: China’s WM Motor Startup files for bankruptcy, dashing the hopes of investors Tencent and Baidu to challenge Tesla

Chinese electric vehicle standout Goes McChula as price competition in the world's largest auto market heats up.A court in Shanghai is handling the bankruptcy case, according to a filing dated Monday on the national enterprise bankruptcy information disclosure platform. ... Continue reading

Honda Accord’s Two-Motor Hybrid Electric System Wins Prestigious “Wards 10 Best Engines & Propulsion Systems” Award

Honda Accord’s Two-Motor Hybrid Electric System Wins Prestigious “Wards 10 Best Engines & Propulsion Systems” Award

October 11, 2023 — TORRANCE, Calif With praise for its power, efficiency and refinement, the Honda Two-Motor Hybrid Electric System powering the 2023 Honda Accord has received a ... Continue reading

EV Motoring: ChargePoint Raises $233 Million More to Support Path to Profitability in 2024

EV Motoring: ChargePoint Raises $233 Million More to Support Path to Profitability in 2024

CAMPBELL, Calif.--ChargePoint Holdings, Inc. , a leading provider of networked solutions for charging electric vehicles, has secured a commitment from institutional investors, led by the lead investor of ChargePoint’s $300M in convertible notes issued in April 2022 (“Notes”), to purchase $175M of common stock pur ... Continue reading

Cost of Car Ownership in the U.S. Increases 7% as the Average American Household Now Spends Nearly $700 a Month on Auto Loans and Insurance Combined

Cost of Car Ownership in the U.S. Increases 7% as the Average American Household Now Spends Nearly $700 a Month on Auto Loans and Insurance Combined

SEATTLE--Two new reports from doxo reveal that the cost of car ownership has increased 7% year over year to $6,184 per year. The reports also reveal that Americans as a whole spend $811 billion annually on Auto Loans and Auto Insurance combined. ... Continue reading

Faraday Future Announces Global Super Star and Entrepreneur Chris Brown will Become the Next FF 91 2.0 Owner and Developer Co-Creation Officer

Faraday Future Announces Global Super Star and Entrepreneur Chris Brown will Become the Next FF 91 2.0 Owner and Developer Co-Creation Officer

Chris Brown will become the next FF 91 2.0 Futurist Alliance owner and Developer Co-Creation Officer and will take delivery of his vehicle at a future “Delivery Co-Creation Day” event. ... Continue reading

2023 Toyota Tundra HV 4x4 Capstone Crewmax – Review by David Colman +VIDEO

2023 Toyota Tundra HV 4x4 Capstone Crewmax – Review by David Colman +VIDEO

If you cherish Lexus-style luxury but still demand the ultimate in load capacity and off-road prowess, then the Capstone is the model you want. This eighty grand truck is worth every bit of its lofty price. If you overlook the Toyota branding on the grill, tail and steering wheel hub of the 2023 Capstone Tundra, it tak ... Continue reading

The Auto Channel - "Sports Bastards" Sports Car International V12 I1

The Auto Channel - "Sports Bastards" Sports Car International V12 I1

The Auto Channel--Sports Bastards--Sports Car International V12 I1 ... Continue reading

Hyundai Reveals Custom Santa Cruz for 2023 Rebelle Rally

Hyundai Reveals Custom Santa Cruz for 2023 Rebelle Rally

Eighth-Annual All-Women Off-Road Navigation Rally Covers 1,500 Miles of Challenging Desert Terrain beginning Oct. 13 Automotive Journalists Jill Ciminillo and Kristin Shaw to Compete in Rebelle Rally for Second Consecutive Year Custom Santa Cruz Sport Adventure Vehicle to Compete in X-CROSS™ Class Stunning Livery Cre ... Continue reading

Mitsubishi 2023 Outlander Plug-in Hybrid at Miami Electrify Expo

Mitsubishi 2023 Outlander Plug-in Hybrid at Miami Electrify Expo

Mitsubishi Motors will showcase the 2023 Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-in Hybrid at the upcoming Electrify Expo in Miami, Florida. The 2023 Outlander Plug-in Hybrid SUV, which has received multiple awards while enjoying rave reviews from media and customers, will be on static display and available for test drives at every ... Continue reading

Next to Cars We Love Pizza The Most - Join the PizzaFellas Podcast

Next to Cars We Love Pizza The Most - Join the PizzaFellas Podcast

Just thinking about great pizza brings back all the incredible aroma of a freshly baked pie. Have some fun and enjoy our latest weekly feature, the PizzaFellas Podcast. ... Continue reading

2023 Jeep Wagoneer L Review By Larry Nutson

2023 Jeep Wagoneer L Review By Larry Nutson

In 2022 Jeep revived a true icon of the automotive world with the introduction of the Wagoneer and Grand Wagoneer premium utility vehicles (UV). The first Wagoneer was introduced for the 1963 model year. It is THE original full-size utility vehicle. ... Continue reading

Nikola Semi-Tractor(s) Ride and Drive By Thom Cannell - Plus Context Capsule From Art Intelli

Nikola Semi-Tractor(s) Ride and Drive By Thom Cannell - Plus Context Capsule From Art Intelli

Given a chance to drive a futuristic semi-tractor, you’d take it, right? I surely did and therefore was gazing up a ladder to a driver’s seat well above my height. Climbing, adjusting the air suspension seat, adjusting the steering wheel and truck-specific button pushes later I was again driving a tractor, but this ... Continue reading

Recalls From NHTSA October 9, 2023

Recalls From NHTSA October 9, 2023

Your vehicle MAY be involved in a safety recall and MAY create a safety risk for you or your passengers. If left unrepaired, a potential safety defect could lead to injury or even death. ... Continue reading

Mercedes-Benz DRIVE PILOT – the world’s first certified SAE Level 3 system - Plus In Context Capsule By Art Intelli

Mercedes-Benz DRIVE PILOT – the world’s first certified SAE Level 3 system - Plus In Context Capsule By Art Intelli

Sep 27, 2023 – Santa Monica (CA). Mercedes-Benz celebrates significant milestone as the first automaker to receive U.S. state approval for deployment of a SAE Level 31 conditionally automated driving vehicle DRIVE PILOT performs the dynamic driving task while allowing the driver freedom to tend to other activities2 T ... Continue reading