North Carolina
US military begins preparations for Hurricane Matthew
C-17 Globemasters, F-22 Raptors, and T-38 Talons are all shipping to bases further inland while Navy ships either shelter in place or sail for northern waters.
North Carolina man saves fellow motorist from burning wreck
Intense footage of what happens immediately after a car crash.
Navy vet responds to misogynistic note on windshield
Everyone knows that you shouldn't judge a book by its cover.
Tesla loses fight to open second store in North Carolina
The North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles denies Tesla the right to open a second gallery in the state, saying local, independent dealers could do it.
Tow-truck driver abandons disabled Bernie Sanders supporter
A tow-truck driver from South Carolina refused service to a disabled woman after a car crash after seeing Bernie Sanders stickers on her car.
GM shuts down Tesla's direct sales chance in Connecticut
Two more state legislatures discussed Tesla's efforts to sell its EVs direct to customers this week. The automaker was shut down in CT, and maybe also NC.
North Carolina driver charged for flattening Trump sign
Police in Wilmington, NC are investigating a viral video that shows a local man driving off the road to run over a Trump for President campaign sign.
Runaway dump truck demolishes house
In early February, an unlicensed North Carolina driver caused an accident that sent a dump truck careening into an empty house.
Watch Danica Patrick go undercover as a Lyft driver
Danica Patrick spends some time as a Lyft driver and does a little stoplight drag racing with her clients in the car. They all seem to have a great time.
Mercedes-Benz USA considering moving south
Mercedes-Benz may be a German automaker first and foremost, but it's a global operation. Among its many offices around the world, the company employs some 800 staffers at its US headquarters in New Jersey. But that office could be moving down South in the near future.
Detroit found to have most expensive car insurance, Charlotte least
It seems like a lot of bad news comes out about Detroit, MI. With the city's Chris Bruce
Egg-shaped, solar- and pedal-powered $5,500 ELF eco-trike on the way
Remember the old Flinstones cartoons where Fred and Barney could make their cars go faster by peddling their feet on the ground under the car? One North Carolina-based company is putting its own spin on that concept. All for the sake of the environment, of course.
Dad pleads with parents to remember kids in hot cars
After five minutes of sitting in a hot car, Terry Williams was drenched with sweat. After ten minutes, he felt like the air had been sucked out of his lungs. After 15 minutes, he got out of the car.
Honda's first production jet takes off from North Carolina
Plenty of automakers have backgrounds in aircraft manufacturing. BMW, Bristol, Mitsubishi, Saab and Spyker all started out in the airplane business. But Honda is going the opposite direction, expanding its
Mysterious Man Clings To Back Of Speeding Car
A scene straight our of a horror movie played out Saturday along a stretch of highway in North Carolina as a man clung to the back of a speeding car.
North Carolina now charging $100-per-year EV road-use fee
Tobacco Road just got a little more expensive for drivers of electric vehicles such as the Nissan Leaf and Tesla Model S. This year, North Carolina started instituting an annual $100 road-use fee for electric-vehicle drivers in order to close at least a little of the budgetary shortfall for ro
The List #0011: Drive the Tail of the Dragon
After setting a world land speed record in a 50,000-horsepower jet car, we're bringing The List hosts Jessi Combs and Patrick McIntyre back down to Earth with a to-do item more accessible for the common enthusiast: drive the Tail of the Dragon.
Tesla Motors wins in North Carolina, anti-competitive legislation dropped
Chalk up another win for Elon Musk and the crew at Tesla Motors. The North Carolina Automobile Dealers Association (NCADA) had convinced its pals in the Senate to pass a bill with language that would have, among other things, banned the California automaker from selling cars in the state. After meeting
North Carolina governor test-drives Tesla Model S amid dealer fight
Tesla scored a big point in the "hard sell" column in North Carolina recently, when the chief executive of one of the states opposing direct-to-consumer vehicle sales got behind the wheel of a Model S electric vehicles, the Silicon Valley Business Journal says.