Before the interstate opened and air travel became more affordable, the most relaxing (and fashionable) way to travel the United States was by train. Some of those epic train trips still exist and there’s still nothing quite like the unhurried pace of riding the rails as you enjoy breathtaking views of the American landscape. Take […]
Twenty months after it was initially grounded, Boeing’s 737 Max has been cleared to fly by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). In a video message, the agency’s administrator Steve Dickson said he’d be “100 percent comfortable with my family flying on it.” The backstory: The Max had been involved in two fatal crashes—one in Ethiopia […]
Video: look and weep, puny earth cars, Tuatara hits 316mph two-way average Top Gear can exclusively reveal that Shelby SuperCars (SSC) North America has set a new top speed record for a production car, hitting a v-max of 331mph and setting a two-way average of 316.11mph on a seven-mile stretch of closed road just outside of […]
by Miquel Ros, CNN (CNN) — Beached on the western shores of the Caspian Sea, it looks like a colossal aquatic beast — a bizarre creation more at home in the deep than above the waves. It certainly doesn’t look like something that could ever fly. But fly it did — albeit a long time […]
Q. Why does Lexus have such outdated technology in their cars compared to BMW and Audi? answered by Alan Zoller (Former Aerospace Engineer at Aerojet Rocketdyne, 1978–1993) Audi, BMW, and Mercedes are built to be serviced and repaired. That’s where the dealers make most of their money. An Acura, Infiniti, or Lexus is a quality […]
Remember commuting? That thing you used to do when you’d get in your car half-asleep, pop on The Daily, and drive 40 minutes to your company’s parking lot…then do the same thing in reverse eight hours later? During the pandemic, the word “commute” has become nearly as outdated as “doth.” In the spring, the remote […]
Yesterday, California Governor Gavin Newsom issued an executive order that calls for a ban on the sale of new gasoline-powered cars in the state by 2035. An announcement like this a few years ago might have resulted in legacy automakers shaking their treads, but in 2020’s red-hot electric vehicle market, they’re honking their approval. Ford […]
by Eliza Carter “It’s a little bit hard to read the room with everyone in cars.” That’s a quote from the one and only Tesla CEO Elon Reeve Musk at the company’s shareholder meeting and “Battery Day” event yesterday. Musk did his thing (touting Tesla’s manufacturing capabilities and talking cathodes) onstage for a crowd…of parked […]
Ford CEO Stepping Down; Nikola Reports Earnings by Alex Hickey Tesla is still racing laps around the rest of the electric vehicle (EV) field, but the competition is in hot, and of course silent, pursuit. China’s Nio and Phoenix-based Nikola have matched or surpassed Tesla’s 240% stock rally this year. This week, Nio reported July […]
Tesla Turns a Profit, Eligible for Inclusion Into the S&P 500 by Toby Howell Yesterday, financial analysts and Brew writers alike waited around all day for Tesla’s earnings report like it was George R.R. Martin’s next GoT book. Tesla delivered: The electric automaker posted $104 million in net income, paving the way for inclusion in […]
