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24 Feb 2022, 16:44 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / China is on the way of becoming the main production hub for Tesla, as the American EV maker will start building its second gigafactory. The work on the second facility will start as early as next month, two people familiar with the matter told Reut...
24 Feb 2022, 15:27 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / No carmaker is safe from making mistakes and no technology is perfect - this is something we’ve learned oh so many times. One week ago Tesla got on NHTSA’s radar for what they called “phantom braking.” This week is Honda&rsq...
24 Feb 2022, 13:59 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Ever since Mercedes-Benz appeased the sheiks of the desert with the G63 6x6, custom builders cannot keep up with the demand for crazy vehicles. Apocalypse 6x6 obliged and has been quite busy modifying Jeeps and Rams to suit its name and fame. Recen...
24 Feb 2022, 12:05 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Going electric is no longer a possibility, but a certitude, with a timeframe that ends in about ten years from now. Most carmakers already offer electric vehicles in their lineup, but there will be a time when all existing ICE vehicles would need t...
24 Feb 2022, 09:38 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / American mobile operators began the 3G network phasing out a while back, with AT&T ending service as of February 22. Among those affected are the owners of older Model S (pre-June 2015) vehicles that were equipped with 3G modems. Tesla urged th...
23 Feb 2022, 20:04 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Finding a powerful crate engine for sale in its factory form is highly unusual, considering people buy them with specific plans in mind. And yet, they somehow became collectibles, being shuffled around on auctions or sold on online platforms like e...
23 Feb 2022, 16:13 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Newer Tesla models come with a very powerful onboard computer and can play video games, a feature that raised eyebrows at times. Elon Musk wants more, though, and confessed on Twitter Tesla is working to integrate the Steam gaming platform into the...
23 Feb 2022, 15:14 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Nissan was never a name to resonate with the camper van community, despite several attempts to delve into the RV world. After several concepts that looked promising, the Japanese stepped up the game with a new campervan based on the Primastar miniv...
23 Feb 2022, 13:34 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / General Motors wants to follow Tesla and get billions in revenue from various subscription services over the next three years. But they started by phasing out their most popular services, sold using the Marketplace in-vehicle app, one millions of o...
23 Feb 2022, 11:06 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / While recently produced Ford GT examples consistently sell above the $1 million mark, the first generation models only now started to attract more than $500,000 bids. Things are changing fast, though, and a 2006 Ford GT Heritage Edition sold for $6...
23 Feb 2022, 09:34 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Much of Tesla’s success relies on opening the new gigafactories in Texas and Germany this year. While things appear to go smoothly in Austin, Giga Berlin faces ongoing setbacks that could cause further delays or even a complete derailment. In...
22 Feb 2022, 17:26 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / The internal combustion engine had its days, but the journey is about to end as the EV era dawns. Ever since this has become clear, the automotive industry, as well as big oil, have scrambled to save the combustion engine and everything that comes ...
22 Feb 2022, 15:38 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Volkswagen of America announced improved EPA-estimates fuel economy figures for its 2022 ID.4 crossover range, along with a host of updates coming to the most popular German EV in North America. Sensing that potential ID.4 customers might need a bo...
22 Feb 2022, 14:36 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Statistics show electric cars are a lot less likely to catch fire than internal combustion vehicles, and yet people get more emotional about EVs going ablaze. That’s why a Kia EV6 catching fire following an accident in Budapest, Hungary, had ...
22 Feb 2022, 13:26 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / If you love Bugatti history and happen to keep a couple of millions of dollars under your sofa then there’s no better use for them than to go to Amelia Island next month and bid for this incredible 1994 Bugatti EB110 GT Prototype. Bugatti ...
22 Feb 2022, 10:11 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Chinese media offered in January the first clues about CATL’s plans to build a second battery factory next to Tesla Giga Shanghai. Now we learned the construction has officially started, with the new battery plant expected to start production...
22 Feb 2022, 09:14 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Volkswagen’s decision to spin the Bugatti brand and give it to Rimac surprised pretty much everyone in the industry in November last year. With Bugatti’s production essentially sold out until 2025, it's time for Rimac to think abou...
21 Feb 2022, 18:55 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla started accepting orders for the refreshed Model X in October 2020 but that didn’t last long. The American startup halted both Model X and Model S production in late 2020 in preparation for a refreshed body style that was supposed to ge...
21 Feb 2022, 17:55 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / A Texan company specialized in restoring old Jeeps made the leap of faith and started to rebuild them to modern standards. If you fancy a Grand Wagoneer with classic looks but also with a 1,000 horsepower Hellephant engine under the hood this is yo...
21 Feb 2022, 16:14 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Many American EV carmakers, including General Motors, Ford, and Stellantis, partnered with Korean battery manufacturers and convinced them to open battery production facilities in the U.S. Rivian goes the other way around though, by establishing it...