Mad Max fans would sit in awe in front of a beautifully made Ford Falcon Pursuit Special replica from the post-apocalyptic movie series, but police officers in Queensland, Australia were less impressed with the extra equipment it was carrying. Following a routine inspection, the modifications done to the vehicle were deemed unsafe and illegal, with […]
General Motors is acquiring SoftBank Vision Fund’s equity ownership stake in Cruise and plans to make an additional investment that will bring its share of the self-driving vehicle company to 80 percent. The automaker is acquiring SoftBank’s stake for $2.1 billion. The additional investment will be for $1.35 billion. Honda Motor Co. is also a
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Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm and Sen. Joe Manchin, D.-W.Va., on Friday announced a program to develop lithium batteries in the U.S. as part of a broader strategy to help Appalachia amid a transition away from coal. Lithium-based batteries are critical components of electric vehicles, grid storage and weapons, but the U.S. relies on international markets
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Arnold Schwarzenegger grabbed the attention of the press when he drove a military Humvee on the street, setting off the craze of road-going Hummers that consumers loved. Even The Terminator, though, would be awestruck at the latest creation of the Rainbow Sheikh (aka Sheikh Hamad bin Hamdan Al Nahyan) of the United Arab Emirates, an
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Maserati announced its electric vehicle plans, Mercedes-Benz offered us a ride in its EQS SUV, and the Genesis GV80 spawned a new range-topper. It’s the Week in Reverse, right here at Motor Authority.Maserati presented its electric vehicle plans for the coming decade, and they’re much more expansive than previously thought. The Italian brand plans to
Every BMW M5 is special but the new CS variant pushes performance to new heights and The Smoking Tire recently had the chance to put it through its paces. In the United States, the M5 CS has a starting price of $142,000 or roughly $40,000 more than the standard M5 and about $30,000 more than
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What kind of vehicle is the 2023 Subaru Solterra? What does it compare to? Manufactured in partnership with Toyota, the 2023 Solterra electric crossover shares many mechanicals with the related Toyota BZ4X. Other rivals include the Volkswagen ID.4, Ford Mustang Mach-E, Hyundai Ioniq 5, Kia EV6, and Tesla Model Y. Is the 2023 Subaru Solterra
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SHANGHAI — Mercedes-Benz Group said on Friday it opened a research and development center in Shanghai that will focus on mobility technology. The center, its second R&D site in China, will work in tech fields such as connectivity, automated driving and big data, the company said in a statement. Mercedes-Benz did not elaborate on the
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The first two-seater electric Porsche will be a 718, executives confirmed on a video call with reporters. Drivers can also expect a hybrid version of the Porsche 911, Oliver Blume, Porsche’s CEO, said Thursday. But Blume did not specify when the production hybrid, which would use full rather than plug-in hybrid technology, would begin. The
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WASHINGTON — The Alliance for Automotive Innovation is seeking to further clarify the definitions and overall understanding of the levels of vehicle automation in an effort to clear up confusion over the driver’s role and the system’s capabilities. In a letter sent Thursday to SAE International, the alliance said it has become “increasingly concerned about
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