Ford has pledged that all of its cars on sale in Europe will be electric by 2030, in the latest move by the world’s biggest auto manufacturers to set out plans to move away from polluting internal combustion engines before looming bans on fossil-fuel vehicles across the world. From a report: The US car giant said on Wednesday that it was…
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Chip Shortage Hits Global Automakers
A semiconductor shortage is dragging on some of the world’s biggest auto manufacturers, costing Daimler, Nissan Motor, Honda Motor and Ford Motor production of a range of cars. From a report: Mercedes-Benz maker Daimler joined its German peer Volkswagen AG in announcing it’s affected by the industrywide supply bottleneck, without quantifying the impact. Honda said it will cut domestic output by…
Harrison Ford Will Return in a Fifth ‘Indiana Jones’ Movie
New submitter Arthur, KBE writes: Harrison Ford will be grabbing his whip and ramming on his hat for a fifth “Indiana Jones” movie, Disney has confirmed — a mere 41 years after the first installment, “Raiders of the Lost Ark,” was released. Disney said in a tweet on Friday that the movie would be produced by its production arm Lucasfilm and…
New Electric Cars Have Problems In Latest Consumer Reports Survey
schwit1 shares a report from Autoblog, adding: “And CR decides to predict poor reliability on EVs it hasn’t even evaluated yet.” From the report: The latest auto survey from Consumer Reports shows several newer electric cars to be beset with problems, contradicting the conventional wisdom that EVs with their simpler powertrains should have fewer issues than gasoline- or diesel-powered cars. The…
Ford Calls On Automakers To Support California Fuel Economy Deal
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Reuters: Ford is urging major automakers to consider backing a framework deal with California on vehicle emissions in a bid to reach industry consensus before President-elect Joe Biden takes office, according to a letter seen by Reuters on Monday. Major automakers are set to discuss next steps at a virtual meeting of their auto…
Tesla is Now Worth Half a Trillion Dollars
Surging Tesla shares have pushed the company’s market capitalization to more than $515 billion, a fivefold increase since the start of the year. From a report: The traditionally volatile stock has continued to experience price swings. But since reaching a low for the year in March, Tesla’s share price has been on an upwards trajectory that accelerated in August. Tesla’s share…
Sean Connery Dies at Age 90. Remembered as ‘The Best of Many’ James Bonds
In 1962 Sean Connery became the first actor to appear in movies as secret agent James Bond, and according to long-time Slashdot reader schwit1 was “The best of the many Bonds, by far.” An anonymous reader writes:
Connery influenced the character deeply. The Huffington Post once wrote that James Bond wasn’t Scottish until Sean Connery played the role. Ian Fleming was still…
GMC Hummer EV vs. Tesla Cybertruck, Bollinger and Rivian
Last night, GMC unveiled the Hummer EV, the company’s first electric pickup with a 350-mile range, 1,000 HP and up to 11,500 pound-feet of torque. Although there’s still plenty more questions than answers, CNET has compared what we know about the Hummer EV against the Tesla Cybertruck, as well as trucks from startups like Bollinger and Rivian. And just for fun,…
Mercury in the west after sunset
Live in the Southern Hemisphere? Take advantage of your golden opportunity to view Mercury in the evening sky now. Live in the Northern Hemisphere? Give Mercury a try after sunset! You might see it. Source: https://earthsky.org/tonight/mercury-in-the-west-after-sunset…
Moon and Venus adorn the morning September 13 to 15
On the mornings of September 13, 14 and 15, 2020, look for the waning crescent moon and the dazzling planet Venus in the eastern sky before sunrise. Source: https://earthsky.org/tonight/moon-venus-adorn-morning-sky…