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Gasoline Sales Starting to Show Impact of COVID-19 as US Fuel Sales Start Downward Slide

Gasoline Sales Starting to Show Impact of COVID-19 as US Fuel Sales Start Downward Slide

U.S. gas station operators are bracing for the impact of COVID-19 on fuel sales, as same-store gasoline sales were down 2.4% nationwide for the week ending March 14, when compared to the same week last year, according to OPIS Demand Report, a weekly survey of more than 15,000 fuel stations nationwide*. More troubling f ... Continue reading

Autotrader Names 12 Best 2020 Cars and SUV's

Autotrader Names 12 Best 2020 Cars and SUV's

From sports cars and family SUVs to hybrids and pickup trucks, 2020 is a big year for automobiles. The new decade is starting off with a bang with lots of competitive new cars in just about every segment. ... Continue reading

Casey’s Becomes 5,000th Station Selling E85

Casey’s Becomes 5,000th Station Selling E85

New offering has lower cost and helps the environment. ANKENY, Iowa A Casey’s store in its headquarters city of Ankeny, Iowa, has become the nation’s 5,000th location to sell Flex Fuel E85, according to the Renewable Fuels Association. ... Continue reading

NACS: Cleaning High-Touch Surfaces at the Pump

NACS: Cleaning High-Touch Surfaces at the Pump

Help debunk the myth that gas pumps spread COVID-19 by being upfront about your cleaning and sanitizing practices. ... Continue reading

The Auto Channel Unveiled It's GREEN NEW DEAL Plan in 2008 - It's Still The Best Idea!

The Auto Channel Unveiled It's GREEN NEW DEAL Plan in 2008 - It's Still The Best Idea!

There's lots of conversation and reports the past couple of days regarding a controversial a "New Green Deal." There's different reasons for announcing this: Energy independence, economic security, jobs creation, health benefits, and a cleaner environment. The problem is the 'source' of this new plan. ... Continue reading

Clean Fuels Ohio Signs Letter of Intent to Drive Purchase of 500 Fully-Electric Pickup Trucks from Lordstown Motors

Clean Fuels Ohio Signs Letter of Intent to Drive Purchase of 500 Fully-Electric Pickup Trucks from Lordstown Motors

a new Ohio-based original equipment manufacturer (OEM) of light duty fleet vehicles, has received a Letter of Intent from Clean Fuels Ohio to help deploy 500 Lordstown Endurances, believed to be the world’s first fully-electric pickup truck, across the state. The group will partner with Lordstown Motors to fulfill th ... Continue reading

2021 Honda Insight 55 MPG Hybrid Package Adds Driver Assist

2021 Honda Insight 55 MPG Hybrid Package Adds Driver Assist

The 2021 Honda Insight begins arriving at dealerships tomorrow featuring newly available blind spot information (BSI) with Cross Traffic Monitor along with a new exterior color—Radiant Red Metallic. ... Continue reading

Toyota and Hino to Jointly Develop Heavy-Duty Fuel Cell Truck

Toyota and Hino to Jointly Develop Heavy-Duty Fuel Cell Truck

Toyota City, Japan, Mar 23, 2020; Toyota Motor Corporation and Hino Motors, Ltd. have agreed to jointly develop a heavy-duty fuel cell truck, and to proceed with initiatives toward its practical use through verification tests and other means. ... Continue reading

AUTO LAB TALK RADIO FROM NYC, Saturday March 21, 2020; WNYM Radio AM 970 7-9 AM

AUTO LAB TALK RADIO FROM NYC, Saturday March 21, 2020; 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 This a a Prerecorded Best Of Auto Lab - No Calls Please Auto Lab is a 28 year old interactive automotive-focused New York area radio call-in show hosted by Professor Harold Wolchok. Each week a cadre of experienced hand ... Continue reading

WATCH LIVE: Porsche Annual Press Conference at 5 AM ET +VIDEO

WATCH LIVE: Porsche Annual Press Conference at 5 AM ET +VIDEO

Oliver Blume, Porsche's Chairman of the Executive Board, and Lutz Meschke, Deputy Chairman of the Executive Board and Member of the Executive Board for Finance and IT, will present an overview of the 2019 year results of Porsche AG. ... Continue reading

NIO Chinese EV Unpluging?

NIO Chinese EV Unpluging?

Nio said on Wednesday there was substantial doubt in its ability to continue as a going concern, sending its shares down 12% in premarket U.S. trading. The carmaker, seen as a challenger to Tesla Inc, has been hurt by dwindling demand and reduced government subsidies for electric vehicles in China, the world’s larges ... Continue reading

Are Automobiles and Parts Made in China Safe From COVID-19?

Are Automobiles and Parts Made in China Safe From COVID-19?

Based on reports that the Chinese virus can live on hard surfaces for several days, a concern has grown that vehicles and auto parts manufactured in China might be carrying COVID-19. ... Continue reading

Nutson's Auto News Digest - Week Ending March 14, 2020

Nutson's Auto News Digest - Week Ending March 14, 2020

Millennials’ expectations of vehicles; IIHS ADS; Auto Show Closings; Media Events Cancelled; Motorsport Cancellations; Wuhan Honda Plant Opens; Amelia Island Concurs; Diesel Bros Fined; RIP Umberto Falchetti ... Continue reading

Letter From Europe; Hot New M-B, Audi e-tron, Land Rover, Sun Valley Filled With Snow and Nice People

Letter From Europe; Hot New M-B, Audi e-tron, Land Rover, Sun Valley Filled With Snow and Nice People

Not often that a test car causes a commotion in leafy, sleepy Belvedere, but when the canary yellow 2020 Mercedes CLA250 4 matic rolled into the parking lot it was surrounded by neighbors young and old. How much was the inevitable first question and does it come as a coupe or as a convertible. ... Continue reading

AUTO LAB TALK RADIO FROM NYC, Saturday March 14, 2020; WNYM Radio AM 970 7-9 AM

AUTO LAB TALK RADIO FROM NYC, Saturday March 14, 2020; WNYM Radio AM 970 7-9 AM

Car Question or Concern? Call 888-692-7234 To Speak With An Auto Lab Expert. More real world car info than any where else! ... Continue reading

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