May 2022

Going Slow Under 11 Foot 8 Bridge Definitely Won’t Save Your Camper Trailer

The streets were silent on April 26th, 2022, construction and road closures on nearby Gregson St. meant that the intersection where the 11 foot 8 bridge resides was a peaceful and tranquil area. It was the calm before the storm, however, as the sounds of smashing metal and honking horns would soon pierce the air.

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Lucid delivers just 360 EVs in Q1; price hikes loom after $598M operating loss

Lucid Group Inc. delivered just 360 Air sedans in the first quarter and said it will increase vehicle pricing next month. The California EV startup continues to struggle with supply-chain shortages and rising costs despite a healthy order backlog of 30,000 vehicles, Lucid said during its first-quarter earnings call Thursday. Prices would not rise for

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Brazen Thieves Make Off With C8 Corvette And Other Cars From Illinois Dealership

A group of thieves in Schaumburg, Illinois recently made off with a host of new vehicles from dealerships owned by the Ziegler Auto Group. Surveillance footage shows a hooded and masked thief gaining access to a red C8 Chevrolet Corvette under the cover of darkness with a device used by locksmiths. The thief then casually

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Stellantis executive says Michigan ‘absolutely’ in contention for EV plant

Michigan remains in contention for a new Stellantis electric vehicle battery plant as the automaker completes the final analysis before an anticipated announcement of a site. Stellantis COO Mark Stewart said Thursday that the state “absolutely” could be home to a new plant and that it has a “great working relationship” with the Michigan Economic

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CATL to hike prices in Q2

Chinese battery maker CATL said Thursday that its gross profit margins are set to improve as it will raise prices in the second quarter, while suppliers of raw materials will ramp up output to ease tightness. The world’s biggest battery manufacturer, whose clients include Tesla, Volkswagen and BMW, made the comments at an investor Q&A

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2022 Goodwood Festival of Speed Central Feature to celebrate BMW M’s 50th

BMW M is set to be the featured marque of the 2022 Goodwood Festival of Speed in the U.K., and that means the annual event’s Central Feature sculpture will be designed to honor the BMW motorsport division and in-house tuner. The Central Feature is an oversized sculpture that sits in front of Goodwood House during

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2023 Toyota BZ4X

Put simply, the BZ4X doesn’t make all the performance poses flaunted by the latest electric crossovers. The dedicated off-road mode, called X-Mode, is borrowed from Subaru, so it has plenty of outdoorsy credibility that’s rare in this cohort. We give the BZ4X a bonus point for being able to go comfortably where the pavement ends

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Two Semi Trucks Collide On Rainy Texas Highway Causing Massive Crash

When driving in the rain, it’s extremely important to be extra cautious. This is increasingly true when piloting large vehicles like semi trucks, and a prime example of that is this massive accident that happened on a rainy Texas highway last week. The incident occurred in San Antonio on the westbound direction of I-10 near

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