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12 Aug 2021, 15:59 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Lamborghini wanted to make a big splash at the Pebble Beach Concours D’Elegance by revealing the Countach LPI 800-4 on August 13. Sadly for the automaker, Worldcoop and Cochespias obtained the first official images and shared them on its Inst...
12 Aug 2021, 14:14 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Chinese carmakers were known for copying famous foreign designs. When it seemed they would no longer do that in pursuit of their own design languages, Chery confirmed it is not following the same path. In fact, it chose an unusual one: copying anot...
12 Aug 2021, 10:44 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Rumors that Nio would create an affordable brand have been circulating for quite a while. It took Nio’s Q2 2021 earnings call for the company’s founder to confirm they were true. According to William Li, the new brand will be to Nio wha...
12 Aug 2021, 08:51 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Elon Musk must feel like an older brother to new EV companies. At least, that is how he behaved regarding Rivian’s plans to establish a second plant in the U.S. In a tweet (obviously), he said the competitor should be concerned about getting ...
11 Aug 2021, 19:54 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / In previous articles, we already said that the fate of automotive jobs is sealed. Electric cars will demand fewer people to be manufactured. That will impact suppliers the most, but legacy automakers are also taking precautions, as Ford and Honda m...
11 Aug 2021, 17:38 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / With the debates around the H.R. 3684 - Invest in America Act, automakers may have thought money would flow without limits for their EV enterprises. Well, the U.S. Senate showed it would not be that easy after approving a non-binding amendment to t...
11 Aug 2021, 14:46 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Rivian is willing to spend serious money on its new factory, known so far only by the codename Project Tera. The EV startup plans to spend $5 billion to have two plants in the same land: one for its cars and another for batteries. After Reuters sai...
11 Aug 2021, 12:35 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Apart from the i-MiEV, Mitsubishi had not presented another electric car until now. It is just a pity that it went with badge engineering to offer its second one: the Aitrek, for the Chinese market. The new vehicle is basically a GAC AION V with a ...
11 Aug 2021, 09:51 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Tesla advocates were sure that the Cybertruck would arrive earlier than the Rivian R1T. One million reservations later, reality knocked on their doors, warning that it will not happen without the 4680 cells. Rivian has also postponed deliveries of ...
10 Aug 2021, 21:20 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Ford’s melancholic end of production in Brazil was made even worse thanks to multiple disappointments that followed suit. Workers wanted to see the company’s factories in another automaker’s hands, but no attempt to get a buyer fr...
10 Aug 2021, 18:37 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Audi really thought that its reinterpretation of the Horch 853A would shape the future. We expected it to reveal more about the Artemis project. In the end, all of the people involved in this story were wrong. The skysphere is another concept with ...
10 Aug 2021, 16:33 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Whenever people see CGI images of a vehicle with wild claims, the result is pretty predictable. Most websites publish the pictures and the claims as if they were a sure thing. That’s pretty much what happened to dozens of companies that ended...
10 Aug 2021, 13:13 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / NHTSA needed to decide that Tesla had to replace its MCUs for the company to take action. Sadly, it disputed the need for a recall arguing that these computers were wear parts but accepted to replace them anyway. The issue was that the eMMC (embedd...
10 Aug 2021, 10:00 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / When Rich Benoit shared that he was towing a Model 3, we were sure his YouTube channel would get exciting content. He revealed the surprise on Twitter by showing some bits of the Mad Max Model 3 he helped conceive, but the first video to appear was...
9 Aug 2021, 19:55 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Stephan Winkelmann is with the Volkswagen group since 2005. In 2006, after just one year as head of Lamborghini, the company presented a gorgeous Miura concept. Winkelmann was quick to say that Lamborghini was not about retro vehicles but about bei...
9 Aug 2021, 18:29 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Some people think Jordan Peterson is a right-wing villain that deserves no credit at all. Others believe he is some sort of deity with the mission of defeating communists on Earth. For everyone in between, he is just a man who is brave enough to ex...
9 Aug 2021, 15:32 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Automakers usually offer eight years or more of warranty in battery packs to give buyers more confidence when buying an electric car. For a longer time, the most expensive part of the vehicle will allegedly not be a concern. But what if it burns do...
9 Aug 2021, 12:13 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Luca de Meo will try to explore as many alliances as possible to improve Renault’s presence in important markets. In the company’s own words, it is the best way to “accelerate the Renaulution Plan.” However, Renault’s ...
9 Aug 2021, 09:40 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Surfers like practical cars that do not get stuck in the sand and that can get them to the beaches with the best waves. Some also embrace nature and want to protect it, which makes recycling a must. Kia has decided to offer them all they want with ...
9 Aug 2021, 08:31 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / At this point, it should be evident that the Cybertruck, Roadster, Semi, and the German and Texan Model Y are intrinsically connected to the 4680 cells. Without the new battery, none of these products will see the light of day. If they do, they wil...