Cars, Transportation and Auto: The Latest News In Car Tech
From crazy car builds to whatever Elon Musk has tweeted this week, we know you love auto news. Here you’ll find the latest news, videos and op-eds about the car industry.
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Tesla Cybertruck Embarrasses Itself in Tug of War With Silverado HD
Tesla CEO Elon Musk tweeted a video of a Cybertruck pulling an F-150 uphill in a game of tug-of-war in 2019, but when real people attempted a similar stunt with a diesel Silverado HD, the stock Cybertruck disabled power. It turns out, the Cybertruck can’t tug without the CPU shutting the whole thing down, as…
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Toyota Turned a Boring EV Into a Real-Life Anime Catbus
We finally have a reason to be excited about a fully-electric Toyota, now that the carmaker turned its Accessible People Mover EV into the “Catbus” from My Neighbor Totoro. Ever since sisters Mei and Satsuki climbed aboard the feline in the seminal Studio Ghibli film, kids and former kids alike have dreamed of taking a…
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Flipped Cybertruck Is Being Flipped Again for Nearly $US300,000
We reported on a Tesla Cybertruck Foundation Series that was flipped and sold for more than twice what it cost new just last week. Now, that same truck is up for sale at a Porsche dealership in Florida for nearly $US300,000. Porsche South Orlando posted the 2024 Cybertruck with just 69 miles (nice) on the…
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The Leap Day Broke New Zealand’s Petrol Stations
February 29 is a weird day. It comes around once every four years, bringing with it questions about if we should be paid extra for the day, if it’s good or bad luck to get engaged on the sacred day and guesses as to whether fancy watches will keep up with the extra day. In…