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Auto Channel Exclusive: See Greenest Most Fuel Efficient Vehicles (2019-2000), Includes MPG, Air Pollution Score and Greenhouse Gas Score

Auto Channel Exclusive: See Greenest Most Fuel Efficient Vehicles (2019-2000), Includes MPG, Air Pollution Score and Greenhouse Gas Score

This Green Vehicle Guide will help you find the most fuel-efficient (MPG) car or truck that meets your vehicle needs. ... Continue reading

Potential Fire - Chrysler Recalls Every Hybrid Pacifica Minivan - Warning - Don't park In Garage

Potential Fire - Chrysler Recalls Every Hybrid Pacifica Minivan - Warning - Don't park In Garage

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles said that it is recalling 27,456 hybrid minivans from the 2017-20 model years globally due to the potential fire risk from a 12-volt battery connection. We are aware of one injury and a small number of fires, but didn’t say how many. ... Continue reading

2021 Ford Escape Plug-In Hybrid EPA-Estimated 100 MPGe! Combined Fuel Economy

2021 Ford Escape Plug-In Hybrid EPA-Estimated 100 MPGe! Combined Fuel Economy

Ford Escape Plug-in Hybrid has an EPA-estimated all-electric range of 37 miles – 11 more miles than even Ford Fusion Energi, with more passenger space and up to four times the cargo volume behind its second-row seats In addition to potential savings at the pump, purchasing an Escape Plug-In Hybrid may qualify a custo ... Continue reading

BMW i Ventures Funds Made From Air Zero-net Carbon Gasoline Company

BMW i Ventures Funds Made From Air Zero-net Carbon Gasoline Company

First zero-net carbon gasoline that will sell at gas stations, at a price that competes with fossil fuels, starting as early as this year. ... Continue reading

Fuel Cells Are Happening - Daimler Establishes New Truck Fuel Cell Company

Fuel Cells Are Happening - Daimler Establishes New Truck Fuel Cell Company

Daimler Truck AG establishes new company Daimler Truck Fuel Cell GmbH & Co. KG – bringing together all of the Group’s fuel cell activities · Dr. ... Continue reading

Fuel Cells Are Happening; R&D Joint Venture for Commercial Vehicle Fuel Cell Systems Established for the Creation of a Hydrogen-based Society in China

Fuel Cells Are Happening; R&D Joint Venture for Commercial Vehicle Fuel Cell Systems Established for the Creation of a Hydrogen-based Society in China

United Fuel Cell System R&D (Beijing) Co., Ltd. (FCRD). FCRD's primary business will be the development of fuel cell systems for commercial vehicles to contribute to the realization of a clean mobility society in China. ... Continue reading

Nutson's Weekly Auto News Recap - Week Ending June 6, 2020

Nutson's Weekly Auto News Recap - Week Ending June 6, 2020

Last Week: Chinese Virus STILL Affecting Car Production, New Car Introductions, Sales, Future Mobility, Motorsports, Auto Events, Insurance Rebates, MB-F1, Bicycles: UAW Turmoil, Autonomous Car Safety Fairy-tale, VW Dieselgate, VW Invests In China AI, Ford Turns Up Heat On Covid; Nissan Recall, Drive-in Resurgence, 202 ... Continue reading

Coalition Urges Support EV Charging Private Investment

Coalition Urges Support EV Charging Private Investment

ALEXANDRIA, Va. June 5, 2020; The best way to increase proliferation of electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure throughout the United States is through private sector investment by businesses that currently serve the motoring public, according to a coalition representing cities and communities across America and ... Continue reading

Karma Automotive Announces New Sports And Performance Packages For The 2020 Revero GT

Karma Automotive Announces New Sports And Performance Packages For The 2020 Revero GT

Karma Automotive has launched a series of packages available for the 2020 Revero GT, catering to the driving enthusiast. The new Sports and Performance packages for the Revero GT take the luxury electric vehicle to the next performance level for owners who want to refine its handling for superior dynamic capabilities. ... Continue reading

Nutsons' Weekly Automotive News Digest - May 24 - May 31, 2020

Nutsons' Weekly Automotive News Digest - May 24 - May 31, 2020

This Week: Small Cars Kill IIHS Report; Chinese Virus STILL Affecting Car Production; New Normal - This Weeks Virtual Vehicle Press Intros: Ford Edge ST Line, MINI Countryman; Acura TLX, Mercedes-Benz E-Class Coupe and Convertible; Ford Mustang MACH 1 Revealed; New Aston Martin ... Continue reading

Take a "RoadTrip" with The Auto Channel

Take a "RoadTrip" with The Auto Channel

An archive of RoadTrip programs ... Continue reading

EIA Says Light Truck US Sales Fairing Wuhan Virus Storm Better Than Cars

EIA Says Light Truck US Sales Fairing Wuhan Virus Storm Better Than Cars

U.S. Energy Information Administration, based on U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis The 729,000 vehicles sold in the United States in April 2020 amounted to the lowest total since early 2010. The seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR) of light-duty vehicle sales in April is the lowest in the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analy ... Continue reading

IIHS: Small Cars Kill - Are Higher MPG And A Smaller Monthly Payment Worth Your Family's Lives?

IIHS: Small Cars Kill - Are Higher MPG And A Smaller Monthly Payment Worth Your Family's Lives?

Driver death rates are highest in small cars and minicars which accounted for 15 of the 20 models with the highest death rates for model year 2017, while nearly half of the 20 models with the lowest death rates were luxury SUVs. ... Continue reading

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