autoevolution
JULY 19, 2024
With the month of July half done, our planet is now beginning to get its yearly dose of shooting stars. That's right, it is almost time for the Perseids, which in 2024 will peak on the night of August 11. The Perseid. ( continue reading.
Autoblog: Car News
MARCH 26, 2024
Filed under: Weird Car News , Ford , Car Buying , Wagon , Classics Continue reading Six-pack of identical Ford Pinto Wagons for sale, in case you were looking Six-pack of identical Ford Pinto Wagons for sale, in case you were looking originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 26 Mar 2024 17:19:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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AutoSuccess
FEBRUARY 28, 2024
Widewail recently released the 2024 Widewail Brand Scorecard , a study of the reputations and sentiments of 32 automotive manufacturers across the United States. Lexus earned the highest reputation ranking among all automotive brands. Toyota and BMW ranked second and third, respectively. The study analyzed 4 million Google customer reviews across 14 luxury and 18 non-luxury automotive brands. 1.1 million reviews were used for topic analysis.
Jalopnik
JULY 23, 2024
Automotive testing website Edmunds took ownership of its long-term Tesla Cybertruck a little over a month ago and it’s already had a major fault. More specifically, the nearly brand new truck has suffered a “critical steering issue,” which doesn’t sound ideal. Read more.
autoevolution
JULY 2, 2024
X misinformation and propaganda superspreader accounts with pro-Russia stances in regard to the Russian Federation's illegal war in Ukraine have failed to discredit the Ukrainian presidential couple yet again. It all started with a fake sales invoice from Bugatti Paris to Olena Zelenska, the wife of Ukrainian prez Volodymyr Zelensky, shared by Kremlin shills such as Jackson Hinkle.
autoevolution
JUNE 28, 2024
Let's say you own an electric car - maybe you do - and are now heading to work to do the day's bidding. However, there's a bit of an issue: you rarely catch a spot at the old electric pump and you're already at 35% capacity as you forgot to recharge the night before. What to do? Honestly, I know quite a few EV drivers who have found themselves in a situation similar to this one day in and day out: biting their fingerna. ( continue reading.
autoevolution
JULY 15, 2024
Some races just don't make sense. And this is one of them. A 2024 Tesla Cybertruck battled a 1996 Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport at the Colorado National Speedway. The sports car's DNA is not something that money can buy. It either is a sports car or not. No matter how much power they pump out, pickup trucks are still heavy, especially when sporting an electric powertrain, and understeer in corners. ( continue reading.
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autoevolution
JUNE 7, 2024
Li-ion batteries used in electric vehicles are designed for long service life but will eventually lose capacity and need replacement. A group of researchers at Toyota Central R&D Labs in Japan found a simple way to reverse the aging process and extend their life cycle. Studies ( continue reading.
autoevolution
JUNE 10, 2024
Rental car company Hertz announced a change of plans after having tried to offer a greener fleet. Hertz is now trying to get rid of the EVs and is selling Teslas and other such cars with massive discounts. Hertz is ditching its electrification strategy that it kicked off earlier this year ( continue reading.
autoevolution
JULY 21, 2024
Introduced for the 1968 model year, the Plymouth Road Runner was basically a stripped-down GTX with a 383-cubic-inch (6.3-liter) V8 as standard. Naturally, it was significantly more affordable than the GTX, which made it popular with the muscle car crowd. The Road Runner moved 44,303 units in its first year on the market befo. ( continue reading.
autoevolution
JULY 5, 2024
Google Maps and Waze are the world's most popular navigation apps, and they are often considered each other's alternative. Users who want to give up on Google Maps typically end up installing Waze, while users who are disappointed with Waze adopt Google Maps. Choosing between Google Maps and Waze might seem like a daunting task, but they have distinct features that make the process easier.
autoevolution
JUNE 22, 2024
Many people have taken notice of Elon Musk's new-found love for politics and conspiracy theories, and not all can ignore this. Someone left the Tesla CEO a strong message spray-painted on dozens of Tesla Cybertrucks awaiting delivery at a Service Center in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Tesla fans remained unfazed, though, asking Tesla to sell the signed Cybertrucks as a limited edition.
autoevolution
JULY 1, 2024
Although Tesla claimed that all its cars are prepared for Full Self-Driving, vehicles with Hardware 3 Autopilot computer might have reached their limits. Elon Musk said that further FSD development would require an upgraded inference computer. Tesla bet everything on autonomous driving as it pivoted its strategy towards artificial intelligence and robotaxis.
autoevolution
MAY 16, 2024
Although statistics show electric vehicles are less likely to catch fire than gas-powered cars, some brands seem to get in the news more often because their cars burnt. BYD is one such brand, with many vehicle fires reported in recent years. However, this might simply be because the brand sells more vehicles than other brands. Electric vehicles have a bad reputation when it comes to vehicle fires despite the fact they are far less likely. ( continue reading.
autoevolution
APRIL 30, 2024
Tesla lost more senior executives this month than it probably did in its entire history before. After Drew Baglino and Rohan Patel, Martin Viecha announced his departure during the first quarter earnings call. It appears that Rebecca Tinucci, the chief of Tesla Charging Infrastructure, has also been dismissed along with the entire Su. ( continue reading.
autoevolution
MAY 17, 2024
Tesla Cybertruck's gigawiper has puzzled people since the first prototypes were spotted wearing it. The gigantic contraption is again in the spotlight after Cybertruck owners started complaining that the wiper motors were failing. The issues started popping out as storms and bad weather put a strain on the wiper assemblies. Early prototypes of the Cybertruck lacked wipers and side mirrors, and many Tesla fans considered that a cool f. ( continue reading.
autoevolution
JULY 24, 2024
Produced from 1960 to 1976, the Dodge Dart was marketed in three different segments. Introduced as a full-size car, the Dart was redesigned into an intermediate in 1962. One year later, it was downsized again to company duty. Like most compacts of the era, the Dart was eventually. ( continue reading.
autoevolution
JUNE 30, 2024
In many parts of North America, buying an EV to ensure you have extended personal mobility can make a lot of sense. That's especially true for people who have a driveway or a garage. They can plug in the car overnight and wake up to an almost "full tank" in the morning. But for some excited EV owners, it could become an uphill battle. Right now, the best battery-powered car anyone can buy to turn it into a trustwort. ( continue reading.
autoevolution
JULY 17, 2024
YouTube projects are sometimes like our real-life projects. You know the kind: those "I'll do this later," "I plan on building this when I have some spare time"-kind of work that we honestly mean to do but somehow never get around to actually doing. This is not one of those projects. This is arguably one of the biggest and most impressive conversion projects of a seemingly lost cause that nonethele. ( continue reading.
autoevolution
JULY 13, 2024
Third time might be the proverbial charm, but it's also one way to reach (superyacht) perfection. Just ask billionaire Shahid Khan, who is now the owner of his third custom Lurssen yacht, which also happens to be his third Kismet to date. Shahid Khan is the owner of the NFL's Jacksonville Jaguars and of auto-parts supplier Flex-N-Gate, with a net worth reported at $11.8 billion.
autoevolution
APRIL 23, 2024
What has four electric motors, one seat, and can do at least 225 miles per hour in a straight line? No, not a fighter jet – although that would fit the electric motor bill if we counted the actuators for the plane’s various systems. It’s a Chinese EV, although it is camouflaged under a classic British emblem. The MG EXE181 is a concept car that will see the spotlight of the world stage on April 25 at the Beijing Auto Show. ( continue reading.
Autoblog: Car News
JULY 4, 2024
Filed under: Weird Car News , Toyota , Hydrogen Cars Continue reading Toyota builds experimental hydrogen-powered pizza oven Toyota builds experimental hydrogen-powered pizza oven originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 4 Jul 2024 10:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
autoevolution
JUNE 14, 2024
During 2021 Battery Day, Elon Musk spoke enthusiastically about a new type of battery cell that would revolutionize EV manufacturing. Three years later, the 4680 cells are still not up to snuff, and Musk admitted during this year's shareholder meeting that it's cheaper to buy batteries from external suppliers. Musk said nothing about the performance advancements he promised in 2021.
autoevolution
JULY 16, 2024
The entire American automotive industry, with an emphasis on the high-end sports car sector, is about to be rocked on July 25 when General Motors will officially present the C8 incarnation of the flagship Corvette ZR1 model. The reveal of the most extreme Corvette yet is less than two weeks away, ( continue reading.
autoevolution
JUNE 29, 2024
Certain car manufacturers have brought back all kinds of iconic monikers from the dead. Some stay true to the ICE recipe, albeit with different body styles, whereas others have become EVs, as their respective makers are trying to cash in more on them. Various companies will still use this strategy in the future, and if you ask petrolheads what nameplate they'd want to see on an upcoming product, you'd get different answers.
autoevolution
JUNE 11, 2024
Remember Dieselgate? That scandal prompted the Volkswagen Group to invest billions over billions of euros in electric vehicles, which resulted in the MEB-based ID.3 and ID.4 entering production in the latter part of 2019 and in the summer of 2020. Of course, said platform also underpins electric vehicles from the Skoda, Cupra, and Audi brands. Even the Ford Motor Company offers an MEB-based electric vehicle in the form of the ID.4-twinned. ( continue reading.
autoevolution
JANUARY 29, 2024
This does feel like the end of an era or, to be more specific, the end of a certain TV era tailor-made for auto enthusiasts. Both Top Gear and The Grand Tour are over. Confirmation from the BBC that Top Gear wouldn't return on the small screen after host Freddie Flin. ( continue reading.
autoevolution
JUNE 10, 2024
All-new for the 1970 model year, the third-generation Plymouth Barracuda moved nearly 49,000 units in its first year in showrooms. And that was an impressive figure compared to the previous years. However, only a few thousand units were ordered with the big 440- and 426-cubic-inch (7.2- and 7.0-liter) V8 engines, which m. ( continue reading.
autoevolution
MAY 12, 2024
Tesla's first all-electric pickup truck – the Cybertruck – looks like nothing else on the road today. Some would even call it the supercar of the pickup truck world because it has that divisive exterior design. That's not all there is to it, though. The EV has many more cool tricks up its sleeve. But if you can't enjoy your $100,000+ ride, then all that fancy stuff might no longer impress you.
autoevolution
JANUARY 23, 2024
The 1,300 BYD all-electric supercar, the Yangwang U9 (), gets a close-up review on YouTube, and we’re left with the impression that all that power suddenly doesn’t look so appealing in person. The car made waves last spring when it was introduced at the Shanghai Auto Show, and it will be launched on the Chinese market later this year for an estimated $150,000.
autoevolution
JULY 20, 2024
How small is too small when it comes to tiny homes on wheels? Well, it depends on who you ask. Today, I'm checking out what might very well be the world's smallest truck camper. I'm sure many people (me included) will find this rig way too small, but it's still a cool project that deserves some attention. A ( continue reading.
Jalopnik
JULY 25, 2024
I don’t know what I was expecting to hear — I was pretty bleary from a monster EV road trip. But when the Chevrolet engineer said “1,064 horsepower,” the words “holy s**t” escaped my mouth. I really try not to give that kind of feedback, but the 2025 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 warrants it. Read more.
Jalopnik
JULY 24, 2024
The Tesla Cybertruck sucks. It’s been a reliability disaster , can’t even survive a simple car wash , is incredibly difficult to repair , has edges that are so sharp owners have ended up in the hospital from their injuries, and it looks like it was designed in a lab to crush pedestrians. It also hasn’t been crash-tested… Read more.
Jalopnik
JULY 16, 2024
There are average men, there are heroes, and then there is this bad Blitch; Georgia man James Blitch drove over three hours — from Georgia to South Carolina — over the weekend just to lower a Confederate flag flying over the I-85. Read more.
Jalopnik
JULY 15, 2024
The corruption allegations against Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas are only getting worse after a review discovered last week that the RV-loving, yacht-riding, jet-setting judge did not recuse himself from a 2004 health insurance case despite a clear conflict of interest. Read more.
Jalopnik
JULY 23, 2024
The Tesla Cybertruck has only been terrorizing America’s roads for a little over six months, but someone has already managed to get their massive electric pickup truck totalled. A plucky engineer bought the wrecked monstrosity and is attempting to bring it back to life, but it doesn’t sound like a fun task at all. Read more.
Jalopnik
JULY 12, 2024
Elon Musk ’s relationship to Twitter advertisers over the past year can best be described as “adversarial,” but the Tesla CEO announced a new level of combativeness Thursday: He intends to take brands who took their ad spend away from the platform to court in hopes they’ll be criminally prosecuted for not paying him. Read more.
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