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Why did the slate truck change battery types before going on sale?

It’s not that strange for an automaker to change a few details when taking a prototype to production, and that’s what happened with the all-electric Slate truck. However, here’s one particular detail that really caught our attention: When Slate showed an early model in April of 2025, the truck

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This 1,070-hp V12 can spin up to 11,000 rpm

Nilu27 is developing its upcoming hypercar, which is powered by a 6.5-litre V12 engine. The engine, which will be built in New Zealand, produces more than 1,070 hp and spins at up to 11,000 rpm. Neelu calls the layout a Hot V because the exhaust manifold flows through the area between the cylinder heads. However,

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How Texas police spent $4.5 million on four Chevy Tahoes

The biggest car news and reviews, no BS Our free daily newsletter delivers the stories that really matter straight to you every weekday. inauspicious Israeli surveillance technology Now being deployed on American roads. FalconetBrought to you by a company called Cognite (Israel’s Palantir rival), it secretly tracks people by intercepting the connection between your phone

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Ludwik’s garage turns dilapidated junk into a nice cruiser

Combine the patina of a throwaway 70 year old car with the coolest wheels you can imagine and the proper modifications to scrape it to the ground, and you’ll know what John Ludwick’s YouTube channel is about. Some of the strangest and rarest machines on the planet are under

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The Grand Tour returns in September with three new hosts

Amazon’s ‘The Grand Tour’ starts on September 4. Six new episodes are streaming simultaneously. Three new hosts, including two from Throttle House and one from Trainspotter. The world’s biggest car show is returning. Amazon Prime Video announces comeback grand tour For its seventh season, which will debut on September 4, 2026 with six all-new episodes.

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California DMV threatens to revoke drivers’ licenses, file charges amid massive fraud scandal

The biggest car news and reviews, no BS Our free daily newsletter delivers the stories that really matter straight to you every weekday. California is demanding that nearly 11,000 residents retake their written driving tests after the state Department of Motor Vehicles discovered “anomalies” that suggest widespread fraud could be plaguing one of the simplest

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This new engine runs on methanol and could boost EVs

Horse Powertrain’s new range-extending electric vehicle generator combines methanol-burning engines and axial-flux motors. The powertrain can produce up to 141 horsepower. Horse’s axial-flux motors are 46 percent smaller than comparable radial-flux motors, while producing 63 percent more power. The horsepower powertrain features a new engine that, believe it or not, runs on methanol. It is

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The Kawasaki cruiser that comes ready to travel while Harley sends you to catalogs

For the longest time, cruiser motorcycles have always been sold to you with the promise of showing you pictures of empty highways, roadside diners and weekends where the only schedule is the next fuel stop. But buying a cruiser and buying a touring cruiser aren’t really the same thing. Many riders leave the dealership convinced

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How much is half a Mercedes G-Wagen? we’re gonna find out

The biggest car news and reviews, no BS Our free daily newsletter delivers the stories that really matter straight to you every weekday. Every once in a while, a wild opportunity presents itself to save (or at least attempt to save) something special on Copart – every bored automotive sleuth’s favorite source of “what happened

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A surprise EV is challenging the Hyundai Ioniq 5 N’s fake shifter appeal

For two years now, an electric car has enjoyed a very exclusive bragging right. The Hyundai Ioniq 5 N convinced enthusiasts that an EV can fake a gearbox, fake a redline, and still be liked for the effort. It replaces gears that don’t exist. It changes to the extent that it doesn’t make sense. And

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