Tag: tech

January 31, 2023

GMC’s first-ever 2024 all-electric Hummer SUV has sold for a whopping $500,000 in a recent auction. Although the first Hummer EV SUV sold for a hefty amount, it is way cheaper than the first Hummer EV pickup. GMC’s First 2024 […]

November 4, 2022

Based on a report by Electrek, since the new reform of federal tax credit indicates a protectionist clause, it requires manufacturers to build EVs in North America to qualify for the $7,500 incentive. However, the high-priced incentive is insufficient to […]

May 25, 2017

As Tesla works to ramp up one of the fastest expansions in the history of U.S. auto production, a labor-advocacy group says Elon Musk’s main assembly plant also has unusually high rates of worker injuries. Tesla’s Fremont, California, plant had […]

May 4, 2017

Elon Musk’s push to evolve Tesla from a niche electric vehicle company into a mass-production wonder is coming down to the wire, as the company sticks with its promise to start building the Model 3 for eager customers in a little […]

April 20, 2017

As Tesla gears up to roll out its first widely affordable electric car, disgruntled Tesla owners who say the company let them down by selling vehicles with a semi-autonomous driving system that isn’t functional and creates safety issues are suing […]

June 14, 2016

Nissan Motor Co (7201.T) said on Tuesday it was developing fuel cell vehicle (FCV) technology using ethanol as a hydrogen source in what would be an industry first, and planned to commercialize its system in 2020 as part of efforts […]

June 1, 2016

Software maker Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) is selling about 1,500 of its patents to Chinese device maker Xiaomi [XTC.UL], a rare departure for the U.S. company and part of what the two companies say is the start of a long-term partnership. […]

April 12, 2016

With all the coverage in the news about driverless cars and humanoid robots, the advance of industrial robotics sometimes gets lost in the mix. But steady advances are being made in the industrial robotic sector—increasingly via multi-company collaborations. Evidence of […]

April 4, 2016

Fabric makers, it can safely be said, are living in a material world. Now, however, the material is also getting virtual. As Steve Lohr reports a group of textile and apparel makers, semiconductor companies, universities and the United States Department […]

December 31, 2015

In the 1970s and 80s, we witnessed a revolutionary wave of productivity improvements in manufacturing. New technologies, including personal computers (PCs), numerically controlled (NC) machines, programmable logic controllers (PLCs), and computer-aided manufacturing (CAM), combined with new process improvement ideas like […]