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Fiat 500e Named 2025 Urban Green Car of the Year by Green Car Journal

Fiat 500e Named 2025 Urban Green Car of the Year by Green Car Journal

Fiat 500e is Europe's best-selling EV city car, accounting for 40% of sales in its segment Pricing for 2024 Fiat 500e starts at $32,500; prospective lessees can take advantage of $7,500 federal EV tax credit Green Car Journal has named the Fiat 500e 2025 Urban Green Car of the Year, marking the second straight year tha ... Continue reading

KIA ANNOUNCES 2025 EV9 PRICING

KIA ANNOUNCES 2025 EV9 PRICING

The EV9 is the recipient of numerous prestigious accolades since it launched last year including the 2024 North American Utility Vehicle of the Year, World Car of the Year & World Electric Vehicle, Car and Driver 10 Best, Kelly Blue Book Best 3-Row Electric Vehicle and Motor Week Best EV. The all-electric three-row SUV ... Continue reading

Global Debut for All-New 2025 Nissan Murano With Elegant Design and Seamless Connected Experience

Global Debut for All-New 2025 Nissan Murano With Elegant Design and Seamless Connected Experience

The 2025 Nissan Murano made its public debut today at Nissan Americas Headquarters, revealing the all-new crossover’s premium design and extensive list of new features and technologies. Academy Award-winning actress and Nissan Brand Ambassador Brie Larson unveiled the new Murano to employees and the media, adding ext ... Continue reading

2024 Hyundai Santa Fe XRT 2.5T AWD – Review by David Colman +VIDEO

2024 Hyundai Santa Fe XRT 2.5T AWD – Review by David Colman +VIDEO

Gets my top rating! Photos and Story by David Colman Special Correspondent to THE AUTO CHANNEL You can special order "PTS" at your local Porsche Dealer, but it will cost you about $8,000 extra. And no, that extravagant surcharge isn't to cure Post Traumatic Stress, but rather, to order "Paint To Sample." At Hyundai, yo ... Continue reading

Terviva Receives Investment from Chevron Renewable Energy Group to Scale Renewable Pongamia for Biofuel Production

Terviva Receives Investment from Chevron Renewable Energy Group to Scale Renewable Pongamia for Biofuel Production

ALAMEDA, Calif.--Terviva, Inc., an agricultural innovation company working with farmers to grow and harvest pongamia for food, feed and fuel, today announced its investment from Chevron Renewable Energy Group. Together, the two companies expect to scale Terviva’s pongamia-growing operations and drive greater availabi ... Continue reading

Four Seasons and Lucid Team Up to Offer Guests Sustainable Driving Experiences

Four Seasons and Lucid Team Up to Offer Guests Sustainable Driving Experiences

Advanced electric car company to provide complimentary cars for guest use at participating Four Seasons hotels and resorts beginning this month TORONTO and NEWARK, Calif., Oct. 14, 2024 -- Global luxury hospitality leader Four Seasons and Lucid Group, Inc., maker of the world's most advanced electric vehicles, announce ... Continue reading

Kia introduces world's first car accessory made using recycled plastic from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch

Kia introduces world's first car accessory made using recycled plastic from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch

Kia Corporation (Kia) has developed the world's first car accessory made from plastic extracted from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch (GPGP) by The Ocean Cleanup. ... Continue reading

Nutson's Weekly Automotive News Wrap-up October 6-12, 2024

Nutson's Weekly Automotive News Wrap-up October 6-12, 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. Nutson's Auto News Wrap-up Week Of October 6-12, 2024 - Top Stories: September car prices ... Continue reading

Consumer Watchdog Says CA Senate Passage of Minimum Inventories Bill Is A Victory For People's Wallets Over Oil Refiners' Excessive Profits

Consumer Watchdog Says CA Senate Passage of Minimum Inventories Bill Is A Victory For People's Wallets Over Oil Refiners' Excessive Profits

SACRAMENTO, Calif., Oct. 11, 2024 -- Consumer Watchdog said the California Senate's passage today of Assembly Billx2-1 is a victory for all California drivers who could save $1 billion or more per year by avoiding gasoline prices spikes driven by inadequate inventories when refineries go down. ... Continue reading

2024 Mazda CX-90 3.3 Turbo Premium Plus – Review by David Colman +VIDEO

2024 Mazda CX-90 3.3 Turbo Premium Plus – Review by David Colman +VIDEO

If I have one indelible memory from my week in this Mega Mazda, it was the day I stopped to check my mailbox. ... Continue reading

2024 Paris Motor Show - GAC to Showcase Innovative Electric Mobility Solutions for a Sustainable Future in Europe

2024 Paris Motor Show - GAC to Showcase Innovative Electric Mobility Solutions for a Sustainable Future in Europe

GUANGZHOU, China, Oct. 9, 2024 -- This year's Paris Motor Show will run from the 14-20 October, bringing the world's car manufacturers together in one of the world's capitals of fashion and design. ... Continue reading

Letter From Europe, Lifetime Achievement Trophy To Andrew, Subby Crosstrek, Hot Drink Hot Cars, Wet Bride, Wet Budapest

Letter From Europe, Lifetime Achievement Trophy To Andrew, Subby Crosstrek, Hot Drink Hot Cars, Wet Bride, Wet Budapest

Letter From Europe Back In California By Andrew Frankl European Editor The Auto Channel Dear audience, greetings from Belvedere after a long Summer of love, travel and adventure. Regular reader's know that I met a lovely lady back in July 2023 and we are still going strong. ... Continue reading

Nutson's Weekly Automotive News Wrap-up September 29-October 5, 2024

Nutson's Weekly Automotive News Wrap-up September 29-October 5, 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

2006 LA Auto Show: BMW Launches the Hydrogen 7 and New X5 Sports Activity Vehicle - VIDEO ENHANCED

2006 LA Auto Show: BMW Launches the Hydrogen 7 and New X5 Sports Activity Vehicle - VIDEO ENHANCED

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 29, 2006; BMW today unveiled two world premiere vehicles during its press conference on the occasion of the Los Angeles International Auto Show. The first premiere was the new BMW X5. The new BMW X5 grows in size and luxury yet further improves upon the driving dynamics that made the first iteration o ... Continue reading

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