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IMAGE: The dye added to the resin system changes colour when an alcohol that is released by the resin binds to it. view more  Credit: Uni Halle / Alexander Funtan One day in the near future dyes in electric motors might indicate when cable insulation is becoming brittle and the motor…

The companies will co-develop an autonomous EV model for “large-scale commercial application”. (Source: GAC Aion) Chinese automaker Guangzhou Automobile Group’s electric vehicle branch GAC Aion announced on Monday that it will develop self-driving new energy vehicles with ride-hailing giant Didi Chuxing. The companies will co-develop an autonomous new energy car…

Amid speculation over the weekend that Tesla may have sold its bitcoins, CEO Elon Musk has clarified that the electric car company “has not sold any bitcoin.” The Technoking of Tesla got into a heated debate with the bitcoin community Sunday after he announced that Tesla has suspended accepting bitcoin…

If you see dogecoin price surging yet again on cryptocurrency exchanges, social media, and the news, that’s because Tesla CEO Elon Musk has been propping the meme coin on Twitter again. Musk has had a massive influence on doge, which rose spectacularly from less than 5 cents a few months…

CAR SALES have, generally speaking, plunged during the coronavirus epidemic. But there has been one bright spot. Electric vehicles (EVs) continue to grow in popularity. According to IHs Markit, a research firm, almost 2.5m battery-electric and plug-in-hybrid cars were sold around the world in 2020—and the company expects that number…

Fisker is still preparing to deliver its sub-$40,000 electric Ocean (pictured above), but it's also signed an agreement solidifying plans with Foxconn to build more cars. We still have little more than sketches to go on for what the Project Pear vehicle will be, but the "breakthrough new segment vehicle…

Electric car startup Fisker signed an agreement with Foxconn, the Taiwanese company that assembles iPhones, to co-develop and manufacture a new electric vehicle. Production on the car, which will be sold under the Fisker brand name in North America, Europe, China and India, will begin in the U.S. by the…

Some Senate Democrats are open to paying for a compromise infrastructure package by imposing user fees, including increasing the gas tax and raising money from electric car drivers through a vehicle-miles-traveled charge. Why it matters: By inching toward the Republican position on pay-fors, some Democrats are bucking President Biden's push…

Electric car maker Tesla will stop accepting bitcoin as a payment, CEO Elon Musk tweeted on Wednesday, citing environmental concerns. Tesla CEO Elon Musk said Wednesday the electric car company would stop accepting bitcoin as payment. (David Zalubowski/The Associated Press)Electric car maker Tesla will stop accepting bitcoin as a payment,…

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has changed his stance on cryptocurrency. Back in March, Musk announced Tesla was accepting Bitcoin for its electric cars. Earlier this year the EV company even bought $1.5 billion of the cryptocurrency. On Wednesday afternoon, that all ended. Musk tweeted that the cryptocurrency's "great cost to…