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Toyota and its Lexus sub-brand will begin implementing Tesla NACS (North American Charging Standard) charging connectors, joining a format supported by other automakers such as Ford, GM, Honda, and, most recently, BMW. However, it is still about “certain” vehicles starting in 2025, The Verge reports. For all its other electric vehicles, Toyota will provide adapters […]
If the driver looks tired, the car will give an audible and visual warning. From now on, Tesla will assess driver fatigue with a new “drowsiness warning” feature. An audible and visual notification will be sent if the driver blinks or yawns too often – this will be monitored by a camera in the cabin, […]
Cruise, General Motors (GM), and Honda have formed a joint venture to provide self-driving taxi services in Japan. The new service, called Cruise Origin, will be created as an unmanned taxi service that picks up customers at a specified location and delivers them to their destination. Customers will use a special app on their smartphones […]
An increase in taxes on automotive gas is proposed by a ruling party deputy. Danylo Hetmantsev, a member of the Verkhovna Rada from the Servant of the People faction and chairman of the parliamentary committee on finance, tax and customs policy, believes that the excise tax on autogas should be increased. He expressed this opinion […]
“Ambulances will help Ukrainian medics evacuate wounded from the front line to the nearest medical facility The first armored ambulance purchased with funds from the United24 initiative has arrived in Ukraine. This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine. A total of 13 such vehicles were purchased. It is […]
In 2019, Elon Musk said that replacing a Tesla battery would cost between $5,000 and $10,000, but prices would change in 4 years. Johnny Basigalupo and Rob Hussey say they received a bill for £17,374, or $20,698, to repair the battery from their Tesla electric car that was damaged in a rainstorm last week. The […]
The Armed Forces of Ukraine received the first Gurkha armored vehicle. The information was shared by the Ministry of Health of Ukraine. This is the first of 13 vehicles ordered from Canada. The money to buy the cars was raised by the United24 Foundation. The car was specially created to order for Ukraine. They will […]
Yamaha has unveiled another futuristic electric vehicle concept, this time with three wheels. The Yamaha Tricera is a radically unique three-wheeled electric vehicle. Often classified as motorcycles in some areas and cars in others, many three-wheelers have more in common with cars than with motorcycles. But this new electric trail bike from Yamaha has a […]
The Canadian company Roshel Inc. has unveiled its Senator Mine-Resistant, Ambush-Protected (MRAP) armored vehicle configuration with the Easy Aerial autonomous solution for unmanned aerial vehicles. The Senator MRAP is designed to protect the crew from up to 7.62×39 mm API BZ caliber fire from a distance of 30 meters, and is also able to withstand […]
The Diia mobile app for public services has launched a beta test of a car buying and selling service. This was announced by Minister of Digital Transformation Mykhailo Fedorov at the International Economic Forum in Kyiv on Thursday, Interfax-Ukraine reports. “We are currently running a beta test of the ability to buy and sell a […]