Month: May 2024

Associated Press May 30, 2024, 02:16 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DETROIT — Roger Penske is well aware his integrity has been questioned because of a cheating scandal that cost Josef Newgarden his season-opening IndyCar victory. “It always bothers you when people take shots at you,” Penske told The Associated Press on Thursday. “But you
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Associated Press May 30, 2024, 06:25 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Carl Edwards says he never expected to be inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame so when the announcement came down a week ago, he was unreachable for hours until his wife encouraged him to check his phone. He was shocked
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French start-up Seederal recently unveiled its first electric tractor prototype during, just one year after announcing its first round of funding. The initial 160 hp Seederal prototype shown here will serve as a technological demonstrator that, the company says, will help accelerate the development of the industry’s first “long-range” electric tractor. With the ability to
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Bugatti on Thursday revealed the final Chiron, a Super Sport version dubbed the L’Ultime. It caps off a production run that has lasted seven years and resulted in a total 500 examples built, a number that is highlighted in several design details on the L’Ultime. Other special touches include an exterior fade featuring the two
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Associated Press May 29, 2024, 05:39 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Helio Castroneves will run the next two IndyCar races in place of Tom Blomqvist, who was part of an opening lap crash that eliminated three cars at the start of the Indianapolis 500. Castroneves, who is now part of the ownership group at Meyer
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By Simon Alvarez Posted on May 28, 2024 A power pylon near Tesla Giga Berlin that was damaged in March’s alleged arson attack has been completely repaired. The cost of repairing the facility, which was allegedly set on fire by environmental activists as a form of protest against Tesla, was over a million euros.  As noted in an rbb24 report, the attack on the power pylon successfully cut the power to Giga Berlin. However, it also cut
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In this article GM Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT 2025 Cadillac Optiq Cadillac DETROIT – General Motors’ new entry-level 2025 Cadillac Optiq electric vehicle will start at $54,000, the company said Wednesday. The compact-sized crossover is set to be Cadillac’s fourth electric vehicle when it goes on sale later this year. It follows the
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May 27, 2024, 04:58 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Esteban Ocon retired from the race and apologised for causing the crash on social media. Marco Canoniero/LightRocket via Getty Images Alpine’s Esteban Ocon will face consequences for a costly first-lap collision with Formula One teammate Pierre Gasly at the Monaco Grand Prix, principal Bruno Famin said on
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May 27, 2024, 05:16 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Red Bull’s triple world champion Max Verstappen has said Sunday’s Monaco Grand Prix was “a bit boring” after starting and finishing sixth. Winner of five of the previous seven races this season, and all from pole position, the Dutch driver saw his championship lead over Ferrari’s
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BMW used the past weekend’s 2024 Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este to debut the Concept Skytop, a two-seat sports car with a V-8 engine that BMW’s design chief says may just reach production. Automotive News (subscription required) reported that Adrian van Hooydonk, head of BMW Group Design, said at the concept’s debut that while the car
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By Simon Alvarez Posted on May 27, 2024 A rather interesting survey of drivers in the UK has revealed an equally interesting result. As it turns out, Tesla drivers in the UK are the cleanest car owners in the country.  The survey, which involved 1,000 motorists in the UK, was conducted in March 2024 by UK-based end-of-life scrap vehicle comparison service
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