DETROIT — The Detroit City Council approved a contract Wednesday to return the Detroit Grand Prix downtown from its current home on an island in the middle of the Detroit River. Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix Inc. told councilmembers in September that it wanted to hold the IndyCar race from 2023 through 2025 on a […]
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Today, Tesla has updated its pricing for Model 3 and Model Y vehicles to increase prices across the board once more. The automaker’s cheapest vehicle has now increased in price by over 20% this year alone. Tesla prices have increased widely across the entire lineup in 2021. Last month alone, there were two significant prices
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Magicycle breaks onto the USA electric bike scene with a full power fat-tire cruiser that includes a comfortable stance and a wealth of extra goodies. The high powered 52v electric system can clim most any hill, and the full-house of commuter accessories can tackle most any situation. With a clean look and decent components, there’s
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Volkswagen CEO Herbert Diess is in hot water. He’s apparently facing a no-confidence vote after pressure from the automaker’s worker council over his comment about the need to go electric faster. Diess is among the biggest proponents of accelerating electric vehicle adoption within the legacy auto industry. He has been vocal about his admiration of
So, how many cars does Conor McGregor have? Well, there have been quite a few cars in Conor McGregor’s car collection but that’s expected considering how much money he’s made from fighting and even selling his whisky company, Proper Twelve. Conor McGregor’s cars range from supercars to luxury cars and everything in between. However, Conor
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BorgWarner has secured a contract with a “major OEM” to supply high voltage inverters for battery electric vehicle (BEV) platforms, including passenger cars and trucks. The contract is the supplier’s largest for silicon carbide based (SiC) inverters and the first for such components in North America. “This is a significant business win, furthering our long-standing
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BorgWarner will supply a new, high-voltage silicon carbide (SiC) inverter to “a large German automaker” for use in electric vehicles. The supplier said the 800V SiC inverter “with proprietary power switches provides a more compact and efficient power module, resulting in higher electric vehicle range and enhanced driving performance2. “We are pleased to have won
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You may be wondering why Lexus decided to call the range-topping version of its latest IS sedan an IS 500 F Sport Performance instead of simply an IS F, especially considering that it packs a more powerful version of the same V-8 engine that featured in the last IS F. At the car’s launch earlier
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