Australian Company Wants EV Owners To Volunteer Their Cars As Generators When Natural Disasters Hit Vehicle-to-load tech is going to be a game changer in emergencies. The ability to power things simply using your car can literally save lives depending on the situation. One Australian company is incentivizing EV owners to share that technology with their fellow countrymen when natural disasters strike. Read more…

Trump Does Tesla A Favor, Plans To Make It Easier For Self-Driving Cars To Hit The Road Good morning! It’s Monday, November 18, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are the important stories you need to know. Read more…

Low Cost Spirit Airlines Files For Bankruptcy, Promises All Tickets Remain Valid Spirit Airlines has filed for bankruptcy protection amid mounting losses and stiff competition from rival budget airlines. The American carrier has lost billions since the Covid-19 pandemic and will now work to restructure its debt while continuing to operate flights across the U.S. Read more…

What Are Your Worst Mechanic Stories? Very few people ever look forward to taking their car to a mechanic. No matter what you do, you’ll probably have to take your car for a dreaded trip to a garage to see a mechanic. We all worry that the garage will overcharge for service, and it could admittedly be even worse than that. The mechanic could fail to fix… Read more…

Aston Martin Valkyrie GTP Performing About As Well As Its Last Prototype The new Aston Martin Valkyrie GTP racer is just the brand’s third attempt at building a top-flight endurance racing sports car since 1989. Last weekend marked the car’s first test sessions at Daytona International Raceway with factory-supported Heart Of Racing’s one-car entry and, while it was a preliminary event for… Read more…

A Rope And A Milk Carton Make The Only Fake EV Sound You Need With the pivot to electric power, debates have raged for years around all kinds of aspects of electric vehicle ownership: how much range do you need? How long should it take to charge? How much should it cost? But one argument has raged fiercer than the rest: what should an electric vehicle sound like? Now, the owner… Read more…

At $3,600, Will This 1985 Volvo 245DL Go The Distance? If you only ever buy one car for the rest of your life, then today’s Nice Price or No Dice Volvo could be a strong contender to be that car. Let’s see what such a commitment might just cost. Read more…

How to End Christian Nationalism with Amanda Tyler State of Belief host Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush talks with Amanda Tyler, author of the new book “How to End Christian Nationalism,” and executive director of the Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Freedom. The post How to End Christian Nationalism with Amanda Tyler appeared first on RNS.

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Vatican Cardinal Parolin hopeful about ‘synergy’ with Trump administration (RNS) — President-elect Trump promised to end all wars. The Vatican’s secretary of state cautioned that there are no ‘magic solutions’ to global conflicts. The post Vatican Cardinal Parolin hopeful about ‘synergy’ with Trump administration appeared first on RNS.

In Tennessee’s evangelical heartland, pastors say Trump’s win won’t solve America’s woes (RNS) — Evangelicals were the bedrock of Trump’s return to the White House, with some 80% of evangelical voters supporting him. For some Tennessee pastors, that was mostly about the economy — and they hope Trump will lead to lower gas and food prices, but not a revival of Christian power. And they worry about post-election America, which remains…

At fall meeting, US Catholic bishops turn toward Pope Francis’ agenda BALTIMORE (RNS) — The presentation on ‘Laudato Si’,’ a central document approaching its 10-year anniversary next year, was particularly notable because the bishops have previously sidelined Francis’ environmental teaching. The post At fall meeting, US Catholic bishops turn toward Pope Francis’ agenda appeared first on RNS.

Review: In ‘Tammy Faye,’ evangelical Christians come to Broadway NEW YORK (RNS) — With a soaring score from the legendary Elton John, the show casts Jerry Falwell Sr. as the villain, Jim Bakker as a miscreant and Tammy as the sparkly, open-hearted heroine. The post Review: In ‘Tammy Faye,’ evangelical Christians come to Broadway appeared first on RNS.

Photos of the Week: Sikh guru birthday; Full moon festivals (RNS) — Each week RNS presents a gallery of photos of religious expression around the world. This week’s photo gallery includes the birth anniversary of the first Sikh guru, full moon festivals and more. The post Photos of the Week: Sikh guru birthday; Full moon festivals appeared first on RNS.

After dispiriting election, Muslim Americans question whether politics is a game they can influence (RNS) — In the days since the presidential election, American Muslim political and civic leaders are debating whether continuing to work within the country’s two-party system will ever produce gains for the Muslim community. The post After dispiriting election, Muslim Americans question whether politics is a game they can influence appeared firs…

For Arab Americans and Muslims in newly red Dearborn, a mix of defiance, ambivalence, fear DEARBORN, Mich. (RNS and NPR) —  ‘The Arab community got their message across that we could no longer be taken for granted,’ said one Christian and Palestinian American. ‘Even though we’ve paid a heavy price.’ The post For Arab Americans and Muslims in newly red Dearborn, a mix of defiance, ambivalence, fear appeared first on RNS.

Teslas Are The Most Fatal Cars On The Road, Study Finds Tesla has the deadliest cars on the road today. According to a new study from iSeeCars, Tesla vehicles have the highest fatal crash rate among all vehicle brands in the United States. The organization analyzed data from the U.S. Fatality Analysis Reporting System. Read more…

Are You A Cybertruck Owner With A Degradation Kink? We Want To Hear From You The Tesla Cybertruck has had a rough launch. It’s had six recalls already, it gets damaged by stickers, and it’s become a laughingstock nationwide. On TikTok, in the news, Cybertruck owners are ridiculed at every turn. It raises the question: Is that why you bought one? If so, we want to talk. Read more…

Michael Schumacher Made History In This Ferrari And Now Some Talentless Jabroni Is Going To Buy It You don’t have a fraction of the talent that Michael Schumacher held in his left pinky finger, but if you have enough money you can buy the car he used to win his final races. Fighting tooth-and-nail with eventual champion Fernando Alonso in 2006, Schumi used this chassis as a tool to win the San Marino, European,… Read more…

MAGA Cars, Automotive Gimmicks And Cars That Could Save Stellantis In This Week’s QOTD Roundup Elon Musk will be in charge of the federal budget next year, from which he’s promised to cut a truly impossible amount of money. But you don’t find $2 trillion just by cutting your entire staff so nothing works except your burned-out employees — you need to take more drastic measures, like cutting the things that cost… Read more…