Will Turntide"s Reluctance Motor Disrupt EVs?
The company's motor offers outstanding efficiency in HVAC systems for buildings; will e-cars be next? Image: Turntide Technologies Turntide Technologies, a startup backed by Bill Gates and Amazon, originally pitched its new ve.....»»
Toyota"s Ted Ogawa: Better to buy credits than ‘waste" EV investment
In an exclusive interview, Toyota Motor North America CEO Ted Ogawa says U.S. EV demand in 2030 is expected to only be 30 percent of the market, not more than half as the EPA has proposed......»»
For Virgin Galactic, becoming profitable means a pause in flying to space
Virgin Galactic has just one more flight planned for its only operational spaceship. Enlarge / Virgin Galactic's VSS Unity rocket plane ignites its rocket motor moments after release from a jet-powered carrier aircraft high above.....»»
Amazon, Hyundai partnership causing concern among dealers, survey says
U.S. dealers have mixed feelings about how the partnership between Hyundai Motor and Amazon will affect the industry, according to results from Automotive News' 2024 Dealer Outlook Survey......»»
Hyundai Motor Group tops IIHS" toughened vehicle safety awards
Hyundai Motor Group earned six of the institute's Top Safety Pick+ awards for models including the Hyundai Ioniq 6, Kia Telluride and Genesis GV60, and 10 Top Safety Pick awards for models including the Hyundai Elantra and Genesis G90......»»
Hackers Could Use ChatGPT to Target 2024 Elections
The rise of generative AI tools has increased the potential for a range of attackers to disrupt elections around the world The rise of generative AI tools like ChatGPT has increased the potential for a wide range of attackers to ta.....»»
Ford slashes price of electric Mustang Mach-E after sales plunge
Ford Motor Co. cut the price of its electric Mustang Mach-E by as much as $8,100 after its sales tumbled 51% in January when the automaker had to stop offering tax incentives on the EV......»»
That time the Morgan Motor Company designed a modern coupe, the Aeromax
Morgan is still best known for making throwback roadsters and for still using wood. Enlarge / No, it's not the Batmobile—it's the Morgan Aeromax. (credit: Morgan) The Morgan Motor Company has been making new cars that.....»»
U.S. authorities disrupt Russian intelligence’s botnet
In January 2024, an operation dismantled a network of hundreds of SOHO routers controlled by GRU Military Unit 26165, also known as APT 28, Sofacy Group, Forest Blizzard, Pawn Storm, Fancy Bear, and Sednit. This network facilitated various crimes, in.....»»
An evolutionarily conserved pathway that achieves a peaceful co-existence with genomic parasites
Transposable elements are mobile genetic elements that can relocate within the genome and disrupt the normal function of genes, but are at the same time a source of evolutionary diversity. The lab of Tugce Aktas at the Max Planck Institute for Molecu.....»»
Examining the range of adulterants that disrupt the hormones of fish and amphibians
The contraceptive pill is obviously not intended for fish and frogs. However, the hormones in the pill and other pharmaceuticals that are not completely broken down in sewage treatment plants can affect aquatic organisms......»»
Driverless vehicles covered five times more test miles in California in 2023
General Motors' Cruise unit and Google affiliate Waymo accounted for the bulk of the miles — 63 percent and 36 percent respectively — recorded without a safety driver, according to the state's department of motor vehicles......»»
Toyota"s EV strategy guided by dealers and customers, not regulations, says Jack Hollis
Jack Hollis, head of sales for Toyota Motor North America, said emissions regulations aimed at forcing wider EV adoption are far ahead of where consumers are......»»
NZ has the energy resources to adopt alternative food technologies—it just needs a plan
The potential for alternative foods to displace and disrupt conventional agricultural production has been discussed and debated for some time. While it may still be too early to make firm predictions, the trends are clear......»»
Akio Toyoda corrects course at Toyota Group amid widening scandal
Toyota Motor Chairman Akio Toyoda says the Toyota Group of affiliated companies has lost its way and needs to get back to basics amid a series of misconduct scandals in Japan......»»
Toyota leaps to record sales, output in 2023 as chip crisis fades
Toyota Motor Corp. stormed ahead to record sales and production in 2023 as the Japanese auto juggernaut put the microchip shortage behind it and ramped up factories......»»
Lawmakers want U.S. to probe four Chinese firms involved in Ford battery plant
The chairs of two U.S. House committees asked the Biden administration to investigate four Chinese companies they say are involved in Ford Motor's planned Michigan battery plant, according to a letter seen by Reuters......»»
Watch Ford’s tribute to Detroit Lions playoff run
Narrated by Jeff Daniels, the video links the team and automaker to Motor City grit after heartbreaking loss to 49ers......»»
Canon plans to disrupt chipmaking with low-cost “stamp” machine
Company is challenging industry leader ASML with its nanoprint lithography tech. Enlarge / Canon’s FPA-1200NZ2C nanoimprint lithography machine. The company has been developing technology to stamp chip designs onto silicon wafe.....»»
Lithia to buy 9-store Carousel group in Midwest from Pohlad Cos.
Lithia Motors will buy the nine-store Carousel Motor Group, a dealership group with stores in Minnesota and Wisconsin, from Minnesota Twins owner Pohlad Cos., the Pohlad conglomerate said in a statement Wednesday......»»
How to shift gears in a molecular motor
A study published in Chemistry—A European Journal presents a proof-of-principle design of molecular motors......»»