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Nissan Design creates electric ‘GT-R (X) 2050’ concept, bringing intern’s dream to life
In 1970, the term “minivan” had yet to be coined, SUVs were primarily used by outdoor surveyors, and a new kind of supercar emerged wearing the unfamiliar badging “GT-R” in Japan. And future car designer Jaebum “JB…
SpaceX’s first Starship booster a step closer as custom parts arrive
While SpaceX remains focused on Starship flight testing as the dust settles from SN8’s launch debut, the company continues to make slow but steady progress building the first Super Heavy booster prototype. For the most part, SpaceX has learned from trial and error and developed a decent stainless steel rocket manufacturing process by building a […]
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Nissan chooses Japan over the UK for its new EV
The Japanese paper Nikkei reported that the new Nissan Ariya will be built in Japan rather than at Nissan’s UK factory in Sunderland. According to the paper, Nissan considered Sunderland but Brexit worries led the manufacturer to decide in favour of ex…
Electric Vehicle Charge Points ‘Lack Accessibility’
A new survey of electric vehicle (EV) drivers has found issues around accessibility for disabled users. Zap-Map, the UK’s leading EV mapping service, polled 2,200 EV drivers on their experiences of using Britain’s charging network. The survey has been …
Toyota CEO inadvertently validates Tesla Energy while dubbing EVs as “overhyped”
Toyota President Akio Toyoda inadvertently made a case for Tesla Energy while speaking during a conference for the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association on Thursday, December 17. Toyoda stated that EVs were “overhyped” and suggested that more of them would actually worsen carbon dioxide in Japan, considering the source of the country’s electricity. Companies like Tesla Energy […]
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How Nissan is using electric cars to power disaster recovery
Outside, there are the familiar scenes of devastation: Rubble. Mud. Broken power lines. But inside the volunteer center in Nagano Prefecture in the heart of Japan, power tools are charging, a photocopy machine whirrs, and the smells of boiled rice and …
Tesla Model Y spotted at Giga Shanghai test track as initial production spools up
Recent footage from Phase 2 of Gigafactory Shanghai’s complex hints that initial production of the Made-in-China Tesla Model Y is well underway. The short video, which was taken near Giga Shanghai’s road test site, shows production Model Ys being put through a test track. Drone operator Wu Wa noted that full mass production of the […]
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Fisker and Magna Enter Into Definitive Agreements
Fisker Inc. has entered into definitive “operational phase” platform-sharing and initial manufacturing agreements with Magna International Inc., which clarify and finalize key aspects of the framework agreement previously announced on Oct. 15, 2020. “I…
Video: Porsche Taycan Turbo Range Test in Cold & Damp Conditions
What happens when German engineering meets British weather? Robert range tests the Taycan Turbo. It’s a Porsche so it’s pretty incredible, but does the battery meet expectations? The Porsche Taycan Turbo has a range of up to 450 kilometres …