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Obrist, the Austrian engineering firm famous for ripping battery cells out of a Tesla Model 3 and bolting a gas engine into the frunk, is bankrupt. Three companies in the Obrist Group are insolvent with combined debts of about €31.8 million, or roughly $37 million. The company spent over a decade pitching its “HyperHybrid” range extender as the smarter alternative to battery-electric cars. It never got a single production vehicle out of it. Two closures, no rescue The Feldkirch Regional Court in Vorarlberg opened bankruptcy proceedings at the end of September for Obrist Powertrain GmbH and Obrist Technologies GmbH, both…
The baby Mercedes G-Class might arrive sooner than many expected. Mercedes-Benz Group CEO Ola Källenius recently said the smaller brother of the OG G-Class could reach the market in less than 24 months. That puts a potential launch around 2028, assuming the timeline holds. Källenius also revealed that his phone was flooded with messages when Mercedes first announced the smaller SUV, suggesting there is already plenty of interest in it. Several prototypes have been spotted testing, while more details about the model are beginning to emerge. Unlike the full-size G-Class, the baby G will reportedly be built in Hungary rather…
Ukrainian officials are accusing SpaceX of placing a speed limit on the military version of Starlink that their forces use to fly drones, but SpaceX has not confirmed that any change was made. Presidential adviser Serhiy Beskrestnov said in a Telegram post on Wednesday that Starshield terminals have begun losing service when they move faster than about 100 miles per hour, according to a Reuters report. “Our defense forces did not receive a warning about this limitation, and this led to the disruption of several missions,” he wrote. Ukraine’s 7th Rapid Reaction Corps told Reuters that connections dropped for 10…
Chicagoans can now check out Slate’s electric trucks and accessories in person, and even go for test drives. Source link
Ford’s next electric pickup will start at around $30,000 when it goes on sale in early 2027. As its official debut draws closer, a disguised Fathom prototype popped up outside of Ford’s World Headquarters. Ford Fathom EV pickup spotted, this time in Dearborn Although we haven’t seen it in full yet, Ford’s Fathom is already making a name for itself. As the first model based on its new Universal Electric Vehicle (UEV) platform, Ford promises the Fathom will be a step change from its previous-generation EVs. Ford will open preorders for the Fathom in early 2027 with a starting MSRP…
Ukrainian officials are accusing SpaceX of placing a speed limit on the military version of Starlink that their forces use to fly drones, but SpaceX has not confirmed that any change was made. Presidential adviser Serhiy Beskrestnov said in a Telegram post on Wednesday that Starshield terminals have begun losing service when they move faster than about 100 miles per hour, according to a Reuters report. “Our defense forces did not receive a warning about this limitation, and this led to the disruption of several missions,” he wrote. Ukraine’s 7th Rapid Reaction Corps told Reuters that connections dropped for 10…
The RS Q8 is a 631-horsepower super SUV but it stood no chance against Porsche’s electrified SUV. Source link
BMW put the new i3 to the test to showcase the power of its Gen6 batteries. The long-wheelbase i3 covered 753 miles (1,213 km) without stopping, the longest covered by any BMW EV to date. BMW i3 50L delivers 1,213 km of range on a single charge BMW Group began series production of its sixth-generation (Gen6) EV batteries in Shenyang on October 15, its third global production site for the new battery tech. To prove the power of its latest battery tech, set to power its Neue Klasse lineup, BMW put the new i3 50L through an endurance test to…
Rattankun Thongbun/Getty Images Having your car stolen is an awful experience, and it’s made even worse by the inconvenience of dealing with an insurance company. The good news is that sometimes, the stolen vehicle can be recovered and returned to its owner. To that end, Illinois State Police’s latest recovery figures include both the big numbers a department wants to highlight and some rather messy examples of how some of those recoveries happened. The headline figure writes itself. In just three months, troopers recovered 424 stolen or hijacked vehicles. That’s 4.6 cars every day on average for 92 days straight.…
A Tesla crossed the grass median of Route 55 in New Jersey, hit a tree, slid into oncoming traffic, and struck an SUV head-on. The SUV’s driver, 68-year-old Phillip Eastman, was killed. Police reported it as a driver who lost control. What they didn’t say, and likely didn’t know, is that Tesla’s own report to federal regulators says the car’s driver-assist system was engaged. This is part of an ongoing Electrek investigation matching reported crashes to Tesla’s redacted NHTSA data. What happened on Route 55 Around 8:31 a.m. on Saturday, August 22, 2026, a Tesla was heading south on Route…