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  • WATCH: 800 Pound Wheel Flies Off, Crushes Spectator’s Car During Monster Truck Rally

    07/25/2025 11:18:53 AM PDT · by Red Badger · 9 replies
    American Tribune ^ | July 25, 2025 | Will Tanner
    Spectators are used to seeing cars get smashed and crushed during monster truck rallies, but typically it is the cars in the rally arena that face getting smashed, not the cars of passive spectators who show up hoping to have a good time watching a bit of destruction. Not so during a Sunday, July 20 event in Washington, during which a monster, 800-pound wheel flew off a truck, out of the arena, and into the parking lot outside. The incident occurred at the Malicious Monster Truck Tour event at the Thunderbird Arena in Bremerton, Washington. During the fun show, a...
  • Ford dealers told to brace for EV rush as incentive cutoff nears

    07/17/2025 8:06:27 AM PDT · by Red Badger · 92 replies
    electrek ^ | July 16, 2025 | Peter Johnson
    With the federal EV incentive set to expire at the end of September, Ford is urging its dealers to prepare for a rush of buyers. Ford warns dealers of upcoming EV rush Like most automakers, Ford is preparing for a shakeup under the Trump Administration. After the “One Big Beautiful Bill” was signed into law on July 4, the $7,500 and $4,000 tax credit for new and used EVs will no longer be available after September 30. In a memo sent to dealers this week, Ford warned, “demand is expected to increase as the deadline approaches for eligible vehicles.” The...
  • Biden push for $10B electric mail delivery fleet flops with just 250 trucks built in two years

    07/16/2025 3:39:05 PM PDT · by E. Pluribus Unum · 34 replies
    New York Post ^ | July 16, 2025, 2:00 p.m. ET | Josh Christenson and Kendall White
    WASHINGTON — A Biden administration plan to create a “green” fleet of postal vehicles has churned out a mere 250 electric mail trucks in just over two years — after shelling out taxpayer funds meant to build thousands — leaving Republicans raging at the multibillion-dollar “boondoggle.” The nearly $10 billion project — which called for more than 35,000 battery-powered US Postal Service (USPS) vehicles to be completed by September 2028 — was funded in part by $3 billion in funding from former President Joe Biden’s 2022 Inflation Reduction Act. As of this month, the project is well behind schedule despite...
  • Fun video of teenager starting an old tractor. He was promised the tractor if he could start it. Fun to watch.(My title)

    07/15/2025 12:08:41 PM PDT · by Enterprise · 47 replies
    https://x.com ^ | 7/15/25 | Posted on X
    Got a free tractor if I could start it!
  • Ford recalls over 850,000 cars in the US due to potential fuel pump failure

    07/11/2025 8:05:59 AM PDT · by vespa300 · 69 replies
    AP ^ | 7/10/2025 | AP Reporter
    NEW YORK (AP) — Ford is recalling more than 850,000 of its cars across the U.S. because the low-pressure fuel pump inside the vehicles may fail — and potentially cause an engine stall while driving, increasing crash risks. The recall covers a wide range of Ford and Lincoln-branded vehicles made in recent model years. That includes certain Ford Broncos, Explorers and F-150s, as well as Lincoln Aviators and Navigators, documents published this week by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration note.
  • American muscle cars: it's the American way

    07/04/2025 5:07:27 AM PDT · by MtnClimber · 51 replies
    American Thinker ^ | 4 Jul, 2025 | Mike McDaniel
    It’s the Fourth of July, that most American holiday! Today we celebrate our independence; it’s our true “no Kings” day. There will be parades, barbeque, Americans pleased to be Americans, because being born in America means winning life’s lottery. Among our uniquely American traditions is the American muscle car, a wide, low, two-door sports coupe propelled by increasingly powerful V8 engines. The Mustang, Camaro, Challenger and Charger typified them. Original models were unsophisticated by modern standards, designed for straight line acceleration, but as technology advanced, so did they, and handling dramatically improved. Today, only the Mustang and Charger yet exist...
  • How China's new auto giants left GM, VW and Tesla in the dust

    07/03/2025 8:56:27 AM PDT · by E. Pluribus Unum · 27 replies
    Reuters ^ | July 3, 20254:00 AM CDT | Nick Carey and Norihiko Shirouzu
    BYD, Chery and other Chinese car makers have reshaped global competition through their unprecedented agility. They have found ways to develop new models in less than half the time it takes their foreign rivals, helping to drive explosive growth. SHENZHEN - In October 2023, Chinese automaker Chery ordered engineers and suppliers to travel on short notice to proving grounds in Zhaoyuan, Shandong Province. Over a weekend, they planned an overhaul of the suspension and steering on the Chinese version of Chery’s Omoda 5 SUV for Europe, a key market in its global expansion. The problem: The car had been designed...
  • This Is Why No One Wants to Work at Dealerships:' Mechanic Works on Audi With Nail in Tire. Then He Turns on the Computer

    06/26/2025 1:55:40 PM PDT · by DUMBGRUNT · 153 replies
    Motor1 ^ | 26 June 2025 | Chad Swiatecki
    A simple flat tire on an Audi should be a 10-minute fix. But thanks to today's hyper-connected vehicle systems, a TikTok video showed how it turned into a half-hour ordeal involving fault scans, resets, and drive cycles—all because of a nail.
  • How Tariffs Will Impact U.S. Car Prices, by Brand

    06/25/2025 6:24:46 AM PDT · by Red Badger · 55 replies
    Visual Capitalist ^ | June 24, 2025 | Marcus Lu & Sam Parker
  • BMW believed to have sparked devastating fire removed from JAX hourly garage

    06/25/2025 7:32:49 AM PDT · by V_TWIN · 55 replies
    News4jax.com ^ | Published: June 25, 2025 | Francine Frazier, Senior digital producer Aaron Farrar, Weekend Anchor Will Sandidge, Photojournal
    JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – More than a month after a devastating fire in the hourly parking garage at Jacksonville International Airport, the BMW believed to have sparked that fire has been removed from the garage. A spokesperson with the Jacksonville Aviation Authority confirmed that a photo shared with News4JAX showing a fire-damaged vehicle being lowered by crane onto a tow truck is the BMW in question. About 1,200 cars were parked in the garage at the time the fire started. Nearly 50 cars were damaged, and hundreds of them had to be left there initially until drivers were contacted and told...
  • Supreme Court Delivers Blow To California Climate Zealots

    06/23/2025 4:07:47 AM PDT · by george76 · 22 replies
    Daily Caller News Foundation. ^ | June 20, 2025 | Katelynn Richardson
    The Supreme Court sided Friday with oil companies seeking to challenge California’s electric vehicle regulations. In a 7-2 ruling, the court allowed energy producers to continue their lawsuit challenging the Environmental Protection Agency’s decision to approve California regulations that require manufacturing more electric vehicles. “The government generally may not target a business or industry through stringent and allegedly unlawful regulation, and then evade the resulting lawsuits by claiming that the targets of its regulation should be locked out of court as unaffected bystanders,” Justice Brett Kavanaugh wrote in the majority opinion. “In light of this Court’s precedents and the evidence...
  • Your Car Could Be Held for Ransom: The Rise of Automotive Cyber Attacks

    06/20/2025 11:27:52 AM PDT · by Red Badger · 61 replies
    Autoblog ^ | June 20, 2025 | Brian Iselin
    Why Car Cybersecurity Can’t Be Ignored Imagine treating a ticking time bomb as background noise. That’s how many in the automotive industry have approached ransomware. Ransomware now accounts for 45% of all automotive cyber incidents so far in 2025, making it the leading threat to the sector. The scale of these attacks is also increasing: large-scale incidents affecting millions of vehicles more than tripled in 2024, and nearly 60% of all reported cyber events in 2023–2024 were large-scale in nature There is strong evidence that the number of publicly disclosed automotive ransomware attacks is only a fraction of the true...
  • GM unveils quickest Corvette ever with ZR1X ‘hypercar’ going 0-60 mph in less than two seconds

    06/17/2025 9:30:59 AM PDT · by Enterprise · 99 replies
    https://www.cnbc.com ^ | Jun 17 2025 | Michael Wayland
    The Corvette ZR1X’s top speed is 233 mph, with a 0-60 mph time of under two seconds, according to GM. The vehicle’s LT7 twin-turbo V-8 engine that’s shared with both ZR1 models is rated at 1,064 horsepower and 828 foot-pounds of torque, the company said. Adding to the performance of the ZR1X is an electric axle that makes the vehicle all-wheel drive and gives it an additional 186 horsepower and 145 foot-pounds of torque, GM said.
  • Your New Life Of Driverless Cars

    06/11/2025 7:14:15 PM PDT · by SeekAndFind · 74 replies
    Epoch Times ^ | 06/11/2025 | Jeffrey Tucker
    If you live in Northern California, you know this already. In a few years, driverless cars will be everywhere. You will likely use them if you travel to the city. If you live in a town of any substantial size, you or someone you know will likely use them.The numbers on the increase where they are currently permitted are simply amazing. In less than a year, the Google company called Waymo has increased its weekly ride volume from 10,000 in August 2023 to more than 250,000 today. It has passed 10 million successful trips. These cars are everywhere on the...
  • Trump to revoke California vehicle emission rules on Thursday

    06/10/2025 7:59:37 PM PDT · by MinorityRepublican · 23 replies
    Politico ^ | 06/10/2025 | Alex Nieves
    President Donald Trump plans to sign a trio of resolutions Thursday to revoke California’s nation-leading vehicle emissions standards. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), author of a resolution to nix the state’s electric vehicle sales mandate via the Congressional Review Act, and Rep. Kevin Kiley (R-Calif.) confirmed that the White House has scheduled the signings at 11 a.m. on Thursday. Trump’s signature will finalize his administration’s monthslong effort to thwart California’s authority to set stricter electrification rules for passenger vehicles and commercial trucks, along with higher standards for heavy-duty diesel engines. Trump’s EPA revoked an earlier version of California’s vehicle emissions...
  • Rad! 2026 Ford Mustang FX Package Remasters 1980s-Era Fox Body

    06/10/2025 1:04:17 PM PDT · by Red Badger · 83 replies
    Motor Trend ^ | June 09, 2025 | Staff
    Are you a child of the 1980s or 1990s? Your ideal new/old Mustang is here. The so-called "Fox body" Ford Mustangs, the third-generation cars built from 1979 through 1993, are enjoying a sort of nostalgia-driven renaissance in interest these days. Unsurprisingly, this is because those who were young when the Fox bodies were on sale are now older, maybe with some extra cash and spare garage space to start collecting these Mustangs off-lawn, so to speak. How "in" are Fox bodies these days? Ford is even getting in on the action with a new FX package that celebrates the Mustang...
  • Why Aren’t Americans Buying EVs? AAA Survey Uncovers Key Hesitations

    06/07/2025 8:37:00 PM PDT · by DoodleBob · 97 replies
    Autoblog ^ | June 4, 2025 | James Ochoa
    These days, it seems like every automaker and its rivals have some sort of electric car out on the market. Years ago, Elon Musk and Tesla were one of only a handful of manufacturers on the block producing electric vehicles, but today’s EVs come from a smattering of brands that include familiar mainstream names like Ford, Chevrolet, and even Hyundai and Kia. However, while there are more choices in the American EV market than ever before, a new customer survey conducted by the American Automobile Association reveals that Americans may not be as interested in electric cars as they think....
  • The US States Planning to Ban Sales of Gas-Powered Cars 8 US States are currently planning on banning the sale of Gas-powered vehicles in the near future.

    06/04/2025 7:36:16 AM PDT · by dennisw · 58 replies
    MSN ^ | 6-4 | Motoring USA
    The US States Planning to Ban Sales of Gas-Powered Cars 8 US States are currently planning on banning the sale of Gas-powered vehicles in the near future. Here are the States that are planning on doing so and by when, as well as if this legislation is likely to come into effect.
  • HERE'S WHAT MAKES 'EARNHARDT' A DOCUMENTARY EVERY RACING FAN SHOULD WATCH

    06/01/2025 5:22:32 AM PDT · by pnz1 · 10 replies
    Motorsport.com ^ | 5/31/25 | Nick DeGroot
    Ahead of Prime Video's first weekend streaming a NASCAR Cup Series race, the first half a four-part documentary on the late, great Dale Earnhardt was released. The show immediately shot to No. 1 among trending shows on the streaming service, and remains inside the top five a full week later as the final two parts were released.
  • GM to pour $888M into building new V-8 engine in New York

    05/29/2025 1:36:30 AM PDT · by Libloather · 129 replies
    Fox Business ^ | 5/28/25 | Pilar Arias
    General Motors is investing $888 million in its Tonawanda Propulsion plant in Buffalo, New York, "to support the production of the sixth generation of GM’s V-8 engines," the automaker announced Tuesday. The investment is a shift from a previously announced $300 million commitment to make electric-vehicle drive units at the plant, as the V-8 engines are used in GM's full-sized trucks and SUVs. GM says the newer engines will provide drivers better fuel economy and reduce emissions by utilizing "new combustion and thermal management innovations." "Our significant investments in GM’s Tonawanda Propulsion plant show our commitment to strengthening American manufacturing...