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Toyota-Kenworth JV Takes Zero-Emission Trucking Another Leap Forward

Toyota-Kenworth JV Takes Zero-Emission Trucking Another Leap Forward

Toyota, Kenworth, the Port of Los Angeles and the California Air Resources Board (CARB) today took the next great leap towards the future of zero-emission trucking, unveiling the first of Toyota and Kenworth’s jointly developed fuel cell electric heavy-duty trucks (FCET). The unveiling was before a crowd of media, go ... Continue reading

Hyundai Motor Group Introduces Industry-First Smartphone Based EV Performance Control Technology

Hyundai Motor Group Introduces Industry-First Smartphone Based EV Performance Control Technology

As electric vehicles continually expand their market share, especially in rental or car-sharing industries, the new technology will allow drivers to use their custom settings in whichever electric vehicle they drive by downloading their profile from the server. The application provides optimized settings for a designat ... Continue reading

Restomod 1973 Dodge Challenger Is Unique Tournament Champion's Prize Of 2019 PGA Charles Schwab Challenge

Restomod 1973 Dodge Challenger Is Unique Tournament Champion's Prize Of 2019 PGA Charles Schwab Challenge

CHARLES SCHWAB UNVEILS ONE-OF-A-KIND CHAMPION’S PRIZE IN FIRST YEAR OF TOURNAMENT SPONSORSHIP FORT WORTH, Texas, April 22, 2019;” Charles Schwab has been challenging the status quo in the financial services industry on behalf of investors since 1973. Now, as the title sponsor of the Charles Schwab Challenge â ... Continue reading

Hyundai Fuel Cell Models Circumnavigate Planet More Than 300 Times, Emissions-free

Hyundai Fuel Cell Models Circumnavigate Planet More Than 300 Times, Emissions-free

Celebrating Earth Day 2019, Hyundai’s U.S.-market fuel cell SUVs, the NEXO fuel cell SUV and the Tucson fuel cell SUV, together have accumulated more than 7.5 million miles, all while emitting only clean water vapor. This cumulative distance is the equivalent of circumnavigating the Earth’s surface more than 300 ti ... Continue reading

2019 Volvo XC40, 2019 Lexus UX 250h And New Forza F1 Podcast In This Month's Letter From Europe

2019 Volvo XC40, 2019 Lexus UX 250h And New Forza F1 Podcast In This Month's Letter From Europe

Letter from Europe by Andrew Frankl European Bureau Chief The Auto Channel Dear Reader, I thought it time for a quick update before I dash off to London-protesters permitting. So far the plan is London-Monaco-Maranello-Bologna and then back to SF. ... Continue reading

Nutson's Weekly Automotive News Digest - Featuring "Don't Miss" Car and Truck News Made April 14-20, 2019

Nutson's Weekly Automotive News Digest - Featuring "Don't Miss" Car and Truck News Made April 14-20, 2019

NY Auto Show; World Car Awards; Ward's Inside Story; Lincoln Corsair; Autobrake Stops; Ford and Mahindra Developing; Dieselgate Continues; European Car Sales Sputter; Mazda and Dodge Recalls; Park For Off-roaders; 1000th F-1 GP; Dakar Back To Africa; Cars2Go Mercedes Went; Notre Dame Rebuild Fund Helped By Nissan ... Continue reading

NIRO EV NAMED CAR OF THE YEAR BY POPULAR MECHANICS

NIRO EV NAMED CAR OF THE YEAR BY POPULAR MECHANICS

Performance, Practicality, Packaging—All Factors in Win “Amazing, Fantastic, Totally Normal Electric Car,” says revered magazine From road trips to running around, Niro EV impresses PM editors NEW YORK, April 18, 2019 — Kia Motors America (KMA) is pleased to announce that the Niro EV was selected “Car of the ... Continue reading

AUTO LAB RADIO LIVE FROM NYC, Saturday April 20. 2019; WNYM Radio AM 970 7-9 AM

AUTO LAB RADIO LIVE FROM NYC, Saturday April 20. 2019; WNYM Radio AM 970 7-9 AM

Auto Lab Talk Radio on New York City's WNYM Radio AM 970 Is Streamed Worldwide On TheAutoChannel.Com, Car Question or Concern? Automotive Career Opportunity, Call Toll Free 888-692-7234 To Speak With An Auto Lab Expert ... Continue reading

KIA HABANIRO CONCEPT HEATS UP NEW YORK

KIA HABANIRO CONCEPT HEATS UP NEW YORK

“The Everything Car” or ECEVBold, imaginative design and high-tech features combine to present the future of automotive interactionToday Kia Motors America (KMA) unveiled its vision of the future of electric vehicles and it’s hot. And spicy. The HabaNiro concept is a fully-electric, all-wheel drive, four-seat won ... Continue reading

Nutson's Weekly Automotive News Digest - Featuring "Don't Miss" Car and Truck News Made April 7-13, 2019

Nutson's Weekly Automotive News Digest - Featuring "Don't Miss" Car and Truck News Made April 7-13, 2019

New Corvette; NY Auto Show; CAFE California Vs Our President; Who Needs A Green Fleet? FCA Buys 100 Million Euro Emission Credits From Tesla; Gas Prices Climb; Higher Speed Killing; Self-Driving Over Promised; EV Tax Credit Shorting Out; Jeep Gladiator Moabing; F-150 Recall Redux; Chinese EV's; GM Negotiating For Elect ... Continue reading

General Motors To Shoot Self In Foot - Begs The U.S. Government To Dictate Its Sales Mix - California Dreaming

General Motors To Shoot Self In Foot - Begs The U.S. Government To Dictate Its Sales Mix - California Dreaming

Anton Wahlman Summary •In a major surprise move, GM comes out in favor of having the U.S. government dictating what cars it must sell. ... Continue reading

The OTS Educates Teenagers on Dangers of Distracted Driving

The OTS Educates Teenagers on Dangers of Distracted Driving

SACRAMENTO, Calif.--The California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) hosted a distracted driving education event April 12 at Sacramento’s Inderkum High School as part of a larger effort to inform the public on the dangers of distracted driving. Hundreds of high school students had the opportunity to meet with traffic sa ... Continue reading

Changes at Honda & Acura Public Relations

Changes at Honda & Acura Public Relations

Some important changes to the structure of Honda and Acura public relations team. Honda has made a few changes aimed at making our team even easier to do business with, if that’s possible, by clarifying roles and responsibilities and giving greater autonomy to the department for each brand. ... Continue reading

Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach Fast Facts

Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach Fast Facts

Race weekend: Friday, April 12 - Sunday, April 14 Track: 1.968-mile, 11-turn temporary street course (clockwise) in Long Beach, California Race distance: 85 laps / 167.28 miles Entry List: Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach (PDF) Push-to-pass parameters: 200 seconds of total time with a maximum time of 20 seconds per activ ... Continue reading

Hansel Honda Showcases the 2019 Honda Accord’s Engine Options

Hansel Honda Showcases the 2019 Honda Accord’s Engine Options

Hansel Honda is educating Petaluma drivers about the engine options offered for the 2019 Honda Accord. ... Continue reading

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