EPA rules turn up heat on automakers' EV goals

EPA rules turn up heat on automakers’ EV goals

WASHINGTON — In contrast to President Joe Biden’s nonbinding zero-emission vehicle goal, the EPA’s aggressive new campaign would have the legal authority to force the automotive industry to make some tough decisions as it hastens its electrification strategies. The agency last week unveiled its strictest-ever vehicle pollution standards for cars and light trucks for the […]

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PACE Awards seeks innovative suppliers

PACE Awards seeks innovative suppliers

Applications are open for the 2023 Automotive News PACE Awards and PACEpilot program. The PACE Awards recognize traditional and nontraditional suppliers around the world for new product, process and business model innovations. Entries must be innovations that have been commercialized by a sale to an automaker. PACEpilot recognizes post-pilot pre-commercial innovations in automotive and future

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Ukraine Situation Report: Official Hints At New Weapons To Be Unleashed On Crimea

Ukraine Situation Report: Official Hints At New Weapons To Be Unleashed On Crimea

The War Zone A top Ukrainian official hinted that “new types” of weapons may have caused explosions in Crimea, targeted by Kyiv for liberation. Ukraine MOD A top Ukrainian official on Friday said that no weapon allowed by international law was off the table when it comes to attacking Crimea and hinted that some recent

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Bunker Talk: Let’s Talk About All The Things We Did And Didn’t Cover This Week

Bunker Talk: Let’s Talk About All The Things We Did And Didn’t Cover This Week

The War Zone You know the drill. Photo by Keystone-France/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images. Welcome to Bunker Talk. This is a weekend open discussion post for the best commenting crew on the net, in which we can chat about all the stuff that went on this week that we didn’t cover. We can also talk about

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ZF to receive millions of silicon carbide microchips from STMicroelectronics as EV business grows

ZF to receive millions of silicon carbide microchips from STMicroelectronics as EV business grows

German parts supplier ZF Group signed a multiyear contract with a major producer of semiconductors to secure millions of silicon carbide chips that will be integrated into its upcoming inverter platform for electric vehicles. ZF will have Swiss chipmaker STMicroelectronics supply “double-digit millions” of the chips starting in 2025, according to a news release. ZF

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NYPD Now Has Guns That Shoot GPS Trackers To Reduce Dangerous High-Speed Pursuits

NYPD Now Has Guns That Shoot GPS Trackers To Reduce Dangerous High-Speed Pursuits

Also known as the Guardian HX and designed by a company called StarChase, the handheld GPS launcher comes with features like a foregrip laser sight pressure switch, a removable and rechargeable battery that takes the place of a standard magazine, and an extendable shoulder stock. The projectile travels at 37 mph and has a range

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This Double Wide Jeep Wrangler Is Real and Actually Drives

This Double Wide Jeep Wrangler Is Real and Actually Drives

News → News by Brand → Jeep News It’s a two-door with two rows of four seats, so you can still bring the whole family. Via Google Maps If you’ve spent any time on the internet or public roads, you’ve seen questionably modified Jeeps. God love ’em, but some Wrangler owners take it too far.

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Lidar maker Luminar's Mexico factory opens ahead of schedule

Lidar maker Luminar’s Mexico factory opens ahead of schedule

Lidar maker Luminar Technologies’ new contract manufacturing facility is up and running ahead of schedule. Expected to open later in the second quarter of this year, Luminar’s Monterrey, Mexico, factory is producing and shipping its Iris sensors to Volvo, company spokesperson Milin Mehta told Automotive News. They will be installed in the Swedish automaker’s EX90

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New EBK World Cup Seeks To Raise The Bar For E-Bike Racing

New EBK World Cup Seeks To Raise The Bar For E-Bike Racing

Motorcycle racing fans among you will certainly be familiar with the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme, or FIM. The governing body of all things motorcycle racing – MotoGP, WorldSBK – you name it – has a new trick up its sleeve. It’s called the EBK World Cup, and interestingly, it involves electric bicycles.   That’s right, the

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