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The Cure will release their first new song in 16 years on Thursday. The goth rock band shared a short burst of the song titled Alone on social media, along with close-up black and white images of a stone statue’s face. Image: The Cure performs on the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury in 2019. Pic: PA

Stellantis, the parent company of Jeep, Ram, Dodge, and several others is searching for a new CEO to replace Carlos Tavares. The company is considering a leadership change after Taveres’ contract expires in 2026. The move comes as Stellantis looks to revamp brand sales in the US, its biggest profit market, as it falls behind

The Canadian home improvement chain picked up a pair of Volvo VNR Electric semi trucks, and it’s putting them to work on last-mile delivery routes in the Greater Toronto Area. This month, the Canadian home improvement retailer Home Hardware began operating two Volvo electric semi trucks out of its St. Jacobs, Ontario truck depot. The

The Greek cities of Athens and Thessaloniki are popular tourist spots, and those tourists are about to breathe a little bit easier – literally! – thanks to nearly 90 new electric garbage trucks from Mitsubishi Fuso. The Daimler-owned Mitsubishi Fuso brand has been making big moves since export of its newest electric eCanter medium duty truck kicked off

2024 Kia EV9 GT-Line (Source: Kia) As new electric vehicles hit the market, discounts continue piling up as automakers fight for sales. According to new research, the most popular EVs on Cars.com right now are the Ford F-150 Lightning, Mustang Mach-E, and Kia EV9, all of which feature massive incentives this month. Using its extensive

House Republicans have passed a bill attempting to block new emissions standards that will save thousands of lives and reduce fuel costs for Americans by $100 billion per year. Thankfully, however, the bill will likely die in the Senate, and will be vetoed even if it doesn’t. The bill was passed today with a vote

Battery recycling specialist Redwood Materials has just gained another major automaker as a client, signing a partnership with BMW of North America. Redwood will help recover and recycle end of life lithium-ion cells and their rare materials from BMW Group marques like MINI and Rolls-Royce. Today’s latest partnership announcement only helps solidify Redwood Materials’ current

Tesla Semi Image credit: u/Tutrifor PepsiCo, Tesla’s first customer for the Tesla Semi electric truck, gave an update on how its deployment of the electric truck is going and it is going “smoother than expected”. It even helps with driver retention. Truck driving is a difficult, thankless job that pays well, but like many other

Kia is growing in China as most foreign automakers are rapidly losing market share. Foreign automakers like Toyota, Volkswagen, and GM are struggling to keep up with aggressive price cuts and an influx of new competition. After launching its new low-cost electric SUV, the EV5, Kia is already seeing the results, as brand sales in China topped

We learned a lot about Tesla Semi thanks to a new presentation from the head of the electric truck program at Tesla, including the fact that Tesla ran one of the trucks 250,000 miles (400,000 km) already. Tesla Semi has already been “in production” for almost 2 years, but the production has been very limited

The BBC director-general has condemned Huw Edwards’ crimes as “appalling” and said the corporation is still having conversations about recovering part of his salary paid following his arrest. Tim Davie addressed the scandal following Edwards‘ sentencing at Westminster Magistrates’ Court in London on Monday. Speaking at the Royal Television Society’s annual convention, Mr Davie said

Tesla has pulled the heavy weaponry when it comes to financing to boost sales during its regular end-of-quarter push. Tesla has regularly introduced price cuts and incentives at the end of every quarter in order to boost sales and lower inventory. It helps quarterly financial results look better as Tesla has already spent the money

Kia wants to change the game with a series of cheaper EVs set to hit the market. Several are already rolling out, like the new EV3, but Kia aims to lower the bar further with a new entry-level EV, starting around $22,200 (€20,000). On the other end of its EV lineup, Kia is eyeing a

Scottish band Texas have been unveiled as this year’s headliner for Edinburgh’s Hogmanay celebrations. The pop-rockers, fronted by award-winning singer-songwriter Sharleen Spiteri, will perform their greatest hits at Concert in the Gardens on 31 December. The homegrown heroes announced the gig during a sold-out show at the Glasgow Hydro on Sunday. The New Year’s Eve

Chinese heavy equipment manufacturer SANY has signed a strategic Agreement with European brand Alltrucks to fuel its expansion into the European market. (Probably.) With this Agreement, the well-known brand Alltrucks will take on responsibility for the maintenance, diagnosis, and repair of the Chinese SANY eTruck vehicles in the EU. The company hopes an alliance with

A new Toyota electric crossover SUV is about to hit the world’s largest EV market. The Toyota bZ3C leaked in China on Friday, showing a familiar look. The new electric crossover SUV was developed with China’s leading EV maker, BYD. Toyota bZ3C leaked, revealing new electric SUV in China Toyota introduced the bZ3C concept at

Chad McQueen, who played the villain in The Karate Kid, has died aged 63. His wife and children shared a statement on Instagram on Thursday afternoon from McQueen’s verified account announcing the news with “a heavy heart”. “His remarkable journey as a loving father to us, along with his unwavering commitment to our mother, truly

Several EV models sold with over $10,000 in incentives in July, driving registrations up 18% from last year in the US. Kia’s new EV9 was among the most heavily discounted, selling with over $19,700 in incentives. Other models, like the Honda Prologue and Volkswagen ID.4, were also heavily discounted, which helped spark growth. US EV

Porsche Macan EV (Source: Porsche) Porsche’s long-awaited Macan EV will finally hit US dealers on September 30th, and we’ve also just learned that it will have an EPA-certified range of 308 miles, or 288 for the “Turbo” version. We’ve been waiting what seems like forever for the Porsche Macan to come out – Seth even got

With over $17,000 in savings, you can now lease Kia’s EV6 for less than a Soul. Kia introduced new EV incentives, making the 2024 EV6 cheaper to lease than a 2024 Kia Soul despite costing more than double. Kia launched the EV6 in the US in January 2022. Although it wasn’t Kia’s first electric vehicle