For 2024 F1 Season, Red Bull is the Focus

It ran away with last season, so this first race of 2024 may show how dominant its new car is and if other teams have caught up. Source link

The Land of Ferrari and Lamborghini Has a New Speed Limit: 30 K.P.H.

When Bologna became the first major Italian city to impose a speed limit of 30 kilometers, or 20 miles, an hour, Luca Mazzoli, a local taxi driver, posted a sign…

Elon Musk’s $50 Billion Tesla Pay Was Struck Down. What Happens Next?

The company’s board of directors will now decide whether to appeal the decision, change where Tesla is incorporated or negotiate a new pay package. Source link

G.M. Profits Hurt by Unsold Electric Vehicles and Strike

The automaker has placed a bet on battery-powered cars, but it has struggled to produce and sell the vehicles in large numbers. Source link

Why Are American Drivers so Deadly?

Brian Moody, executive editor of the website Autotrader, told me he expected more manufacturers to adopt automated safety technology in the coming years, “at lower prices and across more types…

Tesla Sales Rebound After Steep Price Cuts

Tesla sales jumped during the last three months of 2023 after the carmaker slashed prices and customers rushed to take advantage of tax breaks on electric vehicles — provisions that…

Cale Yarborough, Hall of Fame NASCAR Driver, Dies at 84

Cale Yarborough, who won three consecutive NASCAR Winston Cup Series championships and whose 83 victories tied him for sixth place on the winners’ list, died on Sunday. He was 84.…

Paula Murphy, Once ‘the Fastest Woman on Wheels,’ Dies at 95

Paula Murphy, a leading female car racer in an era when land speed records thrilled the American public, died on Thursday at an assisted living facility in Prescott, Ariz. She…

In This Mexican Neighborhood, Locals Say ¡Viva el Beetle!

Rusted and stripped of their right seat, the cars parked in queues rounding street corners serve as the unofficial taxi in the hillside neighborhoods in Cuautepec in Mexico’s capital. The…

Slow Rollout of Electric Vehicle Charging Network Could Hinder E.V. Adoption

Lawmakers approved $5 billion for states to build a network of fast chargers two years ago. Although some states have made progress in recent weeks, most have not yet awarded…