On Wednesday, Toyota, Suzuki, and Daihatsu Motor revealed a new jointly developed battery electric vehicle (BEV) system. The co-developed platform will power a new generation of mini-commercial electric vans.
Although Toyota has been a clear laggard in the rapidly expanding electric vehicle market, the Japanese automaker has recently revealed a series of new EV investments and products.
Behind…
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May 17, 2023
The Leica M11 Monochrom is a black-and-white only variant of the company’s 60MP full-frame rangefinder camera.
We had a chance to shoot with the M11 Mono, to see how it performs. Here is a gallery we produced with the camera. The samples were created using the…
Volvo is set to release its smallest SUV ever with the electric EX30. Despite its compact size, the Volvo EX30 is packed with safety features to protect “both you and others in hectic urban environments.”
In January, Jim Rowan, Volvo’s CEO, confirmed that the brand…
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May 17, 2023
Leica has announced an updated version of its Summilux-M 50mm F1.4 ASPH fast normal prime for its M lens mount.
The redesigned Summilux-M is designed to match the size of the 2022 version of the Summilux-M 35mm F1.4 ASPH. The lens’s minimum focus distance has been reduced from 70cm (27.6″) to 45cm (17.7″). It gains a metal hood that screws outwards, rather than the push/pull…
Battery swap startup Ample publicly unveiled its second-generation station design in San Francisco today. This next chapter in US battery swaps is the culmination of thousands of previous swaps performed by Ample, which has now cut its processes down to a mere five…
A new report states that Tesla has proposed to build a factory in India during a meeting with officials today. After years of negotiation in the world’s most populous country, it would mark a reversal of its strategy.
India has the biggest auto market that Tesla has yet…
Gen. David Allvin, the Air Force’s No. 2 officer, is the frontrunner to become its next chief of staff, four people familiar with the deliberations told Air Force Times.
Allvin, a career mobility pilot and strategist who has served as Air Force vice chief of staff since November 2020, is the service’s internal pick for chief, according to one current military officer, two retired officers and…
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May 17, 2023
Product photos: Richard Butler
The Leica M11 Monochrom is the company’s latest full-frame digital rangefinder camera, built around a version of the M11’s 61MP BSI CMOS sensor that has no color filter array to interpret color.
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60MP BSI CMOS sensor…
Elon Musk is predicting that some companies will go bankrupt within the next 12 months. He didn’t go as far as saying that they would be Tesla competitors, but he made it feel like given the context.
Which ones could it be?
Over the last year, Musk has often complained…
Rimac Nevera electric hypercar sets 23 records in single day, including fastest 0-249 mph time
May 17, 2023
Times of 0-60 mph simply aren’t enough when you get into the peak-performance, hypercar segment of electric vehicles. The Rimac Nevera has already done an excellent job demonstrating that it’s one of the highest-performing vehicles on the planet, but any doubt should now be dissolved as the electric hypercar smashed through 23 performance records – in just a single day, a record in it of…
