Cars That Think

MARCH 18, 2025

Self-driving cars were supposed to be in our garages by now, according to the optimistic predictions of just a few years ago. IEEE Spectrum spoke with Vladislav Voroninski , founder and CEO of Helm.ai, about the companys creation of synthetic data to train and validate self-driving car systems. How is Helm.ai How is Helm.ai

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CleanTechnica EVs

JANUARY 4, 2025

Swiss Re, a top reinsurer globally, has analyzed a lot of data, and it has determined that Waymo’s robotaxis are safer than human drivers, and even safer than human drivers of new cars with the latest advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS). Swiss Re has more than 500,000 liability claims and.

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CleanTechnica EVs

MARCH 11, 2025

As a cleantech enthusiast and proud owner of several electric cars over the last 14 years, Ive long believed that EVs are the future of transportation. continued] The post Was Toyota Right To Prioritize Hybrids Over Full Electric Cars? But after digging into the data. appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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CleanTechnica EVs

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

continued] The post 100% Electric Vehicles = 17% Of New Car Sales In Europe In January appeared first on CleanTechnica. Positively, BEVs (168,000 units, +37% YoY) continued to grow despite the drop in EV incentives in certain markets. On the other hand, plugin hybrids (PHEVs) were down, dropping by 5% year over year (YoY).

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The Truth About Cars

MARCH 5, 2025

EVERY1 is a compact electric car with a sporty look that represents VWs first vehicle under its new design language. A secret sauce element is the roof drawn in the middle, usually seen on sports cars. This is a concept car, so VW is far more focused on highlighting the design elements and looks than specs.

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CleanTechnica EVs

MARCH 21, 2025

The electric car options on the market have exploded in number, especially in the past few years. continued] The post Electric Car Options Have Exploded In Number in USA appeared first on CleanTechnica. We’ve seen the market go from just a few options (and none of them great) to dozens of options today.

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CleanTechnica EVs

MARCH 6, 2025

Now the CEO of Volvo Cars, Jim Rowan, has come out and torched the EU over this as well. continued] The post Volvo Cars CEO Torches EU Plan To Delay Automaker CO2 Emissions Requirements And He Should appeared first on CleanTechnica. Overall, we see it as a weak, harmful move that is not required. Rowan says that.

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Cars That Think

FEBRUARY 1, 2025

Inspired by the first Grand Challenge, he organized the Stanford Racing Team with the aim of fielding a robotic car in the second competition. A remote-control kill switch, which DARPA required on all vehicles, would deactivate the car before it could become a danger. Fast-forward five years: Thrun transferred to Stanford in July 2003.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JANUARY 4, 2025

The post GM’s EV Sales Skyrocket And Soon We’ll All Be Driving Mushroom Cars appeared first on CleanTechnica. GM is among the automakers celebrating a great year for EV sales, setting the stage for the Cadillac SOLLEI luxury concept EV featuring parts made with mushroom fiber.

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Teslarati

JANUARY 27, 2025

A study from Self Financial has determined that the Tesla Model 3 sedan is the most affordable car to run in the United States. The analysis: For its study , Self Financial considered the running costs of the 50 best-selling vehicles from 2022 to 2024 to find out how much it costs to run a car on average in the United States.

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CleanTechnica EVs

MARCH 13, 2025

While Tesla CEO Elon Musk digs his EVs deeper into a hole, Toyota seizes new opportunities in the urban electric micro-car market. The post With Tesla EVs Down, Toyota Teases Super Cute Solar-Powered Micro Car appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2024

continued] The post California Reaches 2 Million Electric Car Sales, 26.4% That’s also 39% of USA’s 5,466,139 cumulative EV sales. California is a huge state, and would be the 4th. Market Share appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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The Truth About Cars

MARCH 5, 2025

General Motors has issued a factory fix for a problem where third-generation Chevy Colorado and GMC Canyon pickups were leaving car washes with dented roofs. The problem reportedly stems from taking the vehicles through automatic car washes, only to hear a strange popping sound near the end of the cycle.

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CleanTechnica EVs

MARCH 7, 2025

continued] The post How Many Electric Cars Will The World Buy In 2025, 2027, 2030? Overall, 22% of new auto sales were plugin vehicle sales, more than one out of five, and 14% were BEV sales, almost one out of seven. That’s “a robust rise from the 16% (10%. appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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CleanTechnica EVs

MARCH 15, 2025

continued] The post Florida is #2 State for Electric Car Sales (Probably) appeared first on CleanTechnica. California is #1, of course, and has about 5 as many EV registrations as Florida, while #3 Texas is just a bit behind Florida. The most obvious these are.

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Teslarati

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Tesla may attract a lot of hate and controversy today due to Elon Musk’s political behavior, but in Sweden, the electric car maker’s vehicles seem to be doing fine. This is, at least, as per comments from Swedish used car titan Riddermark Bil. billion last year, is among the largest in Sweden’s used car market.

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CleanTechnica EVs

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

One of our readers passed along the note recently that it was the 25 year anniversary of the first hybrid car in the United States, the Honda Insight, which arrived in December 1999. continued] The post 25 Years of Hybrids, 10 Years of Hydrogen Fuel Cell Cars appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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The Truth About Cars

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

The 5 Series wagon kicks off Speed Academys Cheap Car Challenge, and theyre still looking for more cars to round out their competition. Speed Academy is a website and YouTube channel based on making things go fast and enjoying cars. To watch the full video , head over to Speed Academy s YouTube page.

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Teslarati

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Japanese automaker Honda Motor aims to launch a next-generation car factory in Ohio for over $1 billion. The post Honda aims to launch $1B+ ‘next-gen’ car factory in Ohio appeared first on TESLARATI. Honda is investing heavily in Ohio. The Teslarati team would appreciate hearing from you.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JANUARY 27, 2025

continued] The post 25% of New Car Sales in China Were 100% Electric in 2024! Plugin vehicles in China once again ended the year with a record month, growing by 46% year over year (YoY) in the last month of the year to a record 1,379,000 units. appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JANUARY 19, 2025

continued] The post Volkswagen And VinFast Take Different Routes To The Electric Car Future In India appeared first on CleanTechnica. Yet it does not have quite the intensely focused economic agenda of the Chinese government, which is why the shelves at Walmart are not laden with goods labeled “Made In India.” ” There are.

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CleanTechnica EVs

MARCH 18, 2025

continued] The post Could A BMW i3 Be The Last Car You Ever Own? Aside from batteries, EVs really have very little that can go wrong with them. There are so few moving parts operating at relatively low temperatures. appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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JANUARY 30, 2025

continued] The post World Car Person of the Year Stella Li appeared first on CleanTechnica. She’s the second most famous person at BYD, and she has been the leader of the company outside of China for several years. She’s the company’s Executive Vice President, and she just won an award that.

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CleanTechnica EVs

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

The new Volvo ES90 is powered by 800-volt technology, helping to create a car that goes further and charges faster than any electric Volvo before The ES90 can add up to 300 kilometres of range in just 10 minutes of charging and offers a driving range of up to 700.

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The Truth About Cars

MARCH 20, 2025

People in some regions can already buy a new Hyundai on Amazon, but the online platform is considering an expansion into the used car market. The Amazon program lets shoppers view vehicles and progress through the buying process digitally, but the cars come from local dealers inventories.

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Teslarati

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

It would not be surprising if Tesla India focused on the new Model Y and the reengineered Model 3 sedan, considering that the two vehicles are the company’s best-selling cars. The post Tesla India: Thousands of cars set to hit Mumbai in coming months, claims report appeared first on TESLARATI.

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The Truth About Cars

MARCH 21, 2025

Used car prices havent tumbled as many predicted after their meteoric rise during and after COVID, but prices for used EVs have. iSeeCars executive analyst Karl Brauer said, The average price of 1-to-5-year-old used cars has shifted less than $1,000 over the past year. Used Tesla pricing fell the most over the last year, with a 13.6-percent

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CleanTechnica EVs

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

continued] The post News on Tesla’s New Factories in Mexico, India, & Netherlands to Build 9 Million Cars a Year appeared first on CleanTechnica. He was concerned that we were no longer focused on covering cleantech (or “clean teck” as he put it).

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Teslarati

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Tesla implemented this little-known feature to make its cars, and not to mention those around the vehicle, even safer than ever before. The post Tesla implemented this little-known feature to make its cars even safer appeared first on TESLARATI.

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Teslarati

MARCH 12, 2025

Hyundai’s car factory in Georgia has run into a wastewater issue that may affect production. The facility stopped accepting wastewater from Hyundai’s car factory in Georgia at the end of September due to Hurricane Helene and has not received wastewater water from HMGMA since.

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EV Central

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

The Renault Group has announced that pioneering fire safety tech it has developed to put out EV fires faster and easier will be available to the global car industry for free in a bid to boost electric car safety. Despite the fears over EV fires, electric cars are statistically less likely to catch fire compared to a combustion vehicle.

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Teslarati

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Tesla has emerged as the leader in vehicle lifespan and mileage among various car brands and fuel types, as per a recent study. This significantly outpaces the average for electric cars, which stood at 124,000 miles. Audi led gasoline cars with an estimated lifetime mileage of 143,000 miles over 20.9

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CleanTechnica EVs

MARCH 7, 2025

Our own King Wordsmith Steve Hanley wrote a story yesterday about how upcoming changes to the European New Car Assessment Program (NCAP) will require physical controls, not touchscreen controls, for 5 key functions of a car using the horn, operating the windshield wipers, activating turn signals, engaging the emergency.

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CleanTechnica EVs

MARCH 18, 2025

It has about 5 times more electric cars on its roads than any other state, and it’s also the #1 state in the nation in terms of electric cars per capita. California dominates the US electric vehicle scene. California accounted for 31.1% of US EV (ZEV) sales in 2024.

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Teslarati

MARCH 6, 2025

The Tesla Model Y led South Koreas imported car market in February 2025 with 2,038 units sold, as per data from the Korea Automobile Importers & Distributors Association (KAIDA). Total imported passenger car registrations in South Korea climbed 24.4% S.Korea's February Import Car Best Selling Car (Old) Model Y!

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CleanTechnica EVs

JANUARY 22, 2025

Looking at the best selling electric cars in China across the first 11 months of 2024, the Tesla Model Y was the top selling full electric car, and the Tesla Model 3 was the 8th best selling pure electric car. BYD has dominated plugin vehicle sales and pure electric vehicle. appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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Teslarati

MARCH 4, 2025

Stella Li, executive vice president of Chinas leading electric vehicle maker BYD, noted that the Chinese automaker is willing to work with Tesla to battle combustion-powered cars. Our common enemy is the internal combustion engine car. Because its a better car, a smarter car…and its higher quality, she stated.

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