Once upon a time, legacy automakers that were struggling to find growth at home or in traditional large auto markets discovered that fast-growing China could be a cash cow. It was the big growth machine for automakers that were 100+ years old but originated from stale, stagnant markets. Then the … [continued]
Federal court vacates the utility’s decision to build gas plant at the site of 2008 coal ash spill CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — In a win for communities across the Tennessee Valley, a federal court ruled that the Tennessee Valley Authority’s decision to build its massive Kingston Gas Plant had “fundamental” errors … [continued]
Europe is about to decide what its renewable energy framework should look like for the decade after 2030. For transport, the political question is simple: Does Europe want to keep depending on imported oil and fossil fuels or does it want its transport system to rely more on European electricity? … [continued]
All-electric IONIQ 6 N named Best Electric Performance Car at the 2026 What Car? Electric Car Awards Current TUCSON Plug-in Hybrid named Best Used Hybrid Family SUV Previous-generation SANTA FE named Best Used Hybrid Seven-Seat MPV Awards decided annually by What Car?’s panel of expert testers, recognizing the best new … [continued]
Hyundai had a press release out recently highlighting that it has provided $303 million in lifetime giving via its Hyundai Hope on Wheels nonprofit. The nonprofit is also supported by the brand’s 855+ US dealers, and the $303 million has been provided across 28 years. One thing in particular this … [continued]
Few things are loved in Europe more than the UEFA Champions League. In fact, it’s hard to think of anything that would rank higher among the people at large. With that in mind, it is unsurprising and notable that Hyundai has become a sponsor of the Champions League. Thankfully, it’s … [continued]
President Donald J. Trump welcomes Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg Thursday, Sept. 19, 2019, to the Oval Office of the White House. (Official White House Photo by Joiyce N. Boghosian)
Things are different in Australia. Being south of the equator, people there walk on the ceiling and drive their cars upside down. But instead of relying on courts and litigation to establish social norms, the country prefers active governance to protect its citizens from harm. In the latest example, the … [continued]
Vertical’s Farnborough flights demonstrated real engineering progress. Five years after listing, outside capital still funds the path toward certification and an unproven passenger market.
Vertical Aerospace’s July appearance at the Farnborough International Airshow was a real engineering milestone. The company publicly demonstrated piloted transition between vertical and wingborne flight, something a powered-lift aircraft has to do safely and repeatedly before certification can advance. Vertical then flew on successive days in front of a large … [continued]
The bankruptcy of Ascend Elements was a hiccup, not a halt, to an advanced battery recycling facility in Georgia, providing EV stakeholders and other industries with a new, domestic source of lithium carbonate.
On the morning of September 8th in Guangzhou, China, XPENG’s IRON humanoid robot autonomously walked off the production line. While much of America is getting ready to return to work from the Labor Day holiday, the result of years of hard work is coming to fruition at XPENG. The initial … [continued]
