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Canada To Ban The Sale Of New Gas And Diesel Cars And Light Trucks From 2035
Liberal housewives’ 2018 North American pin-up of the year, Justin Trudeau, is banning the sale of most ICE vehicles from 2035 to help Canada reach its target of net-zero emissions by 2050. The Canadian government has promised investments and new regulations to help industry make the transition.
Alpine Previews Fully-Electric Grand Tourer, Hot Hatch And A110 Coupe Successor
Renault detailed its electrification strategy including plans for new battery plants and a reborn Renault 4 that will join the 5 already seen in concept form. But the big news for performance fans is its ailing Alpine sub-brand’s expansion to an all-electric, three-model range that kicks off in 2024.
New Ferrari 296 GTB Configurator Goes Live, Time To Discover Your Dream Spec
Just because you can’t afford a 296 GTB today doesn’t mean you won’t be able to afford one tomorrow, or so we like to tell ourselves, anyway. Which is why we’ve already wasted half a day creating our perfect GTB on the new configurator. Go check it out (then check your lottery ticket).
This Classic Ford Bronco Is Actually A 2018 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon!
It’s the automotive equivalent of the legendary Christmas Day soccer match between German and English troops during WWI: an original Bronco body dropped right on top of the chassis and running gear of the modern version of its Jeep rival. We like; what about you?
2022 Chevrolet Silverado ZR2 Teased, Promises To Be An Off-Road Focused Pickup
While Opel trailed its upcoming Astra hatch yesterday, Chevy teased a go-anywhere ZR2 version of its Silverado truck. But in other Chevy news, we heard the company was poised to reveal a 600 hp, manual transmission Camaro Z/28 with the flat-plane crank V8 from the 2023 (and auto-only) Corvette Z06, but canned the idea early in development.
Volvo Hints At Next Electric XC90 Flagship SUV With New Recharge Concept
Volvo is switching an EV-only line-up by 2030, and claims this new Recharge concept is the “manifesto for the next generation of all-electric” models. Though it won’t transition directly to the showroom, it’s thought to be a preview for the next XC90 due in 2022.
Drunk Nissan Maxima Driver Slams Into Gas Pump, Massive Explosion Is Thankfully Averted
Driving under the influence landed a California woman in jail, but it’s amazing it didn’t put her in the morgue after she ploughed into a gas station at high speed. More worrying, her four and five-year old children were in the car at the time. Fortunately, emergency shear valves in the pump’s supply lines cut the flow of fuel, preventing an explosion, and nobody was hurt.
Video Shows How Tesla’s Yoke And Touchscreen Shifter Make Three-Point Turns A Hellish Experience
Since steering wheels replaced tillers over 100 years ago, engineers have pretty much left them alone, and for good reason: some things just work. Throw in the new, equally controversial virtual shifter, and, as Motor Trend discovered, pulling a U-ey will have you pulling your hair out.
What Else Is Making The News
Could We See A Digital Paul Walker in F10? Should We?
F7’s producers faked Paul Walkers appearance in some scenes to finish the movie after the actor’s death, and now franchise director Justin Lin says he wants to bring back Walker’s Brian O’Conner in the final two Fast and the Furious episodes. Slash Film’s Danielle Ryan discusses how that might happen, and if we should want it to.
The 5 Wildest Revelations From Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon A Time In Hollywood Novel
Along with proving that’s he’s as great at writing books as he is at making films, the director’s novelised version of his tale of 1960s Hollywood expands on some of the movie’s biggest talking points. As The A.V. Club explains, they include the controversial fight between Bruce Lee and stuntman Cliff Booth that got Lee fans (and his daughter) so mad.