[VIDEO] Peter Brock’s Custom 1963 Corvette Split Window to be Sold at Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale
Polestar Continues Growing Its Lineup With New Small 7 SUV
Polestar used the start of the new year as an opportunity to release a roadmap for its future, and all the typical buzzwords were included. EBITDA. Positive free cash flow. Securing new equity and debt funding. Strong product momentum. The future is bright, and Polestar will soon sell more cars. It wasn’t a very…
UK Seizes Illegal Cybertruck Caught Driving On Its Mountains Green
Police in the UK finally did something useful after officers in the northern city of Manchester impounded one of the first Tesla Cybertrucks to make it across the pond. Officers cleared the Manchester streets of the electric menace Thursday and impounded the Cybertruck as it is “not road legal in the UK.”
More People Owe At Least $10,000 On Their Auto Loans Than Ever Before
Among the news of all the shiny new models coming for 2025 and beyond is a dark reality looming over the auto industry: Millions of people are upside down on their auto loans, and the amounts owed are at their highest level ever.
Project ODB Gets Shifted: Installing A US Shift Quick 4 Controller
Why Doesn't Your Car Have A Headliner With Illuminated Dragons On It?
2024 was the Year of the Dragon, which, sorry to say for everyone else, is definitely the coolest of the Chinese zodiac signs. (I’m a Rooster, which I at least enjoyed as we grew up with pet chickens.) To mark the conclusion of the lunar Year of the Dragon, a “discerning” Rolls-Royce client in China commissioned a…
Jeep Says It May Have Been Too Ambitious With Wagoneer Pricing
Jeep has more than a few problems it needs to fix, but chief among them is probablypricing. The brand’s upmarket push with models like the Wagoneer has turned off many would-be buyers because they simply cost too damn much. Jeep may have jumped the gun a bit, and surprisingly one of the brand’s executives admitted…
Chargepoint Introduces ‘Cut-Resistant’ Chargers With Built-In Alarms To Deter Vandalism And Theft
The charging infrastructure for electric vehicles in the U.S. has been criticized for years, and though much of the criticismsurrounds malfunctioning chargers, vandalismis another issue. According to the Electric Vehicle Charging Association, vandalism affected about 20 percent of charging stations in the country in…
‘We Lost Some Customers’ Mercedes Concedes Some Buyers Were Turned Away By Four-Cylinder C63
Word to the wise: don’t mess with people’s engine displacement. It’s a message Mercedes-Benz clearly didn’t listen to, and now it’s costing the German automaker in sales. Back in 2022, the company ditched its much-loved 4.0-liter twin-turbo V8 in the AMG C63 in favor of a new plug-in hybrid four-cylinder powerplant.…
Ram 1500 REV electric truck reportedly won't have 500 miles of range
This 1991 Chevrolet Astro Tiger GT AWD Camper Has Me Seriously Considering Van Life
The concept of van life really blew up during the early days of the pandemic. Social media was suddenly teeming with crunchy millennials documenting their experience converting sketchy school buses into cringey “live laugh love” mobiles decked out in dream catchers and culturally appropriative fabrics. Mercifully it…
Here Are The Performance EVs You Wish Existed
With seemingly hundreds of all-electric car buying options in 2025, it might seem like there is a car to fit everyone’s personal style. Some of us, however, like to sit and daydream about the potential for a performance version of an otherwise “regular” electric car. Are you looking for something that’s a little more…
What Those Spikes On Semi-Truck Wheels Actually Do
Next time you’re on the highway, check out your surroundings. Take a long look at those semis, tractor-trailers, and 18-wheelers in the adjacent lanes, and see if you spot any spikes sticking out of their wheels. Have you ever wondered what those do? Well, the answer may be less interesting than you expect.
The Moon Is Now Listed As A Heritage Site To Help Protect It From Looters
Following the recent launch of two SpaceX lunar landers this week, which will be used to conduct feasibility research for future commercially manned missions to The Moon, the World Monuments Fund has placed Earth’s moon on a list of threatened heritage sites. The organization fears that commercial moon trips will come…
Falling Rocket Debris Diverts Dozens Of Flights After Spectacular SpaceX Starship Explosion
The seventh launch of SpaceX’s Starship rocket ended in disaster yesterday after the craft exploded less than nine minutes into the flight, scattering debris above the Caribbean. The Federal Aviation Administration delayed and diverted flights as a result of the explosion so that planes weren’t caught up by the…
Ineos Grenadier back in production
The Next Batmobile Should Be An Electric Vehicle
The Batmobile is an iconic vehicle for one of the most popular superheroes. From the retro-futuristic convertible on the 60’s TV show, the Tumbler from the Nolan films and most recently the monster-muscle car creation from the Matt Reeves movies, and more, the Batmobile has undergone an interesting evolution. Here is…
Elon Musk Plans To Cut $120 Billion In Federal DEI Initiatives
Good morning! It’s Friday, January 17, 2025, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are the important stories you need to know.
Traffic Jams: Victoria Canal - ‘June Baby’
Happy Friday, we made it through another week unscathed — just about. How was yours? Mine has been mixed, truth be told, after I found out I don’t have to move apartments next month (good), went to see Sigourney Weaver in The Tempest (bad) and got a hefty repair bill for my saxophone (ugly).
What Car Should Be The Next Presidential Limo?
After winning the U.S. election back in November, Elon Musk’s friendDonald Trump will be sworn in as the next president on January 20. When that happens, we’re sure to be treated to another four years of claims that Air Force One is the greatest plane in the world, Marine One is the greatest helicopter ever and the…
