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LS-swap all the things! If there's one major detriment to Tesla's image as a sustainable, eco-friendly manufacturer of emissions-free pure-electric vehicles, it's the company's stance on repairs and rebuilds. The automaker maintains an iron tight grip over the parts market for its own vehicles, and more often than not, when a customer car needs a significant amount of attention, Tesla would sooner guide that customer toward buying an all-new vehicle than repairing the one they've got. But all else being equal, keeping an already-built vehicle on the road is generally much more sustainable tha...

But what's happening with the V12? Tobias Moers has been CEO of Aston Martin since last August, replacing Andy Palmer as part of a major executive shakeup following the British carmaker's acquisition by Canadian billionaire Lawrence Stroll who now serves as Executive Chairman. Moers spent 26 years at Mercedes and knows a thing or two about the industry. Earlier this month, Stroll reiterated his commitment to the combustion engine for as long as possible, despite the UK's proposed 2030 ban. And now Moers has revealed to the Financial Times his plans to launch 10 new variants of existing models...

Audi According to a report by BloombergNEF (BNEF), the average price of these battery packs will get close to $100/kWh by the year 2023. This is significant as, at that price point, it is predicted that automakers will finally be able to produce and sell electric vehicles for a comparable price - and with a comparable margin - as a similar vehicle powered by a conventional, internal combustion engine. Erasing the current price differential would go a long way to increasing EV sales. Consider, for instance, that the cheapest Audi e-tron begins at $65,900, whereas the similarly-sized Audi Q...

Using AI, 'Sounce' can detect various noises more accurately than the human ear. Porsche may be the purveyor of some of the finest sports cars in existence, such as the iconic 911, but the German automaker can also be thought of as a technology company. Porsche constantly pushes engineering boundaries and trials innovative techniques for processes that have been done the same way for decades. A case in point came earlier this year when the company experimented with 3D printing for creating the pistons for the 911 GT2 RS. In the latest showcase of the brand's expertise, Porsche Digital has com...

Namely, those who have already purchased Enhanced Autopilot. A limited beta test for Tesla's new Full Self Driving feature is currently underway, although customers who live in an eligible area wanting to participate will have to pay for the privilege - quite a lot, actually; the Full Self Driving beta costs $10,000. That's more than a quarter of the base MSRP for a brand new Tesla Model 3 sedan. But for some, the true cost of Full Self Driving was actually more than that, because upgrading from the $5,000 Enhanced Autopilot package to the FSD beta cost $6,000, for a grand total of $11,000 in...