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☆ Ford Cuts Prices on Mustang Mach-E EV Up to 8% on Some Versions
  + stars: | 2023-05-02 | by ( Nora Eckert | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
Converting gas cars into electric vehicles is becoming more common, with several companies offering ways to “upcycle” classic cars and fleet vehicles. WSJ’s George Downs explores why retrofitting isn’t more widespread. Illustration: George DownsFord Motor Co. for the second time this year cut prices on its electric Mustang Mach-E, reducing the sticker by as much as 8% on some versions. The reduction comes as the U.S. auto maker moves to a lower-cost battery and as rival Tesla also continues to adjust pricing on its top-selling EV models in an attempt to boost sales.
☆ Lordstown Motors Warns of Bankruptcy if Unable to Resolve Foxconn Dispute
  + stars: | 2023-05-01 | by ( Will Feuer | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
Photo composite: George DownsFoxconn Technology Group, the world’s biggest contract manufacturer for electronics, is trying to back out of an investment deal with Lordstown Motors Corp., raising the prospect the electric-truck startup could seek bankruptcy protection. On Monday, Lordstown Motors said it received a notice from Foxconn asserting it had breached the terms of its deal by allowing its stock price to fall below $1 a share for too long, putting it out of compliance with the Nasdaq listing rules.
☆ Elon Musk's Starship Exploded: What's Next for SpaceX?
  + stars: | 2023-04-20 | by ( George Downs | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
E51In an Era of EVs, Can the Combustion Engine Be Saved? The EU has granted eFuels an exemption in its 2035 ban on sales of new combustion engines. WSJ’s George Downs visits synthetic fuel startup Zero to understand how efuels are made and how they could impact autos. Photo Composite: George Downs
☆ Elon Musk's Starship Just Exploded: What's Next for SpaceX?
  + stars: | 2023-04-20 | by ( George Downs | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
E51In an Era of EVs, Can the Combustion Engine Be Saved? The EU has granted eFuels an exemption in its 2035 ban on sales of new combustion engines. WSJ’s George Downs visits synthetic fuel startup Zero to understand how efuels are made and how they could impact autos. Photo Composite: George Downs
☆ What If Your Tesla Could Run on Sodium?
  + stars: | 2023-04-19 | by ( Stephen Wilmot | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
Illustration: George DownsIf sodium is the new lithium, investors may need to rethink a favorite energy-transition trade. One of the most potentially disruptive snippets of news to come out of the Shanghai auto show this week wasn’t from Tesla or one of its flashy Chinese competitors but from a company that doesn’t make vehicles at all: CATL. The world’s largest battery producer said its first sodium-ion battery would power electric vehicles built by Chinese brand Chery, though it didn’t say when.
☆ If Gas Cars Can Become EVs, Why Aren’t More Auto Makers Retrofitting?
  + stars: | 2023-03-28 | by ( George Downs | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
E47ASKA’s A5 Flying Car Wants to Reshape Your Commute – for $789,000 ASKA’s A5 could be the closest thing we’ve seen to an actual flying car – if and when it finally flies. WSJ’s George Downs explains what it would take for the vehicle to truly change how we commute. Illustration: George Downs
☆ How America’s New ‘Battery Belt’ Is Shifting the Auto Industry South
  + stars: | 2023-03-06 | by ( Wall Street Journal | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
E46For eVTOLs to Really Take Off, Airspace Needs an Overhaul. Here’s Why. If a new-wave of air-taxis were to all suddenly take to the skies, the systems and protocols used to safely manage our skies wouldn’t cope. WSJ’s George Downs speaks to the FAA and others to find out how airspace is being redesigned. Illustration: George Downs
☆ Turkey-Syria Earthquake: Mapping Tech Could Aid Rescue Workers. Here’s How.
  + stars: | 2023-02-11 | by ( George Downs | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
E46For eVTOLs to Really Take Off, Airspace Needs an Overhaul. Here’s Why. If a new-wave of air-taxis were to all suddenly take to the skies, the systems and protocols used to safely manage our skies wouldn’t cope. WSJ’s George Downs speaks to the FAA and others to find out how airspace is being redesigned. Illustration: George Downs
☆ ASKA’s A5 Flying Car Wants to Reshape Your Commute – for $789,000
  + stars: | 2023-02-09 | by ( George Downs | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
E46For eVTOLs to Really Take Off, Airspace Needs an Overhaul. Here’s Why. If a new-wave of air-taxis were to all suddenly take to the skies, the systems and protocols used to safely manage our skies wouldn’t cope. WSJ’s George Downs speaks to the FAA and others to find out how airspace is being redesigned. Illustration: George Downs
☆ For eVTOLs to Really Take Off, Airspace Needs an Overhaul. Here’s Why.
  + stars: | 2023-01-26 | by ( George Downs | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
E44Musk’s Boring Co. Wanted to Dig Cities Out of Traffic: What Happened? The ambitions of Elon Musk’s Boring Co. haven’t quite lived up to reality. WSJ’s George Downs explains what the company has achieved so far and what it needs to do to fulfill his aim of eliminating traffic. Illustration: George Downs
☆ eBike Batteries Keep Exploding. What’s the Solution?
  + stars: | 2022-12-22 | by ( Wall Street Journal | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
E41Rivian’s Factory Reveals Why EV Fleet Contracts Are Crucial for Auto Makers WSJ’s George Downs breaks down how much of a lifeline fleet electrification contracts can be for auto makers and what other EV companies in particular are fighting for them. Illustration: George Downs
☆ Tesla Aims to Make Its EV Chargers the U.S. Standard. Here’s How.
  + stars: | 2022-12-09 | by ( George Downs | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
E41Rivian’s Factory Reveals Why EV Fleet Contracts Are Crucial for Auto Makers WSJ’s George Downs breaks down how much of a lifeline fleet electrification contracts can be for auto makers and what other EV companies in particular are fighting for them. Illustration: George Downs
☆ Rivian’s Factory Reveals Why EV Fleet Contracts Are Crucial for Automakers
  + stars: | 2022-11-25 | by ( George Downs | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
E51In an Era of EVs, Can the Combustion Engine Be Saved? The EU has granted eFuels an exemption in its 2035 ban on sales of new combustion engines. WSJ’s George Downs visits synthetic fuel startup Zero to understand how efuels are made and how they could impact autos. Photo Composite: George Downs
☆ Rivian’s Factory Reveals Why EV Fleet Contracts Are Crucial for Auto Makers
  + stars: | 2022-11-25 | by ( George Downs | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
E38Ford’s $1 Billion Inflation Expense Helps Explain Why Car Prices Are Going Up Supply chain woes, parts shortages and inflation is making it costlier for auto makers like Ford to manufacture vehicles. Is this trend here to stay, and does this mean that cars are going to be more expensive? WSJ’s George Downs explains. Illustration: George Downs
☆ Uber to Let Marketers Target Riders by Destination
  + stars: | 2022-10-19 | by ( Patrick Coffee | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: +5 min
Ride-hailing company Uber Technologies Inc. wants to help marketers target consumers with ads based on where they have been and where they are going. The ride-hailing ad business could grow far larger, Mr. Grether said, especially when self-driving cars become more common. “Cars will become our next living rooms,” Mr. Grether said. The rider can also conduct transactions, such as clicking the ad to buy a product without leaving the Uber app, said Mr. Grether. Users can opt out of targeted ads on the Uber app at any time, said Mr. Grether.
☆ Ian Leaves Trail of Destruction in Florida, Cuts Power for Millions
  + stars: | 2022-09-29 | by ( ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
Why Driverless Cars Are Taking ‘Hyper-Realistic’ Virtual Driving LessonsNo matter how many real-world miles driverless cars experience, it’s unlikely they’ll come up against all of the rare and dangerous incidents they could encounter. So now, driverless car companies have turned to hyper-realistic virtual worlds to safely test their cars against some of the most extreme scenarios. Illustration: George Downs
☆ A Rare Look at Ukraine's Himars on the Front Lines
  + stars: | 2022-09-29 | by ( ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
Why Driverless Cars Are Taking ‘Hyper-Realistic’ Virtual Driving LessonsNo matter how many real-world miles driverless cars experience, it’s unlikely they’ll come up against all of the rare and dangerous incidents they could encounter. So now, driverless car companies have turned to hyper-realistic virtual worlds to safely test their cars against some of the most extreme scenarios. Illustration: George Downs
☆ Hurricane Ian Makes Landfall Near Fort Myers as Category 4 Storm
  + stars: | 2022-09-28 | by ( ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
Why Driverless Cars Are Taking ‘Hyper-Realistic’ Virtual Driving LessonsNo matter how many real-world miles driverless cars experience, it’s unlikely they’ll come up against all of the rare and dangerous incidents they could encounter. So now, driverless car companies have turned to hyper-realistic virtual worlds to safely test their cars against some of the most extreme scenarios. Illustration: George Downs
☆ Watch: Hurricane Ian’s Massive Size Captured in ISS Footage
  + stars: | 2022-09-28 | by ( ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
Why Driverless Cars Are Taking ‘Hyper-Realistic’ Virtual Driving LessonsNo matter how many real-world miles driverless cars experience, it’s unlikely they’ll come up against all of the rare and dangerous incidents they could encounter. So now, driverless car companies have turned to hyper-realistic virtual worlds to safely test their cars against some of the most extreme scenarios. Illustration: George Downs
☆ Watch: Tampa Bay Recedes as Hurricane Ian Approaches Florida
  + stars: | 2022-09-28 | by ( ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
Why Driverless Cars Are Taking ‘Hyper-Realistic’ Virtual Driving LessonsNo matter how many real-world miles driverless cars experience, it’s unlikely they’ll come up against all of the rare and dangerous incidents they could encounter. So now, driverless car companies have turned to hyper-realistic virtual worlds to safely test their cars against some of the most extreme scenarios. Illustration: George Downs
☆ Watch: Early Signs of Hurricane Ian on Florida’s West Coast
  + stars: | 2022-09-28 | by ( ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
Why Driverless Cars Are Taking ‘Hyper-Realistic’ Virtual Driving LessonsNo matter how many real-world miles driverless cars experience, it’s unlikely they’ll come up against all of the rare and dangerous incidents they could encounter. So now, driverless car companies have turned to hyper-realistic virtual worlds to safely test their cars against some of the most extreme scenarios. Illustration: George Downs
☆ Larry Summers Says Hard Landing 'Substantially More Likely'
  + stars: | 2022-09-27 | by ( ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
Why Driverless Cars Are Taking ‘Hyper-Realistic’ Virtual Driving LessonsNo matter how many real-world miles driverless cars experience, it’s unlikely they’ll come up against all of the rare and dangerous incidents they could encounter. So now, driverless car companies have turned to hyper-realistic virtual worlds to safely test their cars against some of the most extreme scenarios. Illustration: George Downs
☆ Watch: Russian Military-Recruitment Centers Attacked as Mobilization Protests Persist
  + stars: | 2022-09-26 | by ( ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
Why Driverless Cars Are Taking ‘Hyper-Realistic’ Virtual Driving LessonsNo matter how many real-world miles driverless cars experience, it’s unlikely they’ll come up against all of the rare and dangerous incidents they could encounter. So now, driverless car companies have turned to hyper-realistic virtual worlds to safely test their cars against some of the most extreme scenarios. Illustration: George Downs
☆ Waymo Fills Finance Chief Role as Autonomous-Vehicle Company Looks to Expand
  + stars: | 2022-09-23 | by ( Jennifer Williams-Alvarez | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: +3 min
Waymo LLC hired a new finance chief as the autonomous-vehicle company works to boost self-driving capabilities and expand in multiple regions. The Mountain View, Calif.-based company, a subsidiary of Google parent Alphabet Inc., on Friday said it named Elisa de Martel as chief financial officer. The company’s interim head of finance and its controller have covered the company’s finances while Waymo looked for a permanent CFO, according to a spokeswoman. Two months earlier, Waymo’s biggest competitor— General Motors Co. subsidiary Cruise—began offering driverless rides to the public in San Francisco. Waymo since 2017 also has tested its driverless technology in semitrucks.
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