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.....»»
Hyundai"s Georgia ‘Metaplant" will spark EV expansion
Hyundai Motor Group broke ground Tuesday on a $5.54 billion EV factory near Savannah, Ga., that will produce models for Hyundai, Genesis and Kia brands......»»
What"s in your future? "Fortune tellers" paper game helps children acquire fine motor and language skills
Making "fortune tellers"—a folded paper game children hold on their fingers and thumbs and practice counting and "telling fortunes" with—has been a time-treasured craft and play activity for generations across cultures......»»
Toyota launches EV co-developed with BYD, reportedly considering a strategy revamp
Toyota Motor just launched the first EV model that it jointly developed with China-based BYD to gain a presence in the world's largest EV market. On the other hand, the Japanese automaker is reportedly considering rebooting its EV strategies in respo.....»»
LinkedIn Live talk from the Automotive News Retail Forum
Join us on LinkedIn at noon Eastern on Oct. 27 for a live talk with Mark LaNeve, chairman of the auto dealership vertical at Franchise Equity Partners and former top sales and marketing executive at both General Motors and Ford Motor Co......»»
What a buzzkill: Early-ending winters disrupt bumblebee slumber
Gardeners across North America and different parts of the world have been growing worried over an eerie quiet settling over their gardens—a silence caused by the missing buzzing of bees......»»
Korean auto giant Hyundai investigating child labor in its U.S. supply chain
Hyundai Motor Co, Korea's top automaker, is investigating child labor violations in its U.S. supply chain and plans to "sever ties" with Hyundai suppliers in Alabama found to have relied on underage workers, the company's global chief operating offic.....»»
Urgent e-bike recall: This bike can literally explode, so stop riding it immediately
Electric bikes are a great way to get around, especially during the pandemic. The electric motor can help during prolonged climbs or when you’re too tired to pedal your way home from work. But e-bikes must be safe for the user, considering the larg.....»»
Netflix wants to be the next Stadia, just without the crashing and burning
Netflix really wants to get into the world of cloud gaming. As reported by Protocol, Mike Verdu, Netflix’s vice president of game development, was on stage at TechCrunch’s Disrupt event on Tuesday. The executive, when discussing the compa.....»»
Telegram Piracy: Police Target 545 Channels & Eight Suspected Admins
Italian authorities have announced an operation to disrupt mass piracy on Telegram. Technology fraud specialists executed a seizure order against 545 channels and conducted physical searches in five regions. Eight channel administrators are suspected.....»»
Toyota was a hybrid pioneer with the Prius but struggles to leap to electric
Toyota botched the rollout of its first EV. Enlarge / A 2022 Toyota bZ4X on display at the 43rd Bangkok International Motor Show 2022 in Bangkok, Thailand. (credit: NurPhoto via Getty) Five months since Toyota started selling.....»»
Stellantis criticizes EU"s 2035 ban on fossil fuel vehicles
Automaker Stellantis' CEO Carlos Tavares on Monday (October 17) used the occasion of Paris Motor Show 2022 to call for a re-negotiation of the EU's proposed 2035 ban on fossil fuel cars, arguing that hybrid vehicles should be given a bigger role in t.....»»
Lance Woelfer tapped to lead Honda brand sales
American Honda Motor Co. taps longtime associate Lance Woelfer to head up Honda brand sales division amidst a robust product rollout and efforts to ready itself for ......»»
BMW to shift electric Mini"s UK production to China
BMW will build Mini electric hatchbacks and a small SUV in China through its partnership with Great Wall Motor......»»
E Paper License Plates Now Street-Legal in California
Update 14 Oct. 2022: The “Kindle” of license plates—Reviver’s connected, digital RPlate—is now legal for use by any California car-owner, following a 10,000-car pilot that started in 2018. The California Motor Vehicle Digital Number Plates.....»»
There"s a billion-dollar bidding war for EV plants across the US
Michigan governor Gretchen Whitmer wasn't happy. Ford Motor, a company whose very name is synonymous with Detroit, had just announced it had chosen two southern states, Tennessee and Kentucky, as sites for a US$11 billion electric vehicle (EV) projec.....»»
Molecular-motor specialists deepen our understanding of the rotary ion pump of the cell
A team of specialists in nano-sized rotational motors have directly visualized the process of pumping sodium ions, enabling them to explain why there had up until now appeared to be a structural symmetry mismatch between two motors that make up part.....»»
Nissan to fully exit Russia market, expects JPY100 billion loss
Nissan Motor joined Toyota Motor in deciding to completely pull out of Russia, an exit that will cost Japan's second-largest automaker roughly JPY100 billion (US$687 million)......»»
Honda, LGES to invest US$4.4 billion to make EV batteries in Ohio
Honda Motor and Korea's LG Energy Solution (LGES) plan to spend US$4.4 billion to build electric vehicle (EV) batteries at a new joint venture in Ohio, part of project by the automaker to start EV production at its plants in the state......»»
Endangered fruit-eating animals play an outsized role in a tropical forest—losing them could have dire consequences
A new study by researchers at the University of Washington shows that losing a particular group of endangered animals—those that eat fruit and help disperse the seeds of trees and other plants—could severely disrupt seed-dispersal networks in the.....»»
Biden gambles with global chip supply by halting US firms’ operations in China
Power of US export curbs could diminish quickly without other nations joining. Enlarge (credit: Pavel_Korr | iStock / Getty Images Plus) The US has taken its next step in its boldest efforts yet to disrupt China's military by.....»»