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Smart #3 crossover moves the brand closer to the mainstream
smart left the united states after the 2019 model year, but it still sells cars in numerous global markets including europe and china. the little-car brand took a big step towards the mainstream by showing an electric, fastback-like crossover called #3 at the shanghai auto show. visually, the #3 is characterized by rounded lines and a handful of s
VW, Rivian, Nissan, BMW, Genesis, Audi and Volvo lose EV tax credits starting tomorrow
the u.s. treasury said monday that volkswagen, bmw, nissan, rivian, hyundai and volvo electric vehicles will lose access to a $7,500 tax credit under new battery sourcing rules. the treasury said the new requirements effective tuesday will also cut by half credits for the tesla model 3 standard range rear wheel drive to $3,750 but other tesla mode
2024 BMW i7 M70 xDrive churns out a silent 650 hp and 748 lb-ft
hope you didn't think munich was finished serving up big electric dishes. after getting the xm label red and xm 50e set before us last week, the next course is here, the 2024 bmw i7 m70 xdrive. not only the most powerful electric vehicle in bmw's range, it's the most powerful 7 series, period. a motor at each axle makes the "x" in xd
Shanghai Auto Show highlights intense electric car competition in China
shanghai — global and chinese automakers plan to unveil more than a dozen new electric suvs, sedans and muscle cars this week at the shanghai auto show, their first full-scale sales event in four years in a market that has become a workshop for developing electrics, self-driving cars and other technology. automakers are competing to roll out fas
See Tesla Cybertrucks single large windshield wiper in action
drone footage from a youtuber shows the tesla cybertruck's large windshield wiper in action. brad sloan/youtube a youtube video posted thursday showed tesla's cybertruck prototype and its large windshield wiper. in march, a photo appeared to show the wiper was unable to clear much of the windshield on the passenger si
Lancia Pu+Ra HPE concept combines the next 10 years of design and tech
the teaser campaign that started with a stylized sculpture last november culminates in this, the lancia pu+ra hpe concept. this represents the long awaited — and perhaps overdue — reboot of a storied brand's design and tech vision for the next ten years. as such, designers packed so much of the past and the future that it's better to
Junkyard Gem: 1981 Datsun 210 sedan
nissan began selling the sunny in north america (with datsun 1200 badging) for the 1971 model year, and the datsun b210 version of the sunny became a big seller here in the wake of the 1973 oil crisis. nissan began building the b210's successor, the b310 sunny, in its homeland in 1977; the north american-market version went on sale as a 1979 m
The next big EV push is electrification of the iconic American school bus
the american school bus of the future won’t differ too much from its current iconic design: the wheels will still go round and round, the horn will go honk, honk, honk, and the wipers will swish, swish, swish. but if the transition from fossil fuels continues to accelerate, the engine won’t go vroom, vroom, vroom. it won’t make much
Ferrari chairman reports record orders well into 2024
MILAN — Ferrari has a record order book for its models spanning into next year, Chairman John Elkann told the sports car maker's shareholders on Friday. Elkann said the Italian company's two latest models, the 296 GTS plug-in hybrid car and the Purosangue four-seater had boosted its product portfolio, "delivering a record number of ord