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Next-Gen Chevrolet Bolt EV Available From Chevrolet’s Growing EV Lineup
America’s most affordable EV will return to Chevrolet’s growing lineup of all-electric vehicles DETROIT – Today, GM Chair and CEO Mary Barra announced during the company’s quarterly earnings conference call that Chevrolet will introduce a next-generation Bolt, continuing to deliver what customers have come to e ... Continue reading
SANTA BARBARA, Calif., July 24, 2023 -- In a recent press release highlighting safety defects in Tesla's Full Self-Driving software, safety advocacy group The Dawn Project linked to a page on the Tesla Model 3 manual on Tesla.com which described the software and listed its many limitations and safety defects. Within fo ... Continue reading
Three Things I Hate About Ethanol Fuel
It's Time to Tell It Like It Is! From the author of "THE ETHANOL PAPERS." ... Continue reading
Retro Rides Rolls Classic Cars onto Navy Pier July 28, through Sunday, July 30
CHICAGO—Navy Pier will host more than 100 cool and eclectic vehicles organized by Klairmont Kollections Automotive Museum Visitors can take part in automotive history, iconic cars and engineering marvels while listening to a variety of local DJs and enjoying food and fun. When: Friday, July 28, through Sunday, July 3 ... Continue reading
OFFICIAL NHTSA RECALL SUMMARY JULY 24, 2023
The following may apply to one or more of your vehicles if your vehicle is listed below. Click on the NHTSA Recall ID Number below to read more about the safety issue and the reason for the recall.To find out if your specific passenger vehicle is included in the recall, use our VIN Look-up Tool. ... Continue reading
Owners Unimpressed with New-Vehicle Design and Performance, J.D. Power Finds
TROY, Mich.: 20 July 2023 — Vehicle manufacturers may be collectively disappointed learning that, for the first time in the 28-year history of the J.D. Power U.S. Automotive Performance, Execution and Layout (APEAL) Study,SM there is a consecutive year-over-year decline in owner satisfaction. According to the 2023 st ... Continue reading
Republican Congress Leads Bill to Protect Automobile Choice
July 6, 2023 Press ReleaseWashington, D.C. -- Today, Congressman Tim Walberg (MI-05) and Andrew Clyde (GA-09) led 18 colleagues in introducing the Choice in Automobile Retail Sales (CARS) Act of 2023. This critical legislation would prohibit the Biden administration from implementing aggressive emission standards for l ... Continue reading
Tips for Choosing the Best Off-Roading Wheels
Car manufacturers sometimes usually make their vehicles as versatile as possible to appeal to more people. Unfortunately, that also means quite basic builds that fail to impress true off-roading fans. ... Continue reading
How to Get Car Insurance for Second Hand Vehicles
Car insurance is one of those things that you must have if you drive, so there is no way around it. It is a law that must be followed, but it is also a moral obligation. ... Continue reading
New EV Battery Revealed Could Be A Game Changer
After four years of design, modeling and simulation, a team of 25 people comprised of CNRS (French National Center for Scientific Research), Stellantis and Saft engineers and researchers today unveiled an innovative prototype of an energy storage battery that integrates the inverter and charger functions. Integrating t ... Continue reading
Mobility for All, Thinking Out of the Box
A Conversation with Gabriel Plassat of the French Agency for Ecological Transition (ADEME) July 12, 2023 During the Freedom of Mobility Forum’s live debate on March 29, 2023, panelist Carlos Tavares opened the door to lighter mobility devices to partially cover mobility needs and respond to climate related issues. Th ... Continue reading
Stellantis Reveals STLA Medium Platform +VIDEO
Stellantis N.V. unveiled STLA Medium, a global BEV-by-design platform with state-of-the-art features including best-in-class range of 700 kilometers (435 miles), energy efficiency, embedded power and charging power. The STLA Medium platform offers long range combined with designed-in flexibility to host a variety of ve ... Continue reading
Working On Eliminating Car Crash Casualties
Subcommittees were also established as a framework for companies to strengthen initiatives Toyota City, Japan, Jul 18, 2023 - On July 18, 2023, Toyota Mobility Foundation (TMF), in cooperation with numerous companies and organizations involved in mobility, held the Tateshina Meeting near the Shoko-ji Temple, which was ... Continue reading
Honda Motor Co-founder Takeo Fujisawa Inducted into Automotive Hall of Fame
Flanked on stage by three iconic products that helped to establish Honda as one of the most innovative companies in America – the Honda 50 motorcycle (Super Cub), the Honda Civic CVCC and the HondaJet – Honda co-founder Takeo Fujisawa was inducted into the Automotive Hall of Fame at the awards ceremony last night a ... Continue reading
The plant will be designed so that it can be converted to 100% hydrogen firing with minimal rebuilding in preparation for future decarbonization ... Continue reading
