The Chinese hypercar Hongqi Red Flag S9, which debuted as a concept at the 2019 Frankfurt Motor Show, is ready for serial production. The final version of the sports car will be shown at the Shanghai Auto Show in April, followed by retail sales. True, not everyone will be able to afford such a car: […]
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Heading towards full electrification. Audi stops development of new gasoline and diesel engines
Audi has announced that it will stop working on new internal combustion engines, while the company will increase its investment in electrification technologies. This does not mean at all that cars with traditional engines will instantly disappear from the production range of the German company, but there will be no new engines: the company will […]
“Crime and Punishment” – Elon Musk on the confession of a Russian in an attempt to hack Tesla
Tesla CEO Elon Musk left a message “Crime and Punishment” on his page on the social network, with which he commented on the admission of Russian Yegor Kryuchkov in an attempt to organize a cyberattack on the company’s computer network. On March 18, in the United States, 27-year-old Yegor Kryuchkov admitted that he tried to […]
Zeekr electric cars from famous automaker to compete with Tesla
Chinese automaker Geely, which owns Volvo and has a stake in Daimler AG, is planning to launch a new brand of premium electric vehicles. According to Reuters, the new electric vehicles will be produced by a subsidiary called Lingling Technologies. Thus, Geely is going to compete with Tesla in the Chinese premium electric vehicle market. […]
Up to 240 km per charge for fast, clean delivery. Amazon takes Rivian electric trucks to the streets of San Francisco
Amazon announced last month that by the end of this year, the company will begin using new electric delivery trucks in 16 US cities. The new vans are designed and manufactured by startup Rivian. The company had previously started using these new trucks in Los Angeles. Now Amazon has brought electric trucks to the streets […]
Xiaomi starts developing its own car. Responsible for the project appointed, shares are growing
According to a Chinese source, citing investors close to the head of Xiaomi Lei Jun and others, the company is rapidly deploying a project to create its own electric car: it will start within a month or two. Xiaomi cars will be positioned in much the same way as Xiaopeng cars (in particular, Xiaopeng P7) […]
Toyota prepares to unveil its first all-electric crossover
Toyota has been making electrified cars for a very long time, but has always focused on hybrids and also tried to promote hydrogen cars. At the same time, despite the official criticism of electric vehicles in comparison with hybrids, Toyota is still preparing to present six all-electric cars at once in the near future. And […]
In the future, it will be possible to ride a car based on a Samsung chip. The company will create a dedicated processor for Waymo
Samsung Electronics recently acquired a project to develop chips for Waymo’s next-generation self-driving cars, the source said. We are talking about a processor that will process data from various sensors on the machine. He will also manage certain functions, exchanging data with Waymo control centers in real time. The development of the chip will be […]
Officially: Elon Musk took over as Tesla’s “techno king”
The jokes of the American entrepreneur, engineer and investor Elon Musk have reached a whole new level. A new report from the automaker Tesla, filed on Monday, March 15, 2021, to the US Securities and Exchange Commission, indicates the new position of Elon Musk. Elon Musk previously held the prosaic positions of founder and CEO […]
BMW will fully convert Mini cars to electric motors by 2030
According to Der Spiegel, BMW intends to fully convert its sister brand Mini to electric powertrains by 2030. Thus, Mini will become the first fully electric brand from the portfolio of the German concern. The last new internal combustion engine is expected to arrive under the Mini’s bonnet in 2025. And although there is only […]
