8:36 AM ET Ukraine’s motor racing federation has asked Formula One’s governing body, the FIA, to ban all Russian and Belarusian drivers amid the ongoing war in its country. If the request is accepted it would prevent Russian driver Nikita Mazepin from racing for Haas in F1. Russian military invasion of Ukraine has caused widespread
Month: February 2022
What kind of car is the 2022 Buick Encore GX? What does it compare to? The Encore GX five-seat crossover blends hatchback utility, crossover-SUV traction, and a layer of premium trim that’s more than a thin veneer. It’s bigger and better than the Encore still sold in Buick showrooms, but trust us: The GX is
Spring is right around the corner, but winter still has its icy grip on parts of the United States. That’s particularly true in the North, but some drivers still travel too fast for conditions. That appears to be the case here as a Vermont State trooper stopped in Dummerston on February 19th to assist the
Lucid Air Courtesy: Lucid Motors Lucid Group is cutting its car production forecast for this year by as much as 40%, sending shares of the electric vehicle start-up tumbling 13% during after hours trading. The company on Monday cited supply chain constraints and parts quality issues for slashing production to between 12,000 and 14,000 vehicles,
Stellantis paid the estate of former Fiat Chrysler boss Sergio Marchionne more last year than Carlos Tavares, the automaker’s current CEO. The Jeep, Ram and Peugeot maker paid Marchionne’s estate 26 million euros ($29.1 million), compared with the 19.2 million-euro compensation for Tavares, Stellantis said in its annual report. The sum set aside for the
BERLIN — The environmental ministry in the German state of Brandenburg is in the final phase of the approval process for Tesla Inc.‘s planned factory, a spokesperson said on Monday. Tesla is awaiting approval for a licence to begin production at its EV factory and adjacent battery plant in Gruenheide, outside of Berlin. Numerous public
Renault’s new 100%-electric Mégane E-Tech is the French company’s non-hedged bet it can convince drivers they’ve nothing to lose in swapping their traditional ICE rides for modern a EV – and gain considerable performance, cost, and flair advantages in the bargain. A day test driving the car on the roads of southern Spain suggests the
Audi is in the process of developing a mid-cycle update for its E-Tron and E-Tron Sportback electric SUVs, and a prototype has just been spotted. The prototype is for the updated E-Tron Sportback, but the changes seen here should also end up on the updated E-Tron, which is also out testing. The E-Tron arrived in
7:08 PM ET Associated Press CHANDLER, Ariz. — Robert Hight raced to his second straight Funny Car win to open the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series season, beating Matt Hagan on Sunday in the NHRA Arizona Nationals. In a matchup of two three-time season champions at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park, Hight had a
A bizarre survival story has emerged in Kent, Washington as police have found a disabled woman who was trapped in a vehicle for nine days. According to the Kent Police Department, the woman was reported missing by her sister on February 14 after no one had seen her for several days. This kicked off an
Nio Founder and CEO William Li poses outside of the New York Stock Exchange to celebrate his company’s IPO. Photo: NYSE BEIJING — U.S.-listed Chinese electric car company Nio is set to offer its shares for trading in Hong Kong on March 10, the start-up announced Monday. The move comes as regulatory risks grow in
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More than a week after a ship packed with luxury cars caught fire in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, a salvage team managed to board the vessel on Friday and started to tow it to a safe location off the Portuguese Azores archipelago. In a statement, ship manager Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd (MOL) said
An Israeli nanotechnology startup wants to supersize — and smarten — the conventional head-up display. Spectralics, which has drawn interest and investment from Volvo Cars, has developed a hardware development kit for imaging systems, with a novel thin optical film technology as one of its core components. When integrated into a vehicles’ windshield, the film
Several days ago, Volkswagen officially announced EPA-estimated fuel economy figures for the 2022 ID.4 electric SUV, which is $765 (or 1.5-1.9%, depending on the version) more expensive than the 2021 model year. An interesting thing is that the EPA numbers reveal higher overall efficiency (including charging losses) for the 2022 ID.4, which translated also to
Last week we got our hands on a Honda e press car and asked our readers to send us any questions they may have about it. We received many interesting questions about the charming but also pricey EV from Japan, so we will try to answer most of them here. Is the Honda e completely
3:15 PM ET Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Scott McLaughlin at last showed his long move from Australia to the United States was worth the gamble, getting his first IndyCar Series win on Sunday in the season-opening race through the downtown streets of St. Petersburg. Now the native New Zealander will have to see
While the internet likes to make jokes about Ford Mustang drivers routinely crashing while leaving car events, the truth is that owners of all kinds of cars do the same thing. Case in point, the driver of this Nissan 350Z. This clip appears to have been filmed somewhere in the U.S. and judging by the
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