Month: February 2024

Getty Images By Annabelle Liang Business reporter California is to ban the sale of new petrol-only vehicles by 2035, marking a historic step in the state’s attempts to tackle climate change. The new rules are aimed to force car makers to accelerate the introduction to the market of cleaner vehicles. It comes after Governor Gavin
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Associated Press Feb 3, 2024, 04:10 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — NASCAR moved The Clash at the Coliseum to Saturday night out of concerns for inclement weather headed toward California. Only heat races were scheduled to be run Saturday at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, but with a forecast calling for heavy
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Tesla Plunges Into Icy Waters After Pedal Mixup, Floating Sauna Offers Warm Rescue | Carscoops The Tesla driver, shaken but unharmed, later explained he’d mistakenly pressed the accelerator thinking the car was in park https://www.carscoops.com/author/johnhcarscoops-com/ by John Halas 4 hours ago A driver and passenger in a Tesla experienced an unexpected plunge into the frigid
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Friday and Saturday kicked off the inaugural season of the first-ever electric boat racing league when the first eight teams in the UIM E1 Championship Series motored, foiled, and splashed across the Red Sea in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Marc Anthony’s Team Miami had pole position heading into Saturday’s race, but two other famous names were
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Getty Images By Peter Hoskins Business reporter German car making giant Volkswagen (VW) has said it is aiming for a valuation of up to €75bn ($75bn; £65.8bn) for Porsche when the luxury brand is floated on the stock market. Trading in the shares is due to start in Frankfurt on 29 September. A prospectus will
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Open Extended Reactions Lewis Hamilton will make a sensational move to Ferrari for the 2025 Formula One season on a multiyear contract, the Italian team confirmed on Thursday. Hamilton, a seven-time world champion and winner of a record 103 races, will drive for Mercedes this coming season before replacing Carlos Sainz the following year. –
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Getty Images By Shiona McCallum Technology reporter Tesla is recalling nearly 1.1 million cars in the US because the windows might close too fast and pinch people’s fingers. Documents produced by American regulators show the windows may not react correctly after detecting an obstruction. Tesla chief executive Elon Musk criticised the description as a recall
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Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorFeb 2, 2024, 08:51 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has insisted Lewis Hamilton’s decision to leave for Ferrari in 2025 was not a surprise, but admitted the timing, just three weeks before the first day of
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Associated Press Feb 1, 2024, 06:54 PM ET Open Extended Reactions INDIANAPOLIS — Ryan Hunter-Reay and Conor Daly will be competing in this year’s Indianapolis 500 for Dreyer & Reinbold Racing, the team announced Thursday. Hunter-Reay will drive the No. 23 Chevrolet as he attempts to qualify for his 16th start in the race. The
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Getty Images Manufacturing has resumed at the former Renault factory in Russia, which shut after the invasion of Ukraine and was later taken over by the government. Truck-maker Kamaz said the first cars would go on sale next month. It is reviving the Soviet-era Moskvich brand although the car’s design has been updated. Renault’s departure
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100 Firefighters Battled Massive Battery Fire At GM’s Flagship EV Plant In Detroit | Carscoops The blaze at Factory Zero was likely caused by a forklift puncturing a battery materials container and fire crews spent 7 hours at the facility https://www.carscoops.com/author/bradcarscoops-com/ by Brad Anderson 3 hours ago It has been revealed that $1 million worth
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Getty Images By Theo Leggett Business correspondent, BBC News Carmaker Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) is reducing output at its factories in Solihull and Halewood until the spring, due to ongoing problems obtaining enough computer chips for new vehicles. The action is expected to affect the output of models such as the Jaguar F-Pace and Land
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