Tech

Driving the Jeep Magneto, an electric concept with a manual transmission

Enlarge / The Magneto 2 . 0 is a modified Jeep Wrangler with an EV powertrain. (credit: JIm Resnick) MOAB, UTAH—First things first: This cliff-climbing battery-electric Jeep concept vehicle is not headed for production, despite the hopes of many Jeep fans assembled in Moab, Utah, for this year’s Jeep Easter Safari. The Magneto is an […]

Tech

2022 Wagoneer rocks a high-end, vast interior while guzzling hydrocarbons

Enlarge / The 2022 Wagoneer. Uncooperative weather forced us to rely on Stellantis media images for this review. (credit: Stellantis) Even as the automotive industry charts a course into a mostly electrified future, internal combustion engines still rule the particular roost in most segments. This includes the full-size SUV segment dominated in the US by […]

Sport

Voice of the Yankees’ nightmarish drive, and the call that saved him

John Sterling is 83 years old and has been broadcasting for such a long time that he once was the radio voice of the Baltimore Bullets, the WHA’s New York Raiders, as well as the New York Stars of the particular WFL. He’s been calling Yankees games for so long, he was behind the microphone […]

Tech

The 2021 Jeep Wrangler 4xe marries WWII handling with 50 mpg efficiency

Its looks might still call back to the battlefields of World War II, but there’s nothing old-fashioned about the Jeep Wrangler 4xe’s powertrain. [credit: Jeep ] It is not a hard-and-fast rule, but most cars would be better with the addition of some electric motors. There are always exceptions—heavy batteries|camera batterycamcorder battery|digital camera battery|batterie|cheap batteries […]

Entertainment

Britney Spears’ BF Gets Into Accident Days After She Said She Just Wants To Ride In His Car

During her bombshell testimony last month, Britney Spears spoke out against the oppression she was experiencing under her restrictive conservatorship. She spoke about the freedom she yearned for, leading to an enormous surge in the #FreeBritney movement. And twice she mentioned something she wanted to do was be driven around by boyfriend Sam Asghari, just one of the […]

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Plug-in Jeeps and an EV Ram 1500 pickup are part of Stellantis’ new plan

Enlarge / In 2024, Ram will offer a battery-electric Ram 1500 pickup truck. (credit: Stellantis) Stellantis, the automaker with a portfolio of 14 brands that includes Jeep, Ram, Peugeot, and Citroën, is planning four new platforms for battery-electric vehicles as part of its electrification strategy. The company revealed its new EV strategy on Thursday morning, […]

Sport

Deadspin investigates: Tiger Woods crash site a haven for driver error — 13 accidents in 2020

On the day that Tiger Woods crashed his car in Los Angeles, winding up with a rod in his leg and several broken bones, sheriff’s deputy Carlos Gonzalez told reporters at a news conference that he regularly writes tickets to drivers on that stretch of road for going 80 miles per hour when the speed […]

Tech

The Cherokee Nation asks Jeep to change the name of its SUV

Enlarge / The SUV currently known as a Jeep Cherokee. (credit: Jeep) It’s time for Jeep to reconsider calling its SUVs “the Cherokee” and “Grand Cherokee,” says Cherokee Nation Chief Chuck Hoskin, Jr. This marks the first time the Cherokee Nation has directly asked Jeep to stop using its name for vehicles, something the brand […]

Sport

You can get bent, Bruce Springsteen

Whenever the actual Super Bowl turns out to be a dud, and this one assuredly was, no matter how much emotion you were able to waste on it and the winning QB, the focus turns to everything around the game. Maybe it’s the halftime show (which was fine to good), or the coverage/broadcast (awful), or […]

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The Fiat Chrysler-Peugeot merger gets the OK from shareholders

Enlarge (credit: Rafael Henrique/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) For the past few years, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles has been looking to get married. After its advances were spurned by the likes of General Motors and Volkswagen, a merger with France’s Renault looked possible, until the death of FCA boss Sergio Marchionne in 2018. Then, in October, news […]