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Waymo Autonomous Vehicle Set Ablaze By Crowd In San Francisco

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The Alphabet-owned company said a crowd used fireworks to set the Jaguar I-Pace on fire in San Francisco’s Chinatown neighborhood. Things started somewhat calmly with a Chinese Lunar New Year celebration, but the situation escalated when a person jumped onto the vehicle and smashed its windshield.

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Land Rover to Introduce twin-turbo V8 Defender

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Part of that effort apparently includes this new OCTA trim, promised to be the most powerful Defender ever to roll off an assembly line. Specs are scarce at the moment but it’s worth noting that max attack V8 models currently make 518 horsepower; something in the neighborhood of 600 isn’t out of the question.

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Cleveland City Planners Change Policies to Create 15-Minute City

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Cleveland, Ohio, has approved new zoning and transportation policies that are angling to transform it into the next “fifteen-minute city,” The City Planning Commission voted to move forward with changes to building codes in several pilot neighborhoods it wants to make more pedestrian friendly.

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Geländewagen, Electrified: Mercedes-Benz G 580 with EQ Technology

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Expect to find these things prowling around tony neighborhoods in the second half of this year. Get the latest news, features,& TTAC& takes, and everything else that gets to the truth about cars first by& subscribing to our& newsletter. Watch for the TikTok fail videos in short order.

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2025 Toyota 4Runner Officially Teased

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liter four-cylinder engine (offering somewhere in the neighborhood of 250 horsepower) will be the base powertrain. Get the latest news, features,& TTAC& takes, and everything else that gets to the truth about cars first by& subscribing to our& newsletter. All-wheel drive is assured.

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Lobbyists Estimate Billions in Fines If New Fuel Economy Rules Adopted

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billion under the new rules, while the bill at Stellantis would be somewhere in the neighborhood of $3.0 Get the latest news, features,& TTAC& takes, and everything else that gets to the truth about cars first by subscribing to our& newsletter. Matt Blunt is the group’s president and a former governor of Missouri.

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Fuelin’ Around: Chevron Buys Hess

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for somewhere in the neighborhood of $53 million. Get the latest news, features,& TTAC& takes, and everything else that gets to the truth about cars first by subscribing to our& newsletter. In what is being described by talking heads as an “all-stock transaction”, Chevron Corp. has agreed to purchase Hess Corp.

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