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How scientists created a car alarm that could save lives
3+ week, 20+ hour ago (461+ words) George Mason University, Carryl Baldwin and her research team studied how people understand different warning...
Polestar Hand-Built 34 Prototypes Just to Learn How to Build One Car
2+ week, 6+ day ago (798+ words) Before Polestar sold a single Polestar 1 to a customer, it built 34 of them to be crashed, frozen, baked, and generally abused. None of those cars were ever meant to end up in anyone's garage. That's the actual starting point of…...
The surprising factor tied to driving confidence years later
3+ week, 4+ day ago (372+ words) test today, while only 3.5% expected to fail. The research also identified a significant confidence gap between...
Rivian Outlines its Overseas Expansion – Europe is Next
3+ week, 4+ day ago (285+ words) Rivian founder and CEO RJ Scaringe has confirmed that Europe is the company's next market, with the UK central to its plan for the continent. In an interview with Auto Express, Scaringe said the first model to arrive will be…...
New MIT Study Busts One Of The Most Persistent Myths About EVs
4+ week, 1+ day ago (544+ words) Electric vehicles have been surrounded by the same arguments for years. Among the most persistent is the claim that EVs aren't actually cleaner than gasoline-powered cars once battery production, fossil-fuel electricity, and cold-weather efficiency losses are taken into account. A…...
Antique 1911 electric car tutorial shows EV basics were in place generations ago
3+ week, 3+ day ago (316+ words) A TikTok video showcases an electric car from 1911, giving viewers a striking reminder: electric vehicles are hardly a futuristic invention. Drivers were already learning the basics of battery-powered transportation more than a century ago. In the TikTok video, creator Gavin…...
Ford Uses AI To Build Engines That Last A Minimum Of 15 Years / 225,000 Miles
4+ week, 1+ day ago (739+ words) Ford wants its engines and transmissions to reliably survive at least 15 years or 225,000 miles, and artificial intelligence is becoming one of the tools it uses to reach that target. Rather than relying exclusively on conventional durability testing, Ford says AI…...
Your Gas Car Works Fine. Consider An EV Anyway, Scientists Say
4+ week, 1+ day ago (673+ words) A few years ago, environmental scientist Elliot Campbell went around asking people why they would, or would not, switch to an electric vehicle. A surprising number of them asked him a question in return: Because building an EV generates emissions,…...
100,000 Miles In Eight Months: Toyota Prius Justifies The Reliability Hype
2+ week, 5+ day ago (714+ words) Toyota's reputation for building durable cars isn't exactly a secret, but one 2026 Prius has been subjected to the kind of mileage most owners won't accumulate for a decade. Medical transporter Shane Somers has driven his Prius LE 100,000 miles in just…...
Black Hat Just Proved Your EV Charger Can Infect Your Car—And Everything Else Nearby
2+ week, 4+ day ago (708+ words) couldn't be turned into an attack vector. A research team just demonstrated something far more unsettling:...