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Gores Guggenheim and Polestar Expected to Close Business Combination on June 23, 2022

Gores Guggenheim and Polestar Expected to Close Business Combination on June 23, 2022

LOS ANGELES & GOTHENBURG, Sweden--Gores Guggenheim, Inc. (“Gores Guggenheim” or the “Company”) , a special purpose acquisition company sponsored by affiliates of The Gores Group, LLC and Guggenheim Capital, LLC, and Polestar, the Swedish electric performance car company, today announced they expect to close the ... Continue reading

ExxonMobil Celebrates America’s Trucking Fleets, Mobil Delvac™ Relationship with Stewart-Haas Racing in New “Mission: Unstoppable” Campaign

ExxonMobil Celebrates America’s Trucking Fleets, Mobil Delvac™ Relationship with Stewart-Haas Racing in New “Mission: Unstoppable” Campaign

SPRING, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ExxonMobil has launched “Mission: Unstoppable,” a Mobil Delvac™-branded campaign that shines a light on how best-in-class lubrication strategies help drive success for America’s trucking fleets, including for NASCAR’s Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR) team. ... Continue reading

FedEx Continues Advancing Fleet Electrification Goals with Latest 150 Electric Vehicle Delivery from BrightDrop

FedEx Continues Advancing Fleet Electrification Goals with Latest 150 Electric Vehicle Delivery from BrightDrop

MEMPHIS, Tenn.--FedEx Corp. announced today it has received its first 150 electric delivery vehicles from BrightDrop, the technology startup from General Motors (GM) decarbonizing last-mile delivery. This marks a critical milestone for FedEx as the company plans to transform its entire parcel pickup and delivery (PUD) ... Continue reading

All-electric Fisker Ocean Will Make Its United Kingdom Debut at 2022 Goodwood Festival of Speed Electric Avenue

All-electric Fisker Ocean Will Make Its United Kingdom Debut at 2022 Goodwood Festival of Speed Electric Avenue

Fisker Ocean hits United Kingdom shores for the first time ahead of its scheduled start of production in November 2022 Fisker will showcase the Fisker Ocean at 2022 Goodwood Festival of Speed Electric Avenue Right-hand drive Fisker Oceans will be available in mid-2023 for the U.K. market LOS ANGELES-- Fisker Inc. ( ... Continue reading

Nutson's Weekly Auto News Wrap-up June 12-18, 2022

Nutson's Weekly Auto News Wrap-up June 12-18, 2022

Below are the past week's important, relevant, semi-secret, or snappy automotive news, opinions and insider back stories presented as expertly crafted easy-to-understand automotive universe news nuggets. ... Continue reading

Publishing False & Alarmist Stories In Place of Accurate Well Researched Reports Is Detestable

Publishing False & Alarmist Stories In Place of Accurate Well Researched Reports Is Detestable

This is what happens when media interns play Bureau Chief of a newspaper ... Continue reading

Toyota Sticks To "Motorist Choice Is The Future" - And TACh Supports Their Position...Always Have Always Will

Toyota Sticks To "Motorist Choice Is The Future" - And TACh Supports Their Position...Always Have Always Will

TOYOTA, Japan, June 15 (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp (7203.T) pushed back against critics who say it has been slow to embrace battery electric vehicles (BEV), arguing it needed to offer a variety of car choices to suit different markets and customers.At its annual general meeting on Wednesday, the world's largest autom ... Continue reading

Another Fine Mess You Have Gotten US Into

Another Fine Mess You Have Gotten US Into

From Across America June 15, 2022; For the eighth straight week, the nation’s average gas price continues to climb — jumping 15.7 cents in a single week to $5.01 per gallon, according to GasBuddy data. Reuters Story; U.S. President Joe Biden will visit Saudi Arabia next month, where he will meet with the kingdom's ... Continue reading

Hennessey Tests VelociRaptor 600 at Glamis Sand Dunes

Hennessey Tests VelociRaptor 600 at Glamis Sand Dunes

Sweltering dunes are part of Hennessey's challenging assessment and durability evaluations The Hennessey Velociraptor 600 leaps dunes in 100°F California desert as part of Hennessey's torturous 'Fire & Ice' testing program California summer desert evaluations follow Colorado Rocky Mountain winter testing of VelociRapt ... Continue reading

America Doesn't Need No Stink'n China Promoted Battery Powered EV's, Advent’s Methanol-Based Fuel Cell Unit Contributes to a New World Record set by ARM Engineering for Both Electric and Hydrogen-Powered Cars, Plus Exclusive Back Stories

America Doesn't Need No Stink'n China Promoted Battery Powered EV's, Advent’s Methanol-Based Fuel Cell Unit Contributes to a New World Record set by ARM Engineering for Both Electric and Hydrogen-Powered Cars, Plus Exclusive Back Stories

BOSTON--Advent Technologies Holdings, Inc. ("Advent"), an innovation-driven leader in the fuel cell and hydrogen technology space, is pleased to announce its contribution to the new world record for the longest distance ever covered by a hydrogen vehicle without refueling and an electric vehicle without recharging. The ... Continue reading

The Solution to High Gasoline Prices Is NOT Sporadic E15 Availability

The Solution to High Gasoline Prices Is NOT Sporadic E15 Availability

First, let me remind everyone that ALL negative comments about ethanol fuel are incorrect. ... Continue reading

Electric Last Mile Solutions, Inc. Announces Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Filing

Electric Last Mile Solutions, Inc. Announces Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Filing

TROY, Mich., June 12, 2022 -- Electric Last Mile Solutions, Inc. ("ELMS" or "the Company"), a pure-play commercial electric vehicle ("EV") company that has been focused on redefining productivity for the last mile, today announced the Company plans to file for Chapter 7 bankruptcy. In February 2022, following the resig ... Continue reading

Nutson Weekly Auto News Wrap-up June 5-11, 2022

Nutson Weekly Auto News Wrap-up June 5-11, 2022

See the past week's important, relevant, semi-secret, or snappy automotive news, opinions and insider back stories presented as expertly crafted easy-to-understand automotive universe news nuggets. ... Continue reading

Is the World Shifting to Electric Cars? Does It Make Sense to Do it Now?

Is the World Shifting to Electric Cars? Does It Make Sense to Do it Now?

Governments and prognosticators alike have been making strident calls for moving from a reliance on fossil fuels to using electric vehicles. The spanner in the works has always been the cost of doing so. ... Continue reading

Hot Auto Topics From CAR(la) Center For Automotive Research - June 10, 2022

Hot Auto Topics From CAR(la) Center For Automotive Research - June 10, 2022

Traverse City MI June 10, 2022; This week, electric vehicle charging took the spotlight after an announcement from the Biden Administration and a troubling study on EV chargers out of California. There was also some significant news out of the EU regarding gasoline vehicles as we continue to see more ambitious emission ... Continue reading

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