Tweets of the Week: Remco Evenepoel dispels puncture myth, a free lunch for Geraint Thomas, and buoying bantz for Josh Tarling
[ad_1] “Legend has it,” claims Victor Campanaerts, “that you only puncture when you’re in bad shape.” This is a new one on us – but we’d be happy to hear from anyone that knew this already, or indeed knows of any other puncture related legends. If it was the case we would have certainly appreciated […]
Rivian CEO saddened EVs became political
[ad_1] GM and Rivian’s CEO have something in common: Neither thought EVs would become a political lightning rod. On Thursday while speaking at the New York Times’ Climate Forward event Rivian founder and CEO RJ Scaringe said “I think it’s really important that we don’t make EVs a political thing, and I’m saddened that they […]
Swiss junior rider Muriel Furrer dies after crash at World Championships
[ad_1] Swiss junior rider Muriel Furrer has died following on from a crash in the junior women’s road race at the World Championships in Zurich. In a press release issued on Friday afternoon, the UCI confirmed the 18-year-old’s passing after she suffered a “serious head injury” in the crash on Thursday. The UCI statement read: […]
2025 Cupra Raval spied, will spawn VW ID.2 sibling
[ad_1] The Cupra Raval will be the first of VW Group’s new subcompact EVs The subcompact EVs will use VW Group’s MEB Small platform Cupra plans to launch in the U.S. later this decade Several Volkswagen Group brands are working on a new generation of subcompact electric vehicles, and a prototype for one of them […]
Proton eMas 7 will be on display at ACE 2024 – first show of EV SUV’s interior, open to public Oct 26-27
[ad_1] We’ve seen the upcoming Proton eMas 7 (stylised as e.MAS 7) – the carmaker’s first EV – wrapped in camo, and have even tested its Geely Galaxy E5 twin, so what’s the next milestone in the electric SUV’s pre-launch campaign? 10 points for those who answered ‘interior’. The cabin of the Proton eMas 7 […]
Should I wear a full-face helmet?
[ad_1] Stop, wait, come back, please! I know the helmets and cycling debate has been done to death, with helmet-wearing now almost ubiquitous and in some instances obligatory, but what if we haven’t gone far enough? Would wearing a full-face helmet provide even better protection for many of us when commuting or even road riding? […]
Ford ups BlueCruise’s hands-free time with version 1.4 update
[ad_1] Ford on Thursday announced an updated version of BlueCruise, which enables the automated driver-assist system for highways to operate in hands-free mode much longer than earlier versions. The new version BlueCruise 1.4 can now handle conditions such as a tight curve, narrow lane, inclement weather, and the sun’s reflection on the sensors, which according […]
VW’s new US-spec Tiguan set for 2024 Los Angeles auto show
[ad_1] Volkswagen unveiled a new generation of the Tiguan compact crossover last fall, but that isn’t the version bound for the U.S. Instead, the U.S. will once again get a larger Tiguan distinct to the version sold overseas (shown here), and we’ll see the covers come off in November during the 2024 Los Angeles auto […]
‘You don’t need to be 100% to win the Worlds, it can be a bit of a lottery’ – Tom Pidcock gambles for success at World Championships
[ad_1] With all the focus on the history that could be made by either Belgium’s Remco Evenepoel or Slovenia’s Tadej Pogačar at this year’s World Championships, little has been made of the history that GB’s Tom Pidcock is on the precipice of. No man has ever won the World title in cross-country mountain biking, cyclo-cross […]
Woman Receives Careless Driving Ticket After ‘Rear Ending’ State Trooper In A Car Wash
[ad_1] State troopers seem to get a lot of things wrong. From performing the PIT maneuver on the wrong car during a chase, to causing unnecessary deaths during said chases, to issuing fake tickets to cover up racism, major screw ups are commonplace at departments across the country. They can even mishandle what would otherwise […]