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Reuters reports that Tesla and Chinese company CATL have come up with a battery solution that will drive down the cost of EVs to reach parity with gasoline-vehicle costs. The solution will use less or no cobalt, which is the most expensive element in EV batteries. All of this news is expected to be announced […] More
This content is imported from YouTube. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. A new Autoweek video series, “In the Car With,” puts an editor and a celebrity guest in the driver’s seat of two different cars […] More
Boris RoesslerGetty Images If you’re imagining long stretches of empty autobahn in Germany because of the coronavirus pandemic, you’re right. A trip to Audi’s headquarters in Ingolstadt took this writer 40 minutes instead of the usual hour and a half, for instance. Few people are able to drive for fun right now, of course, but […] More
Car and Driver In April 2020, truck sales surpassed those of passenger cars for the first time in the history of the automobile. We started to worry that we might have to start a #SavetheCars campaign to accompany our efforts to #SavetheManuals. But then, as we tend to do, we started to dream up the […] More
Both Uber riders and drivers will have to wear masks during a trip. Either riders or drivers can cancel trips and report it to Uber if someone isn’t wearing a mask. Uber is spending $50 million on masks, disinfectants, and other supplies for drivers to keep cars clean. Just as the coronavirus pandemic has forced […] More
If you’re looking for a stylish vintage SUV with a modern drivetrain powerful enough to get you into serious trouble, do we have the thing for you. It’s a 1989 Jeep Grand Wagoneer that’s had its factory engine swapped out for a 707-hp supercharged 6.2-liter Hellcat V-8. It’s for sale right now in Wylie, Texas, […] More
The new version of the Volkswagen Golf GTI will arrive in the U.S. in late 2021. Called the Mk 8, the eighth-generation of the hot hatch will be a 2022 model on our shores. The current Mk 7 GTI will carry over for the 2021 model year in the U.S. for the time being. We […] More
The Mk 8 Golf GTI lapped Volkswagen’s Ehra test track 3.9 seconds faster than the Mk 7 GTI. More
