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Formula One Rejects Andretti-Cadillac Bid

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Andretti-Cadillac's bid to join the Formula One grid has been officially rejected, confusing plenty of people that thought the team had a good chance of being the first American entrant since Haas. When General Motors opted to get involved via Cadillac. someone to root for.

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Next-gen Ford EVs, Cadillac Escalade IQ, BMW EVs testing V2X: Today’s Car News

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Cadillac gives its long-anticipated Escalade EV a timeline and a badge. A California utility and BMW are working together on greening the grid with V2X tech. And Ford likens its efficiency-focused three-row electric SUV coming in 2025 to a “personal bullet train.” ” This and more, here at Green Car Reports.

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FIA Approves Andretti and Cadillac for Formula One

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While Micheal Andretti first announced plans to have the family racing team join the F1 grid in 2022, FIA hadn’t taken the matter under serious consideration until the following year. Knowing that F1 was eager to continue drawing fans in the United States, Andretti immediately announced a partnership with Cadillac.

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Report: FIA to Reject Every F1 Team Application Except Cadillac

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The Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) is expected to reject three applications for new Formula 1 teams with the Cadillac-backed Andretti Global being the only exception. In the other corner, you have the Andretti family’s multigenerational racing heritage and General Motors — the country's largest automaker by volume.

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General Motors is Now a Registered F1 Power Unit Manufacturer

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While the sport’s governing body, the FIA, approved the American team’s entry to the grid with backing from General Motors and Cadillac, F1 itself has yet to accept the application. It’s unclear which manufacturer Andretti would be able to lean on in the meantime, but the grid is about to gain a few new names on that side of the sport.

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TOYOTA GAZOO Racing revises GR010 HYBRID for 2023 season

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Cadillac, Ferrari, Porsche and Vanwall join existing Hypercar competition from Peugeot and Glickenhaus to form a 13-car grid in WEC, with even more cars likely at Le Mans in what is expected to be a closely-fought contest for the biggest prize in endurance racing.

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DOE, GM, Mathworks launch EcoCAR Electric Vehicle Challenge; 15 universities selected

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GM will provide student teams across 15 academic institutions with a Cadillac LYRIQ, the brand’s first all-electric vehicle, to develop and to demonstrate technology that utilizes automation and vehicle-to-everything connectivity.

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