Author: staff@jalopnik.com (Nishant Jayaram)
WE_Si/Shutterstock Chinese automakers like BYD and Geely are gunning for global dominance, as evidenced by the onslaught of Chinese cars in Europe. One other Chinese brand that’s slowly starting to grow in popularity worldwide is motorcycle and ATV manufacturer, CFMoto. CFMoto is predicated in Hangzhou, China, and is a subsidiary of the Chinese company Zhejiang Chunfeng Power Co., founded by Lai Guoqiang. CFMoto is gearing as much as grow market share within the U.S., even though it currently doesn’t have a factory within the country. Presently, the corporate manufactures its vehicles in three locations — China, Thailand, and Mexico. CFMoto began manufacturing…
Grindstone Media Group/Shutterstock Achieving quick drag times takes greater than horsepower and a stripped-down, lightweight body. The secret is to place the ability down effectively, as even cars with 1,000 hp may struggle to grip the surface in the event that they skitter around. That is where a magic sticky liquid sprayed on the surface comes into play. And like many things in racing — resembling aerodynamics — this compound traces its roots back to the aerospace industry. The resin, PJ1 TrackBite, was developed by Sperex Corporation and first utilized by NASA as a high-temperature coating for the Space Shuttle before being adopted for…
Michael Potts F1/Shutterstock Sustainability is usually a tough ask for manufacturers constructing a machine for a single purpose, but Formula 1’s bosses are pushing constructors to save lots of the world while going as fast as possible. In 2019, Formula 1 set a goal to change into carbon net zero by 2030, and the technicians across its teams and suppliers had already achieved half that goal by the top of the 2024 Formula 1 season, with a 26 percent decline in carbon emissions. The goal of being net zero carbon will not be just within the design, development, and manufacturing…