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Honda Introduces Their Electric Future + VIDEO

Honda Introduces Their Electric Future + VIDEO

April 11, 2022 — TOKYO, Japan Honda will strive to transform its business portfolio by shifting focus from non-recurring hardware (product) sales business to recurring business in which Honda continues to offer various services and value to its customers after the sale through Honda products that combine hardware and ... Continue reading

Volta Study Reveals Broader Electric Vehicle (EV) Adoption Depends On Conveniently-located EV Chargers Placed Where Drivers Already Go

Volta Study Reveals Broader Electric Vehicle (EV) Adoption Depends On Conveniently-located EV Chargers Placed Where Drivers Already Go

Visibility Is Key: Nearly half (42%) of Americans have never seen an EV charging station, and over a quarter (27%) of EV intenders still have not Convenience Is A Must, Not A Luxury: 75% of EV intenders rank convenient access to EV charging as their top barrier to making the switch (5 percentage points higher than pric ... Continue reading

Center For Automotive Research - New CAFE Standards and Penalties Implications and Overview

Center For Automotive Research - New CAFE Standards and Penalties Implications and Overview

Apr 11, 2022 | Feature Story On Friday, April 1, 2022, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg unveiled new CAFE (Corporate Average Fuel Economy) standards for 2024-2026 model year passenger cars and light-duty trucks. These new standards will require new vehicles sold in the US to average at least 40 miles per gallon. ... Continue reading

NHTSA RECALLS - Official Weekly Summary April 11, 2022

NHTSA RECALLS - Official Weekly Summary April 11, 2022

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

April Car Care Tips from AutoNation Keep Drivers Safe and Cars Running Smoothly

April Car Care Tips from AutoNation Keep Drivers Safe and Cars Running Smoothly

AutoNation recommends preparing a cost-effective emergency & car care preparedness kit to tuck into the center console or keep in the trunk. ... Continue reading

Canoo EV Info Refresh

Canoo EV Info Refresh

Preorders for all vehicles open with a $100 reservation <img src= ... Continue reading

(2018) GM and Honda Next Generation Battery Partnership

(2018) GM and Honda Next Generation Battery Partnership

The companies will collaborate based on GM's next generation battery system with the intent for Honda to source the battery modules from GM. The collaboration will support each company's respective and distinct vehicles. ... Continue reading

(2016) GM And Honda To Partner In Full Production Fuel-Cell Manufacturing Plant

(2016) GM And Honda To Partner In Full Production Fuel-Cell Manufacturing Plant

By KEN SAKAKIBARA/ Staff Writer Tokyo January 16, 2016; Ken Sakaktbara writing for Ashai Shimbun reported that Honda Motor Co. and General Motors Co., their sights set on mass-production of the "ultimate eco-car" in the 2020s, will set up a factory to jointly manufacture fuel cells. The move is expected to be a game-ch ... Continue reading

Trekking After Tesla - GM and Honda Will Codevelop $600 Per Month Electrified Vehicles

Trekking After Tesla - GM and Honda Will Codevelop $600 Per Month Electrified Vehicles

General Motors and Honda today announced plans to expand the two companies’ relationship to a new chapter by codeveloping a series of affordable electric vehicles based on a new global architecture using next-generation Ultium battery technology. The companies are working together to enable global production of milli ... Continue reading

Car Brand Search Trends in the U.S.

Car Brand Search Trends in the U.S.

The United States is a world-leading car manufacturer, home to some of the most loved and recognizable brands, producing over 8.8 million vehicles a year. The country’s $82 billion automotive industry has also created a nation of car lovers. ... Continue reading

Faraday Future Announces New Brand Campaign as It Partners with Top Global Industry Suppliers to Build the California-Manufactured Techluxury FF 91 EV

Faraday Future Announces New Brand Campaign as It Partners with Top Global Industry Suppliers to Build the California-Manufactured Techluxury FF 91 EV

Faraday Future Intelligent Electric Inc. (“FF”) , a California-based global shared intelligent electric mobility ecosystem company, launched its “Born in California. Global DNA” brand campaign showcasing the company’s global partners for its flagship vehicle, the ultimate techluxury FF 91. ... Continue reading

Hertz Goes Pole Dancing Orders 65,000 Polestar EV's Over Next 5 Years

Hertz Goes Pole Dancing Orders 65,000 Polestar EV's Over Next 5 Years

Hertz and Polestar, the Swedish premium electric performance car maker, today announced a new global partnership that includes purchasing up to 65,000 electric vehicles (EVs) over five years. ... Continue reading

EIA explores effects of not building future interstate natural gas pipelines

EIA explores effects of not building future interstate natural gas pipelines

April 4, 2022 Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Annual Energy Outlook 2022 (AEO2022) In our Annual Energy Outlook 2022 (AEO2022), Issues in Focus: Exploration of the No Interstate Natural Gas Pipeline Builds, we analyze the effects on the energy market if no additional U.S. natural gas pipeline capacity i ... Continue reading

First Quarter 2022 GM Truck Sales Save The Day

First Quarter 2022 GM Truck Sales Save The Day

DETROIT – General Motors Co. sold 512,846 vehicles in the United States in the first quarter of 2022, with improved semiconductor supplies supporting higher production and market share in key truck segments. ... Continue reading

Fisker Passes 40,000 Reservations for Fisker Ocean SUV and Will Open Pre-Orders for Limited-Edition Fisker Ocean One on July 1, 2022

Fisker Passes 40,000 Reservations for Fisker Ocean SUV and Will Open Pre-Orders for Limited-Edition Fisker Ocean One on July 1, 2022

Designed by Henrik Fisker, the all-electric Fisker Ocean is a beautiful new icon of sustainable mobility. While keeping the design language and functionality of an SUV, the Fisker Ocean features a dramatically sculpted exterior with an aggressive stance, clean lines, sleek surfaces, ultra-slim lighting, and modern cubi ... Continue reading

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