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Are Small Cars Twice as Deadly? New Accident Report by Avian Law Group

Are Small Cars Twice as Deadly? New Accident Report by Avian Law Group

Mini cars average 108 deaths per million registered vehicle years, over twice the overall vehicle average. ... Continue reading

New Electric Vehicle Financing Grows More Than 30% Year-Over-Year, According to Experian Report

New Electric Vehicle Financing Grows More Than 30% Year-Over-Year, According to Experian Report

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.--Following several quarters of incremental growth, consumer interest in electric vehicles (EVs) re-emerged in the third quarter of 2024. According to Experian’s (LSE: EXPN) State of the Automotive Finance Market Report: Q3 2024, EVs accounted for 10.06% of new vehicle financing during the quarter—g ... Continue reading

Hyundai Motor Group Deploys XCIENT Hydrogen Fuel Cell Trucks for HMGMA Clean Logistics

Hyundai Motor Group Deploys XCIENT Hydrogen Fuel Cell Trucks for HMGMA Clean Logistics

ELLABELL, Ga., Dec. 4, 2024 -- Today, Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant America (HMGMA), in cooperation with Glovis America, announced it has deployed Hyundai XCIENT heavy-duty hydrogen fuel-cell electric trucks for clean logistics operations. ... Continue reading

Pope Francis receives first electric “Popemobile” from Mercedes-Benz

Pope Francis receives first electric “Popemobile” from Mercedes-Benz

Handcrafted one-off based on the new electric G-Class fulfills strict requirements Vehicle to be handed over in time for the 2025 Jubilee and contributes to the realization of the encyclical ... Continue reading

Automotive News From Cox Newsroom - November 2024 Auto Sales

Automotive News From Cox Newsroom - November 2024 Auto Sales

New-vehicle sales data for November is coming in, and the story being told is pretty clear: The retail auto market is gaining steam for its final lap of 2024. Our forecast from last month called for a November sales pace of 16.0 million and volume of 1.32 million, solid numbers in a year tracking to finish near 15.7 mi ... Continue reading

EVgo and GM Surpass 2,000 Public Fast Charging Stalls in the U.S.

EVgo and GM Surpass 2,000 Public Fast Charging Stalls in the U.S.

(“EVgo” or the “Company”), one of the nation’s largest providers of public fast charging infrastructure for electric vehicles (EVs), and General Motors (GM) have surpassed 2,000 public fast charging stalls opened through their ongoing metropolitan charging collaboration. To date, EVgo and GM have built fast c ... Continue reading

DETAILS Of THIS WEEK'S NHTSA RECALLS - December 2, 2024

DETAILS Of THIS WEEK'S NHTSA RECALLS - December 2, 2024

A vehicle you own may be involved in a safety recall and MAY create a safety risk for you or your passengers. If left unrepaired, a potential safety defect could lead to injury or even death. ... Continue reading

Stellantis CEO Tavares Set to Step Down

Stellantis CEO Tavares Set to Step Down

Bloomberg reported that Stellantis CEO Tavares is Set to Step Down; more as it becomes available. ... Continue reading

Two Global Leaders in Wireless EV Charging Strike Agreement to Standardize Technology's Interoperability

Two Global Leaders in Wireless EV Charging Strike Agreement to Standardize Technology's Interoperability

Philadelphia-based InductEV and Skien, Norway-based ENRX AS Sign MOU to Align Technical Standards and Ensure Compatibility KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa., and SKIEN, Norway, Nov. 26, 2024 -- Two recognized global leaders in wireless inductive EV charging and energy transfer technology today announced an agreement wherein they wi ... Continue reading

EPA Report Shows US Fuel Economy Hits Record High and CO2 Emissions Reach a Record Low

EPA Report Shows US Fuel Economy Hits Record High and CO2 Emissions Reach a Record Low

Nov. 25, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released its 50th annual Automotive Trends Report, demonstrating that model year 2023 vehicle fuel economy reached a record high while greenhouse gas emissions dropped to record low levels. ... Continue reading

OFFICIAL NHTSA WEEKLY RECALL DETAILS - November 25, 2024

OFFICIAL NHTSA WEEKLY RECALL DETAILS - November 25, 2024

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

Nutson's Weekly Automotive News Wrap-up November 17-23, 2024

Nutson's Weekly Automotive News Wrap-up November 17-23, 2024

Here are Larry's top story picks from this past week's important to you, relevant, semi-secret, or snappy automotive news, opinions and insider back stories presented as expertly crafted easy-to-understand automotive news nuggets ... Continue reading

Truck Parking Club Hits 1000 Locations in 46 states

Truck Parking Club Hits 1000 Locations in 46 states

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., Nov. 22, 2024 -- Evan Shelley, Co-founder & CEO - I am very excited to announce that Truck Parking Club has added our 1000th Property Member location. ... Continue reading

2025 NACTOY Finalists Revealed

2025 NACTOY Finalists Revealed

Every year, among a crowded field of new and updated models, a few well-designed and well-made vehicles truly stand out as award worthy. To that end, the North American Car, Truck and Utility Vehicle of the Year™ (NACTOY) awards organization today named three cars, three trucks and three utility vehicles to its prest ... Continue reading

EV Motoring Fairy-Tale Reality - Be Worried Be Very Worried

EV Motoring Fairy-Tale Reality - Be Worried Be Very Worried

“We’re Going to Need A Lot of Lithium. . .” (Cue the Jaws theme)Here’s a quote that plenty of product planners who are penciling the future of electric vehicles:“It’s almost impossible, and definitely a race against time The big money that needs to be spent takes time to get approval for and to deploy.”Th ... Continue reading

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