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Saw this a while back when I was right behind a police cruiser. Notice that just to the left and right at the top of the license plate, there are what look like 2 white LED lights. Not sure what those are or how they get used. Seems like they wouldn’t be incredibly useful. Could possibly...

Driving around the other day, I saw this car: If you look closely, the LED brake light bar at the top of the rear windshield has some blank spaces. At the time it was really clear that some of the lights in the bar were not lighting up. These lights were only coming on as part of the brake...

2022.01.18 The Nippon Foundation MEGURI 2040 Fully Autonomous Ship ProgramSuccessful fully autonomous navigation of large, high-speed, coastal ferry in northern Kyushu seen leading to improved safety The Nippon Foundation, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Group company Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co...

GM Says Its Fuel Cell Generators Could Enable EV Fast-Charging While GM won't use hydrogen fuel cells in passenger cars, the technology has far too many commercial applications to ignore. Jan 20, 2022 at 7:31am ET 21 By: Dan Mihalascu GM takes hydrogen fuel cell technology seriously and sees...

Here in Washington state we’ve been having some cold wet weather. Each morning I take my kid to school, I have to turn on the defroster to get the side view mirrors cleared. That got me wondering about the CT side mirrors. Elon said they would be removable. Most modern cars though have...

35 years ago, this GM prototype had a yoke, four-wheel steering, and satellite navigation STEPHEN EDELSTEIN JANUARY 16, 2022 1987 Pontiac Pursuit concpet Steering yokes and touchpad controls are considered cutting-edge car tech today, but 35 years ago a General Motors prototype had those...

Consumer Reports seems to be having a general conniption over EVs lately. What gives?

Škoda Says Mileage Won't Affect Maintenance And Service Intervals When Electric Cars Take Over Miles won't matter at all, and it's a long two years between service visits for electric cars By José Rodríguez Jr. Photo: Škoda Škoda wants to convince people about the benefits of switching to EVs...

Rivals Fear Audi RS Q e-Tron Will Dominate Future Dakar Rallies Competitors want FIA to re-evaluate its balance of performance and regulations By Ryan Erik King Yesterday 3:30PM Gif: ASO Well, well, well. It only took two weeks and this year’s Dakar Rally for the narrative surrounding the...

How Silverado EV Stacks Up Vs Cybertruck, Rivian, Hummer, And Lightning How do these five electric trucks compare on paper? Jan 06, 2022 at 4:58pm ET 15 By: Jeff Perez Electric trucks: so hot right now. With some of them reaching dealerships in 2021, others arriving early this year, and at...

Watch Tesla Model Y Performance Driving In Deep Snow Well, maybe not that deep but it's doing quite well, considering it's on all-season tires. Jan 15, 2022 at 7:47pm ET 4 By: Mark Kane Tommy L Garage continues its exploration of the Tesla Model Y Performance in winter conditions, and...

Does Anyone Even Want an Electric Car? Deloitte’s new report forecasts a messy future. BY JOHN PEARLEY HUFFMAN JAN 12, 2022 MICHAEL SILUK Whatever the technological promise or pitfalls of electric vehicles, the real challenge lies in getting consumers eager to buy them. And that’s proven to...

Rivian’s Chief Operating Officer Departed Amid Production Ramp-Up Electric-truck maker produced more than 1,000 vehicles in 2021, in line with its lowered expectations Rivian vehicles in New York’s Times Square in November to mark the company’s initial public offering. PHOTO: ANN-SOPHIE...

Yesterday I was talking to a guy who has a lot of time on his hands and enough money to be interested in high priced toys. In the conversation he said he had heard that Elon was thinking of buying Mercedes (the brand/company). I have no idea what he heard to give himself that idea. Has anyone...

over the last 36 hours or so, I-95 was shut down due to a large snowstorm. This resulted in a large number of stranded vehicles on the highway for over 24 hours in the cold. There are stories of drivers helping out each other with blankets, food, water, etc. Which makes me wonder how long my CT...

TLDR: Justification for a $3000 to $5000 TSLA stock price by 2024 or 2025.

Tesla Production, Deliveries Graphed Through Q4 2021: Huge Surge The company produced and sold over 300,000 EVs in Q4 and over 930,000 in 2021. Jan 02, 2022 at 2:35pm ET By: Mark Kane Tesla's production and sales results in the fourth quarter of 2021 reached another all-time high level of...

DEC 28, 2021 8:21 AM EST Tesla Has One Big Problem Elon Musk's electric vehicle (EV) company has done a lot right, but it's facing a pretty big hurdle. DANIEL KLINE Elon Musk's Tesla (TSLA) - Get Tesla Inc Report had a very successful 2021. The company increased its deliveries, increased its...

Elon Musk Is An Awful Speaker. But Keep Listening. Making a good presentation is not about theatrics. It's about content. By Gene Marks December 30, 2021 Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Love him or not, respect him or not, there's little argument that Elon Musk...

So here in the PNW we recently have been getting snow about 1-3 times a year. Right now I'm on day 3 of snow where the temperatures have been below freezing even at the high. Plus this is an area with lots of hills (some rather steep) and we have a lot of drivers who either came from areas that...