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Two men have been accused of using stolen Tesla trade secrets to establish their own Chinese-based competitor, reports say

Two men have been accused of using stolen Tesla trade secrets...

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Two men have been accused of conspiring to share trade secrets belonging to a leading US EV company.Federal prosecutors did not name the EV company, referring to it only as "victim company-1," but The New York Times and other publications identified the company as Elon Musk's Tesla.Klaus Pflugbeil, a Canadian national and resident of China,…
Lincoln Corsair PHEV review: A luxury car shouldn’t squeak this much

Lincoln Corsair PHEV review: A luxury car shouldn’t squeak this much

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Enlarge / We like the interior styling, and it rides well and is rather efficient. But the interior build quality needs work.Jonathan Gitlin It probably hasn't escaped notice that electric vehicles, having captured everyone's attention, are having a bit of a slide into what Gartner calls "the trough of depression." But as skeptics push back…
Here’s BMW’s electric replacement for the X3—production starts in 2025

Here’s BMW’s electric replacement for the X3—production starts in 2025

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CASCAIS, Portugal—BMW is one of the more advanced automakers when it comes to electrification. Its current portfolio of electric vehicles includes the iX and i7, both of which have the edge on the competition in their respective classes—not bad for cars that use an underlying architecture that was designed to be powertrain-agnostic. Engineers, back at…
New EPA, DOE fuel regs give automakers longer to reduce CO2 emissions

New EPA, DOE fuel regs give automakers longer to reduce CO2...

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Aurich Lawson | Getty Images This week, the US Department of Energy and the Environmental Protection Agency have published new fuel efficiency rules that will go into effect in 2026. The rules favor both battery-electric vehicles and also plug-in hybrid EVs, but not to the degree as proposed by each agency last April. Those would…
Formula 1 chief appalled to find team using Excel to manage 20,000 car parts

Formula 1 chief appalled to find team using Excel to manage...

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Enlarge / A pit stop during the Bahrain Formula One Grand Prix in early March evokes how the team's manager was feeling when looking at the Excel sheet that managed the car's build components.ALI HAIDER/POOL/AFP via Getty Images There's a new boss at a storied 47-year-old Formula 1 team, and he's eager to shake things…
Carmakers’ shady data sharing takes spotlight in GM connected car scandal

Carmakers’ shady data sharing takes spotlight in GM connected car scandal

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Aurich Lawson | Getty Images Few Ars readers will have been surprised by the news from last week concerning General Motors' connected cars. As The New York Times reported, some owners of vehicles made by General Motors have been having a hard time getting car insurance. The reason? They unwittingly agreed to share their driving…
How did Tesla’s bulletproof Cybertruck become so expensive and so delayed?

How did Tesla’s bulletproof Cybertruck become so expensive and so delayed?

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The bulletproof Cybertruck is perhaps Tesla's biggest gamble to date. It's not clear if Elon Musk will be able to sell enough of the $100,000 vehicles to break even — or if he'll even be able to sell them at all outside the United States. Love it or hate it, the electric truck is turning…
The Honda CR-V e:FCEV is a plug-in fuel-cell hybrid nobody asked for

The Honda CR-V e:FCEV is a plug-in fuel-cell hybrid nobody asked...

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Enlarge / We still think hydrogen fuel cells make more sense for static generators like the ones in the background, but Honda decided to make a fuel cell-powered CRV. Honda Hydrogen as a fuel source for light passenger vehicles is a tough sell in the US. It has a woefully underdeveloped refueling infrastructure in the…
F1’s pursuit of sustainability drives Pirelli to unveil forest-friendly tires

F1’s pursuit of sustainability drives Pirelli to unveil forest-friendly tires

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Enlarge / You'll notice the Forest Stewardship Council's logo on the sidewall to the right of the Pirelli logo.Pirelli Formula 1 is on a big sustainability kick. The race cars are switching to carbon neutral synthetic fuels. Teams are improving their logistics to cut freight emissions. Race tracks are starting to run entirely on solar…
Here’s what we know about the Audi Q6 e-tron and its all-new EV platform

Here’s what we know about the Audi Q6 e-tron and its...

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Enlarge / This is Audi's next electric vehicle, the Q6 e-tron SUV.Audi MUNICH—Audi's new electric car platform is an important one for the company. Debuting in the new 2025 Q6 e-tron, it will provide the bones for many new electric Audis—not to mention Porsches and even Lamborghinis and Bentleys—in the coming years. Its development hasn't…

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