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September is a monster month for new EVs

9/4/2018, 3:01:07 PM
This month is a huge signpost on the roadmap to the auto industry's electric future. ✔ The arrival of September is associated with the end of summer and the arrival of cooler temperatures, as Mother Nature begins her slowdown for winter ✔ (A white Tesla Roadster shell was shown at Grand Basel on Tuesday, but it is not immediately clear if this is the same vehicle as teased in the red invitation shown here)


The Settrington Cup – preparing for the Goodwood Revival's vintage pedal car race

9/4/2018, 1:46:34 PM
“We’ve fitted new bearings and checked the suspension geometry – these cars have a lot of toe-out which you don’t want. ✔ Take it  home and get him bombing round the pavements of Wimbledon in it ✔ I’m not precious about it at all; the more scratches the better ✔ It will be man and not machine that needs some fettling ✔ For tips and advice, visit our Advice section, or sign up to our newsletter here A-Z Car Finder


The most stolen UK motors revealed - and it’s bad news for German car owners

9/4/2018, 2:42:35 PM
SEVEN out of the top 10 most stolen cars in the UK are made by German manufacturers. Audi, BMW, Volkswagen and Mercedes-Benz motors all compiled the list, with the latter’s C-Class targeted t… ✔ Mercedes-Benz; Newspress 2 The Mercedes-Benz C-Class is the UK's most stolen car The popular Volkswagen Golf was the cheapest car out of the top 10 most stolen, starting at just under £19,000 ✔ London is unsurprisingly the UK hotspot for car thefts, followed by Essex and the West Midlands


Cars are cruising down the monthly subscription highway

9/4/2018, 1:36:51 PM
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — If you already subscribe to digital services like Netflix to binge on TV shows and Spotify to groove to an endless mix of music, the auto industry might have ✔ SAN FRANCISCO (AP) If you already subscribe to digital services like Netflix to binge on TV shows and Spotify to groove to an endless mix of music, the auto industry might have a deal for you: Subscribe to your next car as well ✔ About a third of Canvas customers decided to subscribe to cars after moving or some other major event that left them reluctant to make a bigger commitment to leasing or owning, Ryan said


Suzuki to Stop Selling Cars in China

9/4/2018, 12:13:18 PM
Suzuki Motor said it is quitting the China market, as foreign makers of mass-market cars come under mounting pressure from Chinese rivals. ✔ We have seen other international auto makers suffer from increased competition from the improved quality of local brands, said Janet Lewis, MacquarieCapital Research’s managing director of equity research ✔ To avoid being squeezed, you have to maintain a premium product, she said


Sales drop could be sign of peril for American muscle cars

9/4/2018, 1:20:28 PM
DETROIT (AP) — Sales of new American muscle cars are falling, raising questions in Detroit and elsewhere about whether a nostalgic, high-horsepower cruising culture that dates to ✔ Steve Beahm, head of Dodge and other passenger car brands for Fiat Chrysler, says that by creating new versions of the Challenger and Charger such as the 800-plus horsepower Demon, the company has been able to keep older models fresh and gain interest among younger people


Didi makes more safety changes — and will pause night services while it does

9/4/2018, 2:40:36 PM
Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi has detailed further safety measures incoming to its platform following a second murder of a female passenger last month. The 20-year-old woman had been using Didi’s Hitch carpooling service in Zhejiang, a province in the east of China, during the day. Another female… ✔ While Hitch remains suspended the company offers a plethora of other ride-hailing services and the measures announced today look intended to reduce the risk for users across its service more broadly ✔ Last month, after the second Didi murder, the Chinese government announced incoming reforms of the transportation industry to improve passenger safety


Parking lots are the new solution to the homelessness crisis in cities — but they're also part of the problem

9/4/2018, 3:13:46 PM
As urban housing costs continue to soar, more homeless residents are living out of their vehicles than ever before. While parking lots offer a temporary solution to the problem, they're also key contributors to the affordable housing shortage. ✔ As urban housing costs continue to soar, more homeless residents are living in cars than ever before ✔ While parking lots offer a temporary solution to the homeless crisis, they're also key contributors to the affordable housing shortage ✔ In San Diego, a program called Dreams for Change keeps a waitlist for its 150 parking spaces across three different sites


Wallet-friendly or wallet-busting? Putting a price on retro gaming

9/4/2018, 2:21:57 PM
Let’s go retro ✔ The games industry can be a strange and eldritch beast, shifting its face with each coming year ✔ If you stand amongst the dusty old goats like me, you may even have cherished, nostalgic fondness for grey plastic bitcrushed sound chips and controllers that can survive an outright nuclear blast ✔ However, two things are common to the arcade machine: a hefty cabinet, and a cost of a small car


After 10 years of growth, what does Chrome do for an encore? Dominate the web even more?

9/4/2018, 12:08:43 PM
Google's browser helped build the modern web. But what if that becomes the Google web? ✔ Technology called progressive web apps (PWAs) present web apps the same way you see native apps -- as an icon on your phone's screen ✔ Security:  Stay up-to-date on the latest in breaches, hacks, fixes and all those cybersecurity issues that keep you up at night


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