Toyota developing color-changing paint
Toyota has filed a patent application for color-changing paint, a technology that could let owners or dealerships quickly change the colors of cars. As Toyota notes in the application—which was published by the United States Patent and Trademark ...
BMW previews future electric SUV with faster charging, more range
BMW continues to preview its next-generation EVs with a new concept car, while also providing a bit more detail on some of the engineering for these new models, which are due to start production next year. The BMW Vision Neue Klasse X is an electric SU...
Fisker pauses production, with glut of undelivered EVs
Fisker has paused production of its Ocean electric SUV for six weeks as it seeks to draw down inventory and secure additional financing. To the funding point, Fisker confirmed Monday that it has secured "a financing commitment from an existing investor...
Ford working on split tailgate for future SUV
A recent patent filing hints that Ford could give one of its future SUVs a split tailgate. Ford filed a patent application for a split-tailgate design back in 2021, but that application was just published by the United States Patent and Trademark Offic...
Gen X, Millennials buy the most EVs, as Boomers dominate policy
Gen X and Millennials tend to buy more EVs than Baby Boomers, but the older generation is still in control of EV policy, a pair of recent studies show. Experian's fourth quarter 2023 Automotive Market Trends report, released Thursday, noted that 9.4% o...
GM may be developing extendable truck bed
A pair of recent General Motors patent filings show potential extendable cargo bed systems for pickup trucks. Such a feature could give drivers the cargo capacity of a long bed when they need it, while maintaining the smaller footprint of a short-bed p...
6 Porsche 911 GT3s complete with transport truck up for sale
A literal truckload of Porsche 911s is up for sale in the U.K. Currently listed for sale at the dealership RPM Technik (via Piston Heads), the lot includes a 2018 911 GT3 Clubsport plus a 2018 911 GT3 Touring, a 2019 911 GT3 RS with the Weissach packag...
Biden agencies draw roadmap for EV charging along freight corridors
The Biden Administration on Monday sketched out plans for EV charging and hydrogen dispensing along major U.S. freight corridors. The National Zero-Emission Freight Corridor Strategy was developed by the administration's Joint Office of Energy and Tran...
1992 Lancia Delta Integrale Evo 1 owned by Ralph Gilles for sale
Stellantis chief design officer Ralph Gilles' 1992 Lancia Delta Integrale is up for grabs. Currently listed for sale on Bring a Trailer, this car is an Evo I model sporting boxed fender flares accommodating a wider track, an adjustable rear spoiler, an...
The Scamander is the most bizarre TVR of all
Niche British sports car marque TVR once tried to build an amphibious off-roader. It was to be called the Scamander, and it turns out a working prototype still exists. The Scamander was a pet project of Peter Wheeler, who owned TVR from 1981 to 2005. E...