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ExxonMobil now offering 3% cash back when you pay with your Apple Card

Eileen Falkenberg-Hull
Jun 29, 2020, 1:08 pm

Apple Pay now works in conjunction with the ExxonMobil app.

Photo courtesy of ExxonMobil

ExxonMobil will now provide three percent Daily Cash back with users fill up at an Exxon or Mobil station using their Apple Card with Apple Pay. The offer is available on fuel, car washes and convenience store purchases at over 11,500 Exxon and Mobil stations across the United States.

Here's how it works. Exxon and Mobil consumers use Apple Card with Apple Pay in the Exxon Mobil Rewards+ app to pay for fuel at the pump. This makes it so you don't have to touch the payment-related buttons at the pump or insert your credit card.

ExxonMobile Apple Pay credit card graphicPhoto courtesy of ExxonMobil

To make a convenience store purchase at check-out using Apple Card with Apple Pay, customers simply hold their iPhone or Apple Watch near the payment terminal to make a contactless payment.

According to a release, when they use the Exxon Mobil Rewards+ app, consumers will also earn points towards future savings through the Exxon Mobil Rewards+ program.

This news comes on the heels of the Worldwide Developers Conference where Apple unveiled its new iOS 14 operating system. There were also updates to Apple CarPlay, fresh Apple Maps upgrades regarding electric vehicles, and new phone-as-key functionality that is first being brought to the redesigned BMW 5 Series.

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Lotus Emira sends gas engines out in style

The Emira will be Lotus' last gas-powered car.

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Automakers of all sizes and shapes are going electric, and tiny British automaker Lotus is no exception. Known for building small, impossibly lightweight cars with amazing handling, Lotus is rolling out one last fossil fuel-burning sports car before its world changes completely.

Lotus EmiraThe Emira will be available with a four- or six-cylinder engine. Lotus

Lotus says the Emira will be its last gas-powered vehicle before its shift to an all-electric lineup. The Emira is available with both a V6 and a twin-turbocharged inline four-cylinder - a version of the world's most powerful four-banger. Orders for the V6 model have far exceeded expectations, and the automaker notes that traffic to its website has grown considerably due to the car's popularity.

Lotus borrowed the engine from AMG, but the power numbers are different than the specs announced in 2019. At that time, Mercedes-AMG noted that the engine could produce up to 416 horsepower, but Lotus is only squeezing 360 ponies out of the inline-four. That said, Lotus' ability to build featherweight performance cars means that 360 horsepower will be plenty to motivate the Emira with enthusiasm. An eight-speed dual-clutch transmission is standard and brings paddle shifters to a Lotus for the first time.

A load of options are available for the car, including seven interior color options, six exterior colors, four options packages, and multiple wheel designs. Though some sports and luxury automakers hold the best options back to charge more, Lotus offers a surprising number of standard features, including 12-way power seats with memory, Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, a 10.25-inch touchscreen, and a 12.3-inch digital gauge cluster.

Lotus EmiraSeveral colors and options will be available. Lotus

Reservations for the First Edition model open on April 8 for customers in the UK with deliveries starting later in 2022. The Emira First Edition starts at $85,900, while the entry-level four-cylinder model starts at around $79,000. Lotus says more specs and pricing details will be made available this summer.

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NHTSA looking into Tesla's in-car video games

Some owners have discovered that their car's video games work when the car is moving.

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Tesla's vehicles are among the most advanced and forward-thinking products of any kind, but serious innovation doesn't come with tradeoffs. The automaker has been in the news recently because of issues with how its advanced cruise control systems function, and now, Autoblog reports that the NHTSA is asking questions about Tesla giving drivers the ability to play video games and browse the internet while driving.

Tesla Arcade hands-on: the Model 3 is your video game consoleyoutu.be

The feature is intended to be used while the car is parked, such as while charging, so the discovery that people can use them while driving is a serious one. Vince Patton, the person who filed the complaint with the NHTSA, tested his car and found that he could play Solitaire and a fairly involved action game while it was in motion. Internet browsing was also possible, meaning the driver could take their attention completely off the road ahead for extended periods of time.

Tesla Model 3Tesla's screens offer advanced functions that many others do not. Tesla

Tesla was already under investigation over crashes involving its Autopilot feature. Several collisions have occurred between Teslas and emergency vehicles stopped on the side of the road. Following the initiation of that investigation, the NHTSA raised other questions with the automaker over a buggy software update that was pushed out, retracted, fixed, and reissued outside of the normal recall process. Despite their names, it's important to clarify that neither the Autopilot nor Full Self-Driving features are capable of driving the cars without driver awareness and input.

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