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Growth Energy Thanks Senate Republicans for Pushing to Protect the RFS

Growth Energy Thanks Senate Republicans for Pushing to Protect the RFS

In their letter, the Senators referenced President Biden’s campaign promise to “promote and advance renewable energy, ethanol and other biofuel.” Growth Energy CEO Emily Skor thanked Senators Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), as well as Senators Thune (R-SD), Mike Rounds (R-SD), Ben Sasse (R-Neb.), an ... Continue reading

Growth Energy Applauds House Introduction of Low Carbon Biofuel Credit Act

Growth Energy Applauds House Introduction of Low Carbon Biofuel Credit Act

“This legislative push offers further incentives for retailers to place higher biofuel blends within reach of drivers faster than ever, which gives retailers a competitive advantage while making a greater difference for the climate today. In fact, a nationwide transition to E15 could slash emissions by 17.62 million ... Continue reading

Growth Energy Hails Klobuchar Bills Promoting Biofuels

Growth Energy Hails Klobuchar Bills Promoting Biofuels

Growth Energy CEO Emily Skor. “This legislative push offers a means to put higher biofuel blends within reach of drivers faster than ever, so we can make a greater difference for the climate today. In fact, a nationwide transition to E15 could slash emissions by 17.62 million tons per year – equal to removing appro ... Continue reading

Kia America Announces Best-Ever First-Half Yearly Sales And Best-Ever June Sales In Company History

Kia America Announces Best-Ever First-Half Yearly Sales And Best-Ever June Sales In Company History

After posting three consecutive monthly sales records in March, April and May, June was also a record-breaking month with 68,486 units sold – a 43.1-percent increase over June 2020. ... Continue reading

Official NHTSA Recall Search Tool

Official NHTSA Recall Search Tool

Recall dashboard to make searching for auto safety recall data easy and efficient. The dashboard offers user-friendly and transparent ways to sort, filter, visualize and export recall data. “This new dashboard provides unprecedented transparency into the recall process,”, "But is not easy to use" says Bob Gordon TA ... Continue reading

Hyundai Motor America Reports All-Time June and Q2 2021 Sales

Hyundai Motor America Reports All-Time June and Q2 2021 Sales

Best June Total and Retail Sales Ever Record-Breaking Q2 Total and Retail Sales Most First Half-Yearly Total and Retail Sales in Hyundai History ... Continue reading

Toyota to Reproduce and Sell Additional Spare Parts for the A70 and A80 Supra

Toyota to Reproduce and Sell Additional Spare Parts for the A70 and A80 Supra

TOYOTA GAZOO Racing announces that it will reproduce additional spare parts for the A70(1) and A80(2) Supra under its GR Heritage Parts Project, and will sell them both in Japan and in North America, Europe, and other overseas countries. In support of customers who wish to continue driving older vehicles that are full ... Continue reading

NERC Report Outlines Potential U.S. Electricity Disruptions This Summer

NERC Report Outlines Potential U.S. Electricity Disruptions This Summer

NERC report outlines potential electricity disruptions in the United States this summer Source: Map by U.S. Energy Information Administration, based on North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) 2021 Summer Reliability AssessmentNote: ERCOT is the Electric Reliability Council of Texas; MISO is the Midcontin ... Continue reading

Beyond the Gas Tax: Funding the Roads in an Electrified World

Beyond the Gas Tax: Funding the Roads in an Electrified World

Even with this rapid expansion in U.S. BEV and hybrid sales, electric and electrified vehicles make up only a tiny fraction (1.9 percent) of the nearly 290 million vehicles in use in this country. BEVs and plug-in hybrids (PHEVs)—vehicles that run either entirely or part-time without using gasoline—make up just 0.6 ... Continue reading

When Do Electric Overcome Inconvenience And Really Become Cleaner Than Gasoline Cars? Depends On Who You Ask and Believe

When Do Electric Overcome Inconvenience And Really Become Cleaner Than Gasoline Cars? Depends On Who You Ask and Believe

DETROIT, June 29 (Reuters) - You glide silently out of the Tesla (TSLA.O) showroom in your sleek new electric Model 3, satisfied you're looking great and doing your bit for the planet. But keep going - you'll have to drive another 13,500 miles (21,725 km) before you're doing less harm to the environment than a gas-guzz ... Continue reading

Locksmith, Locksmith. Do you have my car keys?

Locksmith, Locksmith. Do you have my car keys?

Security features in a car have been evolving over time with special emphasis on keys. To err is human after all and losing car keys or misplacing them is the most common of them. ... Continue reading

Cox Automotive June Forecast: Tight Inventory, High Prices Slow New-Vehicle Sales

Cox Automotive June Forecast: Tight Inventory, High Prices Slow New-Vehicle Sales

Vehicle sales in June are forecast by Cox Automotive to fall to a seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR) of 16.4 million, up from last year's 13.0 million but down from May's 17.0 million pace. June is expected to mark the second consecutive month of slowing sales after the market hit a red-hot, post-pandemic peak in A ... Continue reading

Cars.Com Improves - Says Their Chief Experience Officer

Cars.Com Improves - Says Their Chief Experience Officer

Cars.com today announced a transformed online platform and mobile app. The new site offers load times up to 87%² faster and real-time inventory updates of over 50,000 cars added to the site daily³ The upgraded Cars.com, built on cloud-based technology, now delivers a more streamlined and dynamic experience for both c ... Continue reading

OFFICIAL NHTSA RECALL SUMMARY June 28, 2021

OFFICIAL NHTSA RECALL SUMMARY June 28, 2021

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