This 1961 Jaguar E-Type coupe is one of three special Series 1 E-Types to be offered at the Silverstone Auctions Race Retro Live Online Auction Get all the latest auto industry news in the Executive Briefing.
Today’s Headlines:
+ The Jeep Wrangler Rubicon 392 will arrive late this spring in a fully loaded launch edition with a normally-aspirated 470-horsepower V8 and a list price of $74,995. More at Car and Driver.
+ Former Michigan governor Jennifer Granholm, a car industry loyalist, has been approved by the U.S. Senate to serve the Biden administration as Secretary of Energy. More at Autoblog.
+ Kristen Siemen, who currently heads global energy strategy, compliance, and test labs at General Motors, has been named vice president and chief sustainability officer. More at The Detroit News.
+ Ilmor Engineering will supply its 396 V8 spec engines to the Superstar Racing Experience, the IROC-like racing series launched by Tony Stewart and Ray Evernham. More at Racer.
+ China’s Geely Automobile and its Swedish sister company Volvo Cars have dropped their merger plans but will launch a program to cooperate on powertrain development. More at Reuters.
+ Wisconsin truck maker Oshkosh will supply the U.S. Postal Service with new trucks specifically engineered for mail delivery, including a number of battery-electric vehicles. More at The Verge.
+ Police report that thieves have grabbed more than a thousand Dodge Chargers in the Detroit area in the past year, using relay hacking to simulate owners’ key fobs. More at The Drive.
+ Featured attractions at the Silverstone Auctions Race Retro Live Online Auction on March 27 will include three Series 1 Jaguar E-Types, each with a special history. More at Sports Car Digest.
+ Embattled electric truck start-up Nikola is paying $8.1 million in attorney fees for ousted founder and chairman Trevor Milton, who left the company following fraud allegations. More at CNBC.
+ Formula 1 global director of race promotion Chloe Targett-Adams says a race date in Africa is at the top of the current wish list for additions to the season calendar. More at Motorsport.com.
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Why do USPS delivery vehicles need AC? Most of the drivers are constantly getting in and out delivering mail, so other than a cool breeze AC would be pretty much useless with the door constantly open. I can see it on vehicles that went from transportation hubs direct to post offices, but not on normal city route vehicles. Most rural route carriers are contractors with their own vehicles.
I don’t know how they do things in cities where you are at, but around here most park their vehicles and walk the blocks. Suburban subdivisions have streetside mail boxes, but they are usually blocked by parked cars.