Todd Halterman
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He was immediately hooked when his father brought home a rusty, flea-bitten Honda Black Bomber with missing serial numbers in the early 70s. After much begging and whining, Todd took possession of the bike and his odyssey began.
His collection now includes a Triumph Trophy 1200, a Honda CX 500, a Triumph Bonneville T100 and his daily rider, a Kawasaki Concours 14.
His work has been published by the Associated Press, The Grand Rapids Press, Advance Newspapers, The Chicago Reader, HBO and the Chicago Tribune. He also has worked as a technical writer and developer for Fortune 500 companies such as BAAN, Steelcase and Corning, Inc. Todd graduated from Michigan State University.
Europe's Carmakers Stymied In Search for Raw Materials for EV Battery Production
14 Oct 2021, 16:31 UTC · By: Todd Halterman / Carmakers have invested heavily in battery cell production. Still, their ability to source enough supplies of lithium, nickel, and cobalt are hitting a brick wall in the face of supply chain issues and competition for those materials. Major auto...
List of Cars Most Likely to Get You a Citation for Reckless Driving? The Saturn L200 on It
14 Oct 2021, 16:10 UTC · By: Todd Halterman / So you may be wondering which cars are on the radar when it comes to cops looking for outrageous driving. Your list surely includes some American muscle cars, some Italian supercars, a few German rides, or perhaps even a Maserati or a Chrysler Paci...
2022 Lexus LX Was Just Revealed Live in the UAE
13 Oct 2021, 17:15 UTC · By: Todd Halterman / Toyota’s luxury car brand just lifted the cover off the 2022 LX via an online reveal, and it shows a more modern design, bigger taillights joined together by a light strip, and some changes to the interior configuration. This LX functions...
Honda Hopes Sensing 360 System Can Put an End to Traffic Collision Fatalities by 2050
13 Oct 2021, 14:02 UTC · By: Todd Halterman / Honda says Sensing 360, an omnidirectional safety and driver-assistive system, works to expand the “sensory range” around a vehicle and that it effectively wipes out blind spots around the vehicle. With nearly 6 million cars on the r...
Tinker Hatfield Custom Zero Electric Motorcycle Calls on Aviation, Tattoo Inspiration
13 Oct 2021, 11:49 UTC · By: Todd Halterman / As the Vice President of Design at Nike, Tinker Hatfield has spent the last 40 years styling Air Jordan and Air Max shoes. Hatfield has been credited by Nike majordomo Phil Knight with saving the company in his redesign of the Air Jordan lines. ...
Chinese Plan to Regulate Data Sent Across Nation’s Borders From Cars
13 Oct 2021, 10:51 UTC · By: Todd Halterman / China, the world's largest automotive market, is set to roll out measures to regulate data sent abroad by vehicles. The Chinese government said the efforts are meant to protect data and privacy. China's Ministry of Industry and Informa...
IMS Custom Bike Show Winners In Through Four Rounds With Five to Go
12 Oct 2021, 08:56 UTC · By: Todd Halterman / The winner in the Freestyle class at the Chicago IMS bike builders challenge was a mint, reconfigured Yamaha R1 from Robert Catanese. Progressive has reimagined the annual IMS show, and it continues its swing across the country. Part of the even...
A Nissan Skyline GT-R Motor Is Packed Into a Gnarly Jet Boat
12 Oct 2021, 02:18 UTC · By: Todd Halterman / This Jetboat built in New Zealand uses a Nissan Skyline GT-R motor to cruise the most lovely waterways you’re likely to see any time soon. While it definitely flies under the radar in terms of styling and interior finishes, this boat is su...
Study Says Uber and Lyft Worse for the Environment Than Taking Your Own Car
12 Oct 2021, 01:54 UTC · By: Todd Halterman / A study says the use of ride-hailing services such as Uber and Lyft actually leads to higher, not lower, levels of greenhouse gas emissions and traffic congestion than do individuals driving personal cars. The study, completed by scientists from...
Rally Of Morocco, the Ultimate Tuneup Event for the Dakar Rally - Is On Now
11 Oct 2021, 20:18 UTC · By: Todd Halterman / The Rally of Morocco is now underway and the field is packed with competitors slated to tackle Dakar next year. The week-long event started on October 7 and continues on through October 13, and it serves as the last similar test of the teams who...
Honda Set to Take the 2022 Civic Si to the Race Track
11 Oct 2021, 15:34 UTC · By: Todd Halterman / Honda says they plan to bolster the legacy of Civic Si racing by taking the latest model to the track. A team of Honda engineers is engaged in developing a 2022 Civic Si for an on-track competition and that they plan to reveal the 11th-generatio...
The Oldsmobile F-88 Concept Was Yet Another Harley Earl Masterpiece
10 Oct 2021, 18:38 UTC · By: Todd Halterman / The sale of the fabulous 1954 Oldsmobile F-88 GM Concept Car was a revelation in a number of ways in that not only did it harken back to a golden age of automotive design, it was also a new benchmark for such concepts on the auction block. As se...
Electric Savic Motorcycles Pulls in Funding to Enter Production in Australia
10 Oct 2021, 18:04 UTC · By: Todd Halterman / Dennis Savic, the founder of Australian electric motorcycle maker Savic, just announced that it’s been able to pull in $1.02 million USD ($1.14 million AUD) worth of funding to get the go-ahead to begin production. The majority of the inv...
This Is the Tiny House Version of a Motorhome, The Moormann Minimalist VW Streifenwagen
10 Oct 2021, 15:01 UTC · By: Todd Halterman / Designer and Art Director Nils Holger Moormann was considering what a minimalist motor home might look like, and in doing so, he came up with his Streifenwagen, a minimalist motorhome that harks back to the venerable Volkswagen Campmobile. Moorm...
Kawasaki All In With Plans for Electric, Hybrid and Hydrogen Bike Future
9 Oct 2021, 15:38 UTC · By: Todd Halterman / Now that Kawasaki Motors Ltd. has spun off as a separate business entity, the superbike manufacturer has recently revealed its plans on going forward, and those plans include a commitment to build forward-looking drivetrains. By 2025, Kawasaki s...
Automakers Invested In New Technology for Greener Lithium Production for EVs
9 Oct 2021, 14:09 UTC · By: Todd Halterman / Investors, automakers, investors, battery makers and even fossil fuel giants Schlumberger NV are looking toward technologies to fold into environmentally friendly methods of producing lithium. One such technology, direct lithium extraction - or DL...
Film Critic and Essayist Hans Schifferle Put Together a Tasteful Rare Motorcycle Stable
9 Oct 2021, 13:14 UTC · By: Todd Halterman / Hans Schifferle, the film critic and essayist, died at the age of 63 in April of this year, and during the 1980’s he cut an imposing figure. Schifferle walked the streets clad in leather and often arrived on one of his motorcycles. Hans Sc...
GM Blew It By Not Producing the Cadillac Cyclone XP-74
9 Oct 2021, 07:56 UTC · By: Todd Halterman / The 1959 Cadillac Cyclone was miles beyond the technology and styling of the day, and though it was just a ‘concept,’ it was also a missed opportunity and yet another of Harley Earl’s iconic designs. The car was a masterpiece ...
Hyundai and Shell Team Up for Hydrogen Infrastructure Development Deal
8 Oct 2021, 16:29 UTC · By: Todd Halterman / In answer to National Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day for 2021, Hyundai Motor North America has joined Shell Oil Products and Shell Hydrogen have joined forces to encourage growth of the hydrogen refueling infrastructure throughout California. The c...
Stellantis Will Pump $229 Million into Kokomo Plants to Ramp Up Electrification Plans
8 Oct 2021, 15:18 UTC · By: Todd Halterman / As part of what they say is their long-term strategy to pursue an electrification plan will see the investment used to retool three plants in Kokomo, IN, to produce electrified, next-generation, eight-speed transmissions. The announcement means ...