Tim McKenzie
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Prime Time - Rumored Amazon Founder's Sailing Yacht Now on the Move
3 Aug 2022, 11:26 UTC · By: Tim McKenzie / Yesterday morning (August 2), the massive 416-foot (127 meter) Oceanco Y721 was slowly rolled out of the shipbuilder's Alblasserdam, Netherlands, facility, and floated for the first time before being towed by numerous tugs to Rotterdam. Th...
North American Battery Manufacturers Look for Ways To Curb Reliance on Overseas Materials
3 Aug 2022, 07:27 UTC · By: Tim McKenzie / If the U.S. is to meet the goals laid out in the Paris Climate Agreement, companies must find a path to sourcing raw materials closer to home. Sourcing materials and rare earth minerals closer to home will speed innovation, save production costs...
Lamborghini Is Being Patient About an All-Electric Future-Synthetic Fuel May Be an Option
3 Aug 2022, 06:58 UTC · By: Tim McKenzie / Sant’Agata Bolognese, Italy,-based Lamborghini is not focused on the European Union's plan to ban gas-powered vehicles for manufacturers of its size by 2036. While other automakers plan to go all-electric by 2030, including paren...
BMW Owners Are Hot Over Heated Seat Subscriptions, There Are Ways Around That
2 Aug 2022, 14:27 UTC · By: Tim McKenzie / Having spent approximately 90% of my life living in Arizona and Florida, I cannot truly appreciate the value of having heated seats in an automobile. What I can recognize is a car company trying to squeeze money out of customers by charging a month...
Blue Water Cruiser Felci 63 Scuderia Design Renderings Released
2 Aug 2022, 06:54 UTC · By: Tim McKenzie / While the renderings do hint at what is in store for the Felci 63 Scuderia, details are less evident, but we can look at other Scuderia models for insight. For example, the Adria Sail Scuderia 50 produced last year by the same builder who will c...
Porsche Ebike Venture Gets Rolling
2 Aug 2022, 06:36 UTC · By: Tim McKenzie / Porsche has signaled its intention of moving with increased intensity into the eBike industry by joining hands with Dutch company Ponooc Investment B.V. to form two companies in support of that vision. Jan Becker, the former CEO of Porsche Lifes...
High-Demand Vehicles, New Maverick Tremor Off-Road Package Shake Open Ford's Order Books
1 Aug 2022, 15:56 UTC · By: Tim McKenzie / Ford will begin taking retail orders tomorrow (August 2nd) for its Bronco Sport, Edge, Explorer, and Ranger models while orders for the Maverick and Maverick Tremor will be available for order in September. Retail orders for Ford's hot-selling...
NHRA Racers Schumacher and Coughlin Jr. Beat the Heat and Upset Field in Seattle
1 Aug 2022, 07:29 UTC · By: Tim McKenzie / On a blisteringly hot weekend in the Pacific Northwest at the NHRA Flav-R-Pak Northwest Nationals, Tony Schumacher, who has not even cracked the top ten in the championship standings, piloted his Maynard Family dragster to victory over points leade...
Unbelievable $440K Paid at Auction for Movie-Famed Trans Am
1 Aug 2022, 05:40 UTC · By: Tim McKenzie / In the 1977 movie Smokey in the Bandit, star Burt Reynolds said in the movie “We’re talking about $400,000, do you understand that? This is our last chance! $400,000!” Maybe that was going through the mind of the buyer who pai...
1,133 Days Later, Alexander Rossi Finally Gets a Win on Indy Road Course
31 Jul 2022, 07:48 UTC · By: Tim McKenzie / The Gallagher Grand Prix at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Saturday will be one to remember for Alexander Rossi as he broke through to end a 49-race dry spell and took the checkered flag for his eighth career win. The 30-year old California ...
Hinckley Yachts' Picnic 40S Re-Defines the Sound of Silence
30 Jul 2022, 12:51 UTC · By: Tim McKenzie / The introduction of Hinckley's Picnic 40S is the product of two years of development and testing the New England yacht builder had to undergo to bring hybrid technology to the forefront of the boating industry. Hinckley's SilentJet pro...
NFL Quarterback Self-Incarcerates in Old Prison Transport Van
30 Jul 2022, 07:51 UTC · By: Tim McKenzie / The length that some pro athletes go through to overcome injuries or prepare for an upcoming competition is something that is both perplexing and intriguing to many people. For Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Gardner Minshaw, preparation for the...
Seattle MV Cathlamet Ferry Crashes Into Dock, Car Gets Pinned
29 Jul 2022, 14:07 UTC · By: Tim McKenzie / No injuries were reported from the early of the Seattle ferry MV Cathlamet early morning crash into the dock in Fauntleroy, ending its short run from Vashon Island. A car was seen to be pinned by crumpled metal from the upper deck that made cont...
82nd Annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally Just a Week Away
29 Jul 2022, 06:22 UTC · By: Tim McKenzie / The sleepy town of Sturgis, South Dakota, will soon become a 24/7 party town as hundreds of thousands of motorcycles and their riders descend upon the area on the northwestern boundary of the Black Hills Forest for a ten-day rally. Surrounded b...
Watch Faster Than Cancer Electric Dragster Hit 201mph/323kph
29 Jul 2022, 06:12 UTC · By: Tim McKenzie / The direction of consumer automotive electrification is moving forward and building momentum with each and every electric vehicle purchase. Tesla is widely credited with creating, and for that matter, maintaining the interest in Evs. Legacy Automak...
Brittany Forces Heads to Seattle With the Drivers' Points Lead and Momentum
29 Jul 2022, 05:11 UTC · By: Tim McKenzie / Fresh off her first win in wine country just a few days ago at the NHRA Denso Nationals in Sonoma, Force is looking for her first win in Seattle to finish strong in the 2022 NHRA Flav-R-Pak Northwest Nationals. A legitimate championship contende...
Seabourn Venture Sets Sail on Inaugural Expedition Voyage to Northern Isles
28 Jul 2022, 14:56 UTC · By: Tim McKenzie / The inaugural voyage will also mark the beginning of the Arctic season for the Seabourn Venture. The ship bound for the Arctic will take passengers on a series of 12 to 15-day cruise explorations to the most remote and least populated areas of the ...
Ford Introduces Special Service Vehicle Police Version of F-150 Lightning
28 Jul 2022, 13:46 UTC · By: Tim McKenzie / The introduction of the Ford-150 Lightning Pro (Special Service Vehicle) SSV pickup for police use comes amid a huge transformation of the company from gas-powered vehicle to electric vehicle manufacturing. “We're proud to offer Ameri...
Supply Chain Pains Hit Boeing 737 MAX Delivery Forecast
28 Jul 2022, 09:02 UTC · By: Tim McKenzie / Coming off a successful Farnborough Air Show last week that saw Boeing reel in several orders for its airliners, the company has been forced to cut production short because of supply chain disruptions. Estimates earlier in the year for the 737 M...
Parts Shortages Lead to 6% Workforce Reduction, Restructuring at Rivian
28 Jul 2022, 05:31 UTC · By: Tim McKenzie / The company's announcement Wednesday comes as the automaker continues to grapple with scaling its sole factory producing the R1T pickup truck, R1S SUV, EDV500, and EDV700 delivery vans. The parts shortages have slowed production dramaticall...