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F-150 LIGHTNING TOWS 10,000 POUNDS UP COLORADO’S I-70 ON COLDEST FEBRUARY DAY IN BOULDER IN 123 YEARS, DAVIS DAM IN TRIPLE DIGIT HEAT

F-150 LIGHTNING TOWS 10,000 POUNDS UP COLORADO’S I-70 ON COLDEST FEBRUARY DAY IN BOULDER IN 123 YEARS, DAVIS DAM IN TRIPLE DIGIT HEAT

Ford engineers took the first all-electric F-Series to two of America’s toughest real-world towing routes during development – Davis Dam in the summer and TFLTruck’s Ike Gauntlet™ in the winter. ... Continue reading

The new Mercedes-AMG GT Track Series: limited edition, unlimited performance

The new Mercedes-AMG GT Track Series: limited edition, unlimited performance

Mar 23, 2022 Affalterbach - The most powerful customer sports car ever developed by Mercedes-AMG: the Mercedes-AMG GT Track Series, conceptualized for use during track day events. With the exclusive limited edition, the Mercedes-AMG motorsport department is celebrating the 55th anniversary of the Affalterbach- based co ... Continue reading

ADVANCED BATTERY CONCEPTS' ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS FOR KILOWS, INC ULTRAFAST ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING LOCATIONS AGREEMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY

ADVANCED BATTERY CONCEPTS' ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS FOR KILOWS, INC ULTRAFAST ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING LOCATIONS AGREEMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY

CLARE, Mich., March 23, 2022 -- Advanced Battery Concepts, LLC and Kilows, Inc. announced they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding whereby ABC will initially supply up to 20,000 of its proprietary GreenSeal® storage batteries to Kilows for its ultrafast Electric Vehicle (EV) charging plugs at up to 5,000 planne ... Continue reading

NASA Provides Update to Astronaut Moon Lander Plans Under Artemis

NASA Provides Update to Astronaut Moon Lander Plans Under Artemis

WASHINGTON, March 23, 2022 -- As NASA makes strides to return humans to the lunar surface under Artemis, the agency announced plans Wednesday to create additional opportunities for commercial companies to develop an astronaut Moon lander. Under this new approach, NASA is asking American companies to propose lander conc ... Continue reading

Superior Plus Completes Acquisition of Kamps Propane and Kiva Energy

Superior Plus Completes Acquisition of Kamps Propane and Kiva Energy

TORONTO--Superior Plus Corp. (“Superior”) (TSX:SPB) announced today that it has completed the previously announced acquisition of the equity interests of Kamps Propane, Inc., High Country Propane, Inc., Pick Up Propane, Inc., Competitive Capital, Inc. and Propane Construction and Meter Services (collectively, “Ka ... Continue reading

EIA This Week In Petroleum

EIA This Week In Petroleum

U.S. ethane consumption has grown every year since 2008, outpacing consumption growth for all other petroleum products. Ethane consumption, which we report as product supplied, grew by 50,000 barrels per day (b/d) in 2021, according to preliminary data from our February 2022 Petroleum Supply Monthly. ... Continue reading

The Auto Channel uses AI* to help identify contextually relevant audiences and content for brands to target amid crackdown on third-party data.

The Auto Channel uses AI* to help identify contextually relevant audiences and content for brands to target amid crackdown on third-party data.

Co-Founder's Note: Hmmmm, With Google eliminating the Cookie, digital media buying will have a retrospective element. Business as usual will not be usual. ... Continue reading

Tesla Invests The highest R&D per car sold at $2984

Tesla Invests The highest R&D per car sold at $2984

the firm spends $2984 on R&D per car produced. That's thrice the industry average and higher than the collective R&D budgets of Ford, General Motors (GM), and Chrysler per car. ... Continue reading

China maps 2021-2035 plan on hydrogen energy development

China maps 2021-2035 plan on hydrogen energy development

BEIJING, March 23, 2022; (Xinhua) -- Chinese authorities on Wednesday released a plan on the development of hydrogen energy for the 2021-2035 period as the country races toward its carbon peaking and neutrality goals. By 2025, China will put in place a relatively complete hydrogen energy industry development system, wi ... Continue reading

Alcantara Offers Customized Upholstery for Two Lamborghini Models

Alcantara Offers Customized Upholstery for Two Lamborghini Models

MILAN, March 23, 2022 -- The highly customized interiors of Lamborghini's Aventador Ultimae and Huracàn STO were showcased at a recent VIP reception hosted by Alcantara at Milan's Spazio Manin. The limited edition Aventador Ultimae features laser-treated Alcantara® with the Y pattern shown here. ... Continue reading

CARNIVAL CRUISE LINE REVEALS NEW MIAMI-THEMED ZONE ABOARD CARNIVAL CELEBRATION

CARNIVAL CRUISE LINE REVEALS NEW MIAMI-THEMED ZONE ABOARD CARNIVAL CELEBRATION

820 Biscayne to Celebrate the Culture of the Ship's Homeport and the City Where Carnival Began Sailing 50 Years Ago MIAMI, March 23, 2022 -- Carnival Cruise Line is revealing a new Miami-themed zone aboard Carnival Celebration, which will arrive to PortMiami this November. Named after the address of Carnival's original ... Continue reading

IMMORTALS AND TOYOTA ANNOUNCE ADDITIONAL RENEWAL TO MULTI-YEAR PARTNERSHIP

IMMORTALS AND TOYOTA ANNOUNCE ADDITIONAL RENEWAL TO MULTI-YEAR PARTNERSHIP

Toyota renews affiliation with Immortals Progressive League of Legends, becomes Immortals' first-ever Wild Rift partner LOS ANGELES, March 23, 2022 -- Esports organization Immortals and the Southern California and San Diego Toyota Dealers Associations have officially announced a renewal of their partnership, continuing ... Continue reading

Automotive All-season Tires Market to grow by USD 5.99 Bn | 43% growth expected in North America | Technavio

Automotive All-season Tires Market to grow by USD 5.99 Bn | 43% growth expected in North America | Technavio

NEW YORK, March 22, 2022 -- The global automotive all-season tires market size is expected to increase by USD 5.99 billion between 2020 and 2025. The market observed a YOY growth of 3.43% in 2021 and Technavio expects the growth momentum to accelerate at a CAGR of 4% during the forecast period. ... Continue reading

Drifting in a Mall? Toyota's Pitch Part II Takes Another Turn at Car Ads

Drifting in a Mall? Toyota's Pitch Part II Takes Another Turn at Car Ads

Toyota Gazoo Racing's latest entry in their "Pitch" campaign takes a playful jab at automotive marketing In this second installment, "The Focus Group," a thrilling drift duel inside of an abandoned shopping center challenges the conventional approach to automotive advertisements Featuring professional Toyota Gazoo Raci ... Continue reading

Encore RV Resorts Celebrates Sustainability and Water Conservation Efforts with Third Annual WaterWise Campaign

Encore RV Resorts Celebrates Sustainability and Water Conservation Efforts with Third Annual WaterWise Campaign

CHICAGO, March 22, 2022 -- Encore RV Resorts' WaterWise campaign, where guests at nearly 90 Encore RV Resorts across Florida, Texas, Arizona, Nevada and Palm Springs pledged to use less water in their daily lives, culminated on World Water Day today. WaterWise is an education campaign originated by Encore RV Resorts, ... Continue reading

First Ukrainian pediatric cancer patients evacuated to U.S. arrive safely at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

First Ukrainian pediatric cancer patients evacuated to U.S. arrive safely at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

St. Jude continues to help move hundreds of Ukrainian children with cancer to safety, so they can continue treatment MEMPHIS, Tenn., March 22, 2022 -- On Monday, March 21, a brother and sister arrived at St. ... Continue reading

Global Electric Bus Markets Report 2022-2027 with Case Studies of Adoption of Electric Buses as Public Transport in Finland & Shenzhen, China

Global Electric Bus Markets Report 2022-2027 with Case Studies of Adoption of Electric Buses as Public Transport in Finland & Shenzhen, China

DUBLIN, March 22, 2022 -- The "Global Electric Bus Market by Propulsion (BEV, PHEV & FCEV), Application (Intercity & Intra-city), Consumer, Range, Bus Length, Seating Capacity, Power Output, Battery Capacity, Component, Level of Autonomy, Battery type & Region - Forecast to 2027" report has been added to ResearchAndMar ... Continue reading

NASA to Discuss Artemis Strategy for Astronaut Moon Landers

NASA to Discuss Artemis Strategy for Astronaut Moon Landers

WASHINGTON , March 22, 2022 -- NASA will host a media teleconference at 3:30 p.m. EDT Wednesday, March 23, to provide an update on the agency's goals to transport astronauts from lunar orbit to the surface of the Moon under Artemis.  Audio of the teleconference will stream live online at: https://www.nasa.gov/live Pa ... Continue reading

Online Ad Spending Market to grow at a CAGR of 10.98% by 2026 | Decline in Offline Ad Spending to Boost Growth | 17000+ Technavio Reports

Online Ad Spending Market to grow at a CAGR of 10.98% by 2026 | Decline in Offline Ad Spending to Boost Growth | 17000+ Technavio Reports

NEW YORK , March 22, 2022 -- The online ad spending market is fragmented and the vendors are deploying organic and inorganic growth strategies to compete in the market. Alphabet Inc., Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., Alliance Data Systems Corp., Amazon.com Inc., Baidu Inc., Dentsu Group Inc., Digital Turbine Inc., Eniro ... Continue reading

Outlook on the Off-Highway Vehicle Telematics Global Market Forecast to 2028 - Rising Integration of IoT Presents Opportunities

Outlook on the Off-Highway Vehicle Telematics Global Market Forecast to 2028 - Rising Integration of IoT Presents Opportunities

DUBLIN, March 22, 2022 -- The "Off-Highway Vehicle Telematics Market Forecast to 2028 - COVID-19 Impact and Global Analysis By Connectivity Type, Application, and Technology" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The global off-highway vehicle telematics market was valued at US$ 754.44 million in ... Continue reading

XPENG P7 100,000th Car Rolls Off Production Line

XPENG P7 100,000th Car Rolls Off Production Line

Full Size Small Preview Thumbnail The 100,000th P7 rolls off the production line (Photo: Business Wire) The 100,000th P7 rolls off the production line (Photo: Business Wire) Full Size Small Preview Thumbnail XPENG P7 562E Black Label Edition (Photo: Business Wire) Full Size Small Preview Thumbnail GUANGZHOU, China--The ... Continue reading

Aurora Unveils Ride-Hailing Test Fleet, Based on the Toyota Sienna

Aurora Unveils Ride-Hailing Test Fleet, Based on the Toyota Sienna

Full Size Small Preview Thumbnail Aurora unveiled its test fleet of its autonomous custom-designed Toyota Sienna vehicles featuring Toyota’s Vehicle Control Interface (VCI) and “Sienna Autono-MaaS” (S-AM) platform. (Photo: Aurora) Aurora unveiled its test fleet of its autonomous custom-designed Toyota Sienna vehi ... Continue reading

Automotive Ethernet Market size worth $ 8.13 Billion, Globally, by 2028 at 21.61% CAGR: Verified Market Research®

Automotive Ethernet Market size worth $ 8.13 Billion, Globally, by 2028 at 21.61% CAGR: Verified Market Research®

The Automotive Ethernet Market growth can be attributed to the application of Advanced Driver Assistant Systems (ADAS), infotainment, development of driverless vehicles, and the low cost of Ethernet, along with development of a connected car. JERSEY CITY, N.J., March 23, 2022 -- Verified Market Research recently publis ... Continue reading

Global Vanadium Redox Battery Market to Reach $592.4 Million by 2026

Global Vanadium Redox Battery Market to Reach $592.4 Million by 2026

SAN FRANCISCO, March 23, 2022 -- A new market study published by Global Industry Analysts Inc., (GIA) the premier market research company, today released its report titled "Vanadium Redox Battery - Global Market Trajectory & Analytics". The report presents fresh perspectives on opportunities and challenges in a signif ... Continue reading

U.S. Bank, Driveway Deliver Payments Instantly to Online Car Sellers

U.S. Bank, Driveway Deliver Payments Instantly to Online Car Sellers

MINNEAPOLIS--U.S. Bank and Driveway have collaborated to pay car sellers immediately with real-time payments, making Driveway the first online car dealership to pay customers over the RTP® network. Customers selling a car on Driveway.com can now have the payment deposited instantly into their bank account after a sale ... Continue reading

A $44.5 Billion Global Opportunity for Leisure Boats by 2026 - New Research from StrategyR

A $44.5 Billion Global Opportunity for Leisure Boats by 2026 - New Research from StrategyR

SAN FRANCISCO, March 23, 2022 -- A new market study published by Global Industry Analysts Inc., (GIA) the premier market research company, today released its report titled "Leisure Boats - Global Market Trajectory & Analytics". The report presents fresh perspectives on opportunities and challenges in a significantly t ... Continue reading

E-Commerce Automotive Aftermarket to Surpass $191,545.7 Million Revenue by 2030, says P&S Intelligence

E-Commerce Automotive Aftermarket to Surpass $191,545.7 Million Revenue by 2030, says P&S Intelligence

NEW YORK, March 23, 2022 -- The e-commerce automotive aftermarket size is expected to increase from an estimated $78,631.4 million in 2021 to $191,545.7 million by 2030 at a robust 10.4% CAGR. According to the market research study published by P&S Intelligence. ... Continue reading

EVgo Selected by California Energy Commission for Two Regional Project Proposed Awards to Support CA Rideshare Electrification

EVgo Selected by California Energy Commission for Two Regional Project Proposed Awards to Support CA Rideshare Electrification

LOS ANGELES--EVgo Inc. , a first mover in fleet electrification and owner and operator of first electric vehicle (EV) network powered by 100% renewable electricity, today announced that the company was selected for proposed awards for two California Energy Commission (CEC) Charging Access for Reliable On-Demand Transpo ... Continue reading

Global $1237.49 Billion Automotive Repair and Maintenance Markets Analysis & Forecasts, 2016-2021, 2021-2026F, 2031F - ResearchAndMarkets.com

Global $1237.49 Billion Automotive Repair and Maintenance Markets Analysis & Forecasts, 2016-2021, 2021-2026F, 2031F - ResearchAndMarkets.com

DUBLIN--The "Automotive Repair and Maintenance Global Market Report 2022 by Type, Vehicle Type, Service Providers" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The global automotive repair and maintenance market is expected to grow from $750.84 billion in 2021 to $836.27 billion in 2022 at a compound ann ... Continue reading

Global Automotive Adhesives Market to Reach $5.1 Billion by 2026

Global Automotive Adhesives Market to Reach $5.1 Billion by 2026

SAN FRANCISCO, March 23, 2022 -- A new market study published by Global Industry Analysts Inc., (GIA) the premier market research company, today released its report titled "Automotive Adhesives - Global Market Trajectory & Analytics". The report presents fresh perspectives on opportunities and challenges in a signifi ... Continue reading

GreenPower Launches the Nano BEAST, a Purpose-Built, Zero-Emission, All-Electric, Type A School Bus

GreenPower Launches the Nano BEAST, a Purpose-Built, Zero-Emission, All-Electric, Type A School Bus

LOS ANGELES, March 23, 2022 -- GreenPower Motor Company, Inc. (TSXV: GPV) ("GreenPower"), a leading manufacturer and distributor of zero-emission, electric-powered, medium and heavy-duty vehicles, today announced the official launch of the Nano BEAST: a purpose-built, battery-electric, Type A school bus with a class-le ... Continue reading

Hyzon Motors Inc. reports full year and fourth quarter 2021 results, delivers fuel cell vehicles, playing a pivotal role in the transition to hydrogen

Hyzon Motors Inc. reports full year and fourth quarter 2021 results, delivers fuel cell vehicles, playing a pivotal role in the transition to hydrogen

Recent Business Highlights Increased backlog1,2 to $287M up 246% from our last update in July 2021 Membrane Electrode Assembly ("MEA") production line in Illinois being commissioned "Made in USA" heavy-duty truck fuel cell production on track for the second half of 2022 First North America trial with Total Transportati ... Continue reading

EVgo Inc. Reports $51 Million Loss In 2021

EVgo Inc. Reports $51 Million Loss In 2021

LOS ANGELES--EVgo Inc. (“EVgo” or the “Company”) today announced results for the fourth quarter and full-year 2021 ending December 31, 2021. The Company generated continued growth in revenue, network throughput and customer accounts. ... Continue reading

Fast and Easy Online Automotive Financing - Santander Consumer Canada Joins the AutoFi Lending Network

Fast and Easy Online Automotive Financing - Santander Consumer Canada Joins the AutoFi Lending Network

AutoFi, the leading commerce platform for digital automotive sales and financing, announced today that Santander Consumer Canada has joined its network of North American automotive lending partners. Santander Consumer Canada, based in Edmonton, Alberta, is part of global financial group Banco Santander based in Madrid, ... Continue reading

2022 Hyundai Santa Cruz Review By Larry Nutson

2022 Hyundai Santa Cruz Review By Larry Nutson

As things would have it my expected drive of the all-new 2022 Hyundai Santa Cruz went awry. On the invite of Hyundai I was to travel to San Francisco and then on to Palo Alto. ... Continue reading

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