Owen Fairbrother

Daily news desk editor

Owen Fairbrother started as a copy editor at a small daily in Oregon and later covered local business and transportation. At LeftLaneNews he handles the daily news desk: launches, recalls, sales figures and regulation. He links to the original filing or statement whenever one exists. He fishes the lakes around Portland when the weather allows.

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Future

“They’re Printing the Future of Flight”: Airbus Taps 3D Tech to Cool Its Hydrogen Engines and Chase Zero-Emission Aviation

October 16, 2025 4 min read

News

“It Trapped Them Inside”: Tesla Cybertruck Crash Sparks Lawsuits and Federal Probe Into Deadly Door Design

October 16, 2025 5 min read

Electric

“It Sounds Like the Future”: Ferrari’s First Electric Car Delivers 1,000 Horsepower and a Roar Born From Pure Electricity

October 16, 2025 4 min read

Electric

“This Is Tesla’s Wildest Idea Yet”: The Cybertruck’s Inflatable Add-On Promises to Fix Its Biggest Flaw (and It Actually Might Work)

October 15, 2025 4 min read

Future

This Drone Fleet Declares War On Wildfires With Autonomous Detection And Automated Suppression In Minutes (It Saves Lives)

October 15, 2025 4 min read

News

“They Said It Was Safe”: Ford’s Massive Recall Over 600,000 SUVs Sparks Fire Fears Under the Hood (and Drivers Are Furious)

October 14, 2025 4 min read

Engines

“They Didn’t See This Coming”: Germany’s Hydrogen Engine Breakthrough Shakes the Entire Electric Car Industry (and the U.S. Is Nervous)

October 14, 2025 4 min read

Future

“Europe’s EV Dream Just Hit Pause”: BYD Bets on Hybrids and Hydrogen to Outsmart Tariffs and Redefine the Road Ahead

October 13, 2025 4 min read

Supercars

“They Built a Falcon on Wheels”: Bugatti’s $4.6 Million Tourbillon Unleashes 1,800 Hybrid Horsepower and Redefines Speed for 2026

October 11, 2025 4 min read

Future

“They Want a Fourth Light Now”: Scientists Propose Adding a White Signal So Self-Driving Cars Can Control Intersections (and humans just follow along)

October 8, 2025 4 min read

Electric

“They Said Batteries Couldn’t Go Further”: A US Startup Just Unveiled a Design That Extends EV Range by 50% Without Adding Size (and it’s a game changer)

October 8, 2025 4 min read

Supercars

“They Said It Would Ruin the Brand”: Lamborghini’s Hybrid Revolution Shocks Supercar Purists (and it just broke every sales record)

October 7, 2025 4 min read

Porsche’s 909 Bergspyder stopped with carcinogenic brakes

VinFast vows to stay in the US after selling just 389 EVs

Gas-only cars fall below half of global new-car sales

Owen Fairbrother

Latest stories

“They’re Printing the Future of Flight”: Airbus Taps 3D Tech to Cool Its Hydrogen Engines and Chase Zero-Emission Aviation

“It Trapped Them Inside”: Tesla Cybertruck Crash Sparks Lawsuits and Federal Probe Into Deadly Door Design

“It Sounds Like the Future”: Ferrari’s First Electric Car Delivers 1,000 Horsepower and a Roar Born From Pure Electricity

“This Is Tesla’s Wildest Idea Yet”: The Cybertruck’s Inflatable Add-On Promises to Fix Its Biggest Flaw (and It Actually Might Work)

This Drone Fleet Declares War On Wildfires With Autonomous Detection And Automated Suppression In Minutes (It Saves Lives)

“They Said It Was Safe”: Ford’s Massive Recall Over 600,000 SUVs Sparks Fire Fears Under the Hood (and Drivers Are Furious)

“They Didn’t See This Coming”: Germany’s Hydrogen Engine Breakthrough Shakes the Entire Electric Car Industry (and the U.S. Is Nervous)

“Europe’s EV Dream Just Hit Pause”: BYD Bets on Hybrids and Hydrogen to Outsmart Tariffs and Redefine the Road Ahead

“They Built a Falcon on Wheels”: Bugatti’s $4.6 Million Tourbillon Unleashes 1,800 Hybrid Horsepower and Redefines Speed for 2026

“They Want a Fourth Light Now”: Scientists Propose Adding a White Signal So Self-Driving Cars Can Control Intersections (and humans just follow along)

“They Said Batteries Couldn’t Go Further”: A US Startup Just Unveiled a Design That Extends EV Range by 50% Without Adding Size (and it’s a game changer)

“They Said It Would Ruin the Brand”: Lamborghini’s Hybrid Revolution Shocks Supercar Purists (and it just broke every sales record)

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