SpaceX moves Starhopper back to launch pad, puts 200m hop test on the calendar

On July 28th, SpaceX wrapped up modifications to a rented robotic lift vehicle and carefully moved Starhopper back to its launch facilities three days after its inaugural flight. Another two days after that, SpaceX filed road closure requests confirming the date for the Starship prototype’s next launch. According to those road closures, SpaceX is preparing […]

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JD Power study claims Tesla and other EVs, autonomous driving tech, are not wanted by consumers

A recent study from US-based global marketing information services firm JD Power has concluded that consumers are not at all that excited about the advent of full self-driving vehicles, or electric cars for that matter. According to the firm, the respondents of its study exhibited a low level of confidence for autonomous vehicles and a […]

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Audi diesel-scandal arrest, Hyundai Kona Electric fire, EV infrastructure: Today’s Car News

German police have rearrested former Audi CEO Rupert Stadler on diesel emissions-scandal charges. Parked in a garage, a Hyundai Kona Electric explodes. A new transportation infrastructure bill in Congress includes funding to support electric cars. And …