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Blacklake XT1 aims to be ultimate Raptor fighter for $250,000

Tuning company Blacklake Research and Development is turning the Chevrolet Silverado into the Ford F-150 Raptor fighter General Motors won’t build. The Blacklake XT1 starts out as a Silverado 1500 crew cab and is then transformed with a carbon-kevlar wide body, which adds 8.0 inches of width. Blacklake claims the widened fenders were designed to […]

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Tesla recalls ‘Full Self-Driving’ software that runs stop signs

Tesla’s most recent update to its so-called Full Self-Driving (Beta) software included an “Assertive” mode that allowed vehicles to roll through stop signs at speeds of up to 5.6 miles per hour, without coming to a complete stop. Turns out — unsurprisingly, we may add — the feature ran afoul of National Highway Traffic Safety

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Lordstown Endurance EV pickup deliveries will begin this year

Last November, Lordstown Motors closed the deal to sell its manufacturing facility in Lordstown, Ohio, to Taiwanese electronics manufacturing conglomerate Foxconn. The plant went for $230 million, and could have been decorated with one of those banners reading, “Under new management!” On top of that, Foxconn put down another $50 million for an equity share

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