Nissan is partnering with San Diego Gas & Electric to sell its new all-electric car here next year.
The automaker will show off a prototype of the car to people who manage fleets for large companies, universities and municipalities at the Broadway Pier in downtown San Diego today, though the company insists the way it drives is more important than the way it looks.
“This is not a test and demonstration, but a true market introduction,†said Mark Perry, Nissan’s director of product planning and strategy.
The five-passenger compact is expected to go 100 miles on a four-hour charge of its lithium-ion batteries, he said…Â Details
The coming season brings with it a whole series of rule changes, the most important of which are summarised below…
Sporting Regulations:
Controversially, the FIA announced last week that the World Champion would be the driver with the most number of wins, rather than the one who scored the most number of points.
However, there subsequently came the revelation that world motorsport’s governing body needs the unanimous backing of teams to make such a change at such short notice.
With such backing apparently not forthcoming from FOTA, it now appears …Â Details
Lewis Hamilton’s McLaren Formula 1 car might help heal an injury.
Kimi Raikkonen’s Ferrari can make it easier to land on Mars.
And, it’s easier to reel in a big one, thanks to Nick Heidfeld’s BMW Sauber.
In a sport that demands millions of dollars to shave lap times by less than one second, it’s not hard to see how…Â Details
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 Kyle Busch dominated his way to a win in the Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway, easily holding off Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Denny Hamlin for his second win in three races.
That Busch and Hamlin were running up front is no big surprise. The two contended last year but were each denied victory because of mechanical problems – Busch lost his power steering while leading, and Hamlin had a fuel pickup issue on the final restart which allowed Jeff Burton to slide by him for the win.
What was more interesting is who wasn’t contending, including preseason title favorite … Details