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E-magy secures extra EUR5m funding
Dutch battery tech scale-up, E-magy, has secured an additional EUR5m (US$6m) of funding. Shift Invest, an impact venture capital fund that…
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Stolen $625,000 Ferrari 488 and GTC4 Lusso Found Hiding in Plain Sight | MotorBiscuit
Owning both a Ferrari 488 Spider and a GTC4 Lusso is an amazing feat, given that the supercar pair costs…
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Darc Mono Dakar-Inspired Carbon Fiber RV Is Afraid Of Nothing
Motorhomes are dime-a-dozen these days, but that doesn’t stop German startup Darc from entering the market and releasing its own…
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How incentives revived Ontario
Ray Tanguay, who was the Canadian and Ontario governments’ auto industry adviser from June 2015 to April 2018, recalled visiting…
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The 2022 Land Rover Defender 90 V8 Starts at Just Under $100K
Earlier this week, Land Rover unveiled the 2022 Defender which will, most notably, mark the addition of a supercharged V8…
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New half doors for Jeep Wrangler
The JPP (Jeep Performance Parts) half doors from Mopar feature lower window ledges that provide improved visibility while maneuvering on-and…
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JLR seeks partner for Jaguar EV platform
Jaguar Land Rover will look outside the company to find a platform for new full-electric Jaguar models, CEO Thierry Bollore…
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Peugeot unveils new logo
Since 1850, Peugeot has had ten successive logos, all of which feature the lion’s emblem. Today an eleventh version has…
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VW ID Buzz Design Possibly Previewed In Commercial Vehicle Rendering
Volkswagen has teased the return of the Microbus for years, finally confirming in 2017 that it’d return in the form…
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How Fast Can a Honda Insight Go With a Lawn Mower Engine? | MotorBiscuit
The Honda Insight was the first hybrid car brought to the U.S. market way back in 1999. Back then, the…
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2021 Chevrolet Corvette Base Price Will Increase March 1
We knew the C8 Corvette wouldn’t stay a sub-$60,000 car forever. As it was, the mid-engine sports car debuted just…
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This Week in Cars: Lexus IS500, Wrangler 392, the New Post Mobile
On Wednesday, President Biden signed an executive order mandating a 100-day review period of the supply chain for certain goods,…
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VW Aims to Have Autonomous ID.Buzz Vans for Commercial Use by 2025
Volkswagen announced that it plans to have Level 4 autonomous ID.Buzz vans ready for commercial use by 2025; the non-autonomous…
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Aurora’s latest acquisition would bolster capability to build lidar sensors at scale
Self-driving tech company Aurora is firming up plans for manufacturing lidar sensors at scale. The company on Friday said it…
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All Night Races Should Have Trippy, Glow-in-the-Dark Helmets Like This
Nighttime racing has long been an unimaginative affair. Mount headlights to the cars, or illuminate the track itself with enough…
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UK CV and engine production down in January
UK production of commercial vehicles (CVs) declined 31.5% in January with just 5,616 units leaving factory gates, according to data from…
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2022 Hyundai Kona Electric Review, Pricing, and Specs
Overview Turns out that the subcompact Hyundai Kona SUV is a fine basis for an electric vehicle, as the 2022…
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Nissan Does Damage Control After the Rogue Gets a Bad Safety Rating | MotorBiscuit
The 2021 Nissan Rogue received overall decent crash test scores from the NHTSA, with one distinct exception: Its passenger frontal…
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Daimler Truck reports orders surge
Daimler’s soon to be spun-off trucks unit says it expects to see an increase in sales in 2021. Daimler…
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2022 Maserati GranTurismo Spied For First Time Hiding Under Alfa Body
Automakers do their best to keep their future products a secret. Ferrari is hiding its Purosangue crossover underneath a Maserati…
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2021 Jeep Grand Cherokee L Pricing Ranges from $38,690–$66,985
Jeep has released pricing for the new three-row version of the Grand Cherokee, the 2021 Grand Cherokee L. It starts…
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VW expects strong rebound in sales, deliveries in 2021
FRANKFURT — Volkswagen Group said it expects revenues and deliveries to rebound strongly in the current year, shrugging off the impact…
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The 2021 Kia Seltos Has 2 Big Advantages Over the Mazda CX-30 | MotorBiscuit
The 2021 Mazda CX-30 and the 2021 Kia Seltos are attractive compact SUVs with many benefits. Because they have so…
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Jay Leno’s Morgan 3 Wheeler Is a V-Twin Wonder Always Ready for Fun
As the proud owner of Morgan 3 Wheelers from 1932 and 2014, Jay Leno is very aware of which one…
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Has.to.be roaming network reaches 200,000 charge-points
Has·to·be says its European roaming network has risen to more than 200,000 charge-points. This means the network provides access to…
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Huawei Getting In The Auto Business, First EVs Coming 2021: Report
If you thought a semi-autonomous electric car from Apple is a wild idea, prepare to be shocked as another tech…
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A 2021 Honda CR-V Hybrid Sidles in to Our Long-Term Fleet
We invited a 2021 Honda CR-V to endure our 40,000-mile test to spend some quality time with Honda’s bestseller and…
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Nikola cuts output target; internal probe finds ‘inaccurate’ claims
Nikola Corp. is dialing back projected output of its first commercial zero-emission vehicles and said an internal review of claims about…
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A Cheap Interior Barely Holds Back the 2021 Ford Bronco Sport | MotorBiscuit
If you thought the return of the Ford Bronco, which they discontinued in 1996, was exciting, the new Ford Bronco…
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SMMT: UK commercial vehicle manufacturing down -31.5% in January
UK production of commercial vehicles (CVs) declined -31.5% in January, with just 5,616 units leaving factory gates, according to the…
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Over a Third of US Drivers Take Their Car to a Mechanic the Week a Check Engine Light Comes On
Your dashboard’s check engine light can seem like a mystery within in an enigma wrapped in a sad confusion burrito.…
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Japanese global output falls 4.5% in January
Global production by Japan’s eight main automakers fell by 4.5% year-on-year to 2.12m vehicles in January 2021, which was blamed…
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Mercedes C-Class EV Planned On Dedicated Platform
The next-generation Mercedes-Benz C-Class made its official debut earlier this week, bringing technologies and styling inspired by the S Class…
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Granholm confirmed to lead U.S. Energy Department
WASHINGTON — Jennifer Granholm was confirmed as Secretary of Energy, putting the former Michigan governor at the head of agency…
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Skip the 2021 Mazda CX-9 and Get a Subaru Ascent If You Need Space | MotorBiscuit
Who knew that Mazda’s largest SUV isn’t all that big? Families who want to make the most out of every…
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Suzuki’s Chairman Just Retired at 91 Years Old
Suzuki Motor Corporation chairman Osamu Suzuki announced today that he will retire in June at the downright youthful age of…
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Biden pushes for US$37bn to address chip shortage
“It goes on and on until the kingdom was lost – all for the want of a horseshoe nail” –…
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Online used-vehicle startup Gettacar raises $25M
Online used-vehicle startup Gettacar has landed $25 million in new funding and plans to focus on developing products and expanding…
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The Audi Q5 Sportback TFSI e quattro Balances Performance and Practicality | MotorBiscuit
There once was a time where buying an SUV meant sacrificing performance to gain practicality, but times have changed. Luxury-performance…
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Nissan axes pickup from UK and Europe – report
Nissan’s Navara is the latest Japanese pickup model line slated to disappear from UK and Europe Nissan is withdrawing its…
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2021 Mitsubishi Outlander Review, Pricing, and Specs
Overview The 2021 Mitsubishi Outlander isn’t remotely as compelling as other compact crossovers, for good reasons, and its biggest selling…
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Lucid Air Electric Sedan Will Miss Spring Delivery Timetable
Lucid Motors announced today that the delivery of the 2021 Lucid Air electric luxury sedan to customers will not happen…
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IIHS Top Safety Pick Prize Goes to Record Number of Vehicles for 2021
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety named 90 vehicles a Top Safety Pick or Top Safety Pick+ for 2021, up…
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2005 Compact Pickup Comparison Photos
Aaron KileyCar and Driver From the Archive: The once-stale compact pickup space is heating up, which has attracted the likes…
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Carvana Q4 net loss widens on debt costs; revenue surges
Carvana Co.’s fourth-quarter revenue soared amid higher unit sales, though a large outlay to restructure debt led to a higher…
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Contractor-Flown Mirage F1 Aggressor Crash Lands At Tyndall Air Force Base: Reports
Reports are coming in of an unspecified “incident” involving a Mirage F1 fighter jet operated by the Airborne Tactical Advantage…
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Ellesmere Port faces decision on future
Vauxhall’s vehicle manufacturing plant at Ellesmere Port in northwest England is facing an imminent announcement on its future, reports suggest.…
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Chevrolet Corvette Z06 C8 Spied Testing On Video In Sports Car Caravan
While the video is grainy, there’s a new opportunity to what is very likely the next-gen Chevy Corvette Z06 C8…
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2021 Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo: What We Know So Far
Overview The 2021 Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo combines the high-voltage performance of the company’s electrifying Taycan sedan with the stylish…
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The Story of NASCAR’s Doomed ‘Left-Right Series,’ a Street Course Spinoff with Its Own Spec Car
NASCAR’s at it again. Faced with a shrinking audience and an on-track product alternatively criticized for staleness and confusing new…
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