Tesla Faces $58,000-A-Day Fines In France Over 'Deceptive Marketing Practices'
France's consumer protection agency began investigating Tesla in 2023 after receiving complaints and has since found that Tesla violated several laws.
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Lucy Promises Charlie Brown A Rotary-Powered Mazda RX-7 Successor Is Definitely 100% For Sure Coming This Time
Mazda's eagerness for an RX-7 replacement seems second only to ours, but is an "RX-9" really on the cards?
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This Is Who Should Buy Maserati, According To Our Readers
The official line from Stellantis is that it isn't selling Maserati, but sales were down about 50% last year and the Italian automaker lost nearly $300 million.
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What Car Costs Too Much?
What cars are you convinced don't offer anywhere near the kind of driving experience you'd expect for the kind of money people are paying these days?
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Trump's War With Iran Could Send Gas Prices Through The Roof
If Iran were to close the Strait of Hormuz, it would disrupt the flow of oil out of the Middle East and raise the price of oil worldwide.
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Massive Fire In Ohio Caused By Pickup Driver Who Hit A Tanker Truck Then Fled The Scene
Initial reports suggested the pickup truck driver cut off the tanker, causing it to crash, but police now say it was more than a little bad driving.
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Huawei Patents Solid-State Battery That Would Let You Road Trip From Miami To Maine On A Single Charge
These batteries could offer 1,800 miles of range, and Huawei says the right charger could replenish the battery in about five minutes, too.
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NYC Mayoral Candidate Zohran Mamdani Receives Car Bomb Death Threat Despite Not Owning A Car
The anti-Mamdani fervor has gotten so aggressive that he's received multiple death threats, including at least one to blow up his car — but he doesn't own one.
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Tom Cruise Returning For 'Days Of Thunder' Sequel, Bruckheimer Says
Would it be great if we got an original NASCAR movie instead of a sequel to one that was released 35 years ago? Yes. But at least Tom Cruise will be part of it.
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I Road Tripped The Zero S So You Don't Have To
Was my decision to road trip the slow-charging Zero stupid? Absolutely. Except it didn't make me hate the bike.
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These Are The Most American-Made Cars You Can Buy In 2025
Are the cars on the list are the best ones you can buy? Nope, but it's still interesting to see which cars are more American-made than others.
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Used C8 Corvettes Are Still $55,000 Cars Because Chevrolet Made Them Too Good, I Guess
Sadly, for the folks who were hoping to pick up a five-year-old C8 for $30,000, the dream still remains very much out of reach.
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Ram's New 10-Year Warranty Will Last Almost As Long As It Takes You To Pay Off Your Truck
Ram has a new plan to turn sales around with a 10-year/100,000-mile powertrain warranty on 2026 model year trucks and vans. Nice.
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Elderly Man Somehow Gets Mercedes A-Class Stuck Driving Down Rome's Spanish Steps
Maybe this 80-year-old man is just a big fan of "Fast X" and "Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning."
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Transportation Secretary Threatens To Seize Infrastructure Funding From States That Don't Stop The Protests
Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy has threatened to withhold infrastructure funds from states that don't stop the protests.
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The Best Deals On SUVs Right Now, According To Consumer Reports
Our friends at Consumer Reports sorted through all the available incentives and put together a list of the SUVs that currently offer the biggest discounts.
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Regenerative Braking Could Make Your Kid Fail Their Driving Test
Allegedly, a teen in New Jersey failed his driver's test because he used regenerative braking in his dad's Tesla.
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Tesla In 'Self-Drive Mode' Hit By Train After Turning Onto Train Tracks
One family in Pennsylvania found their Tesla had turned onto some railroad tracks and, eventually, got hit by a train
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Buy The E46 BMW M3 Wagon You've Always Dreamed Of Building
BMW never built an E46 M3 wagon, so this well-done conversion is the next best thing.
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Thousands In Australia Sue Tesla Over Phantom Braking Problems
About 10,000 Tesla owners have reportedly joined the class-action lawsuit, with some drivers describing the problem as "terrifying."
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Americans Will Likely Need To Pay Millions To Repair D.C. Streets After Trump's Military Parade
The problem is, of course, that tanks and other military vehicles are heavy. Very heavy.
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Florida Man Convicted For Pretending To Be Flight Attendant To Take 120 Free Flights
Sure, it wasn't legal. But it was also kind of genius
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Democrats Who Want To Welcome Elon Musk Back Are Terribly Weak People, Says Dan O'Dowd
Rep. Ro Khanna suggested Democrats should welcome Musk back, but Dan O'Dowd, founder of the safety group the Dawn Project, couldn't disagree more.
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High-Performance Hyundai Ioniq 6 N Is Coming Next Month, And It Looks Glorious
Hyundai just released a set of teaser images that show off most of the car without giving away much in terms of performance specs.
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These Are The Ugliest Cars Our Readers Still Love Anyway
When you try something different with car design, it may be a hit, or it could end up universally reviled.
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You Don't Get To Use Your Car As A Weapon Against Protests You Don't Like
We once again have to state that driving your car into a crowd, even if it's a crowd of protesters you disagree with, is wrong.
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