Leon Poultney
- Indexed articles, last 90 days
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- Sep 29, 2026
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The NHTSA investigates Comma’s self-driving kit after a string of crashes — 5 incidents that killed 3 people linked to 'hands-free' device for older cars (opens the original)
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Comma’s aftermarket device that promises to add self-driving capabilities to over 350 vehicle models from 27 automakers is under scrutiny, after the NHTSA (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration) launched an investigation into multiple crashes that reportedly involved the Comma’s products. According to NHTSA’s Office of Defects, it is aware of five incidents that involved Comma three, Comma 3X, Comma four and Openpilot, where in some cases, vehicles reportedly struck stopped or slowly mo
EV battery swap stations could be coming to a street near you soon, as Geely and Nio sign a deal to 'accelerate' the technology (opens the original)
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Geely Holding Group — the parent company of Geely Auto Group, Zeekr Group, Volvo and Lotus Cars — has recently signed a deal to take a 30% stake in Nio Power, which is an EV battery swap business that promises to give your car a fresh fully charged battery in a matter of minutes when you're running low. Unlike traditional EV charging stations, which require customers to pull up, plug in and wait anywhere between around 10 minutes (from the scant few MegaWatt chargers in existence) to over an hou
This EV just traveled the equivalent of New York to Chicago on a single charge, but the car might surprise you (opens the original)
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Polish rally driver Mikołaj Marczyk is no stranger to eking out as much range as humanly possible, having coaxed 1,759 miles from a single tank of fuel in a Skoda Superb back in 2025. Now, Mikołaj has turned his attention to electric propulsion, particularly the Audi A6 e-tron that, despite only having an official WLTP range of 482 miles on a single charge, managed to travel almost double that on a recent record-breaking journey. Starting at Zakopane, Poland, the endeavor saw the electrified A6
US carmakers could soon have to offer AM radio for free in new vehicles, according to new legislation (opens the original)
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Automakers in the US may have to reintroduce a 100-year-old technology into new vehicles, as the House of Representatives approved legislation this week that would require new cars, trucks, and SUVs to include AM radio at no additional charge to consumers, according to TechCrunch. The AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act will now head to the Senate, but it could require the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to create new rules that would make AM radio standard in new vehicles. Whi
Volkswagen’s Mission Efficiency EV sets 3 world records on 794-mile trip — single charging stop with 55 kwh battery shows efficiency is the next big leap for range (opens the original)
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Volkswagen has set three world records with what it calls the "most efficient near-production electric car" to date. Its ID Polo-based Mission Efficiency registered a staggering average battery consumption of 6.89 kWh/100 km during a 794 mile (or 1,278km) road trip from Wolfsburg, via Poznań in Poland and Olomouc in the Czech Republic, before ending in the Austrian capital of Vienna. For those more used to miles per kilowatt-hour, VW’s ultra-efficient vehicle clocked 8.27 miles per kilowatt hour
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