Marcus Webb 
Oil giant Shell has pulled a surprise move by unveiling the Triple 10 Challenge, an electric hatchback concept designed to showcase its fast-charging and efficiency credentials. The three-pronged target is brutal: 10 km/kWh driving efficiency (≈209 MPGe), lifecycle CO₂e emissions…
This week’s Dopest Cars roundup delivers a parade of automotive oddities and purpose-built weirdness, all plucked straight from Facebook Marketplace. Leading the charge is a 1961 Ford Falcon that’s been “squished”—front-to-back only—into a chopped, mystery machine listed for $11,950. The…
Twenty years after one of the most infamous supercar crashes in California history, Stefan Eriksson—the man who totaled a Ferrari Enzo on the Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu—has been released from prison and is now demanding his wrecked supercar back…
Astronomers have just crowned the most unlikely champion of cosmic imaging: a 1998 Nintendo Game Boy Camera. With a laughably tiny 0.014-megapixel sensor and a grand total of two bits of data—yielding just four shades of gray—the retro gadget has…
Towing a trailer can be challenging, especially in windy or bumpy conditions. Strong crosswinds can push the trailer from side to side, causing it to sway, while rough pavement can load and unload the weight on the hitch, leading to…
Two Republican U.S. representatives have introduced legislation aimed at preventing foreign actors from altering electronic logging device (ELD) records used by American truck drivers. The GHOSTRUCK Act (H.R. 93969), introduced on June 18 by Reps. Dave Taylor of Ohio and…
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company has announced that its executive vice president and Chief Financial Officer, Christina Zamarro, will be leaving the company effective July 10 to accept another opportunity. Scott Deakin has been appointed as the interim Chief…
Truck dealers are banking on a rebound in Class 8 truck demand for 2026 and 2027, with the American Truck Dealers (ATD) lifting its sales forecasts to 227,000 units for 2026—a 7.5% increase from its earlier projection of 210,000—and 250,000…
Mercedes-AMG Team Verstappen Racing will line up fourth on the grid for the 78th running of the CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa after Jules Gounon (AND) delivered a 2:19.735 in the new Superpole shootout to lock in the Mercedes-AMG GT3…
FedEx Freight reported $2.41 billion in revenue for its fiscal fourth quarter ended May 31, a 4.8% increase over the $2.30 billion recorded in the same period last year. The Memphis, Tenn.-based less-than-truckload (LTL) carrier, now operating as a standalone…