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Pagani first revealed the Huayra, its successor to the legendary Zonda, in 2012. In true Pagani fashion, though, the company is still releasing limited-edition and one-off versions of the mid-engine carbon-bodied supercar. The latest version is this, the Huayra Codalunga.

The Codalunga—Italian for longtail—was developed by Pagani’s Grandi Complicazioni special projects division. It started out as an idea from a single client that, over the course of two years, developed into a small production run of cars. Using the Huayra’s dimensions as a base, the Codalunga has a revised fascia and a totally new rear section that sports a rear hatch covering an area over 12 square feet. Underneath sits an uprated version of the AMG-supplied twin-turbo 6.0-liter V-12 making 840 horsepower and 811 pound-feet of torque. There’s also a new ceramic-coated titanium exhaust system that weighs just 9.7 pounds. In all, the car weighs just 2822 pounds—about as much as a new Subaru BRZ. Pagani says the Codalunga’s design was inspired by Italian race cars and coachbuilt machines of the Sixties.”We made the Huayra Codalunga longer and smoother, as if it had been caressed and molded by the wind, to design lines that were even more elegant than the coupe,” founder Horacio Pagani said in a statement. “We drew inspiration from the longtails of the 1960s that raced at Le Mans, which had very clean lines. The Huayra Codalunga comprises very few essential elements; we have taken away rather than added. Simplifying is not at all straightforward, and this vehicle is, above all, the result of a complex pursuit of simple ideas.”

The Huayra Codalunga starts from an incredibly reasonable $7.4 million at current exchange rates. Not that that matters, as all five examples have already been sold. Interestingly, one of the cars was sold to a customer in the U.S., as Pagani says it was able to homologate one car for use on our roads. We hope it gets driven rather than stashed away in a collection.

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Ford, GM, Stellantis, and Toyota have all signed on to a letter asking the federal government to do away with the cap on consumer incentives for buying an electric vehicle—which are currently limited to 200,000 vehicles per automaker.The four companies say the number of credits should be increased because the pandemic and supply-chain problems have raised prices, potentially preventing customers from being able to afford a new EV.GM and Tesla are the only automakers that have hit the threshold thus far, but Ford and Toyota could reach the limit this year, Reuters noted.Four major automakers are asking the U.S. government to expand the $7500 federal tax credit for electric vehicles, citing rising prices and economic turmoil as reasons to allow more than 200,000 qualifying sales per company. Ford, GM, Stellantis, and Toyota North America have sent Congress a letter, first reported on by Reuters, signed by the respective CEOs asking for the extension. The letter was not released publicly.

When the U.S. federal tax credit for electric vehicles was passed back in 2008 under President Bush, the message was that the 200,000-vehicle limit would give companies selling their first EVs a price cushion to help make them cost-competitive with gas-powered cars. Once a company has sold 200,000, the thinking went, it would have reached some sort of economies of scale, and thus be able to lower their prices. This plan is working, in some instances. GM, for example, ran out of credits in early 2019 and recently announced prices for the 2023 Bolt EV and Bolt EUV that were around $6000 less than for the 2022 models.But now we’re in 2022, and the auto industry is asking for the government to rethink that 200,000 limit. The reasons lie in the off-kilter world around us. “Recent economic pressures and supply chain constraints are increasing the cost of manufacturing electrified vehicles which, in turn, puts pressure on the price to consumers,” the CEOs wrote in the letter.Overall, the automakers are basically asking for more time, saying that they’ve collectively pledged to spend $170 billion through 2030 to make EVs a reality in the U.S. and want the tax credit to expand in order to attract more customers.

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Ford, Toyota on the Verge The four automakers are in quite different stages of hitting the limit of 200,000 vehicles sold. GM, as stated, has already passed it. GM and Tesla are the only automakers that have hit the limit so far. But they are likely to be joined by others, and soon. We don’t know when, since automakers do not have to release qualifying EV sales numbers, but based on company statements and outside calculations, Ford and Toyota are likely to hit the level later this year, Reuters said, with Stellantis picking up the rear.

Beyond simply lifting the cap on the number of qualifying sales per automaker, previous ideas to expand federal incentives for EVs have included allowing the credits to continue until EVs reach a predetermined market share threshold for a predetermined length of time (so, for example, the credits could end once EVs make up 25 percent of the new cars sold for six quarters, or something like that). During discussions about potential changes to federal EV incentives during negotiations over some of President Biden’s infrastructure and Build Back Better plans, a number of ideas were floated. One would offer credits for used-EV purchases, while another would change the tax credit to a point-of-sale rebate, and yet another would have increased the amount of the maximum tax credit from $7500 to $12,500. Some of these ideas have been proposed before, like when President Obama tried to change the credits into at-dealer rebates a decade ago.
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A 2023 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 with exclusive Minted Green paint is headed for a charity auction next week.The custom Z06 is accompanied by a color-matched NFT, and they can only be bid on with Ethereum cryptocurrency.The auction is open to eligible bidders from June 20 to 24, 2022, with all proceeds going to the DonorsChoose organization.What a time to be alive. It feels like not that long ago a mid-engine Corvette was a future fantasy. Now, they’re in Chevy showrooms, with a new 670-hp Z06 version on the way. And that’s not even the craziest thing. That distinction goes to the custom-painted 2023 Chevy Corvette Z06 and its matching one-of-a-kind non-fungible token (NFT) that’s about to be auctioned off for charity next week.

We can already imagine all of you right now who are firing up the Google machine to find out just what the heck is an NFT. Well, we sort of explained it in our recent comparison test of full-size luxury SUVs, also known as “Nice F—ing Trucks.” For the TL;DR crowd, an NFT is a “unique digital identifier that cannot be copied, substituted, or subdivided, that is recorded in a blockchain, and that is used to certify authenticity and ownership,” as defined by the Merriam-Webster dictionary. Still confused? Welcome to 2022.

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In this case, the NFT was designed by xsullo, and it features artwork depicting a Z06 racing through the streets of what appears to be a futuristic city. The illustrated Z06 wears the same zany green color as the physical ’23 Corvette Z06, which Chevy says is called Minted Green. It also says the car that’s being auctioned is the only 2023 production model that will wear the exclusive hue. The exact spec includes the Z07 package and carbon-fiber wheels, along with a commemorative plaque and a VIN that’s inspired by binary code—the language of computers. At least attention to detail isn’t out of style in these unprecedented times.So, if all this talk of a new Z06 in a crazy color complete with a matching NFT makes you interested in bidding, the charity auction will be live around the world from June 20 to 24, 2022, to those who are eligible. However, there’s an M. Night Shyamalan–like twist: bids can only be placed with Ethereum cryptocurrency. For the unfamiliar, we’ll direct your attention back to Google. All the crypto proceeds go to the DonorsChoose organization that’s aimed at helping teachers in need. Because if this cryptocurrency and NFT business has taught us anything, it’s that our youth need a good education that’ll prepare them for even more weirdness that’s sure to come in the future.
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