The UK’s largest automaker says it will extend its pause in production to October 1st as it continues to deal with a massive cyberattack. That means that JLR’s three factories will have been idle for four weeks, costing the company over 200 million pounds in lost revenue, Reuters says. No word yet on who was responsible for the attack.
Automotive News reports that Jeep is telling its suppliers to no longer expect a plug-in hybrid Gladiator pickup truck. It’s a curious move, considering the mid-sized truck is one of Jeep’s best-selling vehicles in the US, and its 4xe (pronounced “four-by-e”) hybrid lineup also remains quite popular. This comes after Jeep parent company Stellantis cancelled the battery-electric Ram 1500 REV.
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My absolute favorite thing I own is a Flyer L885 electric cargo bike. It’s not the most powerful or most expensive, but it fits my lifestyle perfectly. I use it almost everyday to replace car trips, which is no easy task in a nation as car dependent as the US.
Check out this video about how cargo bikes are changing a lot of people’s lives for the better. Also: bike bus!
Kubota recently revealed the prototype, which runs on hydrogen fuel cells and can cultivate a field without any human supervision. Interestingly, here in the US, John Deere’s autonomous tractors still feature a cab for human operation. I guess they haven’t gone full robot yet.
Nearly two years after it was announced, we finally have gameplay video of iRacing’s first attempt at a new stock car racing game, and it looks pretty good. It’s debuting on PS5 and Xbox Series consoles first, on October 14th, before the Steam release for PC on November 11th.
