G.M. Accelerates Its Ambitions for Electric Vehicles
General Motors is gearing up an all-out push to catch up to Tesla in electric vehicles. The automaker said Thursday
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Heated Car Seats Are an Antidote to Our Grief
My first experience of a heated car seat came in a 2013 Audi, shortly after I moved to Boulder, Colo.,
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Putting the Sport Back in S.U.V.s, 2 Jeep Rivals Sell the Off-Grid Life
One of the more counterintuitive automotive developments of the coronavirus era — with all the stay-at-home orders and work-from-home policies
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A Step Forward in the Promise of Ultrafast ‘Hyperloops’
MOAPA, Nev. — Hyperloop technology, which promises to transport people and goods at speeds of up to 600 miles an
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How VW’s Diesel Settlement Is Changing Fleets, From Schools to Seaports
“If you think it’s the existential threat posed by climate change, then you’d want to spend the settlement money on
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Uber and Lyft Drivers in California Will Remain Independent
OAKLAND, Calif. — Drivers and other workers for so-called gig economy companies in California will not become their employees. California
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The Capital of Sprawl Gets a Radically Car-Free Neighborhood
On an empty lot near Phoenix, perhaps the most auto-addicted city in America, a start-up is betting $170 million on
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When One Car Has More Horsepower Than Churchill Downs
Mr. Rimac’s company, Rimac Automobili, looks to top that with next year’s C_Two hypercar, whose claimed specs might make Han
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Vintage Alfa Romeos to Be Auctioned at Sotheby’s
Arguably among the most flamboyant designs in automotive history, Alfa Romeo’s three B.A.T. cars — for Berlina Aerodinamica Tecnica —
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New Spirits Rise in Old, Repurposed Churches
The pandemic has thrown religious worship into turmoil. Some congregations spent months meeting over Zoom, uncertain if in-person worship could
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An Electric Car With Swedish Roots, and a Rebellious Streak
More than 60 years ago, Volvo introduced the world to the three-point seatbelt, a safety feature so standard now that
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Can You Stop a Car With Your Hand?
“When I stick my arm out a car window, I can feel the resistance of the air. Could I slow
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Tesla Third-Quarter Auto Sales Surge
When the coronavirus pandemic forced businesses to close this spring, the auto industry was hit particularly hard. North American auto
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A YouTuber Hangs His Own Shingle With an Auction Website
That audience helped propel the introduction of Cars & Bids. With the sudden flood of submissions, Mr. DeMuro quickly got
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Prosecutors Target Ex-Audi Chief in First VW Emissions Trial
Ever since Volkswagen was caught five years ago using illegal software to conceal the fact that its “clean diesels” were
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