Faraday Future is edging closer to the start of production of its FF91, an electric crossover first unveiled to the world in early 2017. The California-based electric-vehicle startup on Wednesday unveiled the first production-intent example of the FF91 at its plant in Hanford, California, and said the first customer examples remain on track to enter
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4:38 AM ET The FIA has condemned the online racist abuse directed at Kenyan driver McRae Kimathi in the build-up to his Junior World Rally Championship (WRC) debut at this week’s Rally Sweden. Motor sport’s governing body said it would take all necessary steps to ensure that abuse is reported to the relevant authorities. Kimathi,
A Dodge Challenger Widebody has been seriously damaged after its driver got a little too eager with the throttle and drifted the muscle car directly into a curb. It is unclear precisely where in the U.S. this clip was filmed but regardless of where it happened, there’s a chance the Challenger could end up at
A U.S. Postal Service worker prepares packages for delivery during Cyber Monday in the SoHo neighborhood of New York, on Monday, Nov. 29, 2021. Angus Mordant | Bloomberg | Getty Images The U.S. Postal Service on Wednesday completed a final regulatory requirement for its plan to replace its delivery fleet with thousands of gas-powered vehicles, forging
Ultimate Adventure Day 5 began early with the group firing cold engines and wheeling back to blacktop before heading out across the historic Denali Highway, after which the camping gear and unnecessary equipment was dumped at camp to lighten the load for a serious day on the Stampede trail. Most familiar with the “Into the
Airstream began working on its concept eStream all-electric trailer only about a year ago along with its parent Thor Industries, but the maker of iconic luxury recreational vehicles plans to field its first EVs within a few years. Of course, Airstream trailers are towed behind other vehicles, not self-propelled like a travel coach. But the
BERLIN — Audi is recalling 100,000 cars due to a problem that may not have been properly repaired in an initial call back and could now potentially lead to alterations in the wheel alignment of the rear axle. Audi recalled some A4, A5, A6, A7, A8, Q5, Q7, Q8 and e-tron models built between 2019
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service has finalized a contract to replace its mail-truck fleet with almost all gasoline-powered models, drawing an angry response from Biden administration officials who unsuccessfully pushed the agency to buy electric vehicles instead. The record of decision signed Wednesday represents the culmination of a failed lobbying effort by the Environmental
Seoul-headquartered LG Electronics Inc. is pulling out of the global solar panel business. The decision was approved yesterday by the LG board of directors in South Korea. Competition with Chinese rivals’ lower prices has made it hard for LG to compete. John I. Taylor, senior vice president of LG Electronics USA Inc., explained the reason to
2:06 PM ET BARCLEONA, Spain — Lewis Hamilton isn’t known for his love of preseason testing, but even the seven-time champion arrived early in the pit lane at the Circuit de Catalunya on Wednesday to witness the dawn of F1’s new era. He wasn’t due to drive his new Mercedes W13 until the afternoon, but
Dealers love free advertising, so it’s common to see vehicles plastered with tacky stickers or dealership-branded license plate surrounds. However, Ohio’s Performance Lexus is apparently taking things to an even more appalling level by replacing the standard startup screen with an ugly ad. As you can see in this picture posted to Reddit, the startup
Ford CEO Jim Farley poses with the Ford F-150 Lightning pickup truck in Dearborn, Michigan, May 19, 2021. Rebecca Cook | Reuters Ford Motor has no plans at this time of spinning off its electric vehicle or gasoline-powered vehicle businesses, CEO Jim Farley said Wednesday. His comments come less than a week after Bloomberg News
CHANDLER, Ariz. — On a trip that bore some resemblance to a trans-Atlantic red-eye, I stared out the window and watched the city pass by. A touch screen perched on the seat back illuminated an otherwise darkened cabin. An engine’s hum provided a steady soundtrack. And a machine I had no direct control over carried
TURIN — Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares said the automaker was able to reduce its break-even point to less than 50 percent of its installed production capacity in the final months of last year. It did so to protect Stellantis from “chaos” created by the combination of the chip shortage, rising raw materials prices and geopolitical
Approvals for Rivian Automotive Inc.’s planned EV plant in Georgia will be handled by state authorities after local opposition threatened to delay groundbreaking on the $5 billion investment. Construction is scheduled to start in the summer but no specific date has been given by the company, which announced the location in December. Split across Morgan
Lucid Group has announced its first recall action for 203 Air electric vehicles over incorrectly installed strut dampers. In an emailed notice sent to owners of affected vehicles, Lucid informed them there’s a chance the front strut dampers were manufactured improperly by the part supplier. More specifically, they have the snap ring, which is located
The McLaren P1 launched almost a decade ago was a pioneer when it came to using electrification in high-performance applications. Remember when hybrid technology was synonymous with the Toyota Prius? One of the holy trinity of hybrid hypercars, together with the Ferrari LaFerrari and Porsche 918 Spyder, the P1 combined a powerful V-8 with an
3:37 AM ET Reigning Formula One world champion Max Verstappen has hit the track on the opening morning of preseason testing in the first public outing of the new Red Bull. Verstappen, driving a car branded with the number one instead of his usual 33 to note his new status, rolled out of the garage
We’ve published many stories about people with powerful cars underestimating that power, overestimating their skills, and crashing their cars. Sometimes, though, the supercar’s owner truly isn’t at fault, as was the case in this accident in which the high-performance vehicles really weren’t doing much of anything. The accident scene, sadly, was the owner’s Beverly Hills
In this article TSLA Joe Biden, left, and Elon Musk Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters; Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images Tesla CEO Elon Musk, in an email exchange with CNBC on Tuesday, accused President Joe Biden of ignoring his electric vehicle company in favor of paying more attention to legacy auto makers. But he
Pro driver Randy Pobst hot laps the 2017 Porsche 911 Carrera around Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca for Motor Trend’s 2016 Best Driver’s Car Powered by Mothers. The Porsche 911 Carrera S is one of 12 contenders competing for the title of 2016 Best Driver’s Car. The winner will be announced on Thursday, September 22nd on
CHANDLER, Ariz. — There are assumptions about why Waymo chose this sprawling Phoenix suburb as the location to launch the world’s first commercial robotaxi service more than three years ago. Vehicle-friendly streets. Modern infrastructure. Eternal sunshine. Those are sensible criteria for a fledgling proving ground of self-driving technology. But they can be misleading, and they
Former Opel CEO Michael Lohscheller has been hired by Nikola as president and tasked with helping the U.S. electric truck maker ramp up production. Lohscheller joins Nikola after a short stint as CEO of VinFast Global, the automotive arm of Vietnamese conglomerate Vingroup. Lohscheller arrived at VinFast in July 2021 but stepped down five months
SAN FRANCISCO — A former Tesla Inc. construction manager has filed a lawsuit against the EV company alleging he was fired for reporting widespread safety violations and race discrimination at Tesla’s factories. In the lawsuit filed with Alameda County Superior Court on Friday, Marc Cage, an African American, claimed to have reported safety violations that
By Joey Klender Posted on February 22, 2022 Tesla has been hit with a $1.27 million subrogation claim filed by State Farm related to a house fire that heavily damaged a home in Carmel, Indiana in 2020. State Farm claims that a “defect in design or manufacture” of the couple’s 2016 Tesla Model S started
12:15 PM ET MONTMELO, Spain — The first race of the new F1 season is still over three weeks away, but on-track action officially gets underway on Feb. 23 at the opening pre-season test in Spain. It will be the first chance to see all 10 teams on track together and the first time the
If you’ve ever had nightmares about a drawbridge opening while you were on it, you might want to look away as video has emerged of a scary incident that took place on the Ocean Avenue Bridge in Lantana, Florida last October. Obtained by WPTV, the clip shows a bicyclist and Honda Accord traveling across the
In this article TSLA The planned shutdown of outdated 3G networks will affect the connected systems of dozens of vehicle models that hit the market anytime from 2010 to as recently as 2021, in some cases. Dusan Petkovic | iStock | Getty Images Millions of vehicles in the U.S., including Teslas, Audis, Hondas and Nissans,
Ford Motor Co. has named a CEO of Michigan Central, the innovation district the Dearborn-based automaker is building in and around the old train station in Detroit. Joshua Sirefman, the co-founder and former president of Sidewalk Labs in New York, will take the helm of the district. Sirefman, 54, will be responsible for the real
PARIS — Any sanctions imposed on Russia for its actions in Ukraine by the U.S. and allies could affect Europe’s biggest automakers, including Renault Group, Volkswagen Group and Stellantis. All three have significant operations in Russia. Renault Group has the most exposure with its controlling stake in AvtoVAZ, maker of Lada, long the market leader