Hertz trims EV fleet due to high repair costs, reinvests in gas-powered vehicles
Hertz Global Holdings announced Thursday that it plans to reduce its fleet of electric vehicles due to high repair costs and reinvest in gasoline-powered vehicles. In Hertz's Thursday regulatory filing, the company said it would sell 20,000 EVs. The announcement comes after the rental car company pledged to make 25% of its fleet electric by […]
Volkswagen to integrate ChatGPT into vehicles: ‘Enriching conversations, clearing up questions’
Volkswagen announced Monday its OpenAI integration plans. Install ChatGPT on your vehicle It will be included as a standard feature from 2024. The artificial intelligence-powered chatbot will be integrated into the automaker's existing IDA voice assistant. “Volkswagen will be the first mass production manufacturer to offer Chat GPT as a standard feature in many production […]
9 bodies found in vehicles near Mexican fuel pipeline
Authorities in central Mexico said Tuesday that they had found the bodies of nine men inside a vehicle near a fuel pipeline. The circumstances of the fatal accident remain under investigation, but there are indications that fuel theft may have been involved. Mexico faces a problem with gangs stealing gasoline, diesel, and natural gas from […]
Volkswagen vehicles to be able to converse with drivers via ChatGPT in 2024
LAS VEGAS — ChatGPT-enabled voice assistants in Volkswagen cars will be able to interact with users back and forth by the middle of this year, Volkswagen announced Monday during a technology presentation in Las Vegas. Volkswagen announced at the electronics trade show CES the first vehicles equipped with ChatGPT, which will go on sale to […]
Tesla Recalls 1.6 Million Electric Vehicles Sold in China over Autopilot Crashes
Tesla has announced a recall of more than 1.6 million electric vehicles sold in China to reduce the number of crashes caused by problems with the autopilot system. Automakers can upgrade software to remotely repair vehicles and State Administration of Market Regulation of China, report Reuters. The recall includes some imported Model S, Model X, […]
Now is a terrible time for a nanny tax on electric vehicles
In a surprising turn of events, President Biden is exploring what's next, according to news reports. raise the price Americans are paying for electric cars made in China. EVs, of course, are the type of cars the administration prefers us Americans to buy. The new policy includes shipments from Tesla's Shanghai factory and vehicles made […]
Ford says it sold nearly 2M vehicles in the US in 2023
Copenhagen Consensus Chairman Björn Lomborg talks about promoting electric vehicles and its huge impact on the US Ford announced Thursday that it will sell about 2 million vehicles in the U.S. in 2023, its highest sales since 2020. This sales increase was 7.1% from 2022, when the company's U.S. sales were 1.86 million units. Ford […]
France Hails ‘Calm’ New Year’s Eve as ‘Only’ 745 Vehicles Set on Fire
French authorities hailed New Year's Eve as a success with a “calm” night, although only 745 vehicles were set on fire and nearly 400 people arrested. Interior Minister Gerard Darmanin declared on Monday that the start of 2024 had been “calm” by French standards, with “vehicle fires down by 10 percent and mortar fire against […]