Less than two weeks after authorities in Illinois blocked Carvana from selling vehicles in the state, the Illinois Secretary of State’s office has issued a stay on its order. This stay will allow Carvana to sell vehicles in Illinois but it must follow a number of strict guidelines. For example, it will be required to […]
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Washington, D.C. could enact a stricter ‘fat tax’ that penalizes vehicles based on how much they weigh. The proposal sounds like something dreamed up by Mazda Miata engineers, but it would result in higher vehicle registration fees based on the shipping weight supplied by manufacturers. Vehicles weighing 3,499 lbs (1,587 kg) or less would be […]
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Henrik Fisker, the CEO of Fisker Inc., took to Instagram today to release a new photo of his company’s upcoming affordable EV, the PEAR. Along with the photo, he shared some information on the progress of the development process. “EV below $29,900 & Revolutionary,” Fisker wrote. “We are currently working full speed on re-defining how […]
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Hyundai today laid out how it expects to become a mobility leader in the U.S. with a plan it says will cost it more than $10 billion. The automaker intends to invest in EVs, autonomous technology, robotics, and air travel in order to secure its future growth. The plan’s biggest component is a $5.54 billion […]
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Caterham unveiled a new variant of the iconic Seven, designed for track days. The Seven 420 CUP features modifications inspired by the Seven racecar including a set of manually-adjustable Bilstein dampers but remains street-legal which means that you can drive it to and from your favorite track. The company describes the new model as “the […]
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<!––> <!––> The rise of electric vehicles has made more of us aware of the fact that electric motors are very torquey but one man in California decided to demonstrate that with his motorized wheelchair. First filmed and posted to Facebook by Christopher Jacoby while in El Cajon, California, near San Diego, the wheelchair driver […]
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BMW is celebrating the 50th anniversary of its M division with a series of special events and tributes. One such tribute will be sold only to U.S. And Canadian customers, the 2023 BMW M3 Edition 50 Jahre BMW M – that’s the car’s full name. Limited to just 500 examples, the special edition is based […]
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The Los Angeles City Fire Department (LAFD) has taken delivery of an electric fire engine, the first of its kind in North America. The truck is manufactured by Austrian company Rosenbauer and is dubbed the RTX. The brand claims that the vehicle is the world’s first electric fire truck. City of Los Angeles Fire Chief […]
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The Hyundai Motor Group is betting big on electric vehicles as the company has announced plans to invest approximately $5.54 billion (£4.43 B / €5.25 B) into the state of Georgia. The massive investment will be used to construct dedicated electric vehicle and battery manufacturing facilities on a 2,923 acre site in Bryan County, which […]
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Gas prices across the U.S. have hit record highs for the past 11 days straight, according to data from the American Automobile Association (AAA) reaching $4.59 a gallon (3.785 liters) on average on Friday. That’s a slight increase over Thursday’s previous record high that was 16 cents more than the week before, around 50 cents […]
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