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Tesla, a well-known electric car manufacturer, has announced an increase in prices for its popular Model Y electric car in some European countries by 2000 euros, starting March 22. This decision comes shortly after the company announced a $1,000 price increase for Model Y in the United States, which in turn followed a previous price […]
The Committee recommended adopting draft laws N10219 and N10220 on amendments to the Customs Code of Ukraine, the Tax Code of Ukraine and other laws of Ukraine on providing the security and defense forces with vehicles in the first reading. Danylo Hetmantsev talks about this. The purpose of the draft laws is to introduce short-term […]
A jury in Indianapolis found Tesla partially liable for a 2017 accident involving its truck and a motorcyclist. An Indiana jury has partially found the electric car manufacturer and its employee responsible for a 2017 crash between a Ford truck and a motorcyclist. Tesla and its employee Kyle Kashuba must pay the victim Christopher Dugan […]
Ukrainian Armor has conducted field tests of its new 10-seat Novator vehicle with the Tavria 14.5 combat module. A remote-controlled turret with a 14.5 mm KPVT machine gun was mounted on the roof of the armored vehicle. The stabilization system allows for efficient firing on the move. The optoelectronic module provides target detection with a […]
The device from ORNL has an efficiency of 96% and was able to charge the Hyundai Kona EV in practice. Scientists from the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) have demonstrated the operation of wireless charging for a 100 kW electric vehicle. The distance between the charger and the car was 12.7 cm, Interesting Engineering reports. […]
The service’s CEO, Sergey Grishkov, said that the taxi service would no longer transport passengers during the curfew. The first restriction of the service will be implemented on the night of 14.03.2024 to 15.03.2024 and will continue to operate throughout Ukraine in accordance with the curfews of each region. According to Uklon CEO Serhiy Hryshkov, […]
Starting from March 14, amendments to the Criminal Code, which provide for the confiscation of a car from a drunk driver, will come into force in Poland. Cars will be confiscated from drunken people, but unlike Latvia, where confiscated cars are transferred to Ukraine, Poland will sell them at auction for half the price. Any […]
The Biden administration has unveiled a freight electrification roadmap that prioritizes investment in electric vehicle chargers and hydrogen fueling stations along key freight corridors around the United States. The program describes in detail the stages of improving the infrastructure of freight corridors and the methodology for switching to zero-emission battery transport by 2040. This is […]
The first photos of the compact budget electric car Zhidou Rainbow have been published. According to CarNewsChina, it will debut on the Chinese car market in April. Zhidou Rainbow is to be the first model of a Chinese company to be released after bankruptcy. This was made possible by Geely, which bought and revived the […]
Luaz Motors, the Ukrainian manufacturer of Luaz electric cars. There are many controversial issues about the production of electric pickup trucks: whether 100% local production is needed, which components can be manufactured in Ukraine and which are more profitable to import, and whether electric vehicles are more profitable to use than gasoline-powered cars. Currently, the […]