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US jobs too important to risk Chinese car imports, says Ford CEO
20+ hour, 54+ min ago (591+ words) Ars Technica The risk to almost a million US jobs is too great to allow imports of Chinese vehicles, according to Ford CEO Jim Farley. In an interview, Farley spoke with Fox News about rising car prices and global competition,…...
IONNA Rechargeries are coming to more than 350 Circle K stations
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (501+ words) The OEM-backed charging network offers 400 k W NACS and CCS DC fast chargers. Today, the IONNA charging network announced that it's partnering with Circle K to bring its "Rechargery" experience to more than 350 Circle K locations in the US. IONNA…...
2026 Hyundai Ioniq 9: American car-buyer tastes meet Korean EV tech
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (405+ words) There's a lot to like about this SUV, made in Georgia. When Hyundai's E-GMP platform for electric vehicles arrived on the market, it cemented the Korean automaker's place as one of the leaders of its industry. And in the absence…...
Fewer American EVs costs GM $6 billion even as its Chinese sales boom
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (50+ words) Left unsaid is that Ford's and to a much greater extent GM's retreat from the EU markets are biting them hard here. EU is buying a lot of EVs because of govt regulation. They've been much more. .. Fewer American EVs…...
Toyota's new GR GT picks up where the 2000 GT and Lexus LFA left off
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (560+ words) Jonathan is the Automotive Editor at Ars Technica. He has a BSc and Ph D in Pharmacology and followed up with postdoctoral work at The Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla, CA, and the University of Kentucky in Lexington, KY,…...
The Rivian R2 will launch with 335 miles of range
1+ week, 1+ day ago (535+ words) Jonathan is the Automotive Editor at Ars Technica. He has a BSc and Ph D in Pharmacology and followed up with postdoctoral work at The Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla, CA, and the University of Kentucky in Lexington, KY,…...
The 2025 Aston Martin Vantage: Achingly beautiful and thrilling to drive
11+ mon, 2+ week ago (490+ words) It took time to get confident with the Vantage, and it did not like rain. Aston Martin's bonded aluminum spaceframe platform gives the Vantage an extremely stiff chassis, and the car's vehicle dynamics controller takes inputs from accelerometers and sensors…...
2026 Lucid Air Touring review: This feels like a complete car now
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (54+ words) The new one is a very nice design from Franz, but by the time they get it into production a lot more people will have been pissed off that no one will care to buy it except the ultra wealthy…...
Why Brembo uses endurance racing as a test bench for brake development
9+ mon, 5+ day ago (717+ words) Brakes get punished more than ever now that Le Mans is a sprint from start to finish. LE MANS, FRANCE'It's 2 am at the Circuit de la Sarthe, just a few hours from Paris, France. The 24 Hours of Le Mans race…...
Brembo develops brakes with almost no brake dust and less wear
10+ mon, 3+ week ago (591+ words) Jonathan is the Automotive Editor at Ars Technica. He has a BSc and Ph D in Pharmacology and followed up with postdoctoral work at The Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla, CA, and the University of Kentucky in Lexington, KY,…...