The BMW i8 is a masterpiece. In the late 2000s, engineers from the German automaker created a sonnet of motoring, carefully folding in the past with the future—sadly, it’s a song which fell on deaf ears—meaning that it never performed or sold as it should’ve. The 369-horsepower plug-in hybrid was […]
Day: June 12, 2020
The Tesla Semi Is Finally Headed to ‘Volume Production’
Good morning and welcome back to Speed Lines, The Drive’s morning roundup of what matters in the world of cars and transportation. It is Wednesday, my dudes. Today we’re talking about electric semi-trucks, and we’re checking in with the airline industry. (Spoiler alert: things are bad.) Tesla Semi Ready For […]
Bubba Wallace to Run Black Lives Matter Livery in NASCAR’s Martinsville Race
It’s no secret that NASCAR has a shaky reputation when it comes to the issue of racism within its ranks and elements of its fan base. And in a powerful message to both the sport and the world, Richard Petty Motorsports driver Darrell “Bubba” Wallace Jr.—the only Black driver in […]