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Filed under: Mercedes-Benz , Car Buying , Convertible , Luxury , Performance Continue reading 2022 Mercedes-AMG SL 55 starts at $138,450 2022 Mercedes-AMG SL 55 starts at $138,450 originally appeared on Autoblog on Sun, 31 Jul 2022 17:07:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink  |  Email this  |  Comments source https://www.autoblog.com/2022/07/31/mercedes-amg-sl-55-63-price/

Filed under: Green , Recalls , BMW , Safety , Electric Continue reading 2022 BMW i4 and iX recalled over potential battery fires 2022 BMW i4 and iX recalled over potential battery fires originally appeared on Autoblog on Sat, 30 Jul 2022 15:47:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink  |  Email this  |  Comments source https://www.autoblog.com/2022/07/30/bmw-i4-ix-battery-fire-recall/

Mercedes-Benz has released pricing for the all-new 2023 AMG SL. One of the last GT convertibles on the market is now one of the most expensive. And while the SL has never been cheap, this new pricing puts it on a whole other level. Read more... source https://jalopnik.com/the-2023-mercedes-amg-sl-starts-at-137-400-1849349010

Stellanis is shutting down its only Jeep factory in China — the largest car market in the world. It’s reportedly due to increased meddling by local politicians. Read more... source https://jalopnik.com/jeep-is-closing-its-only-factory-in-china-1849348736

While carmakers are scrambling to become “ mobility companies ,” a different race for transportation efficiency is taking place right above our heads. Aircraft manufacturers are testing electric planes, capable of vertical takeoff and landing and remote-controlled flight, to use as traffic-hopping sky taxis that cut… Read more... source https://jalopnik.com/the-future-of-flight-keeps-crashing-and-burning-1849348377

In October of 2021, CT Transit unveiled its first lithium-ion battery electric bus . The state government bus operator hoped to order up to 700 electric buses and replace its entire fleet with them. However, it seems like the transition has hit a significant speed bump after one of the new buses caught fire and was… Read more... source https://jalopnik.com/connecticut-parks-its-entire-electric-bus-fleet-after-f-1849344250

In 1986, a dealership sold a man a lemon of a Jeep. That transaction has come back to haunt the sellers in a big way nearly 40 years later, the Washington Post reports, when the buyer returned to the dealership to cause over $70,000 via arson in July of 2022. Read more... source https://jalopnik.com/a-man-just-torched-cars-at-a-dealer-that-sold-him-a-lem-1849343770

Ford has some of the hottest cars on the market right now, from sought-after EVs like the F-150 Lightning and Mustang Mach-E to stuff everyone wants like the Maverick and Bronco. People are clamoring to get their hands on these vehicles. The downside is that this seller’s market is ripe with greed. Ford knows this,… Read more... source https://jalopnik.com/ford-dealers-considering-brokering-or-reselling-invento-1849339357

Five months. That’s how long Spotify gave its Car Thing — a music-streaming device that connected your smartphone to your car via Bluetooth or an aux cable — before pulling the metaphorical plug. The company revealed it is no longer manufacturing the device, citing “product demand and supply chain issues” in its… Read more... source https://jalopnik.com/spotify-car-thing-is-dead-because-nobody-wanted-it-1849338762

One of Red Bull Racing’s F1 drivers is entering the realm of team ownership. 12-season F1 veteran Sergio Pérez will enter a team into the newly-created UIM E1 World Championship, an electric powerboat racing series. Sergio Pérez’s Team Mexico will occupy one of 12 team slots on the E1 grid, with both of the team’s two… Read more... source https://jalopnik.com/f1-driver-sergio-perez-is-starting-an-electric-powerboa-1849338668

Filed under: Plants/Manufacturing , Technology Continue reading Senate passes $280B bill to boost U.S. computer chip production Senate passes $280B bill to boost U.S. computer chip production originally appeared on Autoblog on Wed, 27 Jul 2022 14:46:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink  |  Email this  |  Comments source https://www.autoblog.com/2022/07/27/senate-passes-bill-computer-chip-us-production/

British tourist Jack Fenton died in a horrific accident Monday evening , when he allegedly walked into the spinning tail rotor blade of a rented private helicopter while on vacation in Greece. Authorities and the helicopter company’s staff all placed the blame on Fenton, but his friends and fellow travelers are now … Read more... source https://jalopnik.com/friends-of-british-tourist-killed-by-helicopter-blade-d-1849338812

Every team on the Formula 1 grid has a pretty interesting history, even Haas. But do you know the origins of your favorite racing squad? Sure Ferrari has always been Ferrari, but what about their 2022 title rivals, Red Bull? Read more... source https://jalopnik.com/the-many-names-of-the-red-bull-formula-1-team-1849332657

Filed under: Video , Green , Ford , Emerging Technologies , Electric Continue reading Ford begins trialing a robotic arm for EV charging Ford begins trialing a robotic arm for EV charging originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 26 Jul 2022 14:51:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink  |  Email this  |  Comments source https://www.autoblog.com/2022/07/26/ford-robotic-ev-charging-station-for-the-disabled/

Production of the Volkswagen ID.4 is officially underway at Volkswagen Chattanooga in Tennessee, and the start of VW’s EV production in the U.S. came with other notable news: Volkswagen is hiring 1,000 new employees in Tennessee, and the relatively-new VW ID.4 could get a price cut, courtesy of a smaller battery. Read more... source https://jalopnik.com/a-cheaper-volkswagen-id-4-is-coming-soon-1849332797

UPS drivers around the country are in danger due to the inescapable heatwave plaguing the entire planet. That heat is exceptionally problematic for UPS drivers — and many of their trucks don’t have air conditioning.   Fox Weather reports incidents where drivers have passed out or died due to the heat have forced UPS… Read more... source https://jalopnik.com/ups-drivers-rallying-for-change-following-heatwave-rela-1849327511

Filed under: Earnings/Financials , Green , Plants/Manufacturing , Audi , Bentley , Porsche , Volkswagen , Electric Continue reading VW CEO lost his job over buggy software that delayed new models VW CEO lost his job over buggy software that delayed new models originally appeared on Autoblog on Mon, 25 Jul 2022 14:28:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink  |  Email this  |  Comments source https://www.autoblog.com/2022/07/25/vw-ceo-herbert-diess-fired-over-cariad-buggy-software/

Toyota Gazoo Racing is making a limited edition GR86 to commemorate ten years since the release of the Toyota 86 . The Toyota GR86 “ 10th Anniversary Limited ” (link in Japanese) will come with an orange paint finish familiar to fans of the original Toyota 86 , released in 2012. The special edition GR86 is being released… Read more... source https://jalopnik.com/the-toyota-gr86-10th-anniversary-limited-gets-the-orang-1849327388

Filed under: Green , Mercedes-Benz , First Drives , Concept Cars , Electric , Future Vehicles , Luxury , Solar Cars Continue reading Mercedes-Benz EQXX First Drive: The Mercedes EV benchmark for years to come Mercedes-Benz EQXX First Drive: The Mercedes EV benchmark for years to come originally appeared on Autoblog on Sun, 24 Jul 2022 18:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink  |  Email this  |  Comments source https://www.autoblog.com/2022/07/24/mercedes-eqxx-first-drive-review/