10:07 PM ET Associated Press LAS VEGAS — Brittany Force beat out three other world champions to pick up her first NHRA win of the season at the Four-Wide Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Sunday. The 2017 world champion had a run of 3.718-seconds at 338.00 mph in the championship
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Tesla Inc. CEO Elon Musk has built a 9.2 percent stake in Twitter Inc., a regulatory filing showed on Monday, sending the micro-blogging site’s shares soaring 24 percent in premarket trading as of 7 a.m. EDT. In late March the silicon valley billionaire said he was giving “serious thought” to building a new social media
The use of augmented reality could have far-reaching implications for navigation systems, with multiple automakers already deploying the technology to enhance the way vehicles display information about driving conditions and the surrounding environment. As advanced driver-assistance systems and autonomous driving continue to evolve, augmented reality technologies could also be an enhancement, providing a more immersive
As part of Motor Trend’s annual Best Driver’s Car competition powered by Mothers, we line up the contenders on an airstrip and bask in the glory of horsepower, wheelspin, and launch control. This year, Senior Features Editors Jason Cammisa and Jonny Lieberman give you a quick tour of the 12 competitors before strapping into their
Porsche reports 13,042 car sales in the US during the first quarter of 2022, which is 24.9% less than a year ago (an all-time strongest quarter), as the company was significantly affected by “supply and transit issues.” Considering the recent news about a temporary production halt at some of the plants, we are afraid that the
Hyundai launched the Kona back in 2018 as a subcompact crossover based on a tweaked version of the i30 platform. A decade ago, a crossover like the Kona wouldn’t exist and people would simply buy the i30. Nowadays, people can’t get enough of SUVs and crossovers. So, the Kona came to be. But what about
Toyota reaffirmed its commitment to the UK after a newspaper reported it may halt making cars in the country because of government plans to shift more rapidly to fully electric vehicles. The Japanese automaker said it’s ready to sell only zero-emission cars and reiterated its view that hybrids have a role to play in the
TOKYO — After running the gauntlet through Japan’s justice system for the past three years, former Nissan director Greg Kelly was triumphantly escorted to the Tokyo airport last month by the U.S. ambassador to fly home to Tennessee. Kelly may now be back home, but he is hardly home free. The former human resources executive’s
Electric vehicles consist of new technologies to manage power and move. But they have also opened the door to a promising manufacturing process that helps achieve higher targets in weight savings and cost reduction. Meet the giga press. Automakers have had little to say about the new factory process so far — presumably for competitive
A very early Ferrari LaFerrari test mule is headed to auction with RM Sotheby’s on May 14. Code-named M6, the test mule is based on a Ferrari 458 Italia that still looks largely stock on the outside. However, it features an early version of the LaFerrari’s hybrid powertrain, including a V-12 engine. This engine is
By Joey Klender Posted on April 2, 2022 Tesla, Inc. announced this morning that it delivered 310,048 vehicles during 2022’s first quarter, marking yet another record for deliveries in a three-month span. “In the first quarter, we produced over 305,000 vehicles and delivered over 310,000 vehicles, despite ongoing supply chain challenges and factory shutdowns,” Tesla
Toyota may stop manufacturing in the UK because of a government policy that mandates a rapid switch to full-electric vehicles, The Times newspaper reported. The company told Transport Secretary Grant Shapps about its concerns for the plan’s transition phase, which bans new gasoline and diesel cars starting in 2030. Toyota’s UK arm makes the Corolla
There’s a giant whiteboard on the wall in a Michigan office building where the problems of the world are listed and tracked in minute detail. The colorful papers hanging there — tracking earthquakes and tsunamis, fires and floods, coronavirus hot spots and even wars — aren’t just the world’s problems, though. They’re Bob Young’s problems,
While many startups and established battery manufacturers are working on revolutionary cell technology that would radically improve electric vehicle range while slashing costs, Tesla and partner Panasonic are pushing forward with an evolutionary step that could make significant improvements almost immediately. Tesla’s new 4680 battery format follows company tradition of using cylindrical cells from mass-market
In this article 2015-HK 9868-HK 9866-HK Chinese electric carmakers Nio, Xpeng and Li Auto are facing several headwinds including higher raw material costs and a resurgence of Covid in China. However, they all posted a surge in March delivery volumes. Qilai Shen | Bloomberg | Getty Images Chinese electric vehicle start-ups Nio, Xpeng and Li
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Tesla released its Q1 2022 delivery and production results today and confirmed just over 310,000 deliveries, which is a new all-time delivery record despite a difficult quarter for several reasons. Due to supply chain issues and 2 separate shutdowns at Gigafactory Shanghai, many believed that Tesla would finally break its impressive streak of quarterly delivery
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