Month: April 2022

9:03 PM ET Associated Press BAYTOWN, Texas — Houston native Erica Enders closed Houston Raceway Park with a victory, beating Camrie Caruso on Sunday in the final NHRA SpringNationals in the first all-woman final in NHRA Pro Stock history. Enders had a 6.568-second pass at 210.24 mph in a Chevrolet Camaro for her third victory
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By Simon Alvarez Posted on April 24, 2022 During an interview with TED’s Chris Anderson, Elon Musk remarked that his brain-machine interface startup, Neuralink, would be solving brain and spinal injuries “for probably a decade.” Musk noted that the startup’s technology could even address health conditions like morbid obesity.  Experts have now stated that while
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BERLIN — Europe’s automakers should stop using fossil fuels by 2040, Audi CEO Markus Duesmann said. Discussions around a possible embargo on Russian gas after Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine have raised pressure on companies and governments to expand investment into renewable energy, with Mercedes-Benz promising new investments in wind and solar to help power its
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TOKYO — Honda Motor Co., in the midst of a massive corporate makeover, is planning a radical ramp-up of electric vehicles in North America, from barely any sales today to enough factory firepower to sell 800,000 in 2030 as the Japanese automaker piles on local capacity to build battery-powered cars. Part of that surge will
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1:03 PM ET IMOLA, Italy — Toto Wolff said Mercedes has not produced a car worthy of Lewis Hamilton’s status as a seven-time world champion after seeing him get lapped by Max Verstappen and finish 13th at Imola. In one of the most ordinary displays of his illustrious career, Hamilton found himself stuck behind AlphaTauri’s
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Aston Martin’s full lineup will be electrified by 2030 with a mix of plug-in hybrid and all-electric powertrains, the automaker announced on Friday. Aston previously confirmed that its first plug-in hybrid—a rebooted version of the Valhalla supercar—will arrive in 2024, with the first electric vehicle, a sports car, following in 2025. By 2026, all new
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8:54 PM ET Associated Press BAYTOWN, Texas — Steve Torrence took the No. 1 spot in Top Fuel qualifying Saturday at the final NHRA SpringNationals, moving past Brittany Force at Houston Raceway Park. The track that hosted its first national event in 1988 is closing after the event to make room for Katoen Natie’s expanding
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Supply constraints sent dealerships’ new-vehicle inventory levels plunging last year, and while 2022 could bring a slight improvement in vehicle production, the industry may not see relief until at least next year, according to the National Automobile Dealers Association. But the coronavirus pandemic and microchip shortage also have made dealers more creative and efficient in
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General Motors’s BrightDrop announced that, in collaboration with FedEx, it set a new Guinness World Record title for the greatest distance traveled by an electric van on a single charge. The BrightDrop Zevo 600, formerly known as the BrightDrop EV600, completed the nearly 260-mile (418 km) trip from New York City to Washington, D.C., driven
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BMW is exploring plans to build its top seller — the X3 compact crossover — at its underutilized Mexico assembly plant, according to a production forecaster who has familiarity with the discussions. The move would free capacity at BMW’s maxed-out U.S. factory to satisfy customer demand for its entire line of crossovers. Without revealing specific
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2:34 PM ET Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS — The IndyCar Series and Indianapolis Motor Speedway are going green. Penske Entertainment, the parent company of the series, announced Friday that it will start implementing more eco-friendly plans starting with next month’s Indianapolis 500. The race is scheduled for May 29. All tires delivered to the speedway will
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Early last year, a sales employee at Delray Buick-GMC in Florida submitted a two-week notice of resignation. Another staffer signaled he was thinking about doing the same. After the dealership had forged some success hiring a younger generation of sales employees new to the industry, the news of the likely departures triggered a rethink by
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The 2024 Chevrolet Blazer EV was spotted in prototype form for the first time. The electric crossover lacked production lighting elements, but seemed to feature a Camaro-inspired blunt front end that leads into flowing fenders. Audi Urbansphere concept Audi revealed the Urbansphere concept that hints at an electric minivan. The people mover would be aimed
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10:15 PM ET Associated Press BAYTOWN, Texas — Brittany Force had the fastest pass in Houston Raceway Park history Friday to take the lead in Top Fuel qualifying at the final NHRA SpringNationals. Force broke her own speed record at the track with a 3.695-second run at 333.58 mph. The track that hosted its first
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Surging demand for light trucks could have BMW expanding production south of the border. BMW is exploring plans to build its top seller — the X3 compact crossover — at its underutilized Mexico assembly plant, according to a production forecaster who has familiarity with the discussions. Such a move would give the luxury automaker elbow
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Electric vehicles might provide more than everyday transportation. The U.S. Department of Energy believes the ever-growing number of EVs on the road can serve as energy-storage devices that supply electricity — and resilience — throughout the country’s electrical grid. The department took steps to hasten that possibility last week by establishing a first-of-its-kind agreement between
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Right after unveiling a new lower-cost folding e-bike two weeks ago, Phoenix-based Lectric eBikes is back with a new higher-end mid-drive electric bike known as the Lectric XPremium. The new folder is the brand’s first mid-drive e-bike and applies Lectric’s signature low-cost pricing to a much higher end electric bike than we’ve previously seen from
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