MEP scores for Denver are mapped for (a) drive and (b) e-bike modes. Each pixel is 1 km2. The highest e-bike MEP score across all locations was 178 while the highest…
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BMW recalls SUVs after Takata air bag inflator blows apart, hurling shrapnel and injuring driver
This is the BMW logo on display at the 2020 Pittsburgh International Auto Show Thursday, Feb.13, 2020 in Pittsburgh. BMW is recalling a small number of SUVs in the U.S.,…
Tesla sues Swedish state over strike fallout
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Electric carmaker Tesla on Monday filed a lawsuit against the Swedish state over a strike by postal workers blocking deliveries of license plates for its new…
What will happen when all those EV batteries reach their end of life?
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The federal government and the provincial governments of Ontario and Quebec have committed tens of billions of dollars to the development of electric vehicle (EV) battery-manufacturing…
Stellantis production affected by cyberattack at auto supplier
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Production at the maker of Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep and Ram models is being affected after a cyberattack on an automotive supplier disrupted its operations, the automaker…
Electric heavy lorries poised to overtake hydrogen trucks
Mercedes Benz Trucks’ eActros 600 electric long-distance lorry. Hydrogen-powered heavy lorries were once seen as the future of emissions-free road transport but they could soon be relegated to niche markets…
Study found consumers are more prepared for automated vehicle delivery than drones or robots
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain With Amazon aiming to make 10,000 deliveries with drones in Europe this year and Walmart planning to expand its drone delivery services to an additional 60,000…
New vehicles from Detroit’s automakers are planned in contracts that ended UAW strikes
UAW local 862 members strike outside of Ford’s Kentucky Truck Plant in Louisville, Ky. on Oct. 12, 2023. In each new contract between the United Auto Workers union and General…
Japan’s first fully autonomous vehicle suspended
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Japan’s first pilot project of a fully autonomous self-driving vehicle has been suspended after a minor accident with a parked bicycle, officials said Monday. It is…
US auto workers union reaches preliminary deal with Ford
UAW President Shawn Fain, shown at a Chicago rally earlier this month, hailed a tentative agreement with Ford as an historic win. The US auto workers union reached a tentative…
