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The racing career of two-time Indy 500 winner Helio Castroneves will be on the line Tuesday when opening statements get under way in the U.S. government’s tax-evasion case in Miami against the Brazilian star.
Castroneves, 33, is charged along with his sister and attorney in a conspiracy to evade paying taxes on more than $5 million from the driver’s racing and licensing agreement with the Penske Team between 1999 and 2004.
If convicted, Castroneves…Â Details
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Google employees are fairly technology-minded, but even they were amazed by the strange car that appeared at the company’s Mountain View headquarters Feb. 20, swarming around the vehicle and looking as though a UFO had landed.
“It’s so space age, I love it,” said one employee. “Where do you put the groceries?” joked another.
Google was just the latest stop for Xof1, a streamlined solar car on a record-breaking journey…. Details
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As you walk around the 80 or so electric and hybrid-powered vehicles here at the Fourth Annual Battery Beach Burnout — the Southeast’s largest alternative-powered vehicle show… Details
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