A wide range of plug-in models—from Hyundai and BMW—are being recalled for potential fire risk. Tesla boosts range for much of its lineup. Karma prices its fully electric car. And Nikola could revert to a “base plan” that means no Badger. This and more, here at Green Car Reports.
Watch live: NASA talks OSIRIS-REx asteroid sampling plan today
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Beats Flex Wireless Earphones
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In Wyoming, an ecologist seeks a new niche as a U.S. senator
More than 10 years ago, Merav Ben-David encountered a bureaucratic blizzard when she launched a study of polar bears in Alaska. She had to comply with a host of regulatory policies, obtain permits from regional, federal, and tribal agencies, and plot out the team’s trip through the Artic Ocean. So, […]
UK drivers to be banned from using a mobile phone from 2021
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331+ mph: SSC Tuatara hypercar claims production-car speed record
Richland, Washington-based hypercar maker SSC North America claims title to “fastest production vehicle” honors after its 1,750-horsepower Tuatara exceeded 331 mph on a 7-mile closed stretch of Nevada state highway.