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Renault and Geely to Be Backed by State Saudi Oil Enterprise in Engines Development
Renault and Geely to Be Backed by State Saudi Oil Enterprise in Engines Development

17 Jan 2023, 10:32 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / Renault and Geely invited the Saudi state oil company Aramco into a new enterprise that would develop high-efficiency gasoline engines

 
Wyoming Fires Back at California With Bill to Ban Electric Vehicles From 2035 (Sort Of)
Wyoming Fires Back at California With Bill to Ban Electric Vehicles From 2035 (Sort Of)

16 Jan 2023, 06:51 UTC · By: Tim McKenzie / Leaders of The Cowboy State say that mass-electrification of modes of transportation will impact jobs and prove to be impractical in their state

 
American SUV Wins "Car of the Year 2023" Award in Europe, You Can't Get It in the US
American SUV Wins "Car of the Year 2023" Award in Europe, You Can't Get It in the US

15 Jan 2023, 21:51 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Available both as an EV and combustion-engined vehicle, the 2023 Jeep Avenger has been voted by 59 jury members as "Car of the Year 2023"

 
Here's How WRC Tires Help Race Cars Perform at Their Best on Snow and Ice
Here's How WRC Tires Help Race Cars Perform at Their Best on Snow and Ice

28 Dec 2022, 19:23 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / We have seen what Formula 1 tires do when fitted to a normal car, but what about snow and ice tires from the WRC? Well, this should settle the score

 
Oregon Follows California in Decision to Ban Sales of ICE-Only Vehicles by 2035
Oregon Follows California in Decision to Ban Sales of ICE-Only Vehicles by 2035

22 Dec 2022, 15:54 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Policymakers in Oregon have decided that the state will not allow the sale of new passenger vehicles that only have an ICE starting 2035. PHEVs are exempt

 
Aptera Will Repeat Steering Yoke and Gear Selector Mistakes Made by Tesla
Aptera Will Repeat Steering Yoke and Gear Selector Mistakes Made by Tesla

21 Dec 2022, 23:16 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / The yoke steering has more than one turn lock-to-lock, and you can only select gears on the vehicle’s central screen, which probably comes from Tesla

 
BMW Extends Its Bobsleigh Partnership, Has Big Ambitions on Ice
BMW Extends Its Bobsleigh Partnership, Has Big Ambitions on Ice

23 Nov 2022, 15:41 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / BMW has extended its long-standing partnership with the BSD, IBSF, and FIL. The German conglomerate will continue to support several winter sports

 
M8 Coupe Drag Races iX M60 and Hardcore BMW Fans Will Be Happy With the Outcome
M8 Coupe Drag Races iX M60 and Hardcore BMW Fans Will Be Happy With the Outcome

23 Nov 2022, 12:37 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / Two of the fastest BMWs money can buy right now are going head-to-head down the quarter-mile, in a battle between old and new.

 
All Season Tires Face Winter Tires on Snowy and Wet Roads, Summer Tires in the Wet
All Season Tires Face Winter Tires on Snowy and Wet Roads, Summer Tires in the Wet

21 Nov 2022, 16:14 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / If you are still undecided what kind of tires you should get for your vehicle this Winter, we are here to help. This video should clear things up for everyone

 
EV Owners Will Pay Road Tax in the UK From 2025, Another Exemption Eliminated
EV Owners Will Pay Road Tax in the UK From 2025, Another Exemption Eliminated

18 Nov 2022, 13:01 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Starting April 2025, owners of EVs in the UK will have to pay road tax. The country's government has decided to skip the expensive car supplement exemption

 
This Small Design Change Can Make Combustion Engines Deliver 30% More Torque
This Small Design Change Can Make Combustion Engines Deliver 30% More Torque

15 Nov 2022, 15:09 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Transcend Energy Group’s two-piece connecting rods, dubbed “Thunder Rods,” promise to improve engine torque at low speeds by a whopping 30 percent

 
EVs Migh Reach Price Parity With ICE Equivalents as Early as 2025, Says Volvo CEO
EVs Migh Reach Price Parity With ICE Equivalents as Early as 2025, Says Volvo CEO

14 Nov 2022, 16:21 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / According to a recent estimate made by the CEO of Volvo, electric vehicles might soon be priced even more competitively to their ICE equivalents

 
Internal Combustion Engines Have Become a Liability, Carmakers Started Outsourcing Them
Internal Combustion Engines Have Become a Liability, Carmakers Started Outsourcing Them

8 Nov 2022, 09:53 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Renault has signed an agreement with Geely to spin off its internal combustion engine and hybrid powertrains production to a new, equally held joint venture

 
Snow or Rain Do Not Cause Accidents, People Do, As 100-Car Pileup Demonstrates
Snow or Rain Do Not Cause Accidents, People Do, As 100-Car Pileup Demonstrates

6 Nov 2022, 13:30 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / While the official cause of a recent 100-vehicle pileup in Denver is the first snow of the year, it is just the tip of the iceberg. This is why that is

 
The Future Belongs to EVs but Banning Internal Combustion Engine Cars Is a Major Mistake
The Future Belongs to EVs but Banning Internal Combustion Engine Cars Is a Major Mistake

5 Nov 2022, 17:15 UTC · By: Florin Amariei / Nobody can deny that in the next two or three decades EVs will rule the car market. But eliminating their fossil fuel-powered counterpart is dangerous

 
These Are the Best Ultra High Performance All Season Tires for Winter 2022
These Are the Best Ultra High Performance All Season Tires for Winter 2022

20 Oct 2022, 11:01 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / An independent review has put the industry's best ultra high performance (UHP) all-season tires to the test against each other. See which is best at what

 
Retrofitted Diesel Engine Runs on 90% Hydrogen, Increases Efficiency by 26%
Retrofitted Diesel Engine Runs on 90% Hydrogen, Increases Efficiency by 26%

13 Oct 2022, 11:16 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Engineers at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) have retrofitted a diesel engine to use 90% hydrogen and 10% diesel fuel for a 26% boost in efficiency

 
The Best Winter Tires of 2022 Face Off on Snow and Ice, Guess the Winner
The Best Winter Tires of 2022 Face Off on Snow and Ice, Guess the Winner

12 Oct 2022, 13:50 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / If you live in a place that has harsh winters, but you are not allowed to drive with studded tires, this test is for you. Here are the best tires for winter '22

 
Norway Became an EV Paradise, Now It's Imposing a Weight Tax and Bringing Back the VAT
Norway Became an EV Paradise, Now It's Imposing a Weight Tax and Bringing Back the VAT

7 Oct 2022, 20:59 UTC · By: Florin Amariei / The European country is widely known for having a pro-EV stance. However, things are now changing. They are about to get very expensive

 
NASA Probe Beams Back Stunning Close-Up Image of Jupiter's Icy Moon
NASA Probe Beams Back Stunning Close-Up Image of Jupiter's Icy Moon

6 Oct 2022, 01:14 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / On September 29, Juno had a close-up meeting with Jupiter's icy moon Europa. During the flyby, the probe captured a super crisp image of the moon's frozen crust