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17 May 2022, 19:12 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Cadillac Lyriq has just started its international journey with the start of pre-production in China, and GM is on a roll to convince as many customers as possible. China being a tough market to compete in electric vehicles, GM has thrown everything...
17 May 2022, 16:28 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Those in search of a family camper can look no further than this 2003 Volkswagen Eurovan Westfalia MV Weekender. Despite the fact it lacks a kitchenette, it can still offer proper accommodation for up to four people. The Eurovan can also be used as...
17 May 2022, 15:07 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tuning the Chevy Corvette C8 is not an easy task, as GM opted for an encrypted ECU that was out of reach for tuners. What tuners have done is use a piggyback device to trick the engine into delivering more power, which is not the best solution. Thi...
17 May 2022, 13:32 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Trucks and SUVs are America’s preferred vehicles these days and you might wonder why is this happening. Surely not everyone is going off-road all the time, but having a rugged-looking vehicle certainly is what a lot of people want. At least t...
17 May 2022, 11:47 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Car crashes happen every day without attracting much attention unless they are truly horrific. But some are weirder than others and we might’ve come across one of the weirdest. It looks like a benign pole crash but the more you stare at the p...
17 May 2022, 08:43 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) have become the norm for many vehicles today and some of them are even mandatory to get certain certifications and accolades, like the IIHS’ Top Safety Pick+. But a new study from AAA shows the system...
16 May 2022, 17:15 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Is it possible to buy a new flagship electric sedan for just $27,000? It is, but only in China. The Leapmotor C01 is, at least on paper, a Tesla Model S killer, and yet it comes with a price of a modest city car. It won’t be coming to the U.S...
16 May 2022, 16:08 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Many people dream of getting rich by finding a treasure, but for Bob Bianchi, the dream came true. He bought a used Chevy K5 Blazer in 1971 and has kept it ever since. At some point, Bob discovered that the vehicle was originally owned by Steve McQ...
16 May 2022, 14:50 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / One of the key reasons why people made the switch to an electric vehicle was the more favorable cost of ownership. Not only did a battery charge cost a lot less than filling up the tank of a similar car, but the maintenance was also cheaper. But th...
16 May 2022, 13:13 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Cummins made clear its hydrogen ambitions last year when it announced the development of hydrogen-fueled combustion engines. We found out that Cummins was working on adapting the combustion chambers and cylinder heads for optimized hydrogen burning...
16 May 2022, 10:30 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Although it was a long time in the brewing, Volkswagen’s Scout revival announcement took many people by surprise. Perhaps the most surprised were the Volkswagen’s dealers, which were not informed of the move before the announcement. ...
16 May 2022, 09:10 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / A Tesla Model 3 taxicab that failed to stop at red light smashed into the Greater Columbus Convention Center at 70 mph. Just like in other similar cases, the driver said the car would not brake. Nevertheless, the NTSB decided against investigating ...
14 May 2022, 21:24 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Despite controversies, hydrogen can be a great fossil fuel replacement and also a means of energy storage and transport. But extracting hydrogen is an energy-intensive process and most of the time not entirely environmentally friendly. A breakthrou...
14 May 2022, 10:12 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / As the world embraces electrification, companies rush to build better batteries to power the electric car revolution. New materials and chemistries are researched and tested to find the holy grail of EV batteries. Manganese is new on the radar for ...
13 May 2022, 17:32 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla CEO Elon Musk is well known for his hatred of hydrogen, having expressed his strong opinions on the matter several times. In a recent interview with Financial Times, Musk reiterated his skepticism about hydrogen’s role in a more sustain...
13 May 2022, 16:21 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / The keyless entry systems are easy to break, thanks to vulnerabilities of the radio signals used to unlock the doors. Ford thinks it has a solution to prevent the most common theft method, called the key fob relay attack. The keyless entry syste...
13 May 2022, 15:08 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / It looks like Rivian has learned its lesson after it botched the price hike in March and changed the whole ordering process. This has left new customers without the possibility to lock in a price, thus being vulnerable to future price increases. ...
13 May 2022, 12:00 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Outdoors equipment company Weber launched their Traveler foldable grill last year, one of the more clever offerings in this segment. RV and camper maker Airstream found it interesting enough to adapt it to connect to a camper’s external propa...
13 May 2022, 10:04 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Bugatti has offered the first glimpse inside the cockpit of its Centodieci hypercar, as it prepares to start deliveries in the coming weeks. The Centodieci’s interior was conceived as a homage to the EB 110 Super Sport, with such high attenti...
13 May 2022, 08:50 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / When you’re living in a glasshouse, it’s best not to play with rocks, they say, but I guess the driver of this U-Haul truck did not get the memo. He was pulled over by the Washington State Patrol on SR 97 north of Okanogan because of a ...