Samsung is building its own US factory for electric vehicle batteries

Electric vehicles need batteries and as consumer demand for these vehicles grows, so does the need for carmakers to source a lot more batteries. Samsung SDI has been investing heavily to become one of the leading players in the market, and its latest plans involve setting up its own factory in the United States to […]

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Apple Card Promo Offers 10% Daily Cash Back on Gas and Electric Vehicle Charging

Apple’s latest Apple Card promotion provides select ‌Apple Card‌ users with 10 percent total Daily Cash on gas and electric vehicle charging. The bonus can be collected on up to $6,000 worth of gas or charging, for a total reward of $600. ‌Apple Card‌ holders can pay for gas and charging with Apple Pay, a […]

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Porsche’s Clever New App Integration Lets You Control Vehicle Functions From CarPlay Ahead of Apple’s Next-Gen Revamp

Porsche today announced an updated My Porsche App that adds new vehicle functionality to the CarPlay experience in Porsche vehicles. With the app integration, audio, climate, comfort, lighting, and entertainment functions can be controlled directly in ‌CarPlay‌. According to Porsche, car owners can use the combined My Porsche App and ‌CarPlay‌ feature to do things […]

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Renault et Valeo copilotes sur le Software Defined Vehicle et la transfo de l’auto

A quoi ressembleront les véhicules de demain ? Pour Renault, ils seront notamment “toujours à jour durant l’ensemble de leur durée de vie et capables d’intégrer des nouvelles fonctionnalités sans modification matérielle.” Cette définition souligne un peu plus la transformation du métier de fabricant d’automobiles et l’intégration d’une composante croissante qu’est le logiciel et sa […]

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Apple Says CarPlay Now Available in Over 800 Vehicle Models as GM Plans to Phase Out Support in EVs

CarPlay is now available in more than 800 vehicle models sold in the U.S., according to a recently updated page on Apple’s website. Until last week, the page said the in-car software platform was available in more than 600 vehicle models. Apple added many 2023 and 2024 vehicle models to the list as part of […]

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Dear Electric Vehicle Owners: You Don’t Need That Giant Battery

“People just don’t want to get stuck,” Melin says. Understandable. And in that case, those people have plenty of options for long-range electric cars, if they’re willing to pay for it. But within the climate movement, fears of those kinds of reactions have grown intense. Some prefer to instead offer a message of low-carbon abundance—that […]

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Review: Belkin’s MagSafe Car Charger Brings Faster Wireless Charging to Your Vehicle

Though it’s been more than two years since the launch of the iPhone 12 lineup with MagSafe technology, the first 15W ‌MagSafe‌ car charger just came out, with Belkin introducing it in early November. The Boost Charge Pro Wireless Car Charger with ‌MagSafe‌ is the first magnetic car charger able to charge ‌MagSafe‌ iPhones at […]

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Apple Store in Greater Boston Area Struck by Vehicle, Multiple Injuries Reported

Apple Derby Street in the Boston suburb of Hingham, Massachusetts was struck by a vehicle on Monday morning, according to local ABC affiliate WCVB. The report claims that at least five people have been injured and noted that first responders and ambulances were on scene. Local reports state that a black SUV crashed into the […]

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Comment Renault veut passer au Software Defined Vehicle en quatre ans

Le constructeur automobile français Renault a présenté ce jour une “révolution” dont l’objectif est avant tout d’attirer les investisseurs. De fait ce sont plusieurs annonces fortes qu’il convient de décortiquer. D’une part, Renault veut faire entrer ses voitures électriques en Bourse “au plus tôt au second semestre 2023”, via une nouvelle filiale baptisée “Ampere”. Côté […]

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Apple Hires Former Lamborghini Executive to Help Lead Design of Electric Vehicle

A former Lamborghini executive has joined Apple to work on the company’s long-rumored electric vehicle, according to Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman. Apple’s next-generation CarPlay experience previewed at WWDC 2022 The report notes that Apple hired Luigi Taraborrelli, a 20-year veteran of Lamborghini, to help lead the design of the vehicle. Taraborrelli oversaw chassis and vehicle dynamics […]

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The first vehicle with “Huawei Inside”, ArcFox Alpha-S, enters production

Over a year ago, Huawei announced that it was partnering with Chinese EV maker Arcfox to produce a luxury EV that is powered by Huawei’s HI (Huawei Inside) solution. It combines a HarmonyOS-powered smart display on the interior and Huawei’s HiCar solution capable of level-3 autonomous driving. Arcfox Alpha-S has an infotainment system powered by […]

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Electric Vehicle Maker Polestar Announces CarPlay Support

Volvo-backed electric vehicle maker Polestar today announced that the latest over-the-air update for the Polestar 2 adds CarPlay support, allowing iPhone users to conveniently access commonly used apps from the dashboard, complete with Siri control. The addition of CarPlay in the Polestar 2 is interesting given that the vehicle’s infotainment system is powered by Android […]

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