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As California Emissions Climb From Power Generation, California’s Climate Targets Could Slip Out of Reach

As California Emissions Climb From Power Generation, California’s Climate Targets Could Slip Out of Reach

Pollution upticks signaling an increasingly difficult path ahead in achieving the state’s 2030 and 2050 climate targets. That’s the finding of the 12th annual California Green Innovation Index—released by the nonpartisan nonprofit Next 10 and prepared by Beacon Economics. ... Continue reading

APPLE iCar Coming Soon To A Woke City Near You

APPLE iCar Coming Soon To A Woke City Near You

According to multiple reports Apple Inc is moving forward with self-driving car technology and is targeting 2024 to produce a passenger vehicle that could include its own breakthrough battery technology, people familiar with the matter told Reuters. The iPhone maker’s automotive efforts, known as Project Titan, have ... Continue reading

Volkswagen ID.4 Preview +VIDEO

Volkswagen ID.4 Preview +VIDEO

United States are some kind of SUV. Meanwhile, despite all the potential benefits of electric vehicles, their costs and lack of choice or availability have kept their numbers low – just over 1 percent of new sales. ... Continue reading

Nutson's Weekly Auto News Wrap-up - December 13-19, 2020

Nutson's Weekly Auto News Wrap-up - December 13-19, 2020

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

2020 Chevrolet Bolt Premier by Mark Fulmer

2020 Chevrolet Bolt Premier by Mark Fulmer

Bolting Silently Off the Line. Like a skilled basketball point guard (Steph Curry comes to mind) the 2020 Chevrolet goes from standing still to full run in the blink of an eye. ... Continue reading

BREAKING NEWS: Inept, Incompetent, Inexperienced Joe Biden Names Inept, Incompetent, Inexperienced Pete Buttigieg to be New Transportation Secretary

BREAKING NEWS: Inept, Incompetent, Inexperienced Joe Biden Names Inept, Incompetent, Inexperienced Pete Buttigieg to be New Transportation Secretary

Joe Biden, proving that he is demented, has apparently selected the numbskull former mayor of South Bend, Indiana to be the country's next Secretary of Transportation. ... Continue reading

Faraday Future And Philips to Jointly Develop Health & Well-being Features in Future Vehicles

Faraday Future And Philips to Jointly Develop Health & Well-being Features in Future Vehicles

Faraday Future (FF), a California-based intelligent mobility ecosystem company, has announced an agreement with Philips to collaborate and showcase vehicle features that use health and wellbeing technologies. Both companies are committing to to explore the feasibility of applying Philips technologies for automotive use ... Continue reading

Lordstown Motors And U.S. Retailer Camping World Partner to Electrify Recreational Vehicles

Lordstown Motors And U.S. Retailer Camping World Partner to Electrify Recreational Vehicles

Lordstown CEO, Steve Burns, and Camping World CEO, Marcus Lemonis, announced the partnership at a press conference in the U.S. Prototypes are expected by the summer of 2021 with a fully electrified RV model expected by 2022. Camping World will also supply support services for Lordstown’s electric Endurance trucks. ... Continue reading

Europcar Mobility Group Chooses NewMotion as EV Charging Partner

Europcar Mobility Group Chooses NewMotion as EV Charging Partner

NewMotion, a European smart EV charging solutions provider, has announced a new partnership with Europcar Mobility Group, Europe’s number one vehicle rental company. NewMotion will provide Europcar with a complete ecosystem of charging solutions – from smart charge points to access to the ‘Business Hub’ platfor ... Continue reading

FCA Group Chooses NewMotion as Charging Partner For Corporate Fleet Customers in 12 Countries

FCA Group Chooses NewMotion as Charging Partner For Corporate Fleet Customers in 12 Countries

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles and NewMotion have announced a new partnership to support FCA’s business customers’ transition to electric mobility. FCA’s corporate fleet customers will receive access to NewMotion’s full charging ecosystem – from smart charging infrastructure to back office services to emergency cu ... Continue reading

2020 Ford Police Interceptor Review By Larry Nutson

2020 Ford Police Interceptor Review By Larry Nutson

2020 Ford Police Interceptor More than meets the eye Review By Larry Nutson - If I told you that you could save $3,500 a year in gasoline costs and still get the same performance with a vehicle that meets all your needs, what would you think? ... Continue reading

Toyota Preview Of EV Plans +VIDEO

Toyota Preview Of EV Plans +VIDEO

Further details are to be announced in the coming months. At this stage, only a stylised silhouette and details of the platform architecture have been released.The un-named preview model will be based on Toyota’s new e-TNGA platform. ... Continue reading

US Government Promotes EV's; Result Is Gifting Chinese Electric Vehicle Auto Makers Billions Of Dollars and Increased Support For Attempt At EV World Domination

US Government Promotes EV's; Result Is Gifting Chinese Electric Vehicle Auto Makers Billions Of Dollars and Increased Support For Attempt At EV World Domination

A few Senators introduced a new EV subsidy bill: 400,000 cars at $7,000 each, per manufacturer. •You just wait to see a long list of Chinese automakers now starting to sell in the U.S. to take advantage of this U.S. taxpayer gift. ... Continue reading

Xpeng P7 receives Car of the Year 2021 Award in Xuanyuan Awards

Xpeng P7 receives Car of the Year 2021 Award in Xuanyuan Awards

Xpeng a leading Chinese smart electric vehicle (“Smart EV”) company, is proud to announce that its P7 super-long range sports sedan was named the Car of the Year 2021 by the Xuanyuan Awards, China’s most prestigious badge of auto quality and innovation. The Xuanyuan Awards, in their eighth edition, were presented ... Continue reading

DIRECT4 NEXT-GENERATION LEXUS SELECTRIC DRIVE CONTROL TECHNOLOGY

DIRECT4 NEXT-GENERATION LEXUS SELECTRIC DRIVE CONTROL TECHNOLOGY

Last year as part of its new global electrification strategy, Lexus debuted the futuristic LF-30 concept car at the Tokyo Motor Show, which thrilled attendees with its visionary design and imaginative technologies. The new strategy, called ‘Lexus Electrified’, targets a fundamental leap in vehicle performance, hand ... Continue reading

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