Ferrari has unveiled the latest of its exclusive Icona sports cars, the Daytona SP3, which boasts a 6.5-liter V12 with 828 horsepower. Get all the latest auto industry news in the Executive Briefing.
Today’s Headlines:
+ Noteworthy vehicle rollouts at the Los Angeles Auto Show include the Hyundai Seven Concept, the 2022 Lexus LX 600, and the 2022 Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS. More at Motor Trend.
+ Rivian Automotive and Ford Motor Company, which owns 12 percent of Rivian, have abandoned their plans to jointly develop an electric truck platform, Ford announced. More at Reuters.
+ General Motors is releasing a software update that will allow Chevy Bolt EV owners to park and charge their vehicles inside while they await battery pack replacements. More at Car and Driver.
+ A knockout qualifying procedure will determine the starting lineups for nearly all Cup, Xfinity and Camping World Truck Series races next season, NASCAR announced. More at NBC Sports.
+ A 1987 Ferrari Testarossa once owned by famed musician Elton John is on the docket at Australian online auction house Shannons’ 40th Anniversary event this week. More at ClassicCars.com Journal.
+ Henrik Fisker unveiled his Fisker Ocean Electric SUV, which is priced in the $40,000+ range, in its final production form to positive reviews at the Los Angeles Auto Show. More at Autoweek.
+ In the United Kingdom, the government will close a loophole and make any use of a handheld smartphone illegal while driving, imposing a £200 ($268) fine and a point penalty. More at Auto Express.
+ Continuing its return to traditional alphanumeric model designations, Cadillac has registered the names Vistiq and Lumistiq to align with the upcoming 2022 Lyriq. More at The Drive.
+ Ferrari has unveiled the latest of its exclusive Icona sports cars, the Daytona SP3, which was inspired by the Ferraris that finished 1-2-3 at the Daytona 24 hours in 1967. More at Autoblog.
+ Red Bull Team Principal Christian Horner has been handed an official warning by the FIA over a comment made to broadcasters about a “rogue marshal” at the Qatar Grand Prix. More at Motorsport Week.
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have you seen what a lithium ion mine looks like? battery operated cars are way worse for the environment in the long run.
The photos of lithium mines we see on social media and elsewhere are actually copper and nickel mines (disinformation). And of course, nickel and copper are also required to build internal combustion vehicles, and many other things. In truth, lithium is more commonly extracted from brine pools via evaporation.
Everything done by industrial man has an environmental impact, but it’s clear that electric vehicles are much cleaner than internal combustion vehicles. Here is the basic problem: Every gallon of gasoline (6.3 lbs) we burn in the atmosphere combines with oxygen and produces 20 lbs of carbon dioxide. There is really no getting around that.
Vistiq, Lumistiq, Lyriq !
Sorry, but that sounds like something requiring a shot of penicillin.
“Continuing its return to traditional alphanumeric model designations, Cadillac has… ”
Shouldn’t that read as Cadillac’s abandonment of its alphanumeric model designations?