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Blaming EVs & Renewables Subsidies and Ignoring the Fossil Fuel Ones Is Absurdly Wrong
Blaming EVs & Renewables Subsidies and Ignoring the Fossil Fuel Ones Is Absurdly Wrong

30 Jul 2023, 02:08 UTC · By: Oraan Marc / Out of all the info wars on a myriad of subjects, I find the one related to subsidies profoundly disturbing. It's a little like living in the "Idiocracy" movie

 
Why Are Automakers So Greedy for Attention and We Have to Wait Years for New Models?
Why Are Automakers So Greedy for Attention and We Have to Wait Years for New Models?

29 Jul 2023, 15:00 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / I have three major examples - all at the opposite side of the spectrum: the 2024 Ford Mustang, Volvo's fresh EX30, and the mighty Mitsubishi Triton

 
Tesla's Official FSD Transfer Rules Are Finally Here, It's a Doozy
Tesla's Official FSD Transfer Rules Are Finally Here, It's a Doozy

29 Jul 2023, 13:37 UTC · By: Florin Amariei / If you're in the market for another Tesla and want the brand's latest driver-assistance system to carry onto the new vehicle, read this ASAP

 
Cars Are Time-Savers – Any Attempt to Change Them Has to Take This Into Consideration
Cars Are Time-Savers – Any Attempt to Change Them Has to Take This Into Consideration

25 Jul 2023, 19:31 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / The leading advantage automobiles offer is something the electric car shift keeps trying to minimize, and that has started to backfire.

 
Here Are Three Hot Takes on the Sukhoi Su-57, One Might Surprise You
Here Are Three Hot Takes on the Sukhoi Su-57, One Might Surprise You

25 Jul 2023, 14:03 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Today, let's have some fun with a few hot takes about the Su-57. As it turns out, the only felony this jet's committed is theft of our attention.

 
More Than Money, Tesla Wants FSD Licensing to Provide Validation and Surrender
More Than Money, Tesla Wants FSD Licensing to Provide Validation and Surrender

24 Jul 2023, 11:56 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Although Tesla fans despise legacy automakers, they got pretty excited with the news that one of them will license FSD. If that is true, they should.

 
Is Ford Getting Ready for a Massive Financial Crisis Again?
Is Ford Getting Ready for a Massive Financial Crisis Again?

23 Jul 2023, 17:16 UTC · By: Florin Amariei / Could we all soon be in trouble, or is Ford just doing what it does best, which is taking care of its business? Let's dive in and figure it out

 
Do You Really Need 850 Ponies? Yes, When They're Inside a Supercharged Coupe!
Do You Really Need 850 Ponies? Yes, When They're Inside a Supercharged Coupe!

23 Jul 2023, 15:00 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Because it's summer, because it's still July, and for many other factors, I haven't been around the premises for a while - due to vacation with kids and wifey

 
BEV Advocates Should Cut Conspiracy Theories If They Really Want Clean Transportation
BEV Advocates Should Cut Conspiracy Theories If They Really Want Clean Transportation

21 Jul 2023, 21:43 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / It seems they are more focused on the means to achieve carbon neutrality than on the results these tools should deliver.

 
Organization's Push Toward Smaller BEVs May Actually Advocate for Hybrids and PHEVs
Organization's Push Toward Smaller BEVs May Actually Advocate for Hybrids and PHEVs

19 Jul 2023, 10:19 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Transport & Environment released a study that shows smaller battery electric vehicles will help cut demand for cell raw materials. So do hybrids and PHEVs.

 
Don't Be Deceived by Autonomous Cars Propaganda – You Drive Better Than Computers
Don't Be Deceived by Autonomous Cars Propaganda – You Drive Better Than Computers

18 Jul 2023, 10:10 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Cruise made an advertisement based on statistics, but that was a way to torture numbers in its favor. Would a traffic cone prevent you from driving?

 
Too Little, Too Late: Ditch "Stop Global Warming!" Headlines and Adapt to a New Reality
Too Little, Too Late: Ditch "Stop Global Warming!" Headlines and Adapt to a New Reality

16 Jul 2023, 13:50 UTC · By: Oraan Marc / We had our chance to control how pollution damages our environment, but it looks like we failed. So, what next – extinction or survival?

 
The Hyundai IONIQ 5 N Proves That Automakers Still Think Only ICE Cars Can Be Fun
The Hyundai IONIQ 5 N Proves That Automakers Still Think Only ICE Cars Can Be Fun

15 Jul 2023, 08:26 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Putting the new BEV to make noises and pretend to have a dual-clutch is equivalent to saying there is no way to make a BEV more engaging.

 
The GMC Hummer EV Doesn’t Need To Exist, but Its Militarized Cousin Sure Does
The GMC Hummer EV Doesn’t Need To Exist, but Its Militarized Cousin Sure Does

14 Jul 2023, 20:01 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / There's certainly more plausible deniability around justifying the Hummer H1's existence because the truck it's based upon was built to protect soldiers.

 
Audi Buying a Chinese Platform for Its Electric Cars Is a Sign of Despair
Audi Buying a Chinese Platform for Its Electric Cars Is a Sign of Despair

14 Jul 2023, 10:51 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / The Volkswagen Group is not delivering the architectures Audi needs to be more competitive in the world's largest market.

 
Governments Are Cheating To Make Battery Electric Semi Trucks Feasible, but Will It Work?
Governments Are Cheating To Make Battery Electric Semi Trucks Feasible, but Will It Work?

13 Jul 2023, 07:34 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / The US was the first to mess with the maximum gross weight, but Europe is following suit, which may impose a burden on road infrastructure.

 
Renault's 'Horse' May Prove To Be Geely's Trojan Horse in New Markets
Renault's 'Horse' May Prove To Be Geely's Trojan Horse in New Markets

10 Jul 2023, 14:58 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / The new internal combustion engine joint venture will give Geely an industrial presence in countries where it yet to set foot.

 
The Summer Heat Is Definitely On, Including Across the North American Auto Industry
The Summer Heat Is Definitely On, Including Across the North American Auto Industry

9 Jul 2023, 15:00 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Usually, in July, we have lots of summer road trips and vacations and fewer novelties. This week wasn't the case, though, with interesting news in abundance

 
This Is Why the NASCAR Cup Series Should Race at Le Mans One Day
This Is Why the NASCAR Cup Series Should Race at Le Mans One Day

8 Jul 2023, 20:36 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / And to think, the only reason we're even fielding this discussion at all is that Garage 56 had the cajones to stand up to the establishment.

 
Stuck in the EV Shift, Carlos Tavares Reminds Us Money Does Not Hold a Passport
Stuck in the EV Shift, Carlos Tavares Reminds Us Money Does Not Hold a Passport

6 Jul 2023, 21:27 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / The Stellantis CEO also exposed how disconnected politicians are from reality in a controversy with the French Finance Minister.