Tag: cars

Protestors jump on cars and shut down Lafayette Road for hours

INDIANAPOLIS — IMPD officers shut down Lafayette Road between 16th street and Cold Spring Road for close to two hours Saturday night as they removed protestors from the roadway. IMPD said officers responded to an event center in the 1700 block of Lafayette just after 5 p.m. A group of individuals was protesting the evening […]

Fisker delivers 4,700 electric cars in 2023, shares jump

(Reuters) – Fisker said on Friday its electric vehicle deliveries jumped more than four-fold during the final quarter, helping it hand over about 4,700 vehicles for the year. The rise in quarterly sales volume was primarily driven by strong demand for the Fisker Ocean SUV, priced at about $69,000, the company said. Fisker started making […]

Latvia sends cars confiscated from its drunk drivers to Ukraine

As of mid-December, Latvia has sent 271 cars to Ukraine that were confiscated from drunk drivers and is preparing to send 34 more, Delfi reported on Dec. 24. The Latvian parliament approved a law earlier this year allowing for the transfer of vehicles confiscated by the state under particular circumstances to be sent to Ukraine. […]

Latvia gifts Ukraine $1 million in seized drunk-driving cars

Latvia has transferred confiscated vehicles worth nearly €1 million ($1.1 million) to Ukraine, seized from drunk drivers, and plans to send more in the near future, Lithuanian news agency Delfi reported on Dec. 24, citing the Latvian State Revenue Service. In total, Latvia has transferred 271 cars. Since the initiative began, over 1,100 different cars, […]

Recent EV models run into 79% more problems than gas cars, Consumer Reports survey shows. But here’s why analysts say they’re just experiencing temporary ‘growing pains’

‘Not surprising’: Recent EV models run into 79% more problems than gas cars, Consumer Reports survey shows. But here’s why analysts say they’re just experiencing temporary ‘growing pains’ Demand for electric vehicles is booming, or at least that’s what the International Energy Agency says. Globally, the IEA reports, EVs accounted for 14% of new vehicle […]