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Ford Testing Robotic EV Charging as Aid for Disabled Drivers

Ford Testing Robotic EV Charging as Aid for Disabled Drivers

ford is working on a robotic charging station that could help disabled drivers with the electric-vehicle charging process.the robots are custom-made by dortmund university in germany but are just a research project at the moment.ford claims that developing the system could lead to more powerful charging to reduce overall charge times in the fut [...]

NHTSA Says Its Concerned about Cadillac Lyriq Owner Study That Required NDA

NHTSA Says Its Concerned about Cadillac Lyriq Owner Study That Required NDA

cadillac offered select buyers of its first ev, the lyriq, a $5500 rebate if they agreed to sign an nda and participate in a study. the lyriq is priced starting just under $60,000.the study looks to discern driver behaviors like charging and maintenance habits.only around 20 people were selected for the study, and data is collected verbally, no [...]

Maserati MC20 Morphs into 740-Horsepower Project24 Track Weapon

Maserati MC20 Morphs into 740-Horsepower Project24 Track Weapon

the maserati project24 is a track-only supercar based on the mc20, and just 62 examples will be built.the mc20’s nettuno 3.0-liter v-6 engine has been tuned to make 740 horsepower, a 119-hp increase, thanks to a pair of new turbochargers.the project24 makes its track focus clear with a carbon fiber body and monocoque, fia-grade roll cage, [...]

Postal Service Will Make Half of Its New Mail Trucks Electric

Postal Service Will Make Half of Its New Mail Trucks Electric

The U.S. Postal Service has announced that 50 percent of its upcoming Next Generation Delivery Vehicle postal vans, approved earlier this year, will be battery-electric powered. The USPS had said earlier this year that a much smaller number of the new delivery trucks—10 and later 20 percent—would be EVs.The U.S. Postal Service expec [...]

Ford Targets 600,000 EVs by Late 2023, Announces Major Battery Plans

Ford Targets 600,000 EVs by Late 2023, Announces Major Battery Plans

ford says that it has secured 100 percent of the annual battery-cell capacity that it needs to reach its goal of selling 600,000 evs annually worldwide by late 2023.of these evs, 270,000 will be the mach-e, with ford predicting 150,000 sales of the lightning and e-transit each and 30,000 units of a yet-to-be-revealed electric suv for europe.for [...]

1985 Ferrari 308GTB Is Our Bring a Trailer Auction Pick of the Day

1985 Ferrari 308GTB Is Our Bring a Trailer Auction Pick of the Day

• the ferrari 308 remains a 1980s icon, but few have the performance to match the looks.• in the case of this car, currently up for auction on bring a trailer until july 26, a full in-period race-car conversion is backed up with a recent restoration and a tasteful martini livery.• ownership history includes one of germany's [...]

2023 Honda Civic Type R Has Toned-Down Looks, Tuned-Up Bits

2023 Honda Civic Type R Has Toned-Down Looks, Tuned-Up Bits

after teasing it ad nauseam, honda has finally revealed the 2023 honda civic type r. well, mostly revealed it, anyway. we still don't know how much horsepower it has or what was done to its chassis, other than that bits have been "enhanced." what we do know is that the latest version of honda's hottest hatchback is said to be more pow [...]

TikTok Creator Gives His 1998 Mazda Miata a Nintendo Wii Steering Wheel

TikTok Creator Gives His 1998 Mazda Miata a Nintendo Wii Steering Wheel

tiktok creator tyler atkin, known on that platform as @ttptng, has been modifying his 1998 mazda mx-5 miata with wii components.his original video showing how he replaced his steering wheel with the plastic wii remote steering wheel has eclipsed three million views. as you can probably imagine, despite the laughs, he doesn't recommend the [...]

2023 Porsche Taycan Gains Range and Faster Charging

2023 Porsche Taycan Gains Range and Faster Charging

the 2023 porsche taycan has a quicker infotainment system and updates to its battery that promise to slightly improve both charging speed and range.other equipment updates made for 2023 taycan include variable light control available on all taycans with the panoramic glass roof, easier setup of the porsche dashcam, and the deletion of the 19-in [...]