If the message Masi wants to send to the drivers is that he wants to let them race, then Hamilton’s move was fully legit and not worthy of a penalty. The only difference between the two moves was that in Brazil, Hamilton backed out of trying to make the corner. […]
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Mining Lithium For EV Batteries (and Nukes) in the Arctic Is Probably a Bad Idea
The Arctic Circle has faced some problems in the past few years. Things like the melting ice caps and massive human pollution thanks to mining activities have really screwed things up—and not to mention it’s also become an increasingly strategic area worth fighting for. That’s all bad but the news […]
Nikola’s Fuel Cell Dev Lead Is Out as the Bad News Keeps Piling Up
Once perceived as a potential rival to Tesla, hydrogen fuel cell truck startup Nikola hit the skids last September when short-selling financial firm Hindenburg Research accused the would-be automaker of “intricate fraud.” Hindenburg’s report sent Nikola into an immediate tailspin, recovery from which has been stalled by a seemingly endless […]
Symptoms of a Bad or Failing Throttle Position Sensor
The Drive and its partners may earn a commission if you purchase a product through one of our links. Read more. Certain things are a given in life, especially when it comes to cars. When you put your foot down on the gas pedal, it’s a given that your car […]
NASCAR Racer Says Stock Cars ‘Drive So God-Awful Bad’ They Make Road Courses Fun
This May, NASCAR will race at Circuit of the Americas for the first time, and the twisty Texas track will put the series’ humble stock cars (and trucks) through the wringer. Their combination of weight, horsepower, and basic chassis make them cumbersome at all tracks, especially road courses like the […]
Signs of a Bad Water Pump
The Drive and its partners may earn a commission if you purchase a product through one of our links. Read more. You ask a lot from your car’s water pump without even realizing it. You expect to get in and drive for several years and thousands of trouble-free miles, but […]
Symptoms of a Bad or Failing Idle Air Control Valve
The Drive and its partners may earn a commission if you purchase a product through one of our links. Read more. Intro: A graph of your car’s idle speed shouldn’t resemble architectural plans for a new Cedar Point roller coaster. Once the car warms up to normal operating temperature, it […]
Well, This Has Certainly Been a Bad Week for Nikola
While it’s easier for Nikola to hamstring independent content creators, it’s harder to evade the scrutiny of legacy publications like The Wall Street Journal, which on Thursday cast a spotlight on Nikola’s recently departed founder, Trevor Milton. Kept brief, Milton has a track record of ambitious ventures that have failed […]
What Does A Bad Starter Sound Like?
There are about a thousand and one sounds a car can make when it’s deteriorating toward failure. You’ve got clunks from broken suspension parts, the hiss of a spent radiator, and brop, brop, brop of a flat tire. There are so many that it’s sometimes difficult to discern what’s what. […]
Bad Fuel Pump Symptoms – The Drive
The Drive and its partners may earn a commission if you purchase a product through one of our links. Read more. A fuel pump’s primary task is to deliver fuel from the storage tank to the engine, and works with multiple other auto parts to accomplish that duty. That can […]
Everything Is Bad! Screw It, Buy an East German Car Full of Mice
I’m sure you realize that right now in 2020, things are bad. Nothing gets better. There’s seemingly no end in sight. No bottom to the pit of woe. Life keeps finding new and inventive ways to suck more. So, you might as well buy a terrible East German car that […]