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Global Heavy Truck Manufacturer to Adapt and Commercialize Next Gen LNG HPDI™ Fuel System for the Euro 7 Vehicle Platform

Global Heavy Truck Manufacturer to Adapt and Commercialize Next Gen LNG HPDI™ Fuel System for the Euro 7 Vehicle Platform

Westport Awarded Development Contract with a Global Heavy Truck Manufacturer to Adapt and Commercialize Next Gen LNG HPDI™ Fuel System for the Euro 7 Vehicle Platform ... Continue reading

10 Best Used All-Wheel-Drive Vehicles Under $20,000 Says KBB

10 Best Used All-Wheel-Drive Vehicles Under $20,000 Says KBB

ATLANTA, Dec. 19, 2023 -- Winter is coming, so it's time for drivers to consider if their vehicle is ready to take on the elements. ... Continue reading

US EPA sends Midwest ethanol expansion request to White House | Reuters

US EPA sends Midwest ethanol expansion request to White House | Reuters

NEW YORK, Dec 19 (Reuters) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has asked the White House to approve a rule that would allow expanded sales of higher-ethanol gasoline to be sold in certain Midwestern states, after governors from those states requested it. The request has been stalled after the oil industry warned ... Continue reading

We Don't Need No Stink'n BEV; Toyota Launches All-New Crown Sport-type 55 Mile(MOE)(On way to 124) On Electric PHEV model in Japan

We Don't Need No Stink'n BEV; Toyota Launches All-New Crown Sport-type 55 Mile(MOE)(On way to 124) On Electric PHEV model in Japan

Toyota City, Japan, Dec 19, 2023 -Toyota launches all-new Crown Sport Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) model in Japan today. SPORT RS (2.5-liter Series Parallel Plug-in Hybrid Model) (Model with options shown) A new addition to the Crown line-up, the Sport PHEV model is designed to enhance its fun, sporty driving ... Continue reading

Extreme H completes successful shakedown of its first prototype

Extreme H completes successful shakedown of its first prototype

19 December 2023, London: Extreme H has completed the first major milestone in its development, having successfully carried out a shakedown of the series’ first prototype chassis ahead of the launch of the new championship in 2025. For the first time, Extreme H can reveal a teaser of its hydrogen-powered proto ... Continue reading

Beekman-Backed AutoManager Completes Acquisition of AutoAp, a Leading Provider of Automotive Recall Technology and Services

Beekman-Backed AutoManager Completes Acquisition of AutoAp, a Leading Provider of Automotive Recall Technology and Services

NEW YORK--AutoManager Acquisition, Inc. (“AutoManager”), a provider of software solutions to the auto dealership industry is pleased to announce that it has acquired AutoAp, Inc. (“AutoAp”), the industry’s leading Recalls-As-A-Service company that provides safety recall management technologies to auto dealers ... Continue reading

Cenntro Electric Group’s LS400 Approved for California’s Hybrid and Zero-Emission Truck and Bus Voucher Incentive Project

Cenntro Electric Group’s LS400 Approved for California’s Hybrid and Zero-Emission Truck and Bus Voucher Incentive Project

FREEHOLD, N.J.--Cenntro Electric Group Limited (“Cenntro” or “the Company”), a leading electric vehicle technology company with advanced, market-validated electric commercial vehicles, today announced that its all-electric class 4 Logistar 400 (“LS400”) received approval from the California Air Resources Bo ... Continue reading

Dimaag Announces Revolutionary Electrification Solutions for the Off-Road Industry

Dimaag Announces Revolutionary Electrification Solutions for the Off-Road Industry

FREMONT, Calif.--Dimaag-AI, Inc. (CEO Satish Padmanabhan; hereinafter “Dimaag”) has deployed the Industry’s First Electric No Compromise Off-Road Ecosystem (ENCORE) on a compact excavator from Hitachi Construction Machinery Group. ENCORE is comprised of Dimaag’s high power, swappable battery modules, inverters, ... Continue reading

Drive the Dreams with the Matrix of Dongfeng New Energy Vehicles Taking Shape

Drive the Dreams with the Matrix of Dongfeng New Energy Vehicles Taking Shape

Image Full Size Small Preview Thumbnail Dongfeng new energy vehicles (Graphic: Business Wire) Dongfeng new energy vehicles (Graphic: Business Wire) Image Full Size Small Preview Thumbnail Image Full Size Small Preview Thumbnail WUHAN, China--As an important achievement of Dongfeng Motor's new energy transformation, Don ... Continue reading

dSPACE at CES 2024: New Solutions for Data-Driven Development, Simulation, and Validation of Electric and Self-Driving Cars

dSPACE at CES 2024: New Solutions for Data-Driven Development, Simulation, and Validation of Electric and Self-Driving Cars

Image Full Size Small Preview Thumbnail At the Autonomous Challenge @ CES 2024, which will be held on January 11 at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway, nine teams comprised of 17 universities will compete against each other with fully autonomous racecars. Photo Credits: Indy Autonomous Challenge At the Autonomous Challenge @ ... Continue reading

Electra Vehicles to Demonstrate Electric Vehicle Fleet Analytics Product with Texas Instruments at Consumer Electronics Show

Electra Vehicles to Demonstrate Electric Vehicle Fleet Analytics Product with Texas Instruments at Consumer Electronics Show

MPEG-4 Video Loading media player... MPEG-4 Video Image Full Size Small Preview Thumbnail BOSTON & TURIN, Italy--Electra Vehicles, Inc., a leading provider of predictive battery management and battery design software, today announced the company will be demonstrating the capabilities of its electric vehicle fleet analy ... Continue reading

Eramet and Vibrantz Technologies Announce Long-Term Manganese Ore Supply Agreement for the Production of Manganese-Based Battery Technologies Benefiting the Electric Vehicle Market

Eramet and Vibrantz Technologies Announce Long-Term Manganese Ore Supply Agreement for the Production of Manganese-Based Battery Technologies Benefiting the Electric Vehicle Market

Image Full Size Small Preview Thumbnail Image Full Size Small Preview Thumbnail Image Small Preview Thumbnail PARIS--Eramet and Vibrantz Technologies today announced a 10-year agreement whereby Eramet will supply Vibrantz with manganese ore, an essential raw material used in Vibrantz’s portfolio of manganese technolo ... Continue reading

Fisker Provides Update on Improved Service Capabilities and Staffing in US and Canada

Fisker Provides Update on Improved Service Capabilities and Staffing in US and Canada

Image Full Size Small Preview Thumbnail Fisker Inc., driven by a mission to create the world’s most emotional and sustainable electric vehicles, today provided an extensive update on the company’s rapidly expanding service capabilities in the U.S. and Canada. Fisker has added regional management oversight of servic ... Continue reading

High-Voltage, Automotive-Compliant, Hall-Effect Latches from Diodes Incorporated Provide Improved Resistance to Physical Stress

High-Voltage, Automotive-Compliant, Hall-Effect Latches from Diodes Incorporated Provide Improved Resistance to Physical Stress

PLANO, Texas--Diodes Incorporated (Diodes) adds the AH371xQ series of high-voltage Hall-effect latches to its product portfolio. These automotive-compliant devices feature a proprietary Hall plate design that boosts performance. ... Continue reading

Holley Announces Additional $25 Million Debt Paydown

Holley Announces Additional $25 Million Debt Paydown

BOWLING GREEN, Ky.--Holley Inc. , a leader in automotive aftermarket performance solutions, today announced it paid down an additional $25 million in principal against its first lien term loan facility. This debt reduction against Holley’s first lien term loan facility was completed through opportunistic repurchases ... Continue reading

Ionic Mineral Technologies Partners With ANDRITZ on Nano-silicon Mass Production for Electric Vehicles

Ionic Mineral Technologies Partners With ANDRITZ on Nano-silicon Mass Production for Electric Vehicles

Image Full Size Small Preview Thumbnail Ionic MT production facility in Provo, UT (Photo: Business Wire) Ionic MT production facility in Provo, UT (Photo: Business Wire) Image Full Size Small Preview Thumbnail Image Full Size Small Preview Thumbnail PROVO, Utah--Ionic Mineral Technologies, a pioneering US-based produce ... Continue reading

Joint Effort by Exelon and Transportation Electrification Advocates Shows the Electric School Bus Transition Will Provide Wide-Ranging Health, Environmental and Societal Benefits

Joint Effort by Exelon and Transportation Electrification Advocates Shows the Electric School Bus Transition Will Provide Wide-Ranging Health, Environmental and Societal Benefits

CHICAGO--Exelon (Nasdaq, EXC), in partnership with CALSTART, EPRI, Clean Energy Works, World Resources Institute (WRI) and Edison Electric Institute (EEI), today released a white paper examining how the electric school bus transition can deliver a wide range of environmental justice, health and other benefits to custom ... Continue reading

Leading Fleets Adopt Platform Science’s Virtual Vehicle to Usher in a New Generation of OEM-Native Connected Vehicles

Leading Fleets Adopt Platform Science’s Virtual Vehicle to Usher in a New Generation of OEM-Native Connected Vehicles

SAN DIEGO--Platform Science announced today that its Virtual VehicleTM platform is being deployed by many of the world’s largest commercial trucking fleets, including Schneider, Werner Enterprises, C.R. England, and Covenant Logistics, as the need for aftermarket in-vehicle tech hardware ends in favor of a more flexi ... Continue reading

The Future is Now: Continental Innovates Mobility from the Road to the Cloud at CES® 2024

The Future is Now: Continental Innovates Mobility from the Road to the Cloud at CES® 2024

Image Full Size Small Preview Thumbnail The Future is Now: Continental Innovates Mobility from the Road to the Cloud at CES® 2024. Solutions for user experience, automated driving and the software-defined vehicle: Continental makes driving safer, exciting, and autonomous. ... Continue reading

2023 BMW 2 Series - Review by Art Intelli

2023 BMW 2 Series - Review by Art Intelli

The BMW 1 Series 2023 is an incredibly impressive vehicle. It has a sleek, modern design that sets it apart from other cars on the road. ... Continue reading

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