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UK Extends Gas and Diesel Hybrids Sales 5 Years

UK Extends Gas and Diesel Hybrids Sales 5 Years

British government signaled that it will likely allow full hybrids to be sold for another five years after a ban on sales of new cars with gasoline and diesel engines. UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Tuesday that the government will bring forward a ban on new gasoline and diesel cars and vans to 2030 from 2035. ... Continue reading

August Electric Demand and Wholesale Prices Hit Record High - Rolling Blackouts In California, Total Generation Down

August Electric Demand and Wholesale Prices Hit Record High - Rolling Blackouts In California, Total Generation Down

EIA has released the October 2020 Electricity Monthly Update with data for August 2020. The following are some highlights: Daily peak electricity demand hit 12-month highs in both California and Texas in August 2020. ... Continue reading

EV Charging Wherever You Go (Without A LONG LONG Extension Cord) - Its Spiffy

EV Charging Wherever You Go (Without A LONG LONG Extension Cord) - Its Spiffy

Get Spiffy, Inc. (SpiffyⓇ), an on-demand car care, technology, and services company, today announced a partnership with SparkCharge to deliver on-demand electric vehicle charging. ... Continue reading

Cummins Continues to Power Bustech With New Battery Electric and Fuel Cell Electric Powertrains

Cummins Continues to Power Bustech With New Battery Electric and Fuel Cell Electric Powertrains

Cummins zero-emission battery electric and hydrogen fuel cell technologies. The agreement provides for initial units to be developed for both battery electric and fuel cell electric, with plans to ramp up production in late 2021 and early 2022, respectively. ... Continue reading

LIVE LAUNCH ALL-NEW 2021 KIA SORENTO

LIVE LAUNCH ALL-NEW 2021 KIA SORENTO

Most Powerful HEV in its class1: 227-horsepower and estimated 37 MPG combined Available Plug-in Hybrid option with 261 horsepower and an estimated 30 miles of pure electric driving range More interior flexibility: Improved legroom and cargo room than outgoing Sorento, and available second-row captain’s chairs, allowi ... Continue reading

H Is For Hydrogen and Hyundai

H Is For Hydrogen and Hyundai

Hyundai Hydrogen strategy at SHIFT Mobility, digital panel via streamCar manufacturer presents digital panel on the hydrogen strategy in Europe at SHIFT Mobility on 3 September 2020 / attending among others Senior Vice President Dr. -Ing. ... Continue reading

Nutson's Automotive News Wrap-up August 16-23, 2020

Nutson's Automotive News Wrap-up August 16-23, 2020

Here's What Happened In The Automotive Universe Last Week: Car Companies Cave-in To California; Best Cars For Teens; 2021 Ram 1500 TRX Emerges; Lyft and Uber Alive While Appealing; Cadillac CT6 Techno Giant Goin' Buh-bye; Drivers 2nd Thought About ADAS; Don't Park In Front Of Hydrants, Jerk; Rebelle Rally Race; DC Auto ... Continue reading

HOW TECHNOLOGY HAS CHANGED THE CAR RENTAL INDUSTRY

HOW TECHNOLOGY HAS CHANGED THE CAR RENTAL INDUSTRY

The car rental industry in the United Arabs Emirates has greatly grown in recent years. Due to the affordable car rental deals that are offered by car rental companies, almost every resident or tourist in the United Arabs Emirates are now renting a car everyday. ... Continue reading

Hybrids Still A Big Part Of Toyota's Future

Hybrids Still A Big Part Of Toyota's Future

Latin for “prior,” the Prius was, at its inception in 2000, always destined to be the predecessor of a new generation of hybrid vehicles. Now 20 years later, it’s clear the car was aptly named. ... Continue reading

The End Of A Future Of Plentiful Clean Cheap Electric?

The End Of A Future Of Plentiful Clean Cheap Electric?

Mothballing of Petra Nova carbon capture project shows likely fate of other coal-fired CCS initiatives Red flags for investors - risks for Enchant Energyshed today by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) ... Continue reading

2021 KIA Seltos SX Turbo AWD Review By Bruce Hotchkiss

2021 KIA Seltos SX Turbo AWD Review By Bruce Hotchkiss

What's in a name? Sometimes I have no idea. Take Seltos. ... Continue reading

Icahn Automotive Awards Scholarships to 15 Aspiring Automotive Technicians

Icahn Automotive Awards Scholarships to 15 Aspiring Automotive Technicians

Icahn Automotive recently awarded $2500 “Find Your Drive” scholarships to 15 aspiring automotive technicians. ... Continue reading

NACS Fuels Institute Creates EV Council Plus EV Tutorial

NACS Fuels Institute Creates EV Council Plus EV Tutorial

Research will focus on information that will give fuel retailers the knowledge needed to prepare for EVs. The electrification of the transportation industry has gone from doubt and denial to acceptance. ... Continue reading

Innovative Electric Turbocharger From Mercedes-AMG

Innovative Electric Turbocharger From Mercedes-AMG

The future of Mercedes-AMG is turning electric, with part of this evolution focused on combining high efficiency and enhanced driving dynamics. Developers in Affalterbach are working intensively on innovative technologies to ideally implement this combination, which will take driving performance to a new level. ... Continue reading

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