Tag: automobile
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Chinese electric-vehicle maker Xpeng plans to mass produce flying cars by 2024 and says they’ll cost less than $157,000
An Xpeng Voyager X2 electric flying car. Long Wei/VCG/Getty Images Chinese electric vehicle-maker Xpeng is planning to mass produce a flying car by 2024. The flying car is being developed by Xpeng affiliate, HT Aero. The company is aiming to price the X2 under 1 million Chinese yuan ($157,000.) Chinese electric-vehicle startup Xpeng introduced a…
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Can Self-Driving Cars Help Defeat Coronavirus?
The personal and financial impacts of this COVID-19 pandemic have demanded globe leaders to resort previously unimaginable tactics — such as shutting down entire cities. Could automobiles be another solution to beating COVID-19 or preventing potential pandemics? How cars can help during the COVID-19 emergency “Having a vehicle that drives itself is the answer to…
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The Most Expensive Cars to Insure in 2020
All automobiles are not equal. We turn to discover which automobiles have the best gas mileage and security attributes and which vehicles are best for families or possess the maximum resale value. But consumers often overlook one significant component that might squeeze their wallets down the street: the cost to cover their dream car. Compare…
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How Do Self-Driving Cars Work and What Problems Remain?
Are you ready for your car to become a self-driving chauffeur? Progress in the field of self-driving cars has been enormous over the last decade. Waymo and Uber, both top contenders in the race for an autonomous driving future, weren’t even incorporated before 2009. Between 2015 and 2019, Tesla’s autopilot achieved more than 1 billion…
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Volvo Goes Fully Electric With the XC40 Recharge
Delivering on promises, the Sweden-based automaker with a penchant for safety and sustainability declared the all-electric Volvo XC40 Recharge at Los Angeles a week, revealing a compact SUV with slick styling cues wracking the brand’s electrified engineering and design intentions. Based upon the small SUV Volvo XC40, the Recharge edition switches at a totally electric…
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Buffett says Tesla can’t sell insurance, Musk hits back
San Francisco: Tesla Founder and CEO Elon Musk couldn’t hold his displeasure over Warren Buffett’s opinions that selling insurance is not Tesla’s cup of tea, resulting in a couple of tweets linked to the billionaire investor. The Berkshire Founder and CEO Buffett, during the Berkshire Hathaway annual meeting last week, said insurance is not a…