Tag: vehicles

Energy From Bogs: Estonian Scientists Use Peat to Make Batteries

TARTU, Estonia—Peat, plentiful in bogs in northern Europe, could be used to make sodium-ion batteries cheaply for use in electric vehicles, scientists at an Estonian university say. Sodium-ion batteries, which do not contain relatively costly lithium, cobalt, or nickel, are one of the new technologies that battery makers are looking at as they seek alternatives…


Tesla Delivers Record 241,300 Vehicles in Q3, Beats Analysts’ Estimates

Tesla Inc. said on Saturday it had delivered a record 241,300 electric cars in the third quarter, beating Wall Street estimates after Chief Executive Elon Musk asked staff to “go super hardcore” to meet targets. Analysts had expected the electric-car maker to deliver 229,242 vehicles, according to Refinitiv data. Tesla has weathered the chip crisis…


Electric Vehicles May Cut Global Refining Capacity Demand by Half in 2050: Rystad

A global drive towards electrification of road transport to reduce carbon emissions may cut demand for the world’s oil refining capacity by half in 2050, consultancy Rystad Energy says. “Going forward we will be touching by 2050 somewhere very close to 90 percent of electrification,” Mukesh Sahdev, senior vice president and head of downstream at…


Honda Targets Annual Sales of 70,000 Prologue Electric Vehicles in US From 2024

WASHINGTON—Honda Motor Co.’s U.S. unit said on Monday it is targeting initial annual sales of 70,000 for its planned electric Prologue sport utility vehicle when it goes to market in 2024. Honda plans to add additional electric vehicle models as it aims to have sold a total of 500,000 electric vehicles in the United States…


China’s Industry Ministry Urges Companies to Strengthen Data Control on Connected Vehicles

The Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP’s) industry ministry published a notice on Thursday urging companies to ensure the security of data generated by connected vehicles, saying that security risks in the industry had become increasingly prominent. Connected cars with moving networks, also known as the “internet of cars,” allow bi-directional communications between vehicles and help drivers navigate the roads….


Hyundai to Offer Hydrogen Fuel Cell Versions of All Commercial Vehicles by 2028

SEOUL—Hyundai Motor Group said on Tuesday it plans to offer hydrogen fuel cell versions for all its commercial vehicles by 2028 and will cut the price of fuel cell vehicles to battery electric levels two years later. The group, which comprises Hyundai Motor Co and Kia Corp, currently has one fuel cell bus and one…


Classic Cars Still Have a Place at Modern Motor Show

The IAA mobility show is about to start in Munich, southern Germany. The show was previously held every two years in Frankfurt, but it has found a new home in the Bavarian capital. The German carmakers will introduce their latest high-tech vehicles to the press on Sept. 6, and then to the public on Sept….


Rare and Expensive Cars on Show at Festival

In amongst the stone statues and manicured lawns of the Museum-Estate Arkhangelskoye, an array of rare vehicles is on display. The annual Autoculture festival includes different categories: classics, motorsport legends, SUVs, and rare youngtimers, ultra-expensive cars, and spectacular sports cars, which are usually hidden in private collections and restoration workshops. One of the more unusual-looking…


Toyota Halts All Self-Driving E-palette Vehicles After Olympic Village Accident

Toyota Motor said on Friday it had suspended all self-driving e-Palette transportation pods at the Tokyo Paralympic Games village, a day after one of the vehicles collided with and injured a visually impaired pedestrian. In a YouTube video, Toyota Chief Executive Akio Toyoda apologized for the incident and said he offered to meet the person…


New York Auto Show Canceled Amid Delta Variant Worries

WASHINGTON—Organizers on Wednesday canceled the New York Auto Show that had been set for later this month amid rising COVID-19 cases caused by the more infectious Delta variant of the coronavirus. The 10-day public show and press previews that had been set to start Aug. 19 typically draw thousands of journalists from around the world…