Author: Associated Press
BIG SUR, Calif. — Motorists crept along one lane of a scenic stretch of California’s iconic Highway 1 on Monday after an enormous chunk of it collapsed into the ocean following heavy weekend rains, stranding as many as 1,600 people within the coastal community of Big Sur. Convoys of vehicles resumed at 8 a.m. Monday for one lane of the highway, although the general public trapped in Big Sur were allowed to depart when a single lane was reopened Sunday after being closed overnight, said Kevin Drabinski, a spokesperson for the California Department of Transportation, or Caltrans. “Through the time…
LONDON, Ohio — Inside 24 hours of shopping for his red Ford Mustang Mach-E, Liam Sawyer set off on a camping trip. Sawyer, who bought the electrical SUV “because I feel the technology is cool and the range is just long enough,” searched ahead of time for convenient charging stations between his home in Indianapolis and Allegheny National Forest in western Pennsylvania. About 175 miles (282 kilometers) into his journey, he stopped at a brand new public charging station on the Pilot Travel Center along Interstate 70 outside Columbus, Ohio. The station, which opened in London, Ohio, in December with…
Max Verstappen stayed firmly on target for an additional season of dominance in Formula 1 on Saturday by winning the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. Even after just two races, and despite turmoil at Red Bull, Verstappen seems in near-total control on the track as he goals for a fourth consecutive title this 12 months. Still, he needed to share the eye with 18-year-old Oliver Bearman, who was a surprise seventh in his first F1 race as a Ferrari stand-in. “A implausible weekend for the entire team and in addition for myself. I felt really good with the automotive,” Verstappen said.…
Oracle Red Bull Racing Team Principal Christian Horner, left, talks with Jos Verstappen on the Bahrain Grand Prix. (Getty Images) Christian Horner said midway through his Red Bull internal investigation that it was ” business as normal ” for the Formula 1 team and star of “Drive to Survive,” and he wasn’t kidding. Horner in a single race weekend alone gave Netflix a complete season of fabric in what might be the performance of his lifetime. Cleared by Red Bull last week on allegations of misconduct levied against him by a team worker, he moved on to the season-opening…
SAKHIR, Bahrain — The continued drama around Red Bull had no effect on its three-time reigning world champion as Max Verstappen routed the sphere by 22 seconds within the season-opening Formula 1 race on Saturday. Verstappen began the Bahrain Grand Prix on pole position and was never seriously challenged on his strategy to a commanding one-two win for Red Bull with teammate Sergio Perez. Embattled team principal Christian Horner was joined before the race and in the course of the podium celebration by his former pop star wife, Geri Halliwell. “Today went even higher than expected,” Verstappen said. “It was…
DETROIT — Honda is recalling greater than three quarters of 1,000,000 vehicles within the U.S. because a faulty sensor may cause the front passenger air bags to inflate when they are not alleged to. The recall covers certain Honda Pilot, Accord, Civic sedan, HR-V and Odyssey models from the 2020 through 2022 model years, in addition to the 2020 Fit and Civic Coupe. Also included are the 2021 and 2022 Civic hatchback, the 2021 Civic Type R and Insight, and the 2020 and 2021 CR-V, CR-V Hybrid, Passport, Ridgeline and Accord Hybrid. Affected models from the Acura luxury brand include…
DETROIT — Toyota and General Motors are telling the owners of about 61,000 older Corolla, RAV4, Matrix/ Pontiac Vibe models to stop driving them because their Takata airbag inflators are prone to exploding and hurling shrapnel. The urgent warning Monday covers: Certain Corolla compact cars and Matrix hatchbacks from the 2003 and 2004 model years. RAV4 small SUVs from 2004 and 2005. Also covered are about 11,000 Pontiac Vibes from 2003 and 2004, that are essentially the identical because the Matrix and were made at the identical California factory. A lot of the vehicles are within the U.S. “If the…
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — After all Brad Pitt is on the Rolex 24 at Daytona, probably the most prestigious endurance race in the US. The actor just isn’t at Daytona International Speedway as a fan though. He’s actually on course filming scenes for his yet-to-be-titled Formula One movie, and the storyline comprises an arc wherein Pitt, an aging driver, has returned to sports automobile racing. His presence has been a little bit of a headache to lots of the other drivers in the sphere, mainly due to heavy security at the motive force motorhome lot, where Pitt has a spot…
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — There have been again and again following Jimmie Johnson’s 83 profession NASCAR wins when, trophy in hand and post-race obligations complete, his pending celebration can be immediately soured by the person who guided him to victory lane. Chad Knaus desired to extract probably the most out of Johnson on a regular basis, and even after a win, the crew chief could still find areas of improvement. “There have been again and again once we were within the media center, collecting the trophy, and we leave there and as soon because the door was shut, Chad is like…
PITTSFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. — For nearly every week in the intense cold of January 2024, frigid temperatures from Chicago to northern Texas have made life painful for electric-vehicle owners, with reduced driving range and hours of waiting at charging stations. In Oak Brook, Illinois, near Chicago, television reporters found Teslas that were running out of juice while in long lines for plugs at a Supercharger station. The temperature hit a low of minus 9 Fahrenheit (-23 Celsius). Outside of Ann Arbor, Michigan, Teslas were plugged in at six of eight charging stations Wednesday because the wind howled with a temperature…
