Lordstown Motors and RV retailer Camping World held a joint press conference today, saying they are teaming up to electrify camping vehicles as well as to service Lordstown’s Endurance electric trucks. The first vehicles will be “Class E” electrified travel trailers that are powered via battery packs instead of the …
Read More »How We’d Spec It: C/D Editors Build Their 2021 Rivian Electric Trucks and SUV
Rivian Rivian’s configurator is currently only live for reservation holders, but we were able to gain access to the system to build the electric pickups (and one SUV) that would be at home in the driveways of four Car and Driver editors. With funding from Ford and Amazon, Rivian is …
Read More »Lego ECTO-1 Offers a Deluxe Ghostbusters Build Experience
Set to launch in the middle of the month, this new $ 200 Lego set blends nostalgia for the 1984 film with play features from the new Ghostbusters: Afterlife movie, due in mid-2021. Polish up your “Who you gonna call?” lines as you put together the latest version of the …
Read More »Polestar Will Build Some Sort of Ride-Hailing Robotaxi with Waymo
This content is imported from YouTube. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. Details are noticeably sparse, but the initial announcement says Polestar, the Volvo premium electric brand, will come out with …
Read More »VW Invites Public to Build Electric Golf on Dresden Assembly Line
Volkswagen is offering a tour and build experience at the company’s Transparent Factory in Dresden, Germany. Visitors can help build a Volkswagen e-Golf at five different stations, with the help of an employee. The e-Golf will soon be replaced by the ID.3, and in 2021, the tour will be changed …
Read More »Build Your Own (Paper) Ford Mustang Shelby GT500
There’s nothing quite like the howl of a flat-plane crank V-8 to focus the mind. And if you’re anything like us, your mind could use some focusing right about now. We can’t give you a real GT500 or the leeway to take one for a drive when you’re supposed to …
Read More »Meals on Wheels delivers connections, Mazda turns 100, GM to build Hondas: What’s New @ The Car Connection
Wheel Connections: Meals on Wheels deliver more than food during coronavirus shutdown Kathy Kreidler and her Subaru Forester have delivered thousands of meals to home-bound seniors so far, and the need is only getting greater. When does a three-row small crossover make sense? Grandparents, nannies, an involved aunt, uncle, sibling, …
Read More »Elon Musk Hints Tesla May Build a Texas Gigafactory
The Washington PostGetty Images Tesla already has factories in the United States (that’s the Model 3 under construction at the Fremont, California, plant shown above), China, and soon Germany. CEO Elon Musk routinely announces news via Twitter, and a new factory could help the company keep up with battery demand …
Read More »Do car payments build credit?
To a large degree, your credit score reflects how well you repay your debt, so timely payments on a car loan can be an effective way to build your score.* Other things affect your credit standing, too, such as how long you’ve been using credit products, but paying off an …
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