2017 Chevy Volt Review by Del Coates +VIDEO
Aug 12, 2017
SAN JOSE, CA - May 2, 2016: Chevrolet's Gen 2 (second generation) Volt appeared briefly as a 2016 model in just 11 states. It's now available, for a few dollars more, in all 50 states as a 2017 model. It represents an impressive improvement among hybrid cars that reminds me more of a Tesla than a Prius. Like the Gen 1 ... Continue reading
Aug 11, 2017
MONTREAL, Aug. 11, 2017 The Montreal Port Authority (MPA) is pleased to announce that its shore power project has been completed and that vessels docking at the Port of Montreal's new cruise terminal can now be powered by electricity. ... Continue reading
Electric Vehicle Charger Market - Trends and Forecasts by Technavio
Aug 11, 2017
Technavio has published a new report on the global electric vehicle charger market from 2017-2021. ... Continue reading
Aug 9, 2017
CINCINNATI, Aug. 9, 2017 -- Workhorse Group Inc. , an American technology company focused on providing electric mobility solutions to the commercial transportation sector, announced today that Alpha Baking Company has ordered five additional range-extended electric E-GEN step vans following the successful deployment of ... Continue reading
2017 Toyota Highlander Hybrid Limited V6 AWD Review By Steve Purdy
Aug 9, 2017
2017 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID LIMITED AWD Review by Steve Purdy ... Continue reading
Efficient Drivetrains, Inc. (EDI) Receives Bus Production Order for its EDI PowerDrive™ 6000 System
Aug 8, 2017
Efficient Drivetrains has over 90 buses deployed with its PHEV drivetrain system and expects to close orders for several hundred more drivetrains by the end of 2017. ... Continue reading
Faraday Future Reveals New California Manufacturing Facility
Aug 7, 2017
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 7, 2017 -- Faraday Future (FF) has signed a lease on its new manufacturing facility, and began the process of clean-up to prepare the new site for the move-in of manufacturing equipment. ... Continue reading
Aug 6, 2017
If you are a car and driving fan like we all are here at The Auto Channel, you can easily "catch up" or put this week's auto stories in context by searching the past 25 year's millions of pages of original, manufacturers announcements, automotive news, automotive stories, articles, reviews, archived news, video, audio, ... Continue reading
Oops! EV technology showcase fizzles. Or is it the user’s fault?
Aug 4, 2017
Of course auto journalists are widely known for taking advantage of freebies such as hotel rooms, test cars, dinners and such. Our confident mused that even if the cars weren’t charging, a few drivers had copped the prime parking spots – available only when charging is active. As long as they were plugged in, no on ... Continue reading
Toyota And Mazda Form Car Building And Technology Sharing Partnership - To Build Plant In USA
Aug 4, 2017
The plant will be capable of producing 300,000 vehicles a year, with production divided between the two automakers, and will employ about 4,000 people when it opens in 2021 ... Continue reading
Toyota and Mazda Enter Business and Capital Alliance
Aug 4, 2017
TOKYO, Aug. 4, 2017 -- Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) and Mazda Motor Corporation (Mazda) signed an agreement today to enter a business and capital alliance, with the aim of further strengthening their lasting partnership. ... Continue reading
CENTER FOR AUTOMOTIVE RESEARCH-MANAGEMENT BRIEFING SEMINARS – DAY FOUR WRAP-UP
Aug 3, 2017
Well, just this. The auto business has always been, and will always be, cyclical. We’ve now been in the longest period of sustained growth in the industry’s history and it is just now leveling off. Does that mean we’re headed for a downswing? Probably. But so far it looks like it may be a gentle one. ... Continue reading
CENTER FOR AUTOMOTIVE RESEARCH-MANAGEMENT BRIEFING SEMINARS – DAY THREE
Aug 3, 2017
By Steve Purdy The Auto Channel Michigan Bureau Conspicuous by his absence at the conference this year was Michigan’s governor. The tradition of the governor offering a key-note address to this large gathering of auto industry folks at MBS goes way back and had been seen as an opportunity for a bit of cheer leading, ... Continue reading
CENTER FOR AUTOMOTIVE RESEARCH MANAGEMENT BRIEFING SEMINARS – DAY TWO
Aug 2, 2017
A big topic of conversation continues to be around autonomous and self-driving vehicles, some of which we reported on yesterday with the Continental Automotive- and Magna-supported drive from Detroit to Canada to Traverse City making for the first international drive of automated cars. While most experts think level 4 ... Continue reading
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