NHTSA Autonomous Vehicle Test Web Pilot Tool Is Active
States and companies can voluntarily submit information about automated vehicles and testing to NHTSA.
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Waymo Has Partnerships With Fiat Chrysler, Jaguar, Nissan, Renault, Volvo, & Magna
There are a few names that routinely come up when it comes to self-driving vehicles and driver-assist suites — Waymo, Tesla, Mobileye/Intel, and Nvidia pop to mind for me.
US Auto Sales Down By 1.5 Million In 2nd Quarter, Amplifying Long Trends
US auto sales, as we all know by now, took a massive hit in the second quarter of 2020. After collecting the sales data of 31 auto brands (almost all of them), I decided to dig in a little deeper — and further back in time — to try to get a better sense of trends and which companies are facing particularly challenging mid- to long-term circumstances.
Jeep Unveils Made-In-Italy PHEV Renegade & Compass Models For Europe
Deliveries of the Jeep Renegade 4xe and Compass 4xe plug-in hybrids are scheduled to begin in Europe in September. US sales are expected to begin early next year.
Italy Set To Increase EV Incentives To €10,000 — Are Carmakers Ready?
The Italian government is preparing new fiscal measures to sustain the economic recovery, following months of lockdown at the peak of the coronavirus pandemic. Like in many other countries, particularly so in Europe, economic stimulus is being directed preferentially to a sustainable recovery, especially in the transport and construction industries. As part of proposed new measures, current incentives to low emission vehicles are set to be increased by at least 50% from August for the rest of the year, to levels aligned to similar policies recently adopted in countries like France and Germany.
Italy Throws Launch Party For Fiat’s 100% Electric “New 500”
I’ll admit it — I’m a sucker for the Fiat 500. I think it’s an absolutely adorable car, and also super fun to zip around in (if electric). The styling is hard to beat (though, I think comparable to a Mini Cooper).
We Hardly Knew Ye: Jeep Set To Cancel 2.0L eTorque Hybrids
It seems like Fiat-Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) just released its 4-cylinder eTorque mild-hybrid Jeep Wrangler models. Indeed, the 2.0 liter turbocharged eTorque hybrids were new for the 2019 model year, but it seems like they’re the latest products getting the axe in the wake of the COVID-19 economic downturn.
What Nikola Corporation’s (NKLA’s) Stock Price Tells Us … And What It Doesn’t
On Thursday, May 4th, Nikola Corporation slipped quietly onto the Nasdaq stock exchange under the ticker symbol NKLA, opening at $37.55 a share, and then it spent the rest of it’s debut week bouncing around near that price before more than doubling on Monday, May 8th, when it closed at $73.27.
19× More Invested In EVs & EV Batteries In Europe Last Year Than In 2018
According to a Transport & Environment report, Europe poured €60 billion into EV production and EV battery production in 2019, a whopping 19 times more money than it put into them in 2018.
FCA Trials System That Converts PHEVs Into EVs When Driving In City Centers
FCA is testing a system that will automatically recognize when a plug-in hybrid vehicle is inside an EV-only zone and shut down the internal combustion engine.
