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South Korea has started building its lithium inventories to secure supplies of the critical mineral that’s crucial for its battery and auto manufacturing industries. The nation has already bought some lithium carbonate, a refined form of the battery material used in EVs, this year from Chile via state-controlled Korea Mine Rehabilitation and Mineral Resources Corp. … Read more
Just barging about. Photo: Matt Morton – PA Images (Getty Images) It’s a Monday, you’ve got the day off and no real plans for how to pass the time. Let me help you out there with the ultimate way to clear your mind of all its worries: slow TV. So it’s time to sit back, … Read more
Customized Impalas and their Caprice siblings go back to the earliest models, and it’s inevitable that some of these machines will end up among the rows at your local Ewe Pullet. Today’s Junkyard Gem is such a car, a final-generation Caprice found in a Denver-area boneyard recently. The very first Caprices were top-trim-level full-sized Chevrolets … Read more
Even when you get a deal on something at a dealer, they’ll still find a way to try and get some more money out of you to make up for the fact that you got said deal. Take how Hyundai covered an engine replacement for my car, but the dealer still said I needed to … Read more
The billionaire Peugeot family is under unprecedented shareholder pressure over the performance of its listed investment vehicle following losses related to its holdings in the collapsed European property empire Signa. Peugeot Invest, controlled by the French clan and headed by eighth-generation scion Robert Peugeot, 74, is likely to face a group of disgruntled minority investors … Read more
Image: Jaguar Racing (Getty Images) In order to pull off a feat like this, recovering a quarter-million dollar diamond from the nosecone of a bad race car from a dead F1 team that crashed 20 years ago, I’d have to be completely bonkers. And I’m going to need a crew as bonkers as I am. … Read more
The Korean Car Blog has all kinds of info on what’s happening at the top of the Genesis lineup in the next couple of years. The biggest news starts with the Neolun concept Genesis debuted at the New York Auto Show. That’s going to turn into a GV90 flagship SUV in early 2026, all-electric, of … Read more
When I get on a plane, I don’t ask for much. I just want an aisle seat I can fit into comfortably enough, some peace and quiet while I listen to a podcast or watch a movie and the only conversation I have the entire flight to only consist of whatever it takes to get … Read more
BRUSSELS/DRESDEN, Germany — Millions of young people took to the streets across Europe in 2019 demanding action to fight climate change, helping Green parties secure their best ever EU election results and giving them influence over climate policies Brussels has passed since. That looks set to change. Polls suggest Greens will perform worse than any … Read more
Photo: Cadillac The automotive industry is inherently competitive, with every manufacturer jockeying with each other in the marketplace. Automakers have to convince potential customers that their vehicles are better than what their rivals are producing. This goes far beyond flashy ad campaigns and smooth-talking salespeople. It’s first and foremost tied to how drivers feel about … Read more
