By Joey Klender Posted on August 31, 2020 Tesla’s meteoric surge in stock price has put CEO Elon Musk ahead of Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg on the Richest in the World list. The two men have a tumultuous relationship that has resulted in a rivalry, and it all started in 2016 when SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket
Month: August 2020
CLEVELAND — Carvana Co., an online platform for buying and selling used cars, expects to create 400 full-time positions near Cleveland at a new inspection, reconditioning and distribution facility that has been approved for a state tax credit. The Ohio Tax Credit Authority on Monday approved an eight-year, 1.4 percent tax credit to Tempe, Ariz.-based
As international travel restrictions continue, millions of Brits are jumping in their cars for UK-based staycations this summer – spending a collective £462million on fuel. With the nation preparing for Bank Holiday weekend getaways, research from EDF revealed 77% of holiday-makers will make their staycation journey in a petrol / diesel car – travelling an
Bug stains marring the launch of General Motors’ most profitable SUVs? Add mayfly mayhem to the list of auto industry problems in 2020. GM believes the insects, also known as fishflies, are responsible for stubborn black residue dotting more than 2,600 Chevrolet Tahoes and GMC Yukons that were built in Arlington, Texas, and waiting to
The 2021 Toyota Tundra works hard to pull its weight in the full-size pickup class, but despite a muscular V-8 engine it falls behind the Ram 1500 and Ford F-150 in our rankings. It’s light on luxury, lower on towing and hauling ratings, and in gas mileage too. We’d still buy one if we put
Both BMW and Jaguar have long and proud histories of producing some of the industry’s finest sports cars, and the M2 CS and F-Type are among the best. In the most recent review from Lovecars starring Tiff Needell, the M2 CS and the facelifted F-Type go toe-to-toe on a tight and twisty track before heading
Volkswagen Group CEO Herbert Diess has encouraged Bill Gates to advise governments on how to lower carbon emissions from transportation and renewed his criticism of Germany’s slow abandonment of coal power. “You thoroughly understand the CO2 logic of the mobility sector. You know what we have to do and you could and should advise governments
Gordon Murray Automotive (GMA) recently unveiled the T50 supercar and, perhaps not surprisingly for the product of the man who designed the McLaren F1 and numerous winning race cars, it’s full of interesting technical details. Jason Fenske at Engineering Explained put together this deep dive, highlighting five elements that distinguish the T50 from other supercars.
The vehicle you’re looking at could be called the Honda Crossurus, or perhaps the Lamborghini Uruscross. Either way, it is a one-off and is certainly a head-turner, albeit for all the wrong reasons. Based on a white Honda Crosstour, it rocks a custom bodykit that consists of pieces of sheet metal that have been riveted
The FBI helped Tesla thwart a multimillion-dollar ransomware attack on the electric vehicle maker’s battery factory in Nevada. Details released by the feds last week show that the hackers tried to infiltrate Tesla through a Russian-speaking employee at the Gigafactory outside Reno. Agents arrested Egor Igorevich Kriuchkov, a 27-year-old Russian citizen, when he tried to
On this episode of HOT ROD Unlimited, The HOT ROD staff shows how you can trick your friends into a party so you can paint your hot rod in a weekend. Associate Editor Jesse Kiser and HOT ROD Magazine Live host Dennis Pittsenbarger shows how the staff painted their hideous 1967 Chevrolet Impala in a
Elon Musk confirmed that he is going to Germany to review Tesla’s effort to build a new kind of vaccine printer with Curevac and the progress at Gigafactory Berlin. Earlier this year, Musk announced that Tesla has become the manufacturing partner for biotech firm CureVac who is working on a COVID-19 vaccine based on their RNA
Volkswagen of America executives are still working with their German counterparts to lock up sufficient allocation of the ID4 — VW’s new Tiguan-size battery-electric crossover — from the single German plant supplying Europe and North America. Some 99 percent of Volkswagen’s 650 U.S. dealers have signed up to sell the ID4 when it goes on
Electric bus manufacturer Proterra expanded its battery pack offer for heavy-duty commercial vehicles (like school buses, coach buses, delivery vans, and other electric vehicles) by new, narrower H Series, which will fit into standard truck frame rails and increase packaging flexibility, compared to S Series. Both S and H types are built using cylindrical battery cells
The COVID-19 pandemic has delayed the pivotal vehicle in McLaren Automotive’s transition to a 100 percent electrified portfolio, but the British exotic automaker’s future product plans are now coming into clearer focus. Last week, McLaren released details of its newest vehicle architecture, which, in a different direction for the brand, has been specifically developed to
The 2021 Legacy costs just $23,820 in base trim. With its standard all-wheel drive, twin 7.0-inch infotainment and vehicle-function screens, active safety features, and Apple CarPlay and Android Auto compatibility, it’s a great bargain and very well-equipped, without spending a dime more. The Legacy’s warranty and options aren’t anything dramatic, but its larger available infotainment
The new Land Rover Defender poses as one of the market’s most off-road capable vehicles available new, so it’s only natural to see it going against the likes of the Jeep Wrangler and Mercedes G-Class. While the three models don’t necessarily fight for the same target audience, it’s certainly interesting to see how they compare
Amazon has ordered 1,800 full-electric vans from Mercedes-Benz in the online retailer’s biggest commitment to date to cut the carbon footprint of its delivery operations in Europe. A majority of the vans will go into service this year, Amazon said on Friday. Amazon said it had ordered 1,200 of Mercedes-Benz’s large eSprinter vans and 600
Porsche’s second-generation Panamera came in for its mid-cycle update this week, with some new powertrains on the list and the styling and chassis receiving revisions, too. The Panamera is a seriously quick car for its size. In fact, one variant has lapped the Nürburgring faster than a C8 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray. 2023 Porsche 911 GT3
While this may look like a classic Ford Mustang with somewhat odd proportions, it is actually a Mazda RX-8 that is rocking the body of a ’67 ‘Stang. We recently stumbled across the car after browsing through old listings on the Ontario Auto Classifieds page on Facebook. It appears to have been sold by the
NAGOYA, Japan — If things had gone according to plan, a cavalcade of Toyota vehicles would have rumbled into Tokyo this month, heralding the 2020 Summer Olympics and wrapping up an unprecedented seven-year, five-continent endurance drive by the country’s flagship automaker. Instead, the COVID-19 pandemic emerged, forcing the cancellation not only of the Summer Games
By Joey Klender Posted on August 29, 2020 Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) will perform its 5:1 stock split on Monday, where the price will be adjusted from its $2,213.40 price per share at the closing bell on Friday. Although the price will be reduced by 80%, ARK Invest isn’t changing its outlook for the future of
Buick is deepening its partnership with Amazon to attract younger buyers, with voice assistant technology and online shopping. The features are part of the latest phase of Buick’s tie-up with Amazon. The new components include a virtual Amazon showroom and a custom Alexa “utterance,” a phrase that lets people ask about Buick vehicles from any
The new Volkswagen ID.3 has set its first range record: The electric car covered the 531km, equal to 330 miles from Zwickau to Schaffhausen (Switzerland) on a single charge. Officially, the model has a range of up to 420km or 260 miles when calculated using the WLTP method. This mark was topped by more than
The coronavirus pandemic has delayed the U.S. launch of Porsche’s next all-electric model — the Taycan Cross Turismo wagon — to at least the end of the second quarter of 2021, Automotive News has learned. Production was expected to begin in Germany in September, but it has been delayed until April, a source familiar with
Change may have swept over other crossover SUVs in the form of hybrid powertrains or cutting-edge looks, but the 2021 Subaru Outback is content to stay the same. Why not? It’s a winning formula of wagon room, flat-4 power, and an enviable reputation for safety and durability. With almost no changes to its different versions—Base,
The Porsche 911 Targa has a long and illustrious history and the first reviews of the latest model have started to hit the web. The video reviews you’ll find below come from Autogefühl and MotoManTV and both feature the flagship Targa 4S model, as opposed to the slightly less powerful and cheaper Targa 4. Driving
German supplier Hella is planning a sale of its driver-assistance software unit, people familiar with the matter said. Hella is working with advisers to gauge interest in the business, the people said. It could fetch several hundred million euros, they said, asking not to be identified because the information is private. The unit may attract
We took a spin in the 2021 Polestar 2,; the BMW M3 Touring wagon was teased again; and “The Batman” trailer gave us a better look at the upcoming Batmobile. It’s the Week in Reverse, right here at Motor Authority. We slid behind the wheel of the 2021 Polestar 2 and found it hits squarely
Four U.S. service members have been injured following an incident with Russian forces in northeast Syria. Dramatic footage shared online shows an altercation between U.S. and Russian military vehicles. While it is hard to say what prompted the incident, vehicles from the U.S. and Russia can be seen slamming each other as Russian helicopters hover
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