Category: Automotive

As reported on TechCrunch. by Ryan Lawle On-demand transportation service Uber is trying to get new drivers on the road, while also improving the experience for those who are already on its platform. To do that, it’s partnered with a couple of auto manufacturers and a few financing providers to reduce the cost of new car ownership for Uber drivers in six of its fastest-growing markets. Over the past year, Uber has been aggressively expanding into new cities,…

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As reported on The Verge. By Sean Hollister  Can Elon Musk build a better battery market? If you build it, they won’t necessarily come. In 2009, the Obama administration invested $1.2 billion into US-based factories creating batteries for electric vehicles. The result was a disaster. One by one, every company that received federal funding went belly-up or admitted the money hadn’t had a real impact. For instance, LG-owned Compact Power quietly revealed that it hadn’t produced a single battery in over two…

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As reported on Engadget. By Timothy J. Seppala It feels like the last time we thought about the Mini Cooper, it was pulling bank jobs with Mark Wahlberg. Since then, the diminutive coupe has apparently outgrown its rebellious phase and is now thinking about more mature notions, like safety. At next month’s LA Auto Show, the 2014 hardtop will debut a new collision warning system that employs cameras — instead of the feature’s typical sonar tech…

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As reported on Engadget. By Timothy J. Seppala We’re still a few weeks out from this year’s Frankfurt Motor Show, but that hasn’t stopped Audi from showing off concept sketches of its hybrid supercar, the Quattro Sport E-Tron.According to Autoblog, the car will debut at the show sporting a twin-turbo V8 is similar to what’s found in the company’s RS6, but it has an electric motor bolted on to help it hit 700HP and a 200MPH-plus top speed. Being that…

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