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“Gymkhana 2022” was a worthy addition to the popular gymkhana viral video series started by Ken Block, with plenty of insane stunts performed by Travis Pastrana in his 1983 Subaru GL wagon called the Family Huckster. But nearly every stunt in the video almost didn’t happen. Subaru of America’s “Launch Control” YouTube show is doing

Eco-Movement, a Netherlands-based provider of EV charging station data, has closed a Series A funding round. Investors included Dutch VC firm Ponooc and Dow Jones, a well-known provider of news and business information. As an independent B2B data platform, Eco-Movement provides charge point location and pricing information to navigation providers, online maps and fleet operators.

Electric motor manufacturer Infinitum introduced its new electric traction and propulsion motor, Aircore Mobility, at CES 2023. Aircore Mobility is an axial flux propulsion and traction motor designed to power a wide range of electric vehicles. It’s engineered to operate with high efficiency over a wide range of speeds and load conditions, expanding vehicle range

We drove the 2023 Honda Pilot TrailSport, GM announced a big investment in its next-generation V-8 engines, and the 2024 Toyota Tacoma design leaked thanks to patent drawings. It’s the Week in Reverse, right here at Motor Authority. We followed Jeep Wranglers up some slick, snow-covered rocks in the 2023 Honda Pilot TrailSport. While by no

EVCS, an EV fast charging network operator, will add its charging network to Hubject’s intercharge platform. With almost 700 AC Level 2 and DC fast chargers, EVCS offers drivers a network of chargers across California, Oregon and Washington. Hubject’s eroaming platform allows drivers to use public chargers from various networks with no need for separate

Blink Charging, a manufacturer and provider of EV charging equipment and services, has reached an exclusive agreement to provide its MQ 200 and IQ 200 Level 2 chargers, as well as DC fast chargers and turnkey installation services, to all 323 Mitsubishi dealerships in the US. According to Blink, the dealerships will have access to

Audi has managed to combine elements from a number of vehicle types for the fourth and final member of its series of Sphere concept vehicles. Unveiled on Thursday, the new Audi Activesphere concept is a crossover with a coupe-like body that integrates a bed and a tailgate at the rear. The concept is designed for

Marposs, a designer and manufacturer of measurement, inspection and testing products, has announced a new system for checking the welding joints of pouch cell batteries within the production process, consisting of interferometric sensors and the company’s NCG (non-contact gauge) controller.  The system works by splitting light into two beams that travel different optical paths and

If you can’t measure it, you can’t manage it, as the saying goes. The degree of progress towards full adoption of EVs seems like something that wouldn’t be easy to measure, but if anyone can do it, it’s probably data analytics powerhouse J.D. Power. The J.D. Power EV Index is a new analytics tool designed

The 2023 Infiniti Q50 is adding an iridescent paint option to bring some sparkle back to the aging sedan. Called Black Opal Metallic, the iridescent paint is part of a Black Opal Edition package for the Q50 Red Sport 400 trim level. The base black color shifts between blue, green, and purple, depending on the

KAUST, a Saudi Arabian private research university, says that lithium batteries may soon enjoy enhanced efficiency, thanks to a highly ordered foam of molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) that it has discovered.  KAUST reports that the complex hierarchical structure of the self-assembling foam allows it to easily and repeatedly soak up and then release large quantities of

Danish transport operator Vikingbus has ordered 45 MAN Lion’s City 12 E buses for the Denmark capital’s public transport service. The newly ordered buses are expected to be deployed in Spring 2023. Another coach company, Anchersen, already operates 25 MAN Lion’s City 12 E buses on Copenhagen’s central bus route 7A, which carries more than

Bentley is celebrating its success at Australia’s Bathurst 12 Hour race with two special editions, both offered only in Australia. Designed by the automaker’s Mulliner personalization division and dealership Bentley Sydney, the two cars are based on the Continental GT S coupe, which just launched in Australia, but with styling elements inspired by the number

Thermal issues associated with the battery might affect its safety, reliability, lifetime, and performance. What if you can ensure the battery operates in safe temperature ranges while maximizing its performance, minimizing its degradation and avoiding hazardous conditions? Siemens offers an integrated battery design and thermal management workflow with multi-level modelling and multi-physics simulations. In this

Electreon, a developer of wireless and in-road wireless EV charging technology, will deploy its technology in a public wireless road project in Germany, which will power a public electric bus. In collaboration with EnBW, a provider of EV charging infrastructure, Electreon will be deploying 1 km of Electric Road System (ERS) along a stretch of

Imagine buying a factory-fresh Lamborghini, parking it, and then never driving it for decades. That’s essentially what the owner, or in this case owners, of this 1990 Lamborghini Countach 25th Anniversary Edition did. (It also happened to a McLaren F1, which seems even crazier.) The car, which bears chassis number ZA9CA05A7LLA12718, has just 249 kilometers

The Bugatti Centodieci is a tribute to the EB110 supercar of the 1990s, but one owner decided to take things further by commissioning a one-off livery matching the EB110S that raced at the 1994 24 Hours of Le Mans. The car, one of 10 Centodieci customer cars produced, went to a U.S. owner, Bugatti said

US bus manufacturer Gillig has announced that its Battery Electric Bus received a score of 89.5 out of 100, the highest recorded to date, in the Federal Transit Administration’s (FTA) Bus Test Program, conducted by the Larson Transportation Institute’s Bus Research and Testing Center in Altoona, Pennsylvania. The testing was introduced in 2016 to better

Canadian bus and coach manufacturer NFI reports that its subsidiary New Flyer has received orders for 16 battery-electric and fuel-cell-electric transit buses from Winnipeg Transit. Options allow the contract to be extended for up to four years for the additional purchase of up to 150 40-foot zero-emission buses. The firm order includes four each of

Aston Martin this week revealed the DBS 770 Ultimate, which is confirmed as the final DBS, at least for the time being. The car sports a 759-hp version of the automaker’s twin-turbo V-12, and is limited to 499 units, all of which are sold. 2024 Aston Martin DB11 facelift spy shots – Photo credit: Baldauf

Ioneer, an emerging US supplier of lithium and boron, has earned a notice of intent (NOI) from the Bureau of Land Management for its Rhyolite Ridge Lithium-Boron Project in Esmeralda County, Nevada. According to the company, the project’s purpose is “to provide environmentally sustainable lithium and boron to support development of domestic supply chains essential

Ultium Cells,  the battery cell manufacturing joint venture of LG Energy Solution and GM, plans to invest an additional $275 million in its Spring Hill, Tennessee plant to expand the facility’s battery cell output by more than 40 percent, from 35 GWh to 50 GWh. The company put $2.3 billion into the facility in April

We took a ride in the 2024 Chevrolet Corvette E-Ray, we drove the 2023 Genesis G90, and our spy photographer spotted the 2024 Lincoln Aviator. It’s the Week in Reverse, right here at Motor Authority. The 2024 Chevrolet Corvette E-Ray broke cover this week. We got a ride in the passenger seat and found the

Are in-wheel motors the future? We’ll see—no OEM that we know of is using them in any large volumes yet, but companies are definitely still pursuing the technology. In-wheel proponents point to significant space and weight savings, which can deliver reduced energy consumption. Motor-maker Elaphe and component supplier McLaren Applied have partnered to develop an

Thanks to the “Buy American” requirements of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) and Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), and similar provisions in the EU’s new Battery Directive, traceability is becoming a critical function in the EV industry. OPTEL has partnered with test, inspection and certification specialist Bureau Veritas to create a comprehensive traceability service called V-Trace,

Porsche for a number of years has been offering retrofit upgrades for its classic models that add modern conveniences like navigation and even whole infotainment systems with support for Apple CarPlay and Android Auto smartphone connectivity. Previously, such systems were limited to 911s from about the early 1960s up to the 996 generation, as well

Traceability is becoming a critical function in the EV industry, thanks to the “Buy American” requirements of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) and Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), and similar provisions in the EU’s new Battery Directive. Bureau Veritas is one of the largest TIC (test, inspection and certification) companies. It has 80,000 employees worldwide and

The oil giants, flush with cash after a year of record profits, are on a buying spree in the EV charging space. The latest company to be gobbled up is Volta Charging, which will be acquired by Shell USA in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $169 million. Shell USA will acquire all outstanding shares

The first customer example of the Mercedes-Benz AMG One hypercar has been delivered more than five months after production started and more than five years after the car was first shown at the 2017 Frankfurt auto show. The first customer example is finished in black and was delivered to a customer in Germany. Just 275

The EV Metals Group acquired the battery materials and technology business of Johnson Matthey in 2022. Now subsidiary EV Metals Arabia has advanced its plans to build a battery material processing plant in Saudi Arabia. EVM Arabia has been awarded an allocation of 127 hectares of land from The Royal Commission at Yanbu and a