Nvidia Corp CEO Jensen Huang holds one of the company’s new RTX 4090 chips for computer gaming in this undated handout photo provided September 20, 2022. Nvidia Corp | via Reuters U.S. chipmaking giant Nvidia is set to launch an adjusted version of a gaming processor with slower performance in China to comply with U.S. … Read more
When the Porsche Taycan debuted in 2019, purists were infuriated by Porsche’s decision to name the top trim level “Turbo” despite the car being fully electric and not actually having a turbocharger. For the most part people have gotten over it — or at least, they should have by now — but there’s a new … Read more
Drew Angerer / Getty Images A year ago, there was little holiday cheer at Affirm. The point-of-sale lender was confronting rising interest rates, recession fears and weakening consumer spending. Affirm shares ended 2022 down 90%, wiping out billions of dollars in market value. Affirm investors are wrapping up 2023 in a much different mood. The … Read more
Photo: Josh Lefkowitz (Getty Images) The Chevrolet Blazer EV has only just hit the hit the market, but it already has a nasty reputation of faulty software issues that left one journalist stranded at a charging station and another review site logging one fault after another. As a result, General Motors has issued a stop … Read more
Photo: Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg (Getty Images) Cummins, an Indiana-based company that manufactures and sells engines, has been hit with a $1.675 billion penalty for intentionally selling defeat devices that could bypass emissions sensors, a direct violation of the Clean Air Act, the U.S. Department of Justice writes. It’s set to be the biggest ever penalty for … Read more
Photo: Volvo Out of all the legacy automakers, Volvo is one of the most steadfast and fastest working when it comes to the transition to electric cars. In every market the Swedish brand will only sell EVs by 2030, with no caveats or asterisks attached. Volvo already has a growing lineup of electric cars that … Read more
Photo: Justin Sullivan (Getty Images) Despite the many advances in modern automotive technology, the forward collision mitigation systems on cars, SUVs and pickup trucks still struggle to detect vehicles that aren’t also cars, the IIHS reports based on new data. Automatic emergency braking and front collision warning systems have a hard time identifying semi trucks … Read more
Tesla’s Cybertruck has introduced plenty of manufacturing challenges, from its massive panes of glass to its stainless steel body panels, but there’s another thing holding big-time production back: the “4680″ battery set to power the pickups, Reuters reports based on conversations with nine different Tesla workers. Tesla’s Cybertruck Has Finally Arrived For the 4680, Tesla … Read more
The country with the highest drunk driving rate in Europe has been sending confiscated cars to Ukraine to help in the war effort against Russia for over a year now and, by Christmas Eve, the country managed to move another 271 cars to frontline fighters, and that’s not all. The Dirtiest Things On An Airplane … Read more
Group B rally cars are considered some of the most incredible racing machines of all time, and the Rallye Monte-Carlo is one of the most challenging events in motorsport history. Why not carve out 40 minutes of your day to check out this incredible video of the 1986 running of the Monte Carlo Rally? We … Read more
