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What’s the link between Hollywood, an American businessman, time-travel, and a mountain of cocaine big enough to make even Keith Richards’ knees tremble? Answer: the DMC DeLorean, AKA the DMC-12, AKA the car from Back to the Future. This weekend marks the 35th anniversary of Back to the Future, so…

gold seatbelts ftw — The 408hp four-door started production in March. Jonathan M. Gitlin - Apr 23, 2020 8:58 pm UTC The design is very Volvo-like, which is unsurprising given that it's built on Volvo's Compact Modular Architecture. At first, Polestar 2s will come pretty loaded with standard equipment. But…

Enthusiasts have been modding their cars for more performance basically since the dawn of the automobile's inception. For most of the history of four-wheeled vehicles, the only ways to cut a few tenths of a second off a 0-60 time involved some time with a wrench — wider or grippier…

By William Gallagher Tuesday, April 21, 2020, 10:25 am PT (01:25 pm ET) Apple is investigating the composition of car windows that could be adjusted to help with passenger privacy, or change protective tinting in bright environments.Apple appears to be planning for a Tesla-style "moon roof" on the Apple Car.…

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos. YouTube/Amazon News Good morning! This is the tech news you need to know this Tuesday. Amazon is facing multiple inquiries from labor regulators into whether it unlawfully retaliated against workers who spoke out about its coronavirus response. Amazon has come under fire recently from employees, activists,…

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BEIJING — U.S. electric vehicle maker Tesla's China car registrations jumped 450% in March, month on month, data from auto consultancy LMC Automotive showed. Tesla's China registrations rose to 12,709 units in March from 2,314 in February. Overall auto sales in China plunged 43.4% in March, as a coronavirus pandemic continued…

Electrek adds that Tesla has been exploring other ideas. Musk hinted it might help you record your “caraoke” sessions, and the company recently applied for a patent on using the camera to recognize occupants and apply settings (such as seat position or climate controls) when they’re inside. For now, though,…

Photo: Getty ImagesThe Morning ShiftAll your daily car news in one convenient place. Isn't your time more important?Tesla is putting its workers on hold and cutting salaries, car production is warily re-starting, airlines are cutting airplanes, and some ventilators. All that and more in the Morning Shift for April 8,…

James Dyson may have designed his ventilator the fastest, but Tesla's engineers are getting there, too. Just weeks after Elon Musk volunteered Tesla's services, here are the company's engineers showing you their prototype. They're making good use of already-on-hand automotive parts and even the infotainment system for the Model 3,…