Новости за 07.12.2023

Stellantis and Ample are beginning a new battery swapping partnership by servicing a car-sharing fleet of Fiat 500e EVs in Madrid, Spain. The proposed site is slated to open in 2024, and the modular battery-swapping tech should expand to privately-owned Fiat 500s before potentially developing other Stellantis EVs to…

Danish pension fund PensionDanmark is dumping all of its Tesla stock and putting the U.S. EV maker on its exclusion list of the companies it chooses to invest in – or not. The fund is selling all of its Tesla shares due to Elon Musk’s refusal to enter into labor agreements with unions in Norway, Denmark and Sweden,…

As a kid, I was never good at receiving gifts. Even if it was something that I liked or wanted, if I hadn’t explicitly asked for it, I’d get upset. As an adult, that’s not really a problem anymore – I can just buy myself whatever I want, so when I get a gift from friends or family, I’m simply grateful and can enjoy…

Tesla dramatically dropping the retail prices of its electric vehicles has perhaps been a boon for some of its customers, but the fleet buyers have found the move a bit unnerving. Following the news that Hertz would slow its purchases from Tesla, German competitor Sixt is going a step further, discontinuing purchases…

In the U.S., most people typically drive less than 20,000 miles in a year. Germany’s Hansjörg von Gemmingen-Hornberg, however, drives well over 100,000 miles a year – and in a Tesla Model S. As InsideEVs reports, his 2014 Model S has officially crossed the million-mile mark, and currently sitting with just under 1.2…

Robert lives in Florida and is finding that his 2014 Mustang not the ideal vehicle for talking the kiddo to school. Since the Ford is getting up there in age, it’s time for an upgrade with four doors. He wants something sporty-ish with respectable fuel economy. What car should he buy?

A Pennsylvania teenager was shot to death by another teen in Baltimore after deciding not to buy a car he saw advertised on Facebook Marketplace. Carlos Carrazana Ricardo was killed after he and his friend made the trip down to West Baltimore to check out a 2006 Acura TL they saw on Marketplace. He ultimately decided…

Tesla is offering Cybertruck reservation holders the opportunity to configure a limited-edition Foundation Series truck. The electric automaker will only produce 1,000 limited-edition pickups, starting at $120,000. The invitation will be appealing to those who want to get their hands on a Cybertruck fast. Despite…

If there’s one place you really, really don’t want to experience any engine problems, it’s when you’re more than 30,000 feet in the air and strapped inside a glorified cigar tube. So it was a big deal when it came out that a London-based company was accused of selling counterfeit engine parts to airlines. Now, the…

The rules surrounding EV tax rebate eligibility change for 2024 and it starts in just a few weeks. There are still a lot of unanswered questions about which cars will be eligible for the full $7,500 federal incentive. Unlike the current system, which requires you to take the discount from the purchase of the car as a…

Happy Thursday! It’s December 7, 2023, and this is The Morning Shift — your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, all in one place. Here are the important stories you need to know.

As car enthusiasts, we have many automotive loves and only so much room in our garages (in my case, room on the street). That means we have to be a bit choosy about what we drive. Some stuff – even though we may love it – is just too flawed to justify owning. That’s what brings us to today’s question.

Every year for the Baja 1000, thousands of racers, support trucks, crew members, and hangers on invade the Baja California Sur peninsula for an all-out balls-to-the-wall bacchanalia of speed, powered by cheap gasoline, and even cheaper beer. An imperialist invasion force of Ford Raptors drove south over the border the…

After two long years, Hyundai finally replaced the engine in my 2018 Sonata. It took multiple dealer visits, poking Hyundai corporate, thousands of miles of driving and hundreds of gallons of oil. Luckily it was done at no cost to me. Unfortunately, other Hyundai/Kia owners are either still awaiting a decision on…

Chores are a pain but putting them off just means even worse suffering down the road. Y’all have seen your fair share of devastatingly dirty cars. From the leavings of children (always the children!) to the crusty film left by folks in that #VapeLife.

Competing in just one or two series isn’t enough for race teams anymore. No: organizations like Andretti Global and McLaren Racing are looking for success in as many series as possible — but it’s not quite world domination that these teams have in mind. They’re pursuing a broader market for their brand.

This year was the first time I got to attend the Velocity Invitational at Sonoma Raceway in Northern California. It was a fantastic weekend full of cars straight out of my dreams. As part of the event, I was scheduled to do a ride along in a rally car driven freeride mountain biker turned rally driver, Brandon…

Don’t count sedans out just yet. Hyundai is the latest automaker that’s showing it’s not throwing in the towel on the segment. The automaker redesigned its striking Sonata sedan for 2024 and now we finally know how much it’ll cost. Including a $1,115 destination charge, the 2024 Sonata starts at just $28,615, $2,050…

Consider all the things that could potentially go wrong on today’s Nice Price or No Dice Z3, and then read the ad and realize most of those issues have already been addressed. Let’s see if this purportedly well-maintained roadster is equally well-priced.

Three North Carolina–based Marines were found dead in a car over the summer. The car was parked in front of a convenience store, and there were no signs of foul play. An autopsy later ruled out drug use or suicide and confirmed they died of carbon monoxide poisoning, although how that happened wasn’t immediately…

One of the most eagerly anticipated vehicles of the next couple of years is the replacement for the Dodge Charger and Challenger. Last summer Dodge debuted the electric Charger Daytona SRT concept, a two-door coupe with retro styling that was billed as a close preview of the brand’s first production EV. More recent…

While most people have to deal with lengthy waits through security checkpoints or being crammed in economy-class seats, the wealthy can either charter a flight on a private jet or they might own an aircraft outright. Private jets have been around for almost as long as jet-powered passenger aircraft have been in the…

Aston Martin has produced tons of gorgeous cars over its 110-year lifespan, but many of the coolest Astons were actually designed by coachbuilders like Bertone, Ghia, Vignale and Zagato. At RM Sotheby’s upcoming Luxury Week sale in New York City, the auction house is offering up one of the rarest and most beautiful…