Новости за 14.12.2023

The leading provider of mobile connectivity service in the United States AT&T has announced it will begin operating some Rivian Commercial Vans and R1 models in its fleet early next year as part of a pilot to analyze how Rivian’s EVs can improve fleet safety, cut costs, and reduce the telecommunication giant’s carbon…

New numbers about non-Tesla EV market share and how many dealerships are selling electric vehicles are showing just how much Tesla’s market edge has shrunk in the past few years, according to data compiled by iSeeCars.com.

My favorite car that I saw at Monterey Car Week this year was the bright orange Bugatti Chiron Super Sport ‘L’Aura’ (French for “the aura”), a super bespoke build that wears a hand-painted “Vagues de Lumière” livery that mimics the way light falls and reflects on the car’s bodywork. It turns out I wasn’t the only one…

RUF Automobiles has been blowing minds and setting performance standards for decades, and now its newest production vehicle has finally arrived in the U.S.. Sharing design basics with the 993-generation Porsche 911 but made entirely out of carbon fiber and featuring a Mezger-based but RUF cast, naturally-aspirated,…

While a transition towards electric vehicles has steadily taken hold to combat climate change, EVs aren’t filling up city streets and highways in proportional numbers to sales. Scientific American found that gas vehicles were driven 62.4 percent more than EVs between 2016 and 2022, based on odometer readings. The…

An Australian woman has been arrested after she allegedly stole a Krispy Kreme delivery van filled with 10,000 donuts. According to police, she stole the van from a gas station on November 29, and it was found abandoned in a parking lot a week later. Worst of all, she didn’t even give away the donuts, as the van was…

Ford CEO Jim Farley says the automaker is committed to keeping Apple CarPlay and Android Auto in its cars, which is in direct opposition to General Motors’ recent decision to drop the popular features. GM is reeling from its announcement to eliminate the option for Apple and Android integration, and the carmaker is…

A vigilante woman has been found guilty of murder after chasing down and shooting an elderly black man who left the scene of a minor car crash. Hannah Payne “acted like a cop” and pursued Kenneth Herring in her vehicle after seeing him hit a truck in May of 2019, according to the Daily Mail. That’s right: Payne wasn’t…

The 2024 Toyota Tacoma configurator is now live, which means it’s officially time to play Build Your Own Truck. Sadly, the Tacoma TRD Pro and Trailhunter aren’t available yet, and the hybrid powertrain that’s good for 326 hp and 465 lb-ft of torque is also missing, so some of the best theoretical configurations can’t…

Peter works in a liquor store in Queens, NY his bosses own an aging PT Cruiser that he uses to deliver the booze. He wants to help them find a new ride that is roomy enough for delivery purposes but isn’t too big for NYC parking. What car should they buy?

The stainless steel wedge future space pickup truck is here, sort of. The rapid acceleration and generally poor visibility will probably contribute to these trucks occasionally getting in scrapes with other vehicles on the roadways of America. Because the exterior of the Tesla Cybertruck is “cold rolled stainless…

After qualifying for IMSA’s 2023 Petit Le Mans finale, I sat down to speak with Sheena Monk of Gradient Racing — one of the few race teams in the sport with a primary all-woman lineup — about how the impact her gender and presentation have had on her career. With a set jaw and fire in her eyes, she told me, “Oh, this…

A recent report from the World Health Organization (WHO) highlighted the devastating toll that road crashes have globally. The United Nations agency estimates there were 1.19 million deaths in 2021. Such a high human cost is only compounded by the staggering $1.8 trillion cost on the world’s economy these incidents…

Cruise lines are waging a war on drugs. Lately the big floating pollution and bacchanalia machines have been pulling out all the stops to prevent marijuana products from getting aboard. Carnival Cruise Line has started bringing a squadron of drug dogs to root out the druggies and drag them back to land. According to a…

Good morning! It’s Thursday, December 14, 2023, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are the important stories you need to know.

Until relatively recently, turbochargers were a pretty niche technology. Automakers such as Audi, Porsche, Saab, Subaru and Volvo still used them in some of their vehicles, but they weren’t remotely as common as they are today. Take the Porsche 911, for example. As recently as a couple of years ago, you had to spring…

SUV used to be a term reserved for body-on-frame, truck-based vehicles, until the crossover came along and turned everything on its head. Now some automakers claim that their subcompact front-wheel-drive hatchbacks are SUVs or crossovers, and we have unibody trucks like the Ford Maverick and Honda Ridgeline that…

There’s another all-new Cadillac EV coming — the sever-seater 2026 Vistiq. It’s going to slot right in between the Lyriq and Escalade IQ, and it joins those models as well as the upcoming ultra-luxury Celestiq sedan and entry-level Optiq crossover in Caddy’s lineup.

Today’s Nice Price or No Dice MR2 is claimed to be an Antique Automobile Club National Award winner. Let’s see if this impeccably clean coupe comes with an equally winning price.

It goes without saying that the world of motorsport can still be hostile to diverse groups that don’t quite look like the traditional fan. Thankfully, we also live in a world of ample resources, where any fan can create their own community designed to connect the throes of people who might previously have felt…

Some people love getting presents more than others, but even people who aren’t big on presents still appreciate getting a nice, thoughtful gift, especially if it’s something they probably wouldn’t buy for themselves. Did I need a fancy German chef’s knife? Nope. I would have been happy with a $30 one from Amazon. Do I…