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Amazon Now Has Over 50,000 Electric Delivery Vans In Its Fleet
American e-commerce giant Amazon crossed an important milestone in its vehicle electrification journey. The company now has 50,000 electric delivery vans globally. Most of the battery-powered vehicles are Rivian vans, but thousands of Mercedes-Benz commercial EVs are also part of…
Volkswagen Compares Gas Cars To Horses, Says That EVs Are Plain Better
Volkswagen says there’s no point in discussing the ban of combustion engines. The company’s sales, marketing, and after-sales boss believes people will realize that EVs are just better than gas cars. Martin Sander said that horses were never banned, but…
Audi’s Stunning New Nuvolari Supercar Is A Tri-Motor Plug-In Hybrid
The Nuvolari is Audi’s most powerful car ever. With a whopping 987 horsepower on tap, the limited-run supercar ties the original Bugatti Veyron. But while the Veyron had a huge, W16 engine doing the heavy lifting, the spaceship-like Nuvolari has…
Old Waymo Batteries Will Get A Second Life As Stationary Energy Storage
Waymo's old robotaxi batteries will live on as stationary energy storage. The autonomous vehicle company announced a partnership with B2U Storage Solutions on Thursday. The used batteries will help support the energy grid in places where Waymo operates, starting with…
The Self-Driving Car Story Started Earlier Than You Think
Tesla may be widely associated with its very public quest to automate driving, but the origin of self-driving cars goes back to before the Silicon Valley startup even existed. A Mercedes drove autonomously on public highways for 1,000 miles between…
This 85% Scale Vintage Bentley Is One Of A Kind—And Electric
The newest electric Bentley is probably not the one you were expecting. This one-of-one Bentley Blower Junior is the work of Hedley Studios, and it’s heading to Jason Momoa. Built in partnership with Bentley Motors, the 85% scale vintage-looking car…
Tesla Wants Its Cameras To ‘Blink’ Like a Human Eye
A patent filed by Tesla could create a new way for car cameras to clean themselves when they get dirty. The method involves adding a fluid reservoir and wiper into the camera assembly. This allows the camera to rid itself…