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Volkswagen has teased Project Trinity, an upcoming yet-to-be-named all-electric sedan that appears to be a flagship vehicle. The name of the project is derived from three themes: state-of-the-art technology, simplification of the supply structure, and fully networked intelligent production at Volkswagen’s Wolfsburg plant where the car will be built. “Trinity is a sort of crystallization […]

In a strong showing of its commitment to electrification, Porsche  announced further investment in Rimac. Porsche will increase its stake in the Croatian company to 24% and infuse it with an extra $83 million. In 2018, Porsche became an investor in Rimac and upped its stake to 15 percent in 2019. “Rimac is excellently positioned […]

Hyundai recently revealed the 2022 Ioniq 5, its first dedicated battery electric vehicle. We know that it rides on the company’s Electric Global Modular Platform (E-GMP), which will underpin at least two more Hyundai vehicles and another seven at Kia. What we didn’t know is what tire it’ll be using but it looks like the […]

To equip your Tesla with “Full Self Driving,” you must spend $10,000 to enable the functionality. But the functionality isn’t there yet. You might be thinking, “There’s a ‘FSD’ beta out there right now for city streets. Surely that’s basically what Waymo is doing?” Wrong. PlainSite obtained documents between Tesla’s legal department and California’s DMV […]

To help promote the refreshed 2021 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid, Chrysler recruited actress Kathryn Hahn to help. Hahn plays the role of a game show host, asking contestants, “why don’t you drive a hybrid?” The contestants then respond with false stigmas surrounding hybrid vehicle ownership. “The Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid is the only plug-in hybrid minivan on […]

Recently, we had a chance to spend a day in the 2021 Volkswagen ID.4 electric crossover. It’s not the brand’s first fully electric vehicle in the United States, but it is the first attempt at a 50 state, mass adopted product. Our test unit was a rear-wheel drive 1st Edition product. That means it makes […]

Mercedes-Benz has started to show more details of the EQS ahead of the official reveal in April and it looks like the car has remained true to the concept it’s based on. Two different teaser images appeared on Twitter, one on Mercedes-Benz’s global account and another on parent company Daimler’s. Both show off quite a […]

Are you looking to make your Porsche Taycan’s interior even more unique? Well, Techart may have the answer because the company has just announced a new interior upgrade program for the electric sports sedan. A new color combination has been added to the long list of personalization options offered by Techart. An exterior styling kit […]

Finally, the covers have come off the 2022 Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo, the latest addition to the brand’s growing family of all-electric performance cars. Think of this as a more practical version that happens to also offer additional ground clearance to help you navigate gravel roads. Like the Taycan sedan, the Cross Turismo will be […]

In the U.S., business incubators generally consist of one building, perhaps a single office, even. Ground has broken on a new type of incubator, one that encapsulates 175 acres of ground at the base of Mt. Fuji in Japan.  Woven City is the brainchild of Toyota Motor Corporation. It is designed to become a live-work-play […]