‘Thrown in at the deep end’ – Meet the youngest cyclist on Team GB’s Olympic squad
[ad_1] The past two summers couldn’t have been more different for Ella Maclean-Howell. Last year, back home in South Wales, the 19-year-old was finishing her A-Levels, having studied history, maths and the Welsh Baccalaureate. Now, she’s riding her mountain bike at the Olympic Games in Paris. Few athletes can boast having made their Olympic debut […]
LRT3 Shah Alam Line to start operations in Q3 2025 – delay from March target, physical work 95% complete
[ad_1] The LRT3 Shah Alam Line will start operations in the third quarter of 2025, in August or September next year. This was revealed by transport minister Anthony Loke at the LRT3 Shah Alam Line’s Pasar Jawa station in Klang this morning, where he toured the facility and train with the media and Prasarana management. […]
Hamilton wins 2024 F1 Belgian GP after Russell disqualified
[ad_1] Mercedes-Benz AMG’s Lewis Hamilton claimed victory on Sunday at the 2024 Formula 1 Belgian Grand Prix after teammate George Russell, who was the first to cross the finish line, was disqualified for an underweight car. A post-race weigh in resulted in Russell’s car weighing 796.5 kilograms (approximately 1,756 pounds), or 1.5 less (3.3 pounds) […]
Why Won’t Automakers Tell Us How Often People Actually Charge Their Plug-In Hybrids?
[ad_1] On paper, plug-in hybrids offer the best of both worlds — electric power for daily driving and gas power for longer trips — but to get the most out of a PHEV, you have to charge it. Take the Toyota RAV4 Prime, for example. It has a 42-mile electric-only range, is rated at 94 […]
George Russell holds off Lewis Hamilton to cross finish line first in F1 Belgian Grand Prix *UPDATE
[ad_1] Lewis Hamilton was promoted to first place at the Belgian Grand Prix after race officials disqualified his Mercedes teammate George Russell for driving an underweight car. Read the full story here. SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium — George Russell led a Mercedes one-two with Lewis Hamilton at the Belgian Grand Prix after pulling off an audacious one-stop […]
Toyota LandCruiser 70 V8s flood classifieds as scalpers try to make quick buck
[ad_1] Toyota Australia has warned dealers against price gouging with the last of the LandCruiser 70 Series V8s, but it has said it can’t stop private resellers. That has proven true, as a slew of ads for extremely low-mileage 70 Series V8s have appeared online in recent weeks as buyers look to immediately on-sell their […]
Neta X to be CKD in Thailand for local consumption and export to Malaysia – from RM96k-RM103k there
[ad_1] According to a report by CarNewsChina, the Neta X will be produced (CKD) in Thailand at the Bangchan General Assembly plant, joining the V-II that rolled off the assembly line a few months ago in March this year. Units of the X made in Thailand will be for local consumption as well as export […]
The Oldest Ferrari Still On The Road Lives In New Zealand
[ad_1] Screenshot: Ferrari The first two Ferrari road cars have been lost to time, but New Zealanders Amanda and Philip still have, and regularly drive, the third example. This 1948 Ferrari 166 Inter, a right-hand-drive coupe, is the oldest Ferrari road car in the world. The couple found the car while reading Hemmings by gas […]
Junkyard Gem: 2012 BMW ActiveHybrid 7
[ad_1] The first mass-produced gasoline-electric hybrid vehicle sold in the United States was the 2000 Honda Insight, followed a year later by the Toyota Prius. Some manufacturers were quicker to develop (or license) hybrid technology than others, and BMW first got into that game here with a hybridized 7 Series: the ActiveHybrid 7, which debuted […]
Kia Niro recalled due to fire risk
[ad_1] Kia is recalling more than 1000 Niro hybrid and plug-in hybrid models as they pose a fire risk. “Due to a manufacturing defect, moisture may enter into the Printed Circuit Board (PCB) in the Hydraulic Clutch Actuator (HCA),” the company says in its recall notice. “This could cause an electrical short circuit and result […]