Hacker News with Generative AI: Automotive Industry

Troubled electric truck maker Nikola files for bankruptcy (techcrunch.com)
Hydrogen electric trucking startup Nikola Corp. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Wednesday after it failed to find a buyer or secure additional funds to maintain operations.
Electric Vehicles, Bankruptcy, Startups, Automotive Industry
94 points by moose44 2 days ago | 95 comments
China Looks to Use Tesla FSD Rollout as Leverage in Trade Negotiations (gizmodo.com)
China is considering using Tesla as leverage in U.S. trade negotiations.
China, Tesla, Trade Negotiations, Automotive Industry, Geopolitics
6 points by nickthegreek 3 days ago | 5 comments
Protesters demonstrate outside Tesla showrooms in US (arstechnica.com)
Protests, Tesla, Automotive Industry
9 points by bathtub365 4 days ago | 0 comments
Cybertrucks Are Deadlier Than Infamous Ford Pintos (motherjones.com)
Elon Musk’s Cybertrucks may look indestructible: hulking blocks of aluminum and steel that appear to be better suited for a space station than a parking spot on a narrow city street. But a new report suggests that they’re actually deadlier than one of the most infamous—and flawed—American cars ever made: the Ford Pinto.
Cybersecurity, Automotive Industry, Safety, Ford Pinto
89 points by laurex 8 days ago | 68 comments
$400M armored Tesla gov contract (npr.org)
The Trump administration is expected to purchase $400 million worth of armored Tesla vehicles, according to a new State Department document detailing procurement for fiscal year 2025.
Government Contracts, Tesla, Automotive Industry, Politics
55 points by rgbrgb 8 days ago | 15 comments
Supersizing vehicles offers minimal safety benefits – but substantial dangers (iihs.org)
The safety benefits of larger vehicles top out quickly once curb weights exceed the fleet average, a new IIHS study shows.
Vehicle Safety, Automotive Industry, Research, Statistics
41 points by rntn 14 days ago | 11 comments
Tesla Is Alienating the People It Needs Most: Study (insideevs.com)
Tesla's chief executive has spent the last year alienating the people his company needs most, a new study from the nonprofit EV Politics Project Shows. Among buyers who say they are looking to buy an EV as their next vehicle, Tesla had the worst favorability ratings of any brand surveyed.
Tesla, Electric Vehicles, Consumer Sentiment, Automotive Industry, Business
66 points by zfg 15 days ago | 130 comments
Tesla's sales plummet across Europe (ft.com)
Tesla’s sales plummet across Europe
Tesla, Europe, Automotive Industry, Sales, Business
41 points by mirzap 15 days ago | 44 comments
Tesla sales plummet in the UK, France, and Germany (arstechnica.com)
Tesla sales in Europe have driven off the dockside and into the water.
Tesla, Automotive Industry, Europe, Sales, Business
218 points by rbanffy 16 days ago | 219 comments
South Carolina Gave Scout $1.3B, yet Taxpayers Can't Buy Its EVs in SC (carscoops.com)
Despite the state of South Carolina giving VW-owned Scout Motors $1.3 billion to build its $2 bn plant in Blythewood, 18 miles (29 km) north of Columbia, the state’s residents won’t be legally able to buy any of the vehicles built on its doorstep. Even the estimated 4,000 people filling the jobs Scout says it will create at the plant won’t be able to buy one.
Politics, Automotive Industry, South Carolina, Electric Vehicles
5 points by rntn 18 days ago | 2 comments
Tesla January sales plunged 63% in France (tipranks.com)
Tesla’s (TSLA) January sales plunged 63% in France, the second biggest market in the European Union for electric vehicles (EVs).
Tesla, Electric Vehicles, France, Automotive Industry, Sales
34 points by belter 18 days ago | 22 comments
Tesla Sales Decline in California with Model 3 Plunging 36% (bloomberg.com)
Tesla Inc. registered fewer cars in California in all four quarters of 2024, as sales of its second-most important model plunged 36% for the year.
Tesla, Electric Vehicles, California, Automotive Industry, Sales
55 points by toomuchtodo 18 days ago | 39 comments
How Honda is incorporating EVs into the cars it builds in America (arstechnica.com)
ANNA, Ohio—Honda's Anna Engine Plant has changed a little since I last visited. As we wound our way past the four-cylinder production line, the green-painted scaffolding and overhead gantries gave way to a more open expanse of the cavernous building. Conveyor belts have been replaced by little robots that move pallets around, and bright LED lights illuminate the yellow-painted walls.
Electric Vehicles, Manufacturing, Automotive Industry, Honda
4 points by rntn 18 days ago | 0 comments
Tesla Reported Zero Federal Income Tax on $2B of U.S. Income in 2024 (itep.org)
Tesla, the most valuable automaker in the world valued at over $1 trillion, did not pay any federal income tax last year.
Tesla, Tax, Automotive Industry, Finance, United States
84 points by zfg 21 days ago | 67 comments
Embarrassed by Elon Musk? There's a Bumper Sticker for That (bloomberg.com)
Tesla is facing real competition, putting pressure on prices. Investors, take note.
Tesla, Elon Musk, Automotive Industry, Business, Finance
9 points by petethomas 22 days ago | 0 comments
Tesla sales in Germany dropped 41% in 2024 (cleanenergywire.org)
U.S. carmaker Tesla, which is headed by highly controversial CEO Elon Musk, registered the biggest slump of new registrations among all electric vehicle (EV) manufacturers in Germany last year.
Tesla, Electric Vehicles, Germany, Automotive Industry, Sales
61 points by belter 22 days ago | 104 comments
Tesla's Profit Fell Sharply Last Year (nytimes.com)
Tesla on Wednesday reported a sharp drop in profit for 2024 as rivals in China, Europe and the United States chipped away at its lead in the market for electric cars.
Tesla, Electric Vehicles, Profit, Competition, Automotive Industry
56 points by emschwartz 23 days ago | 15 comments
One in four 2020 Tesla Model 3 failed the Danish periodic inspection in 2024 (fdm.dk)
Næsten hver fjerde Tesla Model 3 årgang 2020 dumpede til periodisk bilsyn i 2024. Den populære model har især fejl på bremser, lygter, hjul og styretøj, viser synsdata, FDM Test & Bilsyn har bearbejdet. 62.000 elbiler skal til syn i år. Opdateret 24. januar med svar fra Tesla.
Electric Vehicles, Tesla, Automotive Industry, Vehicle Safety, Denmark
169 points by asp1 25 days ago | 175 comments
Over engineered cars are pushing technicians away (ycombinator.com)
An interesting video from an auto tech and below text was in the comments that I thought some engineers might appreciate.
Automotive Industry, Engineering, Labor Shortage
58 points by SQL2219 26 days ago | 57 comments
Vehicle Standards Rollback Bad for Drivers, Auto Industry, Anything Breathing (ucsusa.org)
Decades of government vehicle standards to improve vehicle efficiency and cut down on tailpipe pollution have saved car and truck drivers trillions of dollars at the pump, saved countless lives from reduced exposure to toxic air pollution, and avoided the extraction and burning of billions of barrels of oil.
Environmental Policy, Automotive Industry, Public Health
11 points by cf100clunk 28 days ago | 0 comments
New electrical code could doom most common EV charging (motortrend.com)
A coming ground-fault circuit-interrupter revision could make slow-charging your car nearly impossible.
Electric Vehicles, Safety Standards, Regulations, Automotive Industry, Charging Infrastructure
45 points by zdw 28 days ago | 85 comments
China’s EV growth: How a bet made decades ago is paying off big (cnn.com)
China, Automotive Industry, Economics, Competition, History
4 points by zfg 29 days ago | 0 comments
Tesla brand value shed $15 billion in 2024 with aging lineup, Musk at helm (cnbc.com)
Tesla, Automotive Industry, Brand Value, Elon Musk, Finance
12 points by zfg 30 days ago | 0 comments
" Cybertruck Can Officially Be Considered a Flop" (torquenews.com)
Two chief analysts agree that Cybertruck's styling, elevated price, and relatively modest range have held back sales of the polarizing truck.
Electric Vehicles, Automotive Industry, Tesla, Consumer Trends
15 points by twiddling 30 days ago | 8 comments
GM faces ban on selling driver data that can be used to raise insurance rates (arstechnica.com)
GM sold geolocation and other driving data without adequate consent, FTC says.
Privacy, Automotive Industry, Data Privacy, Insurance
5 points by ndsipa_pomu 33 days ago | 0 comments
The Toyota Prius transformed the auto industry (ieee.org)
The first-generation Toyota Prius, introduced in 1997, paired an internal combustion engine with an electric motor, making it the first mass-produced hybrid EV.
Automotive Industry, Hybrid Vehicles, Technology, Innovation
170 points by pseudolus 34 days ago | 279 comments
EV, hybrid sales reached a record 20% of U.S. vehicle sales in 2024 (cnbc.com)
EVs, Hybrid Cars, Automotive Industry, Sales, U.S. Market
22 points by pseudolus 35 days ago | 0 comments
China's EV Sales Soar 40 Percent Amid Gasoline Plunge (newsweek.com)
China's electric vehicle (EV) market experienced a record-breaking year in 2024, with sales surging over 40 percent, industry data revealed Monday.
China, Electric Vehicles, Automotive Industry, Market Trends
13 points by thelastgallon 35 days ago | 0 comments
GM banned from sharing driving and location data with insurance companies (techcrunch.com)
We regularly hear stories about companies that are selling your sensitive personal information — including your location data — to the highest bidder. The latest culprit appears to be General Motors.
Privacy, Automotive Industry, Data Security, Consumer Protection
29 points by belter 35 days ago | 5 comments
Ford's electric Mach-E outsold the gas-powered Mustang in 2024 (electrek.co)
Who said Ford’s electric crossover SUV wasn’t a real Mustang? The Mach-E outsold the gas-powered Ford Mustang for the first time last year as one of the top-selling EVs in the US.
Electric Vehicles, Ford, Automotive Industry, Sales
93 points by zfg 41 days ago | 92 comments