Tesla introduced its 4680 battery during a massive “Battery Day” event in late 2020, with company CEO Elon Musk then saying the new battery would more than halve the cost to produce batteries for its cars. This was important for Tesla’s plan to build a $25,000 entry-level EV. The battery exists and has been used…
After running a campaign built on nothing more than bigotry and empty promises, Donald Trump won the election. As you can imagine, anyone who still has something resembling a moral center has a problem with that, but unfortunately for all of us, the internet has apparently chosen baseless conspiracy theories instead.… Read more…
Drivers across California are complaining about a website that looks like it is related to the state’s Department of Motor Vehicles and offers DMV services. Only thing is, it’s not the DMV, and it’s been charging customers ridiculous fees for the services it offers. Read more…
A Qantas Airbus A380 flew 34 times while a 4-foot-1-inch nylon tool — used to turn the engine’s intermediate-pressure compressor during borescope inspections — was wedged inside one of its Rolls-Royce Trent engines. It logged 294 flight hours between December 6, 2023 and January 1, 2024, but the news became public… Read more…
NASA is racing itself to the Moon in a new Space Race, pitting contractors against each other to produce the most cost-effective means of delivering astronauts to space. However, some of the agency’s partners simply aren’t delivering. NASA is now considering canceling the Space Launch System, the Artemis program’s… Read more…
MotoGP will reveal its new corporate identity after its traditional end-of-the-season gala in Barcelona on Sunday, with Game of Thrones star Emilia Clarke hosting the presentation.MotoGP is set to enter a new era in 2025, with Liberty Media set to complete the purchase of a majority stake in Dorna by the end of the year.But…
While it was Ducati celebrating its 20th manufacturer’s title in WSBK this year, BMW Motorrad’s Toprak Razgatlıoğlu came home with his second rider’s world title of the decade, and BMW’s first ever. With an incredible 18 victories and nine additional podium finishes, Toprak absolutely walked all over the field in his… Read more…
Honda could pull off a major surprise in this weekend’s Barcelona Grand Prix and end a nightmare 2024 season on a high, based on the pace shown by Johann Zarco on Friday.The LCR rider dragged his Honda RC213V to a strong fourth place in second practice at Barcelona, less than three tenths behind the factory…
Stéphane Tribaudini/Piergiacomo Randazzo won the second encounter in the final round of the Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europa, which saw the conclusion of the 2024 season at Jerez for the AM and Cup categories.The VSR duo drove a faultless race, taking a well-deserved win and adding to the AM title they had picked up previously, while…
Porsche’s António Félix da Costa is testing his newly revamped 99X Electric at a track near Madrid, Spain this week, and it’s entirely possible that this is the quickest car to ever carry the Porsche badge in history. The all-electric open wheeler is capable of a 1.82-second 0-60 sprint, which is about 14 hundredths… Read…
