Lotus EV division enters SPAC deal, will list on Nasdaq
Lotus Technology, a division of Lotus responsible for development of electric vehicles, is about to go public via a SPAC deal. Also referred to as a reverse merger, a SPAC deal is where a private company goes public by being taken over by a company that’s already listed, typically one set up solely for this […]
The Need For Speedhunting – Speedhunters
This year we’re celebrating 16 years of Speedhunting, which means there are people now learning to drive who weren’t even born when Speedhunters first launched in 2008. Obviously, this fact is slightly terrifying, because in our minds 2008 is only a few years back, not more than a decade and a half ago. But what it does mean – given […]
The Pickup Truck No One Needs But Everyone Wants
There’s a particular genre of auto enthusiast that absolutely despises the luxury pickup truck. They’re going to tell you that trucks are for work, that no one actually needs a pickup adorned with segment-shattering luxury features. And sure, maybe no one actually needs a top-trim pickup truck — but boy, do people want them. And […]
Cadillac Lyriq Regains $7,500 Tax Credit
Last year, most Cadillac Lyriq electric vehicles (EVs) were eligible for a $7,500 federal tax credit. But they lost the discount on Jan. 1. Now, GM claims, it’s coming back. The federal Department of Energy doesn’t yet include the Lyriq on its list of qualifying vehicles. But industry publication Automotive News reports that a GM […]
Google’s Gemma Optimized Across All NVIDIA AI Platforms
NVIDIA, in collaboration with Google, today launched optimizations across all NVIDIA AI platforms for Gemma — Google’s state-of-the-art new lightweight 2 billion– and 7 billion-parameter open language models that can be run anywhere, reducing costs and speeding innovative work for domain-specific use cases. Teams from the companies worked closely together to accelerate the performance of […]
Maybe first totaled G60 in Germany (Hessen), today.
google translate of the article below. so the person who died was thrown (not wearing seatbelt?) and I deduce the BMW driver was trapped. Goes with the dashboard /footwell being pushed back a few inches. any accident is sobering. Gilserberg. A serious traffic accident occurred on Saturday morning on federal highway 3 between Gilserberg and […]
We Review the 2024 BMW M8 Competition Coupe
We just came back from Homestead-Miami Speedway where last week we attended the annual Targa 66 event. Around 70 to 80 classic race were registered for the competition. BMW USAClassic takes this opportunity at Targa to showcase and run a selection of classic race cars. BMW’s renowned driver, Bill Auberlen, was also present to offer […]