China is to ban hidden door handles on cars. Instead, vehicle doors must have a mechanical release function, inside and outside. The purpose is to make cars safer after electric vehicle accidents where electronic doors reportedly failed to operate and trapped passengers inside. Here's more from @AssociatedPress.
China is to ban hidden door handles on cars. Instead, vehicle doors must have a mechanical release function, inside and outside. The purpose is to make cars safer after electric vehicle accidents where electronic doors reportedly failed to operate and trapped passengers inside. Here's more from @AssociatedPress.
Porsche Sold More Electrified Cars in Europe in 2025 Than Pure Gas-Powered Cars
https://newsroom.porsche.com/en/2026/company/porsche-deliveries-2025-41516.html
#HackerNews #Porsche #Electrification #ElectricVehicles #Europe #Automotive #Industry
Tesla is no longer the world's biggest electric vehicle maker, with fourth-quarter sales falling short of even the reduced target analysts set. Chinese rival BYD is now No. 1, selling 2.26M vehicles last year vs. Tesla's 1.64M. Here's more from @AssociatedPress.
#Cars #Automotive #Technology #Tech #ElectricVehicles #Tesla #BYD
Tesla sales fell by 9 percent in 2025, its second yearly decline
#HackerNews #Tesla #Sales #Decline #Electric #Vehicles #Automotive #News #Market #Trends
Tesla is no longer the world's biggest electric vehicle maker, with fourth-quarter sales falling short of even the reduced target analysts set. Chinese rival BYD is now No. 1, selling 2.26M vehicles last year vs. Tesla's 1.64M. Here's more from @AssociatedPress.
#Cars #Automotive #Technology #Tech #ElectricVehicles #Tesla #BYD
Retreating from EVs could be hazardous for Western carmakers
#HackerNews #Retreating #from #EVs #hazardous #Western #carmakers #electric #vehicles #automotive #industry #sustainability
BMW Patents Proprietary Screws That Only Dealerships Can Remove
https://carbuzz.com/bmw-roundel-logo-screw-patent/
#HackerNews #BMW #Patents #Proprietary #Screws #That #Only #Dealerships #Can #Remove
BMW #screws #proprietary #dealerships #automotive #patents #carnews
Ford kills the All-Electric F-150
https://www.wired.com/story/ford-kills-electric-f-150-lightning-for-hybrid/
#HackerNews #Ford #Electric #F150 #ElectricVehicles #Automotive #News #Hybrid #Vehicles
A rare GM EV1 saved from the crusher is going to be driveable again
https://electrek.co/2025/11/19/gm-ev1-saved-from-crusher-going-driveable-again/
#HackerNews #GM #EV1 #EVs #saved #automotive #history #electric #vehicles
WLOS: ABC 13 North Carolina driver recounts bizarre incident after cat crashed through windshield
SWAIN COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — What began as a typical drive to work spiraled into the unexpected when a bald eagle unexpectedly dropped a cat from its grasp, sending it crashing through the windshield of a 28-year-old North Carolina woman's car.
Replacing Brake Pads on a Hyundai Ioniq 5 N Requires a Professional Mechanic’s Login
https://www.thedrive.com/news/replacing-brake-pads-on-a-hyundai-ioniq-5-n-requires-a-professional-mechanics-login
A2025 Hyundai Ioniq 5 N owner was venting on Reddit recently about not being able to change his brake pads without specialized computer equipment. It sounds insane, but this is what new-car ownership is like in 2025. We did some digging and made contact with Hyundai to understand the situation and break it down for you—it’s a frustrating one. #automotive #copyrights #offrehacked
Replacing Brake Pads on a Hyundai Ioniq 5 N Requires a Professional Mechanic’s Login
https://www.thedrive.com/news/replacing-brake-pads-on-a-hyundai-ioniq-5-n-requires-a-professional-mechanics-login
A2025 Hyundai Ioniq 5 N owner was venting on Reddit recently about not being able to change his brake pads without specialized computer equipment. It sounds insane, but this is what new-car ownership is like in 2025. We did some digging and made contact with Hyundai to understand the situation and break it down for you—it’s a frustrating one. #automotive #copyrights #offrehacked
Hacking India's largest automaker: Tata Motors
https://eaton-works.com/2025/10/28/tata-motors-hack/
#HackerNews #Hacking #Tata #Motors #HackingNews #Cybersecurity #Automotive #Innovation
Hello! Hello. It's #nakeddiefriday today, and I wanted to show you one of the older works. This is an automotive ASIC fabbed for Toyota, part number DF028. I do not know the function of this particular device.
SiPron page: https://siliconprawn.org/archive/doku.php?id=infosecdj:toyota:d028f
Hello! Hello. It's #nakeddiefriday today, and I wanted to show you one of the older works. This is an automotive ASIC fabbed for Toyota, part number DF028. I do not know the function of this particular device.
SiPron page: https://siliconprawn.org/archive/doku.php?id=infosecdj:toyota:d028f
So little coverage of this, lol...
Arstechnica: Software update bricks some Jeep 4xe hybrids over the weekend
https://arstechnica.com/cars/2025/10/software-update-bricks-some-jeep-4xe-hybrids-over-the-weekend/
So little coverage of this, lol...
Arstechnica: Software update bricks some Jeep 4xe hybrids over the weekend
https://arstechnica.com/cars/2025/10/software-update-bricks-some-jeep-4xe-hybrids-over-the-weekend/
AP: US opens Tesla probe after more crashes involving its so-called full self-driving technology "...The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said in a filing dated Tuesday that it has 58 incident reports of Tesla vehicles violating traffic safety laws while operating in full self-driving mode. In reports to regulators, many of the Tesla drivers said the cars gave them no warning about the unexpected behavior...."
