Новости за 04.05.2023

If you drive an older BMW from the early to mid 2000s, you need to stop driving it immediately. At least until you check its recall status. Consumer Reports says that yet another Takata airbag recall is impacting car owners, specifically BMW owners with cars made between 2000 and 2006 this time around. If you don’t…

Previously, the UAW, which represents around 391,000 members across several industries, most prominently auto workers, had agitated for federal EV tax incentives to be for only union-made EVs, something which made foreign automakers mad because it may have been a competitive disadvantage, because only the Big Three…

Way back in the beginning of time, when the world was new, and the first Toyota Priuses hit the streets, their detractors called foul on the likely lifespan of their electric battery packs. They said that the replacement cost of the batteries would make them essentially throw-away cars and that we’d have Priuses piled…

There are plenty of reasons why the average flight would get delayed. Someone threw up during the landing. The pilot called in sick. It’s a Southwest flight. None of them are ideal, but you’d understand why there’s a delay. But as it turns out, your flight could also be delayed because a swarm of bees decided to hang…

Here at Jalopnik, we like to moan about all the adorable little electric cars that other countries get and we don’t. Just look at the awesome Honda E, the rad Peugeot e208 and the VW ID.3. And sometimes, when the automaker won’t bring the car to you, you have to go to the car. So I’m flying to the UK to test out a…

Michael has a 2017 Subaru Outback that he hoped would be reliable family transport, but he is now on his fourth transmission and suspects he might have a bad egg. He is ready to move on to something big enough to handle small kiddos and dogs but that’s also relatively fuel efficient. What car should he buy?

Washington D.C. drivers have a serious traffic ticket problem. The numbers likely prove what anyone who’s driven through our nation’s capital has long suspected: There are a lot of people on the road on in D.C. who probably shouldn’t be.

As of right now, the office of Labor Secretary for the United States has been vacant for over a month. The Department of Labor’s acting secretary, Julie Su, is trying to move up and secure the top spot full-time. Everything seemed aligned for her ascension, from a Presidential nomination to a strong voting record, but…

When it comes to something as complex as literal rocket science, it doesn’t take much for things to go totally awry. The SpaceX Starship launch last month was cut short when the most powerful rocket ever built spiraled out of control and didn’t respond right away to a self-destruct command.

Tax rebates for electric vehicles are a big deal here in America. After purchasing certain American-made EVs, buyers in the U.S. can claim up to $7,500 towards their car in an attempt to make battery-powered models more accessible for more people. But a new study in California has found that these rebates aren’t…

Dashcam footage recently posted to the Facebook page of Dash Cam Owners Australia shows a startling collision. The video begins with a driver navigating a roundabout late at night in Browns Plains, a suburb about 17 miles south of Brisbane. As they exit the roundabout, a woman standing by a traffic sign darts out into…

So, as some of you might know, I’m getting ready to pick my project motorcycle build back up after quite a while, and this being my first time doing a build/customization on this scale, that has me wondering what kind of expertise you, our feral commentariat, can offer me.

Two German automakers are spending worrying sums on electric cars, Volvo will reduce its headcount for similar reasons and very powerful companies are determined to make flying taxis a thing and it doesn’t care how you feel about that. All that and more in this edition of The Morning Shift for Thursday, May 4, 2023.

From the outside, electric cars look pretty similar to most other vehicles you see out on the road. Sure, they might have a few more angles and a bit more blue trim, but on the surface they mostly just look like regular cars. But peel back the layers, and they’re chock full of different tech that all adds up to make…

The Office really needs to be done. The references are so cliche at this point, that they’re just not funny anymore. Maybe in another 15 years when college kids rediscover one of their parents’ favorite TV shows, it will make a cultural comeback, but come on. It’s over. Let it die. And yet, how can you not even…

Two days ago, a man named Jordan Neely boarded a northbound F train in New York City. He yelled that he was hungry, thirsty, and tired. Half an hour later, I watched across a taped-off platform as EMTs appeared to be giving him chest compressions in that same train car. Fifteen or so cops stood around, a stretcher lay…

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Acura bringing a performance version of the Integra to market was surprising. Sort of. We’ve known it was coming since Acura’s product planner hinted at it last summer. It was another seven months before a camouflage prototype showed up leading the field at The 24 Hours of Daytona in January. And now just under a…

The interior on today’s Nice Price or No Dice Mercedes 190E is claimed by the seller to be “10/10.” The rest of the car looks up to the task too, but will its price prove to be off the charts?

Oh, how the mighty among car design have fallen, according to our readers. If not fallen all the way flat on their face, then maybe some automakers have just stumbled into disappointing designs, which don’t live up to their predecessors. Readers mostly seem to agree this is the case with the BMW M Division, which has…

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We need more EV chargers. We keep saying it, and everyone knows it, from state officials and company executives all the way to the White House. They’re being built, albeit slowly, but it’s happening (somewhat). Where chargers are needed most, however, is in downtown city centers, specifically for people living in…

Remember earlier this year when it felt like every other day there was a new report of a mysterious object in the sky that may or may not be a Chinese spy device? It feels like so much longer than just a couple of months ago. If you miss those days, though, we have some great news for you. There’s a new mystery…

Racing docuseries have helped introduce droves of new fans to motorsport. Netflix’s Formula 1: Drive to Survive is credited in part for spurring an influx of American interest in Grand Prix racing’s world championship. Several other racing series produced their own unique takes on the genre, including MotoGP, NASCAR,…

The world is in a pretty dark place right now as we struggle to curb mankind’s impact on our planet. We’ve had record snowfall in the West, record heat in Australia and ocean temperature increases that have scientists worried. In response, startups around the world are coming up with chic new solutions to the…