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Toyota hybrid sports car in the mix for 2020 | Drive.com.au

10/26/2018, 8:14:20 PM
Restating its promise to bring hybrid cars to Australia soon, the success of the latest Camry hybrid has been a catalyst for an even stronger hybrid lineup that will likely include a hybrid sports car. ✔ No matter what happens with petrol prices, Toyota offers motorists a way to save on their fuel bill by opting for vehicles featuring its hybrid technology ✔ Let's start a personal and meaningful conversation! Leave a comment (Get advice from an expert)


Chevy Bolt vs. Volt | Specs, Design, Price, and More | Digital Trends

10/27/2018, 12:33:20 AM
Despite having similar names and a similar reliance on electricity, the Chevy Bolt and Volt are not at all the same car. To highlight the differences between these two vehicles, we compared them across several categories, allowing us to get a feel for the technology and features driving each model. ✔ Chevrolet’s two electrified models sound a lot alike but they’re completely different cars ✔ Note charging the Volt’s battery pack takes 13 hours when using a 120-volt outlet or 4.5 hours when plugged into a 240-volt power source ✔ Certain buyers qualify for a federal tax credit of up to $7,500


McLaren’s $2.25 million Speedtail hybrid boasts 250MPH speeds

10/26/2018, 9:21:04 PM
The car swaps side mirrors for retractable cameras. ✔ Outside of the car, McLaren has replaced side mirrors with high-definition digital cameras, which glide out once the car is started ✔ They also cost £1.75 million (~$2.25 million), putting it out of most people's price range ✔ McLaren expects to start delivering the vehicles at the beginning of 2020


McLaren Speedtail revealed | Drive.com.au

10/26/2018, 11:52:57 PM
Andrew Chesterton has the full details on McLaren's fastest supercar, the radical three-seat Speedtail that clocks 402km/h ✔ This is actually something we saw used with NASA, and so the discussion was whether we could make it work [for cars] ✔ So, 106 it is, and each will will wear a 1.75 million pound ($3.2m) price tag ✔ Let's start a personal and meaningful conversation! Leave a comment (Get advice from an expert)


Can Marc Marquez break his Phillip Island hoodoo?

10/26/2018, 8:15:32 PM
Andrew Maclean previews this weekend's Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix at Phillip Island, plus wraps-up all the motorsport news for the weekend ahead ✔ The Hyundai driver hasn't won a rally since Sardinia in June and is under pressure from a resurgent Toyota team with Ott Tanak dominating the second half of the season to give the Japanese car maker a healthy lead in the race for the constructor's title


National strike against petrol station | Drive.com.au

10/26/2018, 8:13:59 PM
A spike in petrol prices is driving a national fuel strike. ✔ A petition has been created to remove the GST on the fuel excise and launch a Royal Commission into fuel prices and price gouging ✔ This is nothing but utter thievery and the incompetent ratbags in government are laughing rather than doing anything about the extortion ✔ Let's start a personal and meaningful conversation! Leave a comment (Get advice from an expert)


Tesla's 'Navigate on Autopilot' goes live in North America tonight

10/27/2018, 2:44:10 AM
Tesla's most advanced Autopilot driving assist feature is about to arrive. ✔ The driver is still supervising, and will need to confirm before the car changes lanes, but overall it could mean requiring much less interaction on these closed-access highways ✔ Even though the full self-driving option may be gone from Tesla's website, it's clearly still a goal for the company


Tesla facing criminal investigation over Model 3 production, report says - Roadshow

10/26/2018, 10:27:57 PM
The Justice Department is said to be investigating whether Tesla's statements surrounding its Model 3 production numbers in 2017 could be considered fraud. ✔ The FBI also reportedly sent out subpoenas to ex-employees and sought interviews with them in order to better determine whether Musk's statements were made with the knowledge that there was no way they could be true ✔ Elon Musk comes alive on social media: Part entrepreneur, part madman 18 Photos


That Trump tank meme on Cesar Sayoc’s van was made as a joke, creator says

10/26/2018, 10:30:31 PM
Illustrator and games designer Jason Heuser is "apolitical" ✔ Jason Heuser Today, the FBI arrested Cesar Sayoc, a man from Florida who is suspected of having mailed bombs to a number of prominent critics of President Donald Trump, including Democratic politicians and former officials ✔ Bush, the architect of the disastrous wars in Afghanistan and Iraq which claimed the lives of millions of innocent people, is a jolly, elderly painter


Damaged teeth, torn muscles, and broken fingers: A California lawsuit accuses e-scooter startups of causing 'civil unrest'

10/26/2018, 9:58:38 PM
The plaintiffs — some of whom required surgery — don't necessarily want to ban scooters, but want the companies held responsible. ✔ The suit goes on to blame the thousands of scooters that companies have dumped in localities sometimes without permission to get the service up and running ✔ In addition to lighting the scooters on fire (which, due to their batteries can cause explosions) and burying them into the sand of California's beaches


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