Approximately 2 billion parking spots cover this country, enough to pave over the entire state of Connecticut. Cities are cracking down.

Electric SUVs are better than their gas counterparts for the climate, but they can be worse than compact gas burners

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is expected to make a groundbreaking announcement this week that will make the majority of new US car sales EVs by 2032, according to a breaking New York Times scoop.

The European Parliament has reached a provisional agreement with the EU Council regarding charging and hydrogen refueling stations across Europe. The rule states that by 2026, there will be charging stations at every 60 kilometers along the TEN-T network. For those who don't know, the TEN-T is the EU's ambitious transport network project that includes highways, roads, ports and trains, connecting all parts of the Old Continent.

Germany and the European Commission on Saturday said a deal had been reached over an agreed phase-out of combustion engine vehicles. To the irritation of some in Brussels, consensus on the issue was being held up by opposition from within Germany's ruling coalition government.

Touchscreens and touch controls took over the world of automotive interior design, as automakers aimed to build vehicles on the cutting edge of technology and trends. As it turns out though, sometimes the old ways are best. Hyundai certainly thinks so, as it has pledged to employ real physical buttons in products to come.

General Motors is studying the possibility of an artificial intelligence voice assistant in future vehicles, according to the company. GM Chair and CEO Mary Barra, who was asked for details Tuesday by Fox Business channel anchor Liz Claman, referenced the company’s Ultifi “end-to-end” vehicle software platform.

During its annual general meeting (AGM) this morning, the German firm said its operating profits hit €6.8bn (£6bn) in 2022, a 27.4% rise on 2021; its revenue rose to €37.6 billion, a growth of 13.6%; and its sales reached 309,884, up from 301,915.

General Motors Co (GM.N) is exploring uses for ChatGPT as part of its broader collaboration with Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O), a company executive told Reuters. "ChatGPT is going to be in everything," GM Vice President Scott Miller said in an interview last week.

A Vancouver man is trying to figure out how he managed to get into someone else’s Tesla recently and drive off, using the app on his own phone. Rajesh Randev, an immigration consultant, said he thought he was getting into his Tesla on Tuesday as the car was the same make and the same colour.

Traffic lights could be made obsolete within 20 years, an engineer has claimed, after a landmark trial of driverless vehicles in the UK. The two-year trial saw two self-driving cars built by Nissan complete hundreds of laps round a 2.7-mile long route in Woolwich, southeast London. Believed to be the UK's first trial of driverless technology involving the use of roadside infrastructure as well as the vehicles' own systems, it formed part of the ServCity project.

The race to decarbonize passenger cars and light-duty trucks in the U.S. is accelerating. Battery electric vehicles accounted for almost 6% of all new vehicle sales in 2022, up from close to 3% in 2021, and demand is outstripping supply, even as manufacturers roll out new models and designs. The Biden administration is spending billions of dollars to build out EV charging networks and providing incentives for purchasing new and used EVs.

At the end of 2022, Mercedes-Benz AG reported that it doubled its sales of battery-electric cars, with a growth of 124%, this is the sale of 117,800 units in 2022 against 52,500 units in 2021 worldwide. After the opening of the first green car dealership in the Mexican southeast, Mercedes-Benz Mexico estimates that the sale of 100% electric vehicles will make up around 20% of new car sales by 2023.

EVer wonder what a Mercedes would be like running on AA batteries?

A Tesla buyer who has yet to receive his car said the company reduced the cost of his order by about $12,000 after he complained about missing out on big price cuts. The man, who asked to not be named for privacy concerns but whose identity is known to Insider, ordered his Tesla Model Y last July for $72,440.

Automaker BMW unveiled a pair of concept cars under the name BMW i Vision Dee during its CES 2023 event. The cars interact with drivers through color-changing panels and a front display that creates something like facial expressions.

Major security flaws have been found in Mercedes, Ferrari, and other top luxury cars which could have allowed threat actors to steal the owners’ personally identifiable information, track their vehicles, and in some cases - even unlock and start the cars. Almost two-dozen car brands were affected by the flaws, including top brands such as BMW, Roll Royce, Mercedes-Benz, Ferrari, Porsche, Jaguar, Land Rover, Ford, KIA, Honda, Infiniti, Nissan, Acura, Hyundai, Toyota, and Genesis.

The demand for EVs has not gone away, but the demand for Teslas has. Even after slashing prices and offering discounts for the first time, Tesla could not meet its sales targets and now has excess inventory. Other automakers, like Ford, are raising prices and are unable to meet customer demand.

Toyota is developing a manual transmission that it hopes to use in future electric cars, with the intention of making EVs more engaging to drive. The project’s under the remit of Lexus, who will take a leading role in the development of all Toyota’s high performance electric cars moving forward.

Remember the hydrogen-powered Hyperion XP-1 which made headlines in August 2020 with its impressive specs? Well, the first model from the California-based startup made its public debut at the Los Angeles Auto Show, still looking like a vehicle built by an alien civilization.