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Electric NASCAR racer arrives at Chicago Street Race with 1300 hp (!)

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The first-ever electric NASCAR racer made its debut at the Chicago Street Race today wearing ABB livery and packing a tunable powertrain good for up to 1,000 kW (1340 hp) of peak power! Regenerative braking converts kinetic energy into power, which NASCAR says helps make the new race car “ideal” for road courses and short oval tracks.

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Getting Wet and Wild With NASCAR in Chicago

The Truth About Cars

It was the first time Chicago has hosted a street race for a major racing series in the modern era – and while we’re on the topic of firsts, what’s billed as the first-ever American auto race took place on the streets of the city and nearby Evanston in 1895. Based on what I saw, most of those concerns were either unfounded or overblown.

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Here's Why Younger Car Buyers Are More Open to Chinese Cars

The Truth About Cars

Yours truly was also at the NASCAR Chicago Street Race in person, so TTAC contributor Matthew Guy and I discuss that to add to our already extensive coverage. Get the latest news, features, TTAC takes, and everything else that gets to the truth about cars first by subscribing to our newsletter.

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Used Car of the Day: 2005 Toyota MR2 Spyder

The Truth About Cars

Today we have a person selling their 2005 Toyota MR2 Spyder because they live in the city of Chicago and congestion makes it too hard to have fun with the car. Get the latest news, features, TTAC takes, and everything else that gets to the truth about cars first by subscribing to our newsletter.

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Are Auto Shows Dying?

The Truth About Cars

Most of that narrative comes from an automotive press that goes to the media-preview days and then writes about the ills of auto shows if there's not much news being made. Even with the recent big Stellantis news. Image: Chicago Auto Show] Become a TTAC insider. Naturally, we asked Jen and Jill for theirs, as well. tellanti

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QOTD: Where Do You Do Your Carspotting?

The Truth About Cars

It's not just NorCal -- I sometimes spot some pretty cool iron in my neighborhood, and while the part of Chicago I live in is nice enough, it's not exactly a moneyed part of the downtown or anything. Personally, I just keep my eyes peeled. At events like Cars and Coffee? Some combination? What say you? Sound off below.

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The feds give NanoGraf $60M to build a huge EV battery materials factory in Michigan

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Photo: NanoGraf Chicago-based NanoGraf will build a $175 million factory to produce 2,500 tons of silicon anode material to support up to 1.5 NanoGraf’s new factory The US Department of Energy ( DOE ) has awarded $60 million to the silicon anode battery company to help build its factory under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.