Biden vows to replace U.S. government fleet with EVs
WASHINGTON -- President Joe Biden on Monday vowed to replace the U.S. government's fleet of roughly 650,000 vehicles with electric models as the new administration shifts its focus toward clean energy. "The federal government also owns an enormous fleet of vehicles,...
Tesla loses Model Y engineer famed for adding heat pump
By Joey Klender Posted on January 25, 2021 A Tesla Model Y engineer, who suggested the heat pump’s inclusion, has left the company after ten years, his LinkedIn account said. Joseph Mardall served as the Engineering Director for Tesla from April 2018 to January...
Tesla claims engineer stole secrets just days into the job
A former Tesla Inc. software engineer was ordered to appear before a federal judge to face allegations that three days into his job, he started stealing confidential files and transferring them to a personal storage account. During his two-week employment ending Jan....
J.D. Power III, founder of influential car quality survey, dies at 89
James David Power III, who turned a scrappy home business that tracked customer satisfaction with new-vehicle quality into a giant global market research firm that today monitors everything from consumers' experience with new-car sales and service, to auto lenders,...
The Toyota GR Yaris Is Great, But Should You Consider It As Your Daily Driver?
What Toyota did with the GR Yaris is remind every petrolhead that carmakers still know how to cater to their more enthusiastic customers without asking them to break the bank. And even if Toyota won’t bring the little GR Yaris over to the U.S., reports suggest...
Who’s who at Stellantis
Executives from PSA Group make up a slight majority of the Stellantis leadership team announced last week, though Fiat Chrysler Automobiles executives are in charge of the company’s finances, marketing and North American business. Mark Stewart remains North...
Latest James Bond Film, “No Time to Die”, Postponed to October 2021
Update: This post, which was originally published on December 5, 2019, has been updated to reflect the latest release date for "No Time to Die". The film is now due to hit theaters on October 8, 2021. James Bond is the quintessential spy. The orphan turned assassin...
Ford’s Edsel Was a Loser, but Its 410 V-8 Engine Was Awesome
If you look at any "Worst Cars Ever LOL" lists around the internet (or even in books), you will inevitably find a photo of the Edsel's schnoz featured prominently. Many remember Ford's failed marque solely as a failure for sundry reasons, but few remember the details...
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