The next-generation Alpine A110 will continue to play a crucial role in the French performance brand’s lineup, with the French car maker readying an electric variant. The fan-favourite two-seat coupé – which received a minor update earlier this year – will make the switch to an electric powertrain for its third generation, lining it up… Continue reading New Alpine A110 EV will be halo car for expanded line-up
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Geely launches new EV brand Radar with electric pick-up truck
Chinese car giant Geely has today launched another EV brand and shown off its first venture: an electric pick-up truck. Called Radar Auto, the brand is “starting with trucks but is much more than just trucks”, promising to create a large electric portfolio also including SUVs and even ATVs. Its debut vehicle, the RD6, will be built on Geely’s… Continue reading Geely launches new EV brand Radar with electric pick-up truck
Rimac Nevera gets EPA and CARB certification – Autoblog
The Rimac Nevera has got its visas to come to the U.S. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the California Air Resources Board certified the battery-electric hypercar from the newly minted Bugatti Rimac corporation for use on American roads, automaker CEO Mate Rimac posting the papwerwork on his Facebook page. The CARB paperwork shows the… Continue reading Rimac Nevera gets EPA and CARB certification – Autoblog
Mercedes-Benz rules out possibility of Chinese shareholders blocking minority, report says – Automotive News Europe
BERLIN — Mercedes-Benz CEO Ola Kallenius ruled out the possibility that two major Chinese shareholders could increase their stakes and create a blocking minority in the automaker. BAIC Group is the largest individual shareholder in Mercedes with 9.98 percent of voting rights. Geely Chairman Eric Li holds an equity interest of 9.69 percent, and the… Continue reading Mercedes-Benz rules out possibility of Chinese shareholders blocking minority, report says – Automotive News Europe
From the archive: on this day in 2003
“Divide one thousand horsepower between two cars and apply to 30 miles of British road. Discover whether these outputs are an ivory-tower irrelevance or something you can use and enjoy.” Yes, the needless power wars began long ago. In 2003, it seemed mad that Chrysler’s new Dodge Viper got 500bhp from an 8.3-litre V10 when… Continue reading From the archive: on this day in 2003
2023 Lotus Type 133 to be firm’s most luxurious model yet
“With Lotus being a smaller company, and with us growing up, it makes sense to take technologies from our sister companies. “If you go to an OEM for their parts, you have to pay for the privilege of going in the shop to see if you want the parts. With Geely and our sister companies,… Continue reading 2023 Lotus Type 133 to be firm’s most luxurious model yet
Is the Austin 7 the most important car ever made? | Axon’s Automotive Anorak | GRR – Goodwood Road and Racing
If you were one of the lucky 210,000-plus visitors to last weekend’s Goodwood Festival of Speed presented by Mastercard, you may have seen on the tranquil Cartier Style et Luxe Lawn, a bunch of cute but tiny Austin 7s. Among the many and various automotive anniversaries that will be celebrated throughout 2022, from 75 years… Continue reading Is the Austin 7 the most important car ever made? | Axon’s Automotive Anorak | GRR – Goodwood Road and Racing
10 Things We Just Learned About The Noble M500 – HotCars
After making the M600 in limited numbers Noble set their sights on making a more user-friendly supercar, and that is exactly what the M500 promises to be. After extracting every ounce of power from the old 3.0 liter Duratec engine, effectively culminating in the M15, they switched over to a Volvo V8 for the M600,… Continue reading 10 Things We Just Learned About The Noble M500 – HotCars
A New, Remarkably Sophisticated Malware Is Attacking Routers
An unusually advanced hacking group has spent almost two years infecting a wide range of routers in North America and Europe with malware that takes full control of connected devices running Windows, macOS, and Linux, researchers reported on June 28. So far, researchers from Lumen Technologies’ Black Lotus Labs say they’ve identified at least 80… Continue reading A New, Remarkably Sophisticated Malware Is Attacking Routers
10 Things You Need To Know About The Ford Supervan 4 – HotCars
It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s Supervan! Well, it is super, and it certainly does fly. Down the track. We’re in the age of hyper-fast electric cars. There’s the Tesla S Plaid, the Rimac Nevera, the Aspark Owl, and the Taycan with plenty more on the way. When the Bugatti Veyron debuted with 1,200… Continue reading 10 Things You Need To Know About The Ford Supervan 4 – HotCars