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‘Nemesis’ breaks UK electric car speed record

An electric car – based on a second-hand Lotus Exige – has broken the UK electric car speed record with a speed of 151.6mph. We’re not entirely sure how relevant a new UK speed record for an electric car is, but let’s be parochial and report it anyway. The ‘Nemesis’ is an electric car built round a second hand Lotus Exige, bought off eBay, by a team of engineers in a shed in Norfolk and driven by an Estate Agent from Gloucestershire.

1993 Jaguar XJ220 heads for Scottsdale auction

Come Jan. 19-23, 2011, a 1993 Jaguar XJ220 will be available at the Russo and Steele Collector Automobile Auction in Scottsdale, Ariz. Produced by Jaguar in collaboration with Tom Walkinshaw Racing from1992 to 1994, the XJ220 can achieve 217 mph and run from 0 to 60 mph in 3.8 seconds.

Mazda Tribute recalled for same fix as Ford Escape

Mazda is recalling 217,500 copies of the Tribute SUV--from the 2001 through 2008 model years--to fix a sticking throttle. The same problem prompted Ford to recall the mechanically similar Escape SUV on July 26. Ford built the Tribute for Mazda, as well as the Escape.