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Allison Transmission Introduces Innovative Propulsion Solution for Off-Highway Market

Allison Transmission Introduces Innovative Propulsion Solution for Off-Highway Market

Full Size Small Preview Thumbnail Xuzhou Construction Machinery Group to equip its all-terrain crane application with Allison Transmission's new TerraTran. (Photo: Business Wire) Xuzhou Construction Machinery Group to equip its all-terrain crane application with Allison Transmission's new TerraTran. ... Continue reading

Alpha Motor Corporation Releases SUPERWOLF™, New Pure Electric Crew Cab Truck Built for Adventure, Utility and Sustainability

Alpha Motor Corporation Releases SUPERWOLF™, New Pure Electric Crew Cab Truck Built for Adventure, Utility and Sustainability

IRVINE, Calif., July 22, 2021 -- Alpha Motor Corporation has just unveiled the new SUPERWOLF™, the automotive company's pure electric pickup truck. The SUPERWOLF™ comes with four full-sized doors and is built on a shared architecture that powers the previously shown WOLF+™. It's a multipurpose adventure vehicle t ... Continue reading

CARLOTZ DEADLINE - Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP Announces Upcoming Opportunity for Investors with Substantial Losses to Lead the CarLotz, Inc. Class Action Lawsuit - LOTZ

CARLOTZ DEADLINE - Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP Announces Upcoming Opportunity for Investors with Substantial Losses to Lead the CarLotz, Inc. Class Action Lawsuit - LOTZ

SAN DIEGO, July 22, 2021 -- The CarLotz class action lawsuit charges CarLotz, Inc. and certain of its top executives with violations of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and seeks to represent purchasers of CarLotz securities between December 30, 2020 and May 25, 2021, inclusive (the "Class Period").  The CarLotz c ... Continue reading

China EV Charging Station and Charging Pile Market Report 2021 - ResearchAndMarkets.com

China EV Charging Station and Charging Pile Market Report 2021 - ResearchAndMarkets.com

DUBLIN--The "China EV Charging Station and Charging Pile Market Report, 2021" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. Charging Infrastructure Research: Three Modes for Self-Building and Operation of OEM's Charging Piles Global charging pile ownership surged, while high-power fast-charging network le ... Continue reading

Electric Motor Technology Company YASA Acquired by Mercedes-Benz

Electric Motor Technology Company YASA Acquired by Mercedes-Benz

Full Size Small Preview Thumbnail YASA’s axial-flux electric motor - a step-change from legacy radial motors, giving end customers greater range and unsurpassed driving experiences. (Photo: Business Wire) YASA’s axial-flux electric motor - a step-change from legacy radial motors, giving end customers greater range ... Continue reading

Flux Power Announces Sales Order Backlog of $13.7M For Lithium-ion Battery Packs

Flux Power Announces Sales Order Backlog of $13.7M For Lithium-ion Battery Packs

VISTA, Calif.--Flux Power Holdings, Inc. , a developer of advanced lithium-ion industrial batteries for commercial and industrial equipment, today announced that on July 20, 2021, its sales order backlog reached $13.7M. These battery packs, to be delivered to customers in the current and subsequent quarters, will be us ... Continue reading

Ford Performance Development Star and Chip Ganassi Racing Ford GT Driver Billy Johnson Joins Shelby American Program

Ford Performance Development Star and Chip Ganassi Racing Ford GT Driver Billy Johnson Joins Shelby American Program

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GetMyBoat Hosting a Sweepstakes Celebrating the Release of Disney's Jungle Cruise

GetMyBoat Hosting a Sweepstakes Celebrating the Release of Disney's Jungle Cruise

SAN FRANCISCO, July 22, 2021 -- GetMyBoat, the world's largest boat rental and water experience marketplace, is teaming up with Disney to promote the upcoming release of the highly-anticipated summer film "Jungle Cruise." To mark the occasion, GetMyBoat is hosting a sweepstakes* to award one grand prize of a compliment ... Continue reading

Hankook Tire to Equip Volkswagen's First All-Electric SUV, the ID.4, with Ventus S1 evo 3 ev Tires

Hankook Tire to Equip Volkswagen's First All-Electric SUV, the ID.4, with Ventus S1 evo 3 ev Tires

NASHVILLE, Tenn., July 22, 2021 -- Global leading tire company Hankook Tire is expanding its original equipment business for the supply of tires for electric vehicles to include the ID.4, Volkswagen's first e-SUV. To meet the requirements of this drive technology, the ID.4 will be equipped with the Ventus S1 evo 3 ev ... Continue reading

Head of U.S. Department of Energy Loan Programs on Being a “Catalyst” for Wall Street and Why the Current Pace of Deployment for Climate Solutions in the United States is “Wholly Unacceptable”

Head of U.S. Department of Energy Loan Programs on Being a “Catalyst” for Wall Street and Why the Current Pace of Deployment for Climate Solutions in the United States is “Wholly Unacceptable”

WASHINGTON--“Too much money and not enough projects” is how the head of the DOE Loan Programs Office characterizes the current pace of deployment for climate-related projects in the United States. “The pace at which we are deploying climate solutions is wholly unacceptable,” says Jigar Shah, director of the U.S ... Continue reading

Hyzon Motors unveils new hydrogen storage system expected to cut development costs in half

Hyzon Motors unveils new hydrogen storage system expected to cut development costs in half

ROCHESTER, N.Y., July 22, 2021 -- Hyzon Motors Inc. , a leading global supplier of zero-emission hydrogen fuel cell-powered commercial vehicles, announced today it has developed new onboard hydrogen storage system technology capable of reducing the weight and manufacturing cost of commercial vehicles powered by Hyzon' ... Continue reading

Liberty Mutual Insurance Appoints Hamid Mirza Global Retail Markets US President & Chief Operating Officer

Liberty Mutual Insurance Appoints Hamid Mirza Global Retail Markets US President & Chief Operating Officer

BOSTON, July 22, 2021 -- Hamid Mirza has been appointed Liberty Mutual Insurance President and Chief Operating Officer, Global Retail Markets US (GRM), effective August 2, 2021. He will drive continued profitability and growth of an organization that provides insurance solutions to personal lines insurance customers a ... Continue reading

MINI USA Set To Celebrate First Ever National Day Of Motoring With "MINI Together" Owner Event

MINI USA Set To Celebrate First Ever National Day Of Motoring With "MINI Together" Owner Event

WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J., July 22, 2021 -- MINI USA is ready to celebrate the first ever National Day of Motoring this weekend, as more than 4,000 MINI owners will rally in their local communities as part of MINI Together, a nationwide MINI owners rally. MINI Together will take place on Saturday, July 24, 2021, which al ... Continue reading

Penske Automotive Group and Cox Automotive Debut Automated Platform for Retailing Used Vehicles

Penske Automotive Group and Cox Automotive Debut Automated Platform for Retailing Used Vehicles

In the news release, Penske Automotive Group and Cox Automotive Debut Automated Platform for Retailing Used Vehicles, issued 22-Jul-2021 by Penske Automotive Group, Inc. over PR Newswire, in the first sentence of the second paragraph, Cox Automotive's technology should be "Esntial Commerce" and not "Essential Commerce" ... Continue reading

Sonic Automotive Adds Additional Market to Its Growing EchoPark Nationwide Distribution Network & Digital Expansion in Marietta, Georgia

Sonic Automotive Adds Additional Market to Its Growing EchoPark Nationwide Distribution Network & Digital Expansion in Marietta, Georgia

ATLANTA--Sonic Automotive, Inc. (“Sonic” or the “Company”) , a Fortune 500 Company and one of the nation’s largest automotive retailers, today announced the opening of another EchoPark Automotive retail sales center serving the greater Atlanta market. “The pre-owned vehicle market continues to grow, and the ... Continue reading

Sonic Automotive Adds Additional Market To Its Growing EchoPark Nationwide Distribution Network & Digital Expansion In Salt Lake City, Utah

Sonic Automotive Adds Additional Market To Its Growing EchoPark Nationwide Distribution Network & Digital Expansion In Salt Lake City, Utah

SALT LAKE CITY--Sonic Automotive, Inc. (“Sonic” or the “Company”) , a Fortune 500 Company and one of the nation’s largest automotive retailers, today announced the introduction of EchoPark Automotive to the Salt Lake City, Utah market. “The pre-owned vehicle market continues to grow, and the way consumers s ... Continue reading

Worldwide Electric Scooter Industry to 2026 - Featuring Energica Motor Company, Niu Technologies and Vmoto Limited Among Others - ResearchAndMarkets.com

Worldwide Electric Scooter Industry to 2026 - Featuring Energica Motor Company, Niu Technologies and Vmoto Limited Among Others - ResearchAndMarkets.com

DUBLIN--The "Electric Scooter Market Global Forecast by Country, Product (Folding, Retro, Standing/Self Balancing), Battery Type, Company Analysis" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. Electric scooters also called electric-powered two-wheelers. ... Continue reading

Worldwide Lithium-ion Battery Recycling Industry to 2026 - Featuring Li-Cycle, Umicore and American Manganese Among Others

Worldwide Lithium-ion Battery Recycling Industry to 2026 - Featuring Li-Cycle, Umicore and American Manganese Among Others

DUBLIN, July 22, 2021 -- The "Lithium-ion Battery Recycling Market: Global Industry Analysis, Trends, Market Size, and Forecasts up to 2026" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The report on the global lithium-ion battery recycling market provides qualitative and quantitative analysis for the pe ... Continue reading

Yamaha Motor to Establish Environmental Technology Investment Fund

Yamaha Motor to Establish Environmental Technology Investment Fund

IWATA, Japan--Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (TOKYO: 7272) announced that it plans to establish an investment fund seeking potential business partners and startups for collaborations that will accelerate the development of environmental technologies. ... Continue reading

Form Energy Unveils Chemistry of Multi-day Storage Battery Technology

Form Energy Unveils Chemistry of Multi-day Storage Battery Technology

ArcelorMittal’s XCarb™ innovation fund. Solar and wind resources are the lowest marginal cost sources of electricity in most of the world. ... Continue reading

2021 Cadillac Escalade Review Redux By Larry Nutson

2021 Cadillac Escalade Review Redux By Larry Nutson

Late last fall I had my first drive in Cadillac’s all-new 2021 Escalade. As we approached the start of spring 2021 I again spent some time driving the new Escalade. ... Continue reading

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