Volvo electric cars to be 100% leather-free
Volvo has vowed to make all its future electric car interiors completely leather-free – and by 2030, it will only sell 100 percent electric and leather-free cars. © Provided by Motoring Electric Volvo C40 Recharge interior The Swedish firm says it is an…
Arcimoto FUV is a cross between a motorcycle and an electric car
Joann tooling around town in Arcimoto’s FUV. Video: Bill Rapai for Axios I’ve spent the past week on a joyride, tooling around town in a crazy-fun, three-wheeled mashup between an electric car and a motorcycle — an “autocycle” if…
Grand Prairie man gets nearly 36-year sentence for child pornography involving two 6-year-old girls
A Grand Prairie man who used two 6-year-old girls to create child pornography was sentenced to 35 years and 10 months in prison Thursday, the U.S. attorney’s office for the Northern District of Texas announced Thursday. Juan Navarro Jr., 38, pleaded…
realme Makes the Top 6 Globally for the First Time
SHENZHEN, China, Sept. 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — realme, the world’s fastest growing smartphone brand, has become a Top 6 smartphone vendor in the global rankings, according to the latest market insights conducted by Counterpoint Research.…
A look back to Sept. 23, 1991
INDIANAPOLIS — No one stays 29 forever, no matter what you’ve been telling people. FOX59 News has joined the big 3-0 club, celebrating the 30th anniversary of our first-ever newscast. NightCast, as it was called then, launched Sept. 23, 1991 at 10 p.m.…
Ford considers Halewood plant over Germany for EV systems
Ford is weighing up whether to build transmission systems for electric cars at its Halewood plant on Merseyside rather than at a site in Germany. The car giant has held talks with government officials about making the new eTrans system in the UK. A…
Lotus reveals lightweight basis for electric sports car, other future EVs
Lotus on Tuesday revealed the platform for a planned electric sports car, codenamed Type 135, due in 2026. Following Lotus founder Colin Chapman’s maxim “simplify, and add lightness,” the new platform emphasizes weight reduction. Known…
Black founders from Dallas and Frisco receive a six-figure boost from Google’s startup fund
Three North Texas companies are getting a six-figure boost from a Google fund designed to aid Black-founded startups. Google set up the $10 million initiative to address the access to capital problem that many Black founders encounter when they launch…
Sunbreak expansion hits Switch, PC in summer 2022
At the September 2021 Nintendo Direct, Capcom dropped an announcement teaser trailer for Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak, a “massive” expansion for the game that will arrive in summer 2022 simultaneously on Nintendo Switch and PC. As Capcom PR explains,…
Pc who killed motorist in high-speed crash given suspended prison term
A police officer who caused a fatal crash after travelling at up to 110mph while responding to an emergency call has been spared jail after a court heard he is suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder. © Jacob King West Mercia Pc Jamie Holloway…