Month: August 2022

Late-night comedian and Ford F-150 owner Jimmy Fallon surprised employees who make the F-150 Lightning pickup during a stop in Detroit this month. Fallon joined Ford Motor Co. CEO Jim Farley at a track to test drive the battery-powered pickup and at the Rouge Electric Vehicle Center to see it being built and pose for
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7:43 PM ET Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. — Three-time season champion Antron Brown raced to his first victory as a team owner Sunday in the Menards NHRA Nationals. Brown broke a 30-event drought, beating four-time defending series champion Steve Torrence in the final round for his 69th victory and first since the third race of
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A mobility company founded by Olympic sprinter Usain Bolt has left some U.S. cities littered with nonfunctional electric bikes and scooters after abruptly shutting down. Bolt Mobility, in an Aug. 3 statement on its website, said investors had failed to deliver on commitments to the company, forcing it to “significantly scale back operations.” It said
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In this article TSLA 17 May 2021, Brandenburg, Grünheide: Elon Musk, Tesla CEO, stands on the construction site of the Tesla factory and greets with his hard hat. Picture Alliance | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Tesla has made over three million cars, CEO Elon Musk tweeted on Sunday. Of that total, Tesla’s Shanghai factory
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Parts shortages and higher commodity prices are putting a financial squeeze on Tier 2 and Tier 3 suppliers, in some cases forcing them to go to their Tier 1 customers to renegotiate pricing or ask for a cash infusion. The third option: Go bankrupt. Pat D’Eramo, CEO of Canadian Tier 1 supplier Martinrea International, has
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Here’s a chance to buy a pair of McLarens for under $500. But instead of four wheels, these McLarens ride on a three-piece segmented midsole. The supercar maker has partnered with APL, a high-performance athletic footwear brand, to create a line of shoes called HySpeed. The companies say they used McLaren’s design language and lightweighting
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5:11 AM ET Belgian Stoffel Vandoorne won the Formula E title for the departing Mercedes team on Sunday as the electric motor racing championship wrapped up season eight with the 100th race of its history. The second of two E-prix in Seoul also ended an era for the FIA-sanctioned series, with season nine in 2023
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What kind of vehicle is the 2023 Hyundai Kona Electric? What does it compare to? The 2023 Hyundai Kona Electric is, as its name implies, an EV version of the automaker’s small crossover SUV. It’s worth shopping against the Kia Niro EV and the Chevrolet Bolt EV, among others. Is the 2023 Hyundai Kona Electric
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By William Johnson Posted on August 13, 2022 Tesla’s Model 3 Long Range configuration is sold out for 2022, according to the company’s Online Design Studio. The Model 3’s webpage on Tesla’s website has an updated delivery timeframe for each trim level. While the Model 3 Rear-Wheel Drive and Performance configurations are still available and
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8:21 PM ET Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. — Bob Tasca III topped Funny Car qualifying for the second straight event on Saturday in the Menards NHRA Nationals at Heartland Motorsports Park. Tasca’s Friday run of 3.930 seconds at 323.81 mph in a Ford Mustang held up for his ninth career No. 1 qualifier. “That track
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A Florida dealer believes he has found a solution to a long-standing problem for businesses and their employees: rising health care costs. Greg Balasco, owner of Lakeland Automall, which sells Ford, Hyundai and Genesis vehicles, switched in late 2020 from traditional health insurance with a big-name provider to a self-funded plan that he says saves
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