34 stories tagged automotive, newest first.
5 points by nephihaha | 0 comments
AutoNext news article reporting Bentley Kyiv placed third in Bentley's global dealership performance ranking despite the war, with notes on luxury demand and criticism.
24 points by fortran77 | 89 comments
An Atlantic technology article by Andrew Moseman on why Americans keep paying more for gas cars instead of switching to electric vehicles despite high gas prices.
18 points by porphyra | 33 comments
Porsche marketing page for the Mission S concept sports car, with the tagline "Not another car. A sports car."
395 points by scrlk | 437 comments
BBC News article by Theo Leggett on Citroen reviving its classic 2CV car as a modern electric vehicle.
239 points by rafaelc | 199 comments
Project page for Automatic Transmission, a Northeastern University large-scale measurement study of data collection and privacy in the connected-vehicle ecosystem.
147 points by mroche | 343 comments
Nissan technology library page describing its third-generation e-POWER series hybrid powertrain, where a gasoline engine generates electricity for a motor that drives the wheels.
423 points by cisc | 772 comments
Electrek article reporting that Toyota is making an electric version of its best-selling Corolla, shown with a concept car on stage.
680 points by nickslaughter02 | 855 comments
Article explaining the EU's ADDW rule requiring driver-monitoring cameras in all new cars from July 2026 and the privacy concerns over driver data.
504 points by raffael_de | 319 comments
Mercedes-Benz press release announcing the start of large-scale production of its electric axial flux motor in Germany.
446 points by viasfo | 301 comments
Lumafield's First Article page showing industrial CT scans of BYD electric vehicle parts, such as a charging connector, with commentary on the automaker.
444 points by 1vuio0pswjnm7 | 231 comments
BBC Future article by Thomas Germain on how modern cars collect vast amounts of driver data and how this surveillance is expected to grow.
453 points by jumploops | 839 comments
Ferrari's official product page for the Ferrari Luce, its first fully electric car; the capture shows a CloudFront 403 error instead.
801 points by teleforce | 460 comments
Drive news article reporting that Mercedes-Benz will bring back physical buttons for frequently used controls after customer feedback against touch-sensitive controls.
340 points by sylvainkalache | 752 comments
TechCrunch article arguing that Honda's decision to cancel its electric vehicles undermines its ability to compete in the future auto market.
412 points by m463 | 587 comments
Porsche newsroom press release reporting 279,449 car deliveries in 2025, a 10 percent decline from 310,718 the previous year.
372 points by sacred-rat | 590 comments
Wired article reporting that Ford is discontinuing the all-electric F-150 Lightning pickup in favor of a hybrid version.
416 points by mikelabatt | 477 comments
EV Clinic blog post on recovering a 2021 BMW PHEV iBMUCP after a crash fault, criticizing costly, unrepairable safety fuse design that generates waste.
394 points by belter | 866 comments
Rest of World article reporting that electric vehicles lose resale value faster than gas cars, threatening the global EV transition, with reference to BluSmart's collapse.
601 points by Tomte | 249 comments
Politico Europe news article reporting that a German court sentenced former Volkswagen executives to prison over the Dieselgate emissions cheating scandal.
1346 points by kwindla | 1178 comments
The Verge article about Slate's $20,000 American-made electric pickup truck that ships without paint, a stereo, or a touchscreen.
537 points by zfg | 340 comments
Autocar news article reporting that Volkswagen's design chief commits to bringing back physical buttons for essential car functions instead of touchscreens.
1196 points by pseudolus | 827 comments
IEEE Spectrum interview with Rachel Plotnick about the shift away from touchscreens back toward physical, tactile buttons in devices and cars.
907 points by mbrubeck | 560 comments
Ars Technica article reporting that Euro NCAP will deduct safety points from 2026 if certain car controls are not physical buttons.
341 points by tckr | 407 comments
TÜV SÜD press release on the TÜV-Report 2024 vehicle inspection results, covering defect rates by car brand and the value of regular servicing.
447 points by deletionist | 933 comments
Consumer Reports article ranking car brands by predicted reliability of their new models.
327 points by maxwell | 106 comments
404 Media news article reporting that Maine voters overwhelmingly approved a ballot measure establishing a car right-to-repair law.
399 points by isoprophlex | 418 comments
A personal blog post venting about the poor, intrusive software in the author's modern car and the broader enshittification of vehicles.
598 points by geox | 487 comments
The Drive news article reporting a study finding that tire dust accounts for the majority of microplastics in the ocean.
520 points by sandermvanvliet | 254 comments
Mozilla Foundation blog post reporting that all 25 car brands it reviewed, including Ford, Volkswagen and Toyota, failed its privacy test.
474 points by rntn | 496 comments
Gizmodo article on a Mozilla report finding that internet-connected cars fail privacy and security tests and collect extensive personal data.
436 points by cwwc | 261 comments
The Drive news article reporting allegations that FedEx committed large-scale odometer rollback fraud on used delivery vans it sold.
389 points by PaulHoule | 420 comments
The Drive news article reporting that Oregon has legalized self-service gas pumping after a 72-year ban.
349 points by DrinkWater | 165 comments
Red Hat article explaining how cutting unnecessary processes made Podman container startup six times faster for time-sensitive uses like cars.
374 points by belter | 426 comments
CarExpert news article reporting on Tesla removing ultrasonic parking sensors to cut costs and the poor performance of its camera-based replacement.