tesla reported Saturday that it has signed a lease with the Shanghai Waigaoqiao Free Trade Zone Group to open a huge sales and service center in an industrial park in the city, the largest in China. The Tesla center, with a size of 8,000 square meters, will open in mid-2024 in Xin Park, under development […]
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The US investigates Tesla for a hidden mode of the Autopilot driving system
The US authorities are investigating the existence of a hidden configuration in the vehicles of Tesla that allows drivers to use their Autopilot and Full-Self-Driving (FSD) systems without triggering the hands-on-wheel warning. Documents published in the last few hours by the National Highway Safety Administration of the United States (Nhtsa) reveal that in July of […]
The quality of gasoline in Venezuela, a risk of fire for cars
The deposit of the gasoline The car of the Caritas organization that sister Amarilis Ybarra was driving caught fire while she was driving, on her way to a day of care for the most vulnerable in the state of Zulia, a situation that was repeated this year in another 26 vehicles in the region, as […]
How did Japan’s plans to create a “hydrogen society” fail?
At the time it was presented as the miraculous solution to the energy problems of Japan: create one “society of hydrogen” drastically increasing the use of this fuel in homes, vehicles and industry. But Japan’s plan to expand the hydrogen market and cut greenhouse gas emissions has faced delays and criticism. Coinciding with the meeting […]
Rolls-Royce develops a nuclear reactor for future lunar bases
British industrial group rolls royce announced on Friday that it has received funding of 2.9 million pounds sterling (€3.3 million, US$3.5 million) from the British space agency to develop small nuclear reactors on future lunar bases. “Rolls-Royce scientists and engineers are working on the microjet program to develop technology that will provide humans with the […]
Rescue classic cars through electric conversions
When Kevin Erickson starts the engine in his 1972 Plymouth Satellite sports sedan, a low hum is heard instead of his regular sounds of pistons moving the crankshaft, the gasoline running through the carb and the thud of the exhaust. Although it’s nearly silent, the classic American muscle car isn’t broken: it’s now electric Erickson […]
Insurance demand for used vehicles increased 8 times in the last year
The interest of Peruvians in finding insurance for used vehicles increased almost 8 times in the last year, according to a report by Quálitas. And it is that between January and April of last year there were 699 average searches per month about the used car policy, which increased to 3,004 for the four-month period […]
More than 30 countries expect to phase out combustion vehicles by 2035
As a way to combat the climate crisis, more than 30 countries, several of the major automakers, regions and fleet owners have pledged to phase out cars with use of Petroleum by 2035 during the summit COP26. The announcement came during the COP26 climate change conference in Glasgow, chaired by Great Britain, which ensured in […]
Toshiba considers splitting into three companies after crisis, according to press
The Japanese company Toshiba has considered, possibly in 2023, dividing into three, after a series of crises at the firm, which includes the departure of its president and a controversial purchase offer. The Nikkei news organization reported that the three units would deal with infrastructure, appliances and semiconductors. And that they would go public, possibly […]