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McMurtry Automotive unveiled the production version of the Speirling Pure, its all-electric track-only fan car, with US customer deliveries beginning in late 2026 and a starting price of $1.3 million. The headline numbers read like a physics dare: 1,000 bhp (745 kW) per McMurtry’s spec sheet, 0-60 mph in 1.55 seconds with a one-foot rollout,…
Volkswagen is considering cutting as many as 100,000 jobs and closing four German factories, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters on Friday, June 26, in what would be the largest restructuring in the company’s 89-year history. The plants on the list are Volkswagen‘s sites in Hanover, Zwickau and Emden, plus Audi‘s factory in…
Ford’s $30,000 electric pickup has been photographed on public streets for the first time, and the sighting happened in Long Beach, California, roughly 2,300 road miles from the metro Detroit area where the company said camouflaged prototypes would soon appear. The Autopian published exclusive spy photos on June 9, 2026, showing a camouflaged four-door pickup…
Slate Auto's electric pickup ships with no embedded modem, so it physically can't transmit your location. Why that hardware choice beats any privacy policy.
Slovenian firm Elaphe says hybrids will get in-wheel motors before pure EVs, claiming 15% more grip and 9% shorter stops. Tested on a Hyundai Ioniq 5.
BMW peeled the covers off the facelifted 7 Series and i7 today, April 22, 2026, at Auto China 2026 in Beijing, and the headline is buried underneath the usual grille-and-screen noise. The electric i7 now runs a jointly developed battery pack from Rimac Technology, using BMW’s Gen6 4695 cylindrical cells inside the outgoing car’s Gen5…
Mercedes-Benz officially revealed the 2027 C-Class Electric today, confirming a dual-motor C400 4Matic with 482 horsepower, a 94.5 kWh battery, and up to 473 miles of WLTP range. Translated to the U.S. EPA standard, that figure lands closer to 380 to 400 miles, still enough to make this the longest-range C-Class ever built. Motor1’s full…
Mercedes-Benz has previewed the interior of the all-electric C-Class with EQ Technology ahead of its world debut on April 20 in South Korea. Carscoops reports the cabin is anchored by the 39.1-inch MBUX Hyperscreen first seen in the GLC EV, a multi-source heat pump Mercedes claims heats the cabin twice as fast as a combustion…
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