In Sweden, unless alcohol is involved, conversation with strangers can be suspect. And yet head-turning doesn’t even start to describe the kind of attention I experienced in a first test drive review through some coastal towns of its Skåne county in Volkswagen’s ID.Buzz electric van. It was more than I recall seeing in a supercar,
Month: September 2022
9:57 AM ET Ferrari has revealed the tweaked livery it will use at this weekend’s Italian Grand Prix to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the car company. The one-off livery features a splash of yellow to pay homage to Modena, the hometown of the company’s founder, Enzo Ferrari. Yellow is one of the colours of
When you compare a gas-only truck to a hybrid and an electric truck, you’ll quickly learn that each has its own strengths, weaknesses, and best use cases. For this reason, if you’ve decided to go with an electrified version, the choice between the fully electric Ford F-150 Lightning and the F-150 PowerBoost hybrid may not
Automakers took to the Los Angeles Convention Center this week with a host of new SUVs, sports cars, sedans, and pickup trucks to show off to the public. Three new models revive long-retired names for pickup trucks and SUVs aimed at hauling people and all their gear. Another is the long-awaited update of an iconic
Two Detroit area companies have been ordered to pay $10 million for manufacturing, selling and installing aftermarket devices that bypass car emissions controls. Diesel Ops LLC and Orion Diesel LLC were caught through a national crackdown by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency against companies violating the Clean Air Act. The federal agency identified the violations
The secret behind Elon Musk’s goal of selling the most Teslas possible by 2030 lies in the automaker’s pioneering battery technology. The good news is that by using bigger cells and a new process to dry-coat electrodes, Tesla could halve the cost of a Model Y battery, saving more than 8 percent of the car’s
The uptake of electric vehicles has increased in recent years, as countries around the world attempt to reduce the environmental effects of transportation. Simonskafar | E+ | Getty Images Recent comments from Elon Musk about the need for more oil and gas reflect a broader concern that the uptake of electric vehicles will be hampered
By Johnna Crider Posted on September 6, 2022 Elon Musk called out Twitter for the social network’s lack of effort in removing bots and spam accounts today. His response was to The Future Funds’ Gary Black who said that Elon Musk should be very careful to not disrespect Twitter’s counsel. “Judge McCormick is a no-nonsense
Hot Wheels® comes home! For the El Segundo stop, the Legends Tour came to Hot Wheels® Headquarters, making it the biggest event yet. Hundreds of vehicles of all types came to compete to become the next Legend—and be made into an official 1/64th-scale model. Which of these ridiculously wild cars will go to SEMA?
AvtoVAZ, Russia’s biggest automaker, increased its share of the local market last month despite failing to overcome a decline in annual sales, while Chinese companies also took advantage of an exodus of western companies. Almost all automakers working in Russia stopped production in the country after President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine led to sanctions
Volvo Cars’ bestselling XC60 crossover has a problem — it has the oldest customer body of any Volvo model. XC60 customers are 55 years old, or about five years older than the Volvo brand’s average. To introduce the midsize crossover to younger buyers, the Swedish automaker has collaborated with YouTuber Andrew Huang. The Canadian content
Sep 1, 2022 Racers were angry. Racers were complaining. Racers were questioning everything, live in HD on our television sets. Awesome. Welcome to the postseason. On Sunday night in the 73rd edition of the Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway, NASCAR’s oldest speedway and its still-new race car joined forces to send the sport through a
A bunch of 2023 Acura Integra models have hit the used market after being involved in a variety of different accidents, leaving them with serious damage. While deliveries of the sporty sedan only started in June, we wrote about a couple of them that reached salvage yards in July. Fast forward to September and we
Harman International acquired Israeli startup Caaresys for its car-occupant monitoring system. Caaresys’ technology uses low-emission radar to monitor adults and children in a vehicle cabin, marking the locations of passengers and measuring their vital signs, such as respiration and heart rate. Harman said the company is working with major automakers to provide a production-ready system
Ferrari has made little secret of its plan to enter the SUV segment, and the automaker confirmed on Monday that its entry, a crossover that will go by the name Purosangue, Italian for “thoroughbred,” is coming on Sept. 13. The confirmation was made via a teaser that depicts the crossover’s headlights. From our spy shots
Gogoro can’t seem to slow down these days, announcing expansion after expansion. The two latest major moves involve the company’s first retail expansion, which just launched in Tel Aviv, and a selection for Singapore’s first EV battery swap pilot. Gogoro (Nasdaq: GGR), famous for its battery-swapping network that allows riders of its 90+ km/h (56+
The UK’s new-car registrations rose 1.2 percent in August, ending five-straight months of declines, as growth was largely boosted by demand for full-electric vehicles, according to industry data. The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) said in a statement on Monday that registrations in August, which is considered the second quietest month of the
9:35 PM ET Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS — Greg Anderson won his 100th career NHRA race, defeating Dallas Glenn in the Pro Stock finals of the U.S. Nationals on Monday. Anderson reached 208.07 mph in his 6.587-second winning run. Seven of his victories have come at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park. “I don’t know if I
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