LA is building out 10,000 streetlight EV chargers, under brighter LEDs
[ad_1] Los Angeles is expanding an infrastructure project to put EV chargers in streetlight poles. First spotted by Charged EVs, the Los Angeles Bureau of Street Lighting has contracted with two companies—AmpUp for software and EVSE for retractable charging cables—to add Level 2 chargers to 150 streetlight poles in the City of Angels. The 25-foot […]
Volkswagen Group Malaysia rolls out its 50,000th CKD car at Pekan plant, a Golf GTI painted in Oryx White
[ad_1] Volkswagen Group Malaysia (VGM) has celebrated the assembly of its 50,000th Volkswagen at the Hicom plant in Pekan, Pahang, according to company managing director Dr. Susanne Lehmann and head of quality Kai Hooge. The facility currently assembles the Golf, Arteon, Tiguan Allspace and more recently, the Touareg. The 50,000th vehicle to roll off the […]
Defense Attorney Blames Mustang Mach-E’s Blue Cruise For Fatal DUI Crash
[ad_1] As Pennsylvania police announced double homicide charges against a woman for a fatal March DUI crash, they mentioned she was using some of the driver-assistance functions that can be found in her car, a Ford Mustang Mach-E. State and federal investigators say the woman’s crossover struck a stationary vehicle of a man who had […]
Ford August sales jump 13%, with trucks and hybrids powering the way
[ad_1] Ford (F) sales jumped in August, with a heavy summer car-buying season and ramp-up of its truck offerings boosting results. For the month, Ford sold 182,985 vehicles in the U.S., a 13% jump from a year ago. Ford’s overall U.S. sales climbed sequentially compared to July when sales stood at 173,000 units, a […]
Toyota Australia won’t slash EV prices for a ‘short-term hit’
[ad_1] A competitive electric vehicle (EV) market has driven big price cuts from the likes of Polestar and Peugeot, but Toyota won’t be following suit. That’s despite slow sales for the bZ4X, which launched in February and has failed to make waves on Australia’s EV sales charts since. “There are sometimes reasons why you have […]
Wider, deeper, faster: The all-new Zipp 303 XPLR SW gravel wheels reviewed
[ad_1] Aero is everything. It’s a mantra that’s been used in road racing for many years, and gravel racing is catching up –if not surpassing the trend– fast. It started with aero bars (which are now largely banned) and has since made way for developments like skinsuits with built-in hydration bladders, wind tunnel-tested bike bags, […]
Volvo EX60 electric SUV due in 2026, on new scalable architecture
[ad_1] Electric alternative to Volvo XC60 expected to launch in 2026 New crossover to be called EX60, and use next-generation SPA3 platform SPA3 vehicles to incorporate mega casting to save weight and improve production efficiencies Volvo has only introduced the SPA2 platform in the 2025 EX90 electric midsize SUV which starts U.S. deliveries later this […]
2024 Hyundai Santa Fe facelift launched in Malaysia – refreshed 4th-gen; 2.2 diesel, 1.6 hybrid; fr RM185,888
[ad_1] The Hyundai Santa Fe is now launched in Malaysia. It has been a while since we last heard of the facelifted fourth-generation SUV, which was first seen late last year and was officially previewed at PACE 2023. Two CKD locally assembled variants are available, the 2.2L Diesel and 1.6L Hybrid. There’s a RM10,000 discount […]
Which Country Has The World’s Best Police Cars?
[ad_1] In the latest volume of Need for Speed Unbound – Vol. 8 nicknamed Cops vs. Racers – several new police vehicles were introduced, including a widebody, race-inspired Porsche 959 S. While NFS Unbound isn’t exactly a ‘sim’ racing game, you might easily dismiss such a car as fun rather than anything you’d witness in […]
Ford Bronco Thief Attempts To Drive Over Cop Car, Learns That Not All Off-Roaders Are Monster Trucks
[ad_1] Photo: Ford When the Ford Bronco was introduced, with its Sasquatch rock-crawling trim, we all thought the same thing: “Surely, this would be the perfect factory vehicle to steal if I knew I would have to drive over cop cars while escaping a Tim Hortons.” Wait, did you all not also think that? Ford […]