As New York swelters under a heat index of 109°F and extreme weather looms, the question isn’t just about surviving today—it’s about gearing up for the long collapse. When society unravels, fuel becomes currency, and the asphalt turns to a…
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory built three near-identical Mars rovers: Curiosity, Perseverance, and a ground-test twin that never left Earth. While the first two explore the Red Planet, the third has spent years enduring every simulation and failure diagnosis in JPL’s…
Tesla’s second-quarter deliveries rose 25% year-over-year globally, driven by a 40% spike in Europe where soaring gasoline prices turbocharged EV demand. The surge contrasts sharply with the U.S., where Tesla’s sales are estimated to have fallen 20% in Q2 to…
Ferrari’s 2027 12Cilindri Manuale has reignited the debate over what qualifies as a true manual transmission, but the Italian supercar maker isn’t sweating it. The flagship V12 grand tourer is the first manual-equipped Ferrari in over a decade, yet it…
MPG-E stands for miles per gallon of gasoline equivalent, a metric the EPA uses to compare the energy efficiency of electric vehicles (EVs) and plug-in hybrids against traditional gasoline cars. The agency calculates it by equating one gallon of gasoline…
Modern car manufacturing is a ballet of precision and brute force, a process so intricate it borders on the absurd. Every new car rolling off the line is the result of thousands of parts, hundreds of workers, and a production…
BMW’s latest M2 with the M Performance Track Kit has just obliterated the Nürburgring Nordschleife lap record for its class, clocking a verified 7:25.068 on 22 May 2026. The time was stamped by TÜV Rheinland under punishing conditions: scorching ambient…
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has reached a $996,703 settlement agreement with Denka Performance Elastomer (DPE) over alleged hazardous waste violations at the company’s currently idled chloroprene rubber production facility in LaPlace, Louisiana. Under the agreement, Denka must certify…
Covestro has completed the acquisition of two production sites for hexamethylene diisocyanate (HDI) derivatives in Thailand and the US. The transaction, which was completed on 1 July, covers the former Vencorex facilities in Rayong, Thailand, and Freeport, Texas. The acquired…
Chinese tire maker General Science has formed a joint artificial intelligence laboratory with two Chinese research organisations, the Nanjing Institute of Artificial Intelligence Innovation and Nanjing Fangcun Zhiwei Technology. The laboratory, named the ‘general artificial intelligence application innovation laboratory,’ will…