article thumbnail

Acura’s ZDX Announcement Shows It Could Still Be A Serious EV Industry Player

CleanTechnica EVs

If you’re a regular reader, you probably know that I’m a little irritated with Honda and Acura, to put it lightly. I have an Acura MDX in my driveway, and my wife loves the company. However, when it revealed the third-generation MDX, Acura didn’t release an […].

Acura 71
article thumbnail

Polestar Announces More Affordable Options

CleanTechnica EVs

For decades, the automotive industry has been following a basic formula for new technologies. GM did this with Cadillac, Ford did this with Lincoln, Toyota did this with Lexus, and Honda did this with Acura. […]. When a technology is new, and relatively expensive, they started by selling it in the top-end vehicles in a segment.

article thumbnail

Tesla US Sales Up 104% While US Auto Industry Down 22%

CleanTechnica EVs

Comparing the 3rd quarter of 2021 to the 3rd quarter of 2020, US Tesla sales were up 67% while overall US auto sales were down 13%. Compared to 2019, the difference was even more stark — Tesla sales were up 104% and US auto sales were down 22%.

article thumbnail

Honda to showcase new connected car and automated driving technologies at 2014 ITS World Congress in Detroit; driver-to-driver “virtual tow”

Green Car Congress

Honda will showcase several of its latest developments in intelligent transportation technology at the 2014 ITS World Congress in Detroit, 7-11 September. This includes numerous industry-leading initiatives in the areas of active and passive safety, pedestrian injury mitigation, motorcycle rider safety and collision compatibility.

Congress 294
article thumbnail

Honda to step up its game with new electric motorcycles and EVs

Teslarati

Honda appears ready to go full electric and dive into the increasing competition in the EV industry. With the popularity of electric vehicles continuously rising, legacy automakers like Honda are reevaluating their place in the general auto industry. The Japanese automaker aims to produce 2 million EVs annually by 2030.

article thumbnail

GM to boost EV and AV investments 75% to $35B through 2025; new battery plants

Green Car Congress

GM now expects to deliver better-than-expected results in the second quarter despite the industry-wide impact of the semiconductor shortage. These investments are enabled by GM’s strong underlying business, including record EBIT-adjusted in the last three quarters. The company now expects its first-half EBIT-adjusted will be between $8.5

GM 186
article thumbnail

Study: Collision Avoidance Technology Continues to Struggle

The Truth About Cars

Though the industry has been moving in the direction of standardizing frontal crash avoidance and similar technologies for nearly a decade and insurance agencies seem eager to see them broadly implemented. But these, again, come from government-auto-industry-related partnerships and insurance agencies.