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Heavy-duty EV manufacturer Lightning eMotors announced Wednesday that it’s strategically partnering with GoBolt, a logistics services provider, to build and deploy 170 all-electric commercial vehicles over the next year. Transportation companies are increasingly converting their fleets to electric models to cut costs and save the environment from harmful emissions. We are getting a glimpse into …
Jay Leno gets to experience a different kind of hypercar. Jay Leno is one of the world’s most prolific car collectors and enthusiasts, and he’s driven some of the most incredible cars in the world when it comes to luxury, performance, speed, and innovation. Needless to say, he’s hard to impress. But Czinger Vehicles and …
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The UK’s Hornsea 2, the world’s largest single offshore wind farm, is now fully operational. August 31 update: On August 17, Electrek reported that Hornsea 2 was expected to be fully commissioned before the end of August. Ørsted just slid into home plate today, the last day of the month: Hornsea 2 is now completely powered …
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The GTS moniker had a short life in the BMW M portfolio, but the name will always be associated with one of the most raw street-legal M cars ever made. There were only 300 units sold in the United States and one of them ended up in the BMW USA Classic Car collection. While the …
Are you tired of doing the hard work when it comes to mowing the yard? Well, it’s time to let robots take over…yard chores, that is. Husqvarna’s Automower 415X launched earlier this year and features a built-in battery that can handle yards up to 0.4 acres in size without a single drop of gas or …
Tesla is currently facing an “unprecedented demand,” according to a Wall Street analyst after a visit with management at Gigafactory Berlin. Despite the price for its electric vehicles going up significantly this year, there have been many indications that Tesla is experiencing strong demand. We reported on Tesla’s order rate surging to record highs in …
When the Tesla Model S first debuted more than a decade ago, it changed the automotive landscape forever. Tesla told the world it was going to do it again, with the Cybertruck but, like most recent Elon Musk projects, it never actually came to fruition. Instead, another brand beat Musk to it and changed the …
Are Premium Pickup Trucks Inevitable for BMW and its Competition? Read More »
A few days ago, we took a look at an E30 3 Series with a 2JZ swap that was built specifically for drag racing. It wasn’t pretty because it wasn’t meant to be. It was a crude device meant for one purpose: straight-line speed. Today, we’re taking a look at another E30, this time an …
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Rivian has a new feature on the way that’s sure to be handy the next time you’re camping or perhaps using the vehicle at a worksite. It’s called Camp Mode, and it will be available in the next over-the-air update for Rivian’s R1T and R1S electric pickup truck and SUV. Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe took …
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