Diesel deception: more pain ahead for VW brands, Bosch?

Volkswagen TDI diesel vehicles owned by Phil Grate and family, Seattle, WashingtonVolkswagen Group is moving toward wrapping up its diesel deceit in the United States, but in Europe, it may only be starting. European owners of Volkswagen Group vehicles—Volkswagen, Audi, Seat, and Skoda—may justifiably feel as if they've received the short end of the stick when it comes to compensation. In fact, there is no...

Tesla finds Chinese production site for electric cars: Shanghai

Tour of Tesla battery gigafactory for invited owners, Reno, Nevada, July 2016Tesla is closing in on a deal to begin production of its cars in China, after it signed a preliminary agreement to explore building cars near the major city of Shanghai. By signing the preliminary agreement, Tesla will begin the first step towards local production in China, a move that would significantly lower costs. More importantly, it will...

Why would Tesla want to start its own streaming music service?

2017 Tesla Model SIt seems every other day Tesla CEO Elon Musk has news about the next big project for the electric-car maker. This time, the news is about a project that seems relatively achievable, but one that produces as many questions as it answers. According to reports, Tesla is looking into starting its own streaming music service. DON'T MISS: Tesla driver...

Hyundai targets 1,400 units a year of next-gen fuel-cell vehicle: report

Hyundai FE Fuel Cell concept, 2017 Geneva auto showIt's public knowledge that Hyundai plans to replace its aging Tucson Fuel Cell utility vehicle with an all-new hydrogen-powered vehicle, and that it has big plans for the future. The Korean automaker showcased the FE Fuel Cell concept in March to provide a glimpse of what to expect when the dedicated design for its next fuel-cell vehicle arrives...

Tesla gets new Autopilot head after just five months

2016 Tesla Model STesla's most recent Autopilot software head has left the company after just five months on the job. Chris Lattner, who had previously worked at Apple for more than a decade, joined Tesla in January as head software engineer overseeing development of the electric cars' Autopilot active-safety systems. However, it wasn't a good fit—something...

Electric cars will cost less to buy than regular cars by 2025: analysis

2015 Nissan Leaf plugged in to recharge   [photo: John C. Briggs]Studies have shown that electric vehicles have a number of strikes against them in the minds on consumers who don't know much about them. Range anxiety, the lack of electric vehicle charging infrastructure—or even awareness that it exists—and high purchase prices all play a part in the challenges faced by electric cars. However, a new...

Tesla driver killed in Autopilot crash ignored repeated warnings, NTSB says

Tesla AutopilotThe National Transportation Safety Board has published its first findings after investigating a fatal highway crash in 2016 involving a Tesla Model S and a tractor trailer. The crash occurred on last summer after 40-year-old Joshua Brown was driving with Tesla's Autopilot engaged. The system failed to apply the brakes when a tractor trailer turned...