Alexandru Monenciu
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California Lives Up to the “Electric Vehicles Paradise” Name
21 Jan 2016, 13:47 UTC · By: Alexandru Monenciu / When it comes to the environment, California has some ambitious plans to fight against pollution and greenhouse gas. As more and more electric vehicles are being registered in the Golden State, legislators are coming up with efficient plans towards...
Formula 1’s Engine Costs Scandal Is Now Over
21 Jan 2016, 13:04 UTC · By: Alexandru Monenciu / After two days of debates between the F1 Strategy Group in Geneva, an agreement was signed to cut engine prices for customer teams, this way ensuring the entire grid is supplied. As part of the deal, the current V6 turbo hybrid engines will pow...
Luxe Is Partnering with Tesla to Charge Your Model S While a Valet Parks It
21 Jan 2016, 11:47 UTC · By: Alexandru Monenciu / As part of a plan to expand the services it offers alongside parking, Luxe, the on-demand valet parking app, is working with Tesla to offer car charging, valet parking and other services for Tesla vehicles when drivers book parking through the app....
Audi Q6 Electric SUV to Be Built in Belgium from 2018
21 Jan 2016, 10:42 UTC · By: Alexandru Monenciu / The Ingolstadt carmaker has announced that it is preparing its international production network for electric mobility and that large-series production of its first all-electric SUV, known as the Q6, will begin in Brussels starting 2018. Apart fr...
Red Bull Could Be Fined €30,000 for That Awesome F1 Snow Event
21 Jan 2016, 09:21 UTC · By: Alexandru Monenciu / Last week, Torro Rosso driver Max Verstappen took the Red Bull RB7 F1 car up a specially designed course in the Austrian Alps in front of 3,500 fans as part of a promotional event for this year’s Austrian Grand Prix at the Red Bull Ring. The ...
A Porsche 911 Plug-In Hybrid Might Be Coming, but No Sooner than 2020
20 Jan 2016, 16:57 UTC · By: Alexandru Monenciu / As the CO2 emission problem has become crucial in recent years and more carmakers are developing or already having hybrid technology in their cars, Porsche says it will do the same for the next-gen 911, and is preparing a plug-in hybrid version tha...
Almost Half a Million Ford Focus Investigated by the NHTSA for Malfunctioning Doors
20 Jan 2016, 16:04 UTC · By: Alexandru Monenciu / Bad news for Ford Motor Co., as the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is currently investigating around 400,000 Ford Focus compact cars after a lot of people have complained that doors won’t latch properly or even opened while th...
General Motors Revives Ride-Hailing Company Sidecar
20 Jan 2016, 15:46 UTC · By: Alexandru Monenciu / After its recent $500 million investment in Lyft, General Motors Co. is trying another bet in the ride-hailing segment by acquiring the technology and most of the assets of the San Francisco-based Sidecar Technologies Inc. While Co-founder and C...
Jerry Seinfeld Is Auctioning Off Some of His Classic Porsches
20 Jan 2016, 14:36 UTC · By: Alexandru Monenciu / If you’ve got the money, you now can become the proud owner of some classic Porsches belonging to Jerry Seinfeld. They will be auctioned off at the Amelia Island Auction in Florida on March 11. It is not yet known how many Porsches Seinfel...
Man Forgets His Wife at Gas Station. Comes Back After Driving 62 Miles (100 km)
20 Jan 2016, 13:57 UTC · By: Alexandru Monenciu / Of all the things you can forget at a gas station, a tourist forgot his wife. Our guess is that he can compete for the unluckiest guy in the world without hesitation. Apparently, the man was driving back to Argentina following a holiday in Braz...
The New MINI Clubman ALL4 Is Here
20 Jan 2016, 12:27 UTC · By: Alexandru Monenciu / MINI’s Clubman ALL4 has just been launched. The car is the brand’s first Clubman all-wheel-drive model and marks the carmaker’s further advance into the premium compact segment as well, as the first ALL4 model to be built at MINI ...
Infiniti Makes an Impression at the London Art Fair with Q30 Car-Art
20 Jan 2016, 10:49 UTC · By: Alexandru Monenciu / As a proof that Infiniti knows how to make itself noticed, the carmaker brought a very unique Q30 Car-Art at the 2016 London Art Fair held at the Islington Business Center. Contemporary artist Rachel Ducker, mostly known for her human-like figu...
Chevrolet Introduces Special Edition, Evil-Looking Silverado
20 Jan 2016, 10:26 UTC · By: Alexandru Monenciu / As a result of a decade-long partnership between Chevrolet and Realtree, the world’s leading camouflage brand, the American carmaker unveils the 2016 Silverado Realtree Edition. The new package is offered on Silverado 1500 LTZ Z71 crew cab...
Jamie Foxx Saves Man from a Burning Truck
20 Jan 2016, 09:09 UTC · By: Alexandru Monenciu / Eric Marlon Bishop, the American actor, singer, and comedian also known as Jamie Foxx, has proved everyone that he’s a hero not only in his movies but also in real life, even though he insists that he isn’t. The actor saved a man from a...
The 2017 BMW i3 Will Have Better Range and Other Upgrades
19 Jan 2016, 17:05 UTC · By: Alexandru Monenciu / In a recent interview at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Ian Robertson, BMW AG board member for sales and marketing, revealed that the 2017 i3 would come with an improved lithium-ion battery pack, which will make it possible ...
Top Gear Host Chris Evans Throws Up on Laguna Seca’s Trackside
19 Jan 2016, 16:37 UTC · By: Alexandru Monenciu / The new Top Gear hasn’t been aired yet, but its new host, Chris Evans, already made fans ask themselves if he’s the right choice to host the iconic car show. Throwing up on Laguna Seca’s trackside after being driven by Sabine Schm...
Morgan to Add More Alternative Fueled Models to Its Range
19 Jan 2016, 15:08 UTC · By: Alexandru Monenciu / Thanks to funding from the UK’s Advanced Propulsion Center and support from Delta Motorsport and Potenza Technology, Morgan Motor Company plans to invest 6 million pounds into its factory, so that it will be able to build more hybrid and elec...
The Italian Job Lamborghini Miura Heads for Classic Six Nations Contest
19 Jan 2016, 14:37 UTC · By: Alexandru Monenciu / The very famous Lamborghini Miura that starred in The Italian Job will join other teams of classic car lineups at the Classic Six Nations contest at the London Classic Show, to find the world’s leading car producing country. The orange Mi...
Lamborghini Won’t Go Full Electric. At Least Not in the Near Future
19 Jan 2016, 13:21 UTC · By: Alexandru Monenciu / Lamborghini is one of the world’s most popular carmakers, known for its incredible cars powered by monstrous engines. Replacing those howling V12 and V10 engines with an electric motor would indeed be a crime. Don’t worry, because this ...
Renault Sold More Electric Vehicles than Anyone Else in Europe in 2015
19 Jan 2016, 10:55 UTC · By: Alexandru Monenciu / In 2015, Renault was the best performing brand in EV sales in Europe, with a market share of 23.6 percent and 23,086 cars sold, almost 50% more than in 2014. One out of five electric vehicles sold on the continent was a Renault Z.E. The best-sel...