News By Topic: Vehicles and The Environment

Jeep Concepts For 2021 Easter Jeep Safari

Mar 22, 2021

Electrified power and the electrifying performance of today’s internal combustion engines combine with off-road capability and fun-to-drive freedom to take center stage during this year’s Easter Jeep Safari. ... Continue reading

Nutson's Nuggets - Weekly Automotive News Factoids March 14-20 2021

Mar 21, 2021

Below are 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

Chinese Car Companies Kicking US Car Maker Butt In China +VIDEO (Published 2019)

Mar 19, 2021

China has raced far ahead of others on electric-vehicle sales, forged into automated-vehicle development and led the way on deployment of next-generation cellular infrastructure, reports Automotive News. ... Continue reading

CarMax Announces Commitment to Net Zero Carbon Emissions by 2050

Mar 19, 2021

the nation’s largest retailer of used cars, today announced its commitment to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050. The commitment is part of CarMax’s overall efforts to reduce its environmental impact and to align with the climate change mitigation goals set out by the Paris Agreement. ... Continue reading

Hyundai and Shell To Collaborate on Clean Energy Solutions

Mar 19, 2021

Hyundai Motor Company today signed a new five-year Global Business Cooperation Agreement with Royal Dutch Shell plc, the international energy company known as Shell — but this time with a clean mobility twist. The signing ceremony was held online at Hyundai Motorstudio Goyang, Korea. ... Continue reading

Kandi America Expands Product Categories, Launches NEV Models

Mar 17, 2021

Now available for order and delivery through select dealerships, the Kandi NEV K23 (priced at $22,499) contains safety features such as seatbelts and airbags, much-desired HVAC, and can comfortably fit up to four passengers. ... Continue reading

Hyundai Gives 2021 Kona Electric and Ioniq Electric Owners Charging For Approximately 1,000 Miles(About $35 At EPA Estimated Driving Range)

Mar 17, 2021

Continuing its commitment to accelerate mainstream adoption of electric vehicles, Hyundai Motor America will provide 250 kilowatt-hours of complimentary charging on Electrify America’s ultra-fast charging network for owners of 2021 Kona Electric and Ioniq Electric models. ... Continue reading

WATCH LIVE: Volkswagen Brand Annual Media Conference at 4AM ET +VIDEO

Mar 17, 2021

You can watch the entire event, live, right here on TheAutoChannel.com at at 9AM Central Europe Time, 8AM London time, 4AM New York time, and 1AM West Coast time ... Continue reading

EV Maker ElectraMeccanica Plans U.S. Base of Operations in Greater Phoenix, Arizona

Mar 17, 2021

ElectraMeccanica Vehicles Corp. announced that it has selected Mesa, AZ, for its U.S. based assembly facility and engineering technical center. ... Continue reading

U.S. News Announces the 2021 Best Cars for Families

Mar 16, 2021

U.S. News & World Report, a nationally recognized publisher of consumer advice and information, today announced the 2021 Best Cars for Families. U.S. News evaluated 86 vehicles and named winners across nine categories. ... Continue reading

EV Motoring - KIA EV6 Revealed +VIDEO

Mar 15, 2021

Kia’s first dedicated EV platform (E-GMP) Kia Corporation has today revealed the first images of the exterior and interior design of EV6, its first dedicated battery electric vehicle (BEV), ahead of the car’s world premiere in March. EV6 was designed under the brand’s new design philosophy ‘Opposites United’, ... Continue reading

Nutson's Digest Of Top Auto News - Week Of March 7-13, 2021

Mar 14, 2021

See this 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

Auto Dealer Service Departments Make Best of Tough Situation, J.D. Power Finds

Mar 11, 2021

“When one- to three-year-old vehicles required service in 2020, dealers captured an even greater share of service visits, which is the highest level in at least five years,” said Chris Sutton, vice president of automotive retail at J.D. Power. “Dealerships made the most out of a disruptively bad situation. ... Continue reading

Nissan Senior Management Shake-up

Mar 10, 2021

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. today announced senior management appointments aimed to further Nissan NEXT business transformation plan supporting Nissan’s progress towards profitability and its pursuit of new innovation-driven opportunities accelerating the pathway to electrified future and carbon neutrality. ... Continue reading

ChargePoint and Polestar Team Up to Transform the Future of Vehicle Ownership

Mar 9, 2021

Full Size Small Preview Thumbnail The Polestar 2 charging at a Level 2 ChargePoint station at ChargePoint's headquarters in Campbell, California. The Polestar 2 charging at a Level 2 ChargePoint station at ChargePoint's headquarters in Campbell, California. ... Continue reading