‘Rare earths’ is a term that is frequently used while discussing electromobility. The 17 “rare earth metals” listed in the periodic table of the elements are referred to by this phrase in chemistry.
Examples of ‘rare earth’ materials include:
A year ago, the late Ken Block and his Hoonigan Racing Division unveiled their ‘Hoonicorn’ – a one-of-a-kind, mid-engine, 1400 bhp, Porsche SVRSR, that was dubbed the ‘Hoonipigasus’. It was built with the sole purpose of going fastest overall at the most iconic and legendary hillclimb in the world, beating record-holder Romain Dumas who set it with a Volkswagen ID.R in 2018.
Engine issues prevented Block from making the run in 2022 and he had been looking forward to doing it this year. Unfortunately, in January this year, he died in an accident when the snowmobile he was on flipped back onto him.
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Following a 4-week break, the 2023 Formula 1 World Championship returns for the fourth round in at the Baku City Circuit in Azerbaijan. This is the seventh time that Azerbaijan is having a F1 round since the first one in 2016, which was actually the European Grand Prix. The 2020 round had to be cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
This weekend’s racing will also see the first of six Sprint races for 2023, as well as mark the debut of a new standalone Sprint format, including a Sprint Shootout qualifying session. The objective of this new format is to separate the Sprint and the GP more distinctively, increasing the level of intensity across the weekend and encourage the drivers to push harder.
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In side-collision safety tests for over 88,000 small cars, the majority of which were sold under the Toyota brand, Daihatsu, a subsidiary of Toyota Motor Corp, rigged part of the door, the companies said in a statement to Reuters yesterday.
According to them, the door trim on the affected vehicles had been altered with a “notch” to reduce the chance that the door inside could break with a sharp edge and hurt an occupant during testing when the side airbag deployed.
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Owners of classic cars, especially the much sought-after models, have kept their cars for years and while they may not be driven much. Some parts may deteriorate over time. Or when purchased after many years of use, some components were already worn out and replacement parts were increasingly difficult to find.
Naturally, if you own a classic model, you want every bit of it to be as original as possible. But if the original manufacturer no longer makes those parts (industry norms for producing replacements parts are usually up to 10 years after production of the model stops), then it has to be retained and preserved.
For owners of classic Aston Martin models, there’s some good news from Aston Martin Works which will help to future-proof their cars. The company will, for the first time in decades, manufacture a number of components for models such as the DB4, DB5, DB6 and some V8 models from the 1960s and 1970s.
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The fact that Hyundai has submitted a trademark application to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for the character logo “GT90 Genesis” suggests that the Korean automaker may be preparing to release a grand tourer based on one of the Speedium ideas. Sports cars and automobiles are covered by the filing.
Hyundai has previously indicated an interest in using the GT90 name. In 2017, the business asked to reserve the term “Genesis GT90,” and in 2020, it asked to reserve the same GT90 Genesis emblem in a number of categories other than sports cars. Even while filing for a trademark does not ensure that it will be used, it shows that Hyundai is committed to creating a car with this name.
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