For the 2022 model, Ford has given the Mustang Mach E a name that they think sounds cool – ‘California Route 1’ – which it kinda does in a way, an upgraded battery pack, giving it a range of 314 miles (EPA) as well as upgraded paint options, which also come with interesting names: ‘Premium … More 2022 Ford Mustang Mach E gets better range, new paint options and an ambitious name
Rivian went public a few months ago and one of the key elements of being a public company is you have to report everything and anything to the shareholders. That’s how we know that Rivian has finally delivered its first electric SUVs (after the trucks), while committing to a $5bln investment in the new production … More Rivian plans $5bln facility in Georgia, reports $1.2bln Q4 loss, delivers first electric SUVs
This is the new SEAT DIANA, a pilot project to test self-driving vehicles in a real-world scenario. You can basically book the car with an app, pick a specific location and destination and Diana will pick you up and drive you there. Why is it called Diana? Because, SEAT says, the project is named after … More SEAT is testing self-driving cars on the road
I’m glad that Porsche has finally decided to catch up with Nissan and BMW – the only two brands that are taking this issue seriously – to engineer fake exhaust sounds for electric cars. This is a major problem, in my opinion, and no one is thinking about it. Safety is definitely part of the … More Future electric Porsches won’t be silent
A couple of weeks ago, PepsiCo (yup, the company that sells, among other things, Pepsi soda) announced it will actually take delivery of its first Tesla Semi. And when I say first, I mean first of many. At least 15 by the end of the year. So they say. They say they’ll get it by … More PepsiCo will soon get its first Tesla Semi
Audi Sport’s Marketing Chief Linda Kurz told Roadshow that the next ‘halo car’ will be powered by electricity. It will replace the R8 and it may bear a different name. ”Our next challenge will be to transform the R segment, and the R segment is going to be fully electric. This is our job for … More The gas-powered R8 will be replaced by an all-new, all-electric Audi
Much like McDonald’s famously makes more money renting out properties to franchisee than selling burgers, Amazon makes a lot more than from AWS – Amazon Web Services – than it does from delivering stuff. Rivian – the former EV start-up turned public car company ($RIVN) – chose Amazon ($AMZN) Web Services for things cloud analytics … More Rivian and Amazon team up for cloud computing services
Lucid Motors went public with a Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC), not an Initial Public Offering (IPO), this is an important difference. In short, the IPO is a traditional tool companies use to be listed in the stock exchange, and it has stringent requirements. On the other hand, the SPAC is a more modern tool, … More Trouble in paradise for Lucid
The LA Auto Show is my favourite car show because it ticks all the boxes that a modern car-themed event should tick in the 2020s. You’ve got cool cars and trucks, obviously, but there’s a strong focus on technology, which is hugely important, and networking. And there’s usually wine involved. And don’t worry, at the … More Another supercar brand goes down the SUV rabbit hole
I feel like at Mercedes-Benz, they are making it up as they go with the EQ line up. They launched the EQC a few years ago, which is essentially just another SUV, and then they realised it would make more sense to build a parallel range of cars, with one electric car for every equivalent … More The EQB is the electric B-Class we never asked for (jk, I actually like it)
_Flabbergasted LF 