Todd Halterman
279 ARTICLES
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.
The GAZ M-72 Was An SUV for the Soviet Soccer Mom Set
17 Sep 2021, 18:01 UTC · By: Todd Halterman / It’s pretty unlikely you’re going to see a GAZ M-72 on your local car dealer’s lot. The sensible dealer would probably do better flipping a Toyota Tercel or a Pontiac Aztek, but there’s no doubt the thoughtful suburbanite co...
White Motorcycle Concepts Set to Bust World Land Speed for EV Bikes in 2022
17 Sep 2021, 16:34 UTC · By: Todd Halterman / British engineering company White Motorcycle Concepts is on a quest to clear out the books when it comes to world land speed records. The plan is to finish the development of what they say is a ‘revolutionary’ electric-powered motorcyc...
Own NASCAR History: Richard Petty’s 1960 Plymouth Fury
17 Sep 2021, 06:56 UTC · By: Todd Halterman / If you’re an old-school gearhead or have ever taken the time to look on the walls of your grandpa’s garage, you might well know who the King of NASCAR Cool - Richard Petty - was back in the day. And he’s still very much alive toda...
You Can Lay Hands to the United Nude Lo Res Car at Auction to Support Petersen Museum
17 Sep 2021, 01:48 UTC · By: Todd Halterman / It looks a little like a car but more like a huge wedge of cheese that’s turned the corner in the fridge. But it’s so much more than bad groceries as this bespoke “Lo Res Car” is a fully functional auto modeled after - very ...
Hennessey Taking Orders for the 1000 HP Supercar Killing 2022 Ram TRX Mammoth Truck Now
16 Sep 2021, 20:32 UTC · By: Todd Halterman / They’ve been teasing it for some time now, but finally, if you live outside Texas, you can now get your hands on a Hennessey Mammoth 2022, the 1,000 horsepower truck based on the Ram 1500 TRX that will loosen your snot with acceleration. C...
Illinois Will Pay Residents $4K to Buy an Electric Car
16 Sep 2021, 12:58 UTC · By: Todd Halterman / A clean energy bill that just passed in the state of Illinois has set a goal of adding 1 million electric cars to roadways by the end of the decade, and to that end, the state is offering $4,000 rebates to residents who plunk down their cash for el...
California on Track to Have 100 Retail Hydrogen Fuel Stations by 2023
16 Sep 2021, 00:45 UTC · By: Todd Halterman / Electric cars are all the rage among futurists and politicians, but don’t sleep on the idea that hydrogen fuel cell cars and trucks will not put up a fight for environmentally-friendly dominance in the market. The California Air Resources ...
This Rare and Luxurious 1970 Plymouth Barracuda Gran Coupe Convertible Is on the Block
16 Sep 2021, 00:17 UTC · By: Todd Halterman / With just 98,512 miles (158,500 km) on the clock, this incredibly rare 1970 Plymouth Barracuda Gran Coupe Convertible is sure to generate some love among pony car enthusiasts. The top performance versions of the Charger, Challenger and Cuda got ...
Moto Nisto Custom Motorcycles Make the Humble Harley Sportster a Thing to Behold
15 Sep 2021, 12:30 UTC · By: Todd Halterman / Marcel Nistor and his cohort at Moto Nisto build something special out of bikes that are decidedly not special as they come off the showroom floor. He takes the base metal, often the Harley-Davidson Sportster, and then turns it into a showstopping ...
The First Rivian R1T Electric Pickup Truck Hits the End of the Assembly Line
15 Sep 2021, 05:41 UTC · By: Todd Halterman / Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe was ecstatic as the first R1T electric pickup hit the end of the assembly line at the company’s factory in Normal, Illinois to the cheers of the workforce and their families. It represents the first production Rivia...
Workhorse Group Drops Legal Challenge to USPS and Oshkosh Defense Contract Deal
15 Sep 2021, 05:20 UTC · By: Todd Halterman / Workhorse Group, a manufacturer of electric vehicles and potential supplier to the United States Postal Service for an all-electric vehicle fleet, have dropped their suit against eventual contract winner Oshkosh Defense. Workhorse Group voluntar...
TetonX Hybrid Expedition Trailer Is a Tiny House On Wheels for Off Grid Adventures
15 Sep 2021, 04:09 UTC · By: Todd Halterman / TetonX Adventure Trailers manufactures a range of adventure and off-road cargo trailers from their home base in St George, Utah. They say their own adventures are responsible for their design philosophy and has resulted in trailers that functio...
Motorcycle Cannonball 2021 Underway as Riders of Pre-1930s Bikes Barnstorm Across America
15 Sep 2021, 00:22 UTC · By: Todd Halterman / The modern Motorcycle Cannonball began when Lonnie Isam, Jr. first started considering a plan to cruise the back roads of America with his antique motorcycle riding buddies. It turned into a challenge to motivate antique motorcycle owners to pull t...
V100 Mandello Is a Water-Cooled Moto Guzzi Celebration of the Company’s 100th Birthday
14 Sep 2021, 20:41 UTC · By: Todd Halterman / It’s a major design departure, and taking up water-cooling is quite a break with the past for the iconic Italian motorcycle brand, but the results don’t look at all radical. Moto Guzzi is the oldest European manufacturer in continuo...
It’s One Thing to Recall All Chevy Bolts - But GM Might Actually Buy Yours Back
14 Sep 2021, 05:22 UTC · By: Todd Halterman / It’s been an ongoing nightmare for GM as the Chevy Bolt suffers through a recall due to potential fire caused by its batteries - and the company’s current advice includes the astonishing directive that owners should park their Bolts out...
Breakthrough in Battery and Fuel Cell Design for Auto Applications Relies on Crystals
14 Sep 2021, 04:37 UTC · By: Todd Halterman / The automotive industry is grinding hard at taking on the problem of improving the performance of rechargeable batteries and fuel cells, and Japanese researchers may have discovered a new idea that points to a breakthrough. Researchers at the Un...
Ola Electric Scooter "Futurefactory" to Run With 10,000 Woman-Only Workforce
13 Sep 2021, 22:52 UTC · By: Todd Halterman / Ola Electric Mobility says they’ll build 10 million e-scooters a year, and if you’re wondering, that would represent a full 15% of the world’s e-scooters production annually, and they plan to do it by 2022. And in a bit of a n...
No Emissions Superyacht Concept ‘Norway’ Features Giant Solar Cell Sails
13 Sep 2021, 22:18 UTC · By: Todd Halterman / At 528 feet in length, this superyacht concept ‘Norway’ by designer Kurt Strand, came from the inspiration provided by the flat-bottomed ships which plied the seas in the Viking Age. According to Strand, he’s long been impress...
Donkervoort Rolls Out the D8 GTO Individual Series - May Be The Last Street-Legal Version
12 Sep 2021, 14:47 UTC · By: Todd Halterman / The D8 GTO-JD70 was released in 2019 to celebrate founder Joop Donkervoort's 70th birthday, and it was a fitting tribute indeed as it shattered lap records and put much more expensive hypercars to shame in the process. At the time, Donkerv...
Automotive Fuel Cells Might One Day Rely on Toxic Gases for Clean Hydrogen Fuel
11 Sep 2021, 17:37 UTC · By: Todd Halterman / A process laid out in a recent research paper from the American Chemical Society journal ACS Sustainable Chemical Engineering says that turning hydrogen sulfide gas (manure off-gases or sewer gas) into clean hydrogen fuel is efficient, cheap and re...