cadillac has revealed three track editions for the ct4-v blackwing to celebrate the brand's success in the imsa sportscar championship.the track editions each come with special colors meant to evoke the racing circuits they are named after: sebring, watkins glen, and road atlanta.there are also special interior trim pieces, imsa logos, and [...]
People are really unhappy about auto warranty scam calls, filing more complaints with the FCC last year than the other four leading topics, like phishing and credit card scams.Now the FCC has named the people and organizations responsible and said other voice service providers have to block traffic from these sources or they might be considered [...]
brembo is launching a new by-wire braking system, called sensify, that the company expects to be in production by 2024.it's a modular setup that can use either an electric motor to directly actuate each caliper or an individual hydraulic circuit at each corner. either way, the control is much more precise.although the system is more compli [...]
• the daytona sp3 is the latest ferrari model lego's brought to its technic line.• the miniature ferrari features functioning doors, working shift paddles, and a v-12 engine with moving cylinders.• the 3778-piece set is priced at $400.at nearly two feet long and awash in a sea of red and rubber, all of the moving parts in le [...]
ford is working on a robotic charging station that could help disabled drivers with the electric-vehicle charging process.the robots are custom-made by dortmund university in germany but are just a research project at the moment.ford claims that developing the system could lead to more powerful charging to reduce overall charge times in the fut [...]
cadillac offered select buyers of its first ev, the lyriq, a $5500 rebate if they agreed to sign an nda and participate in a study. the lyriq is priced starting just under $60,000.the study looks to discern driver behaviors like charging and maintenance habits.only around 20 people were selected for the study, and data is collected verbally, no [...]
the maserati project24 is a track-only supercar based on the mc20, and just 62 examples will be built.the mc20’s nettuno 3.0-liter v-6 engine has been tuned to make 740 horsepower, a 119-hp increase, thanks to a pair of new turbochargers.the project24 makes its track focus clear with a carbon fiber body and monocoque, fia-grade roll cage, [...]
The U.S. Postal Service has announced that 50 percent of its upcoming Next Generation Delivery Vehicle postal vans, approved earlier this year, will be battery-electric powered. The USPS had said earlier this year that a much smaller number of the new delivery trucks—10 and later 20 percent—would be EVs.The U.S. Postal Service expec [...]
ford says that it has secured 100 percent of the annual battery-cell capacity that it needs to reach its goal of selling 600,000 evs annually worldwide by late 2023.of these evs, 270,000 will be the mach-e, with ford predicting 150,000 sales of the lightning and e-transit each and 30,000 units of a yet-to-be-revealed electric suv for europe.for [...]