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Police in Milton, Florida arrested a man after he pulled a gun on an Uber driver earlier this week who was dropping his daughter off. Sean Hollonbeck forced the driver out of the car and onto the ground and has since been charged with false imprisonment and aggravated assault with a weapon, WEAR News reports. After pulling him out of the car, Hollonbeck reportedly forced the driver to lie down in the roadway, show his driver’s license so he could photograph it, and allow him to photograph his license plate, his Uber account and the address where he picked up Hollonbeck’s daughter.

As it turned out, the 13-year-old snuck out of the house Saturday night and took an Uber to Pensacola, about 30 minutes away. When he discovered she’d snuck out, he reportedly called both the Santa Rosa County and Escambia County sheriff’s offices, but didn’t get much help from either department. So when she got back home, he made the only logical decision and pulled a gun on the completely innocent Uber driver.

It’s not entirely clear what kind of gun Hollonbeck used. WEAR News said it was a .22 rifle, but Fox 35 Orlando reports it was actually an AR-15. Either one could be deadly at close range, and having any gun pointed in your face is going to make for a bad day.

If you assumed Hollonbeck would have seen the error of his ways after his arrest and being fired from his job, though, you couldn’t possibly be more wrong. He is doubling down, insisting that he did everything right.

“That vehicle was completely unmarked. In my mind this was not good, right?” he told WEAR News. “And everybody knows what’s going on in this country with fentanyl and child trafficking and rape. Terrible stuff.”

He also really wants people to know he’s a veteran, saying, “I served 31 years, I was an Army doctor, I trained as a Navy flight surgeon, I served with the 7th Special Forces Group, I served with the 160th. I served six tours.” That, of course, only makes things worse since he’s not some yokel who’s never been taught the rules of firearm safety or when it’s appropriate to pull a gun on someone.

“The vast majority of this story has not been presented to the public whatsoever. And the vast majority of this is related to parental rights,” he said, later adding, “In this country, you’re innocent until proven guilty. If it goes to trial, I look forward to it because I want to get 12 moms and dads on that jury and judge if what I did was fair — because I called for law enforcement, and I didn’t get them.”

Something tells us the jury will probably see things differently, but it is Florida, so you never know. Maybe they’ll decide it actually isn’t illegal to pull a gun on your daughter’s Uber driver. Crazier things have happened in the past.

We towed with the 2024 Lexus GX 550, went off-roading in the 2024 GMC Hummer EV SUV, and spied the 2025 Porsche 911. It’s the Week in Reverse, right here at Motor Authority.

We hooked 5,000 pounds of multi-species boat to the rear end of the 2024 Lexus GX 550 to see how the new SUV towed. Spoiler: Pretty well, but there’s quite a bit of hassle hooking up and tow mode doesn’t disengage critical safety systems that should be turned off while hooking up to a trailer.

The Rolls-Royce Cullinan Series II debuted with a revised front fascia featuring a new bumper and lighting elements. Inside the luxury automaker’s most popular model, which is an SUV, incorporates a miniature version of the Spirit of Ecstasy hood ornament on the dashboard.

We took the 2024 GMC Hummer EV SUV off-roading in Moab and walked away with the impression this overweight EV might just rule as king of the off-road hill. Between this SUV’s immense range and capability there’s truly no other vehicle from the factory that is like the Hummer EV SUV.

The Bentley Batur convertible popped its top to become one of the most exclusive vehicles on the Continental GT’s platform. Limited to 16 cars, the Batur Convertible marks one of the final sendoffs for Bentley’s venerable W-12 engine.

The 2025 Porsche 911 underwent hot lap testing on the Núrburgring with almost no camouflage. The iconic sports car sports revised front and rear bumpers featuring new aerodynamics that should enhance cooling along with, potentially, active air shutters. The lighting elements have also been revised.

After camping outside Tesla’s German Gigafactory for the past week, environmental protesters stormed the facility this morning. Hundreds of people marched on the factory, overcoming police armed with pepper spray. Protesters are arguing that the Gigafactory should not be allowed to expand over allegations of greenwashing.

Hundreds of climate protesters had pledged to attend the action today, which saw them march on the Tesla Gigafactory in Berlin-Brandenburg, reports CNBC News. At the time of the march, Tesla had shuttered the facility after a national holiday on Thursday, calling on workers to remain home on Friday as well.

Since Monday, climate protesters have been camped outside the factory, which produces the Tesla Model Y for sale across Europe. Activists from the Disrupt movement were involved in the action, which is an anti-capitalist campaign calling for an end to greenwashing. Greenwashing is the act of hiding a product’s true environmental impact behind eco-minded credentials. As Business Insider explains:

Disrupt is an “alliance” of self-declared anti-capitalist groups that oppose a plan to double the production capacity of the Grünheide factory.

It argues that Tesla’s expansion plan would require it to clear out local forest areas and could tighten local water supplies.

So far, police in the area have confirmed that “multiple unauthorized people are trying to enter the grounds” on X. A spokesperson for the Brandenburg police told CNBC News that roadblocks were now in place around the factory and described the scene as “dynamic.”

Tesla has so far not commented on the siege at its facility, however boss Elon Musk previously hit out at protesters calling for the factory’s expansion to be blocked. Earlier this year, Musk took to X to describe protesters at the site as “either the dumbest eco-terrorists on Earth or they’re puppets of those who don’t have good environmental goals.”

The American EV maker has been striving to increase output at its German plant for months now. The expansion of the facility would allow it to increase production of its battery packs and complete vehicles. As CNBC explains:

Tesla’s planned expansion includes designs for a rail freight depot and storage facilities that could help it avoid reliance on other logistics providers, and avoid production pauses due to parts shortages.

Tesla was dealt a symbolic setback in February when locals voted against authorizing the factory expansion. However, the vote was nonbinding and Tesla and local officials still intend to push ahead with it.

The move has angered the opposition, who argue that the plans would have a negative impact on the local environment. The plans would reportedly require the demolition of approximately 250 acres of forest very near to a conservation area.

واشنگتن/ سان فرانسیسکو – به گفته دو نفر مطلع، جو بایدن، رئیس‌جمهور ایالات متحده، قرار است در هفته آینده تعرفه‌های جدید چین را اعلام کند که بخش‌های استراتژیک از جمله خودروهای الکتریکی را هدف قرار می‌دهد.

به گفته یکی از مردم، انتظار می‌رود که اعلام کامل، که می‌تواند به زودی سه‌شنبه انجام شود، تا حد زیادی عوارض موجود را حفظ کند. این شخص گفت که یک اعلان نیز می تواند به عقب رانده شود.

به گفته یکی از افراد، بخش های خاصی نیز شامل نیمه هادی ها و تجهیزات خورشیدی می شود.

یکی از افراد گفت، جزئیات مربوط به ارزش دقیق یا دسته‌بندی تعرفه‌هایی که اعمال می‌شد نامشخص بود، اما گفته می‌شود که دولت در حوزه‌های مورد علاقه در حوزه‌های رقابتی استراتژیک و امنیت ملی به صفر رسیده است.

به گفته یکی از منابع و یک فرد مطلع دیگر، دفتر نماینده تجاری آمریکا هفته‌ها پیش توصیه‌های خود را به کاخ سفید ارائه کرد، اما اعلام نهایی به تعویق افتاد زیرا این بسته در داخل مورد بحث قرار گرفت.

بایدن، یک دموکرات که به دنبال انتخاب مجدد در ماه نوامبر است، به دنبال این است که رویکرد خود را با رویکرد دونالد ترامپ، نامزد جمهوری خواه، که تعرفه های همه جانبه ای را پیشنهاد کرده است که مقامات کاخ سفید آن را بیش از حد صریح و مستعد جرقه زدن تورم می دانند، مقایسه کند.

کاخ سفید و دفتر نماینده تجاری ایالات متحده از اظهار نظر خودداری کردند. خبر بلومبرگ ابتدا این ماجرا را گزارش کرد.

این اقدامات می‌تواند در زمان تشدید تنش‌ها بین دو اقتصاد بزرگ جهان، اقدام تلافی جویانه چین را به دنبال داشته باشد. اعمال تعرفه های گسترده تر ترامپ در دوران ریاست جمهوری 2017-2021 او، چین را با اعمال تعرفه های تلافی جویانه برانگیخت.

بایدن گفته است که خواهان جنگ تجاری با چین نیست، حتی با وجود اینکه گفته است این کشورها وارد پارادایم جدیدی از رقابت شده اند.

هر دو نامزد 2024 به شدت از اجماع تجارت آزاد که زمانی در واشنگتن حاکم بود، فاصله گرفتند، دوره ای که با پیوستن چین به سازمان تجارت جهانی در سال 2001 محدود شد.

در سال 2022، بایدن بررسی سیاست دوران ترامپ را بر اساس بخش 301 قانون تجارت ایالات متحده آغاز کرد. یک مقام آمریکایی گفت که ماه گذشته، او خواستار افزایش شدید تعرفه‌های آمریکا بر محصولات فلزی چین شد، اما محصولات هدف‌گذاری شده از نظر دامنه محدود بودند و بیش از یک میلیارد دلار از محصولات فولادی و آلومینیومی تخمین زده می‌شود.

بایدن همچنین از آغاز تحقیقات در مورد شیوه های تجاری چین در بخش های کشتی سازی، دریایی و لجستیک خبر داد، روندی که می تواند به تعرفه های بیشتر منجر شود.

دولت بایدن همچنین بر کشور همسایه مکزیک فشار آورده است تا چین را از فروش غیر مستقیم محصولات فلزی خود به ایالات متحده از آنجا منع کند.

چین گفته است که اقدامات تعرفه‌ای غیرمولد بوده و به اقتصاد آمریکا و جهان آسیب وارد می‌کند.

انتظار می‌رود شاسی‌بلند Gravity جدید لوسید اواخر امسال باشد، اما اوایل امسال، این خودروساز درخواست‌های علامت تجاری را برای چیزی که انتظار می‌رود یک شاسی‌بلند الکتریکی کوچک‌تر و مقرون به صرفه‌تر باشد، ثبت کرد. InsideEVs برنامه پلاک نام “زمین” را پیدا کرد که قرار بود در سال 2026 در پشت جاذبه زمین فرود بیاید.

سه نام مدل در برنامه دفتر ثبت اختراع و علائم تجاری ایالات متحده ظاهر شد: Earth، Lucid Earth و Earth Dream Edition. طبق گزارش ها، لوسید قصد دارد تولید خود را در سال 2026 آغاز کند و باید به عنوان کم هزینه ترین مدل این شرکت قرار گیرد. اندازه آن مشابه تسلا مدل Y است، همچنین دارای قیمت رقابتی خواهد بود و انتظار می رود هزینه ورود به زیر 50000 دلار کاهش یابد.

مدیرعامل Lucid نیز در جریان تماس درآمد سه ماهه اول این خودروساز، این وسیله نقلیه را تایید کرد، اگرچه نام زمین تا زمانی که اپلیکیشن علامت تجاری کشف نشده بود، مشخص نبود. پیتر راولینسون گفت که مدل سایز متوسط ​​”حدود 48000 دلار” قیمت خواهد داشت و خاطرنشان کرد که این شرکت “سطوح کارایی بی‌نظیر” را دنبال خواهد کرد تا محدوده مورد انتظار مشتریان Lucid را ارائه دهد.

زمین می تواند یک مدل ساخت یا شکست برای این خودروساز باشد و دو سال زمان کافی برای رقبای با بودجه بهتر برای به روز رسانی است. مدل Y برای به‌روزرسانی عقب افتاده است، اگرچه اخراج‌ها و تحولات اخیر در تسلا می‌تواند آچاری را به چرخ دنده‌ها بیاندازد و سرعت را کاهش دهد.

اگرچه لوسید از حمایت بزرگی از سوی دولت عربستان سعودی برخوردار است، اما ثروت لوسید چیزی جز سنگ اندازی نیست. تحویل سه ماهه اول این شرکت نسبت به مدت مشابه در سال 2023 افزایش داشت، اما پیش بینی آن برای 9000 دستگاه برای سال جاری حدود 25 درصد کمتر از انتظارات تحلیلگران است. راولینسون گفت که مطمئن است که Gravity آینده به افزایش حجم کمک خواهد کرد، اما این خودروساز ضررهای قابل توجهی را در هر دستگاه تحویل داده است، که مشخص نیست چگونه Lucid می‌تواند بدون تلاش مداوم برای کاهش زنجیره تامین و هزینه‌های تولید به سودآوری دست یابد.

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Alpine’s Alpenglow concept from 2022 has been updated with a complete interior and a functioning powertrain. The powertrain is a 4-cylinder designed to run on hydrogen, and Alpine will demonstrate its performance with demonstration runs at the legendary Spa-Francorchamps racetrack this weekend.

Bentley has unveiled special Edition 8 versions of its Continental GT, Continental GT Convertible, and Flying Spur to mark the end of the road for a standalone V-8 in the cars. A V-8 will still be offered in the future, though it will be paired with a plug-in hybrid system.

Before Porsche announced plans for the original 911 Turbo, a concept was presented at the 1973 Frankfurt auto show. At the reveal, Porsche didn’t have a turbocharged engine to install in the car and thus the engineers used a naturally aspirated engine with a mock turbocharger made from wood for the show. Learn the full story of the concept in the links below.

You’ll find these stories and more in today’s car news, right here at Motor Authority.

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Mercedes-AMG is waiting to see if reigning F1 Max Verstappen chooses to leave Red Bull before making any other driver moves for the 2025 season, boss Toto Wolff said in a recent interview with Racer.

“He’s the leading driver,” Wolff said, adding that Verstappen may not leave Red Bull, where he’s contracted until the end of the 2028 season. But the possibility of Verstappen departing Red Bull, where he’s been dominating F1 for the past few years, is putting the rest of the F1 driver market on hold, Wolff said, reiterating a point he made in another interview just after the 2024 Chinese Grand Prix a few weeks ago.

2024 Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix – Photo credit: Getty Images

Despite Red Bull’s current competitiveness, some cracks are beginning to show. Verstappen has said he would leave if certain key personnel—such as motorsport advisor Helmut Marko—were to leave, according to Racer. Mercedes, meanwhile, is looking for a driver to replace seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton, who signed with Ferrari for 2025. And Wolff did not rule out future talks to put Verstappen in that seat.

“I think we want to take our time and see where Max’s thinking goes and at the same time monitor the other drivers,” Wolff said. One of those other drivers is Carlos Sainz, the only non-Red Bull driver to win a race in the past 18 months, who is being booted from Ferrari to make way for Hamilton.

Max Verstappen at the 2023 Formula 1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix – Photo credit: Getty Images

While Verstappen may very well remain with Red Bull, the departure of design legend Adrian Newey and reported confidence in Mercedes’ power-unit development progress ahead of new 2026 regulations may already be triggering an exodus of technical personnel from the team.

McLaren boss Zak Brown has said the team has received multiple approaches from Red Bull personnel, something Wolff confirmed to Racer, but claiming that it is “not anything out of the ordinary.”