Ferrari is auctioning the last new LaFerrari for charity
Ferrari will auction off the last LaFerrari supercar ever made to raise money for earthquake relief in Central Italy, the carmaker announced today. Only 499 coupes were planned, but Ferrari decided to make one more, as a gift to its home country. T...
Europe is getting a network of ‘ultra-fast, high-powered’ EV chargers
BMW Group, Daimler AG, Ford, and Volkswagen have entered into a partnership to create a network of high-speed charging stations for electric vehicles across Europe. The new chargers will be capable of doling out up to 350 kW of power — which would...
Lucid Motors has a secret weapon against Tesla: one of its former engineers
I went from a banal conference room at the Los Angeles Auto Show to looking at the big desert sky up above me through the glass on the Lucid Motors prototype. It’s not the first time an electric car company has used a pair of VR goggles to draw...
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LA Auto Show 2016: The biggest car news announced this week in Los Angeles
- Lucid Motors has a secret weapon against Tesla: one of its former engineers Nov 23, 2016, 10:03am EST
- Is Los Angeles ready to rethink the car? Nov 20, 2016, 3:03pm EST
- Volvo’s new app brings you an entire car concierge service Nov 17, 2016, 1:14pm EST
Another self-driving car company will test its vehicles in the US
NuTonomy, an autonomous vehicle software startup that’s been testing its technology in Singapore, announced that it had signed an agreement with officials in Boston to bring its self-driving cars to that city’s streets. NuTonomy said it will...
Is Los Angeles ready to rethink the car?
When people say Americans won’t give up their cars, Los Angeles is a case study on automotive saturation. Car fever took off during the post-World War II era economic boom, and the sprawling city’s far reaching tentacle of freeways make the...
Tesla’s acquisition of Solar City has been approved by its shareholders
Tesla’s shareholders have approved the acquisition of Solar City, bringing together two of Musk’s companies under one (solar-powered) roof. The vote clears the way for the $2.6 billion deal to close “in the coming days,” Tesla said. The...
