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Month: January 2024

Public Charging Problems Key to Slowing Growth of EV sales – Study

Public Charging Problems Key to Slowing Growth of EV sales – Study

While growing eightfold between 2019 and 2023, EV sales flattened out during the second half of last year, and a new study puts much of the blame on public concerns about problems with the public EV charging network. It’s not just the lack of chargers but the fact that so many of them are routinely out of service. Find out more at Headlight.News.

Best of CES 2024

Best of CES 2024

Computers, TVs, drones, “smart” appliances, digital cameras. If those are the things you think of when someone mentions “consumer electronics,” you’re not alone. But you should add automobiles to the list as, these days, they’re starting to look more like smartphones on wheels. Indeed, high-tech “mobility” was one of the big topics at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. And Headlight.News was there, checking out the latest high-tech vehicles, features and services. These are the standouts.

Dodge Drops its Own “Spy Shots” of the 2025 Charger Daytona SRT

Dodge Drops its Own “Spy Shots” of the 2025 Charger Daytona SRT

We were surprised to discover a set of four “spy shots” of the 2025 Dodge Charger Daytona SRT when we went surfing the web this morning — all the more so when it turned out the pre-production pics came from Dodge itself. Here’s what we know about the all-electric muscle car.

Detroit Auto Show Moving Back to January

Detroit Auto Show Moving Back to January

The North American International Auto Show is returning to January, reversing an effort to build attendance by moving the annual event to a summer schedule. Like other auto shows in the U.S. and Europe, the Detroit Auto Show has suffered from declining interest by both the public and the automakers who once saw it as a must-attend event.

As UAW Organizing Drive Gains Traction, Tesla Raises U.S. Wages

As UAW Organizing Drive Gains Traction, Tesla Raises U.S. Wages

Tesla has become the latest automaker to raise wages for its U.S. workers, a move that industry-watchers see as an effort to stall an organizing drive by the United Auto Workers Union. The Texas-based EV manufacturer is seen as particularly vulnerable, especially at its California assembly plant which has faced numerous complaints about racial and sexual harassment and unsafe working conditions.

12 Questions for Raymond J. “RJ” Schreiner, Chief Test Pilot for Flying Taxi Startup Supernal

12 Questions for Raymond J. “RJ” Schreiner, Chief Test Pilot for Flying Taxi Startup Supernal

From Henry Ford to the Jetsons, the idea of flying cars has long caught the public imagination. And, finally, they may be coming to reality. Headlight.News talks to RJ Schreiner, a former Marine pilot who’s now chief test pilot for Supernal, the Hyundai subsidiary that debuted its S-A2 flying cab at CES 2024.