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Hybrid Plug-in's Are Suddenly Carsona-Non-Grata By Air Wardens In Europe

Hybrid Plug-in's Are Suddenly Carsona-Non-Grata By Air Wardens In Europe

Turns out, they’re not good for the environment, according to some experts, and they could be phased out by carmakers in the face of tougher European rules. EU policy plans for plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHEVs), which contain an electric battery and a combustion engine, could mean the "transition" technology has a shor ... Continue reading

Nutson's Weekly Auto News Roundup - Week Ending April 24, 2021

Nutson's Weekly Auto News Roundup - Week Ending April 24, 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

Hyundai Santa Cruz “Entirely New” Category With A Long History

Hyundai Santa Cruz “Entirely New” Category With A Long History

That was my Saturday evening as a global announcement of the world's first sport adventure vehicle popped into my inbox from Hyundai, an “entirely new” category,” according to Hyundai Motor North America President and CEO Jose Munoz. ... Continue reading

NIO Announces Power North Plan and Its ET7 Makes Auto Show Debut

NIO Announces Power North Plan and Its ET7 Makes Auto Show Debut

SHANGHAI, CHINA, April 19, 2021, Today, the 19th International Automobile Industry Exhibition (Auto Shanghai 2021) started with the press day. NIO has once again brought its iconic NIO House experience to the auto show and has invited 180 user volunteers to share their genuine experience and joyful lifestyle as NIO use ... Continue reading

The first truck in the world was built by Gottlieb Daimler in 1896

The first truck in the world was built by Gottlieb Daimler in 1896

He invented the motor cycle, then went to the motorised trolley car, a motorised firefighting hose and then, almost inevitably, to the truck in the year 1896. ... Continue reading

Executive Chairman Tony Aquila Named CEO of Canoo +Pick-up Reveal Video

Executive Chairman Tony Aquila Named CEO of Canoo +Pick-up Reveal Video

Canoo today announced the appointment of Tony Aquila, its Executive Chairman and one of the Company’s largest investors, to the added role of Chief Executive Officer. In this position, Mr. Aquila will lead the Company in its focused strategy of bringing the Company’s best-in-class electric vehicles (EVs) to the mas ... Continue reading

Taking Your Old Leaf On A Summer Road Trip - Don't Do It

Taking Your Old Leaf On A Summer Road Trip - Don't Do It

The #Rapidgate issue, where the passively-cooled battery heats up and charging rates slow down more than previous generations, was a particularly bad one. ... Continue reading

Follow The Reality: Essentially No BEV Charging Infrastructure In USA

Follow The Reality: Essentially No BEV Charging Infrastructure In USA

The Dutch intention to install 1.5 MILLION charge points in the next 9 years. That is half a million private charging points and a million public charging points before the end of this decade. ... Continue reading

Ford Mustang Mach-E First Edition Customers Receive Extra 3D-Printed Surprise with Their Electric Ponies

Ford Mustang Mach-E First Edition Customers Receive Extra 3D-Printed Surprise with Their Electric Ponies

Each Mustang Mach-E First Edition customer will receive a special collectible wireframe pony sculpture in the color corresponding to their vehicle’s paint job, created with the help of 3D printing. ... Continue reading

VANTAS and T-GO Brands Expand Vehicle Agreement; Bringing Jobs to America with Vehicle Manufacturing Plant Plans Adjusted

VANTAS and T-GO Brands Expand Vehicle Agreement; Bringing Jobs to America with Vehicle Manufacturing Plant Plans Adjusted

Expansion plan covers revisions in U.S. manufacturing timetable Pact is expansion of current 2019 agreement HAAH Motors Holdings signed with Sicar U.S. sales expected to begin in late 2022 IRVINE, Calif. April 20, 2021 -- HAAH Motors Holdings and Shanghai SICAR Automotive Technology Development Co., Ltd. ... Continue reading

Honda Targets 100% EV and Fuel Cell Sales Plus Advanced Driver Safety Systems in North America by 2040

Honda Targets 100% EV and Fuel Cell Sales Plus Advanced Driver Safety Systems in North America by 2040

New Honda EV models based on e:Architecture coming in North America starting from the second half of this decade, following first volume EVs in MY2024 Honda to add omnidirectional ADAS (advanced driver-assistance system) to Honda Sensing™ technologies, to all new automobile models by 2030, striving for zero auto and ... Continue reading

Kelley Blue Book Helps Car Shoppers Navigate Electric Car Tax Credits

Kelley Blue Book Helps Car Shoppers Navigate Electric Car Tax Credits

Electric cars undoubtedly are the wave of the future, and growth in the segment is on quite an upward trajectory. According to data from Cox Automotive, electrified vehicles accounted for 7.8% of the total Q1 2021 sales, up from 4.8% in the same period last year. ... Continue reading

2023 Cadillac LYRIQ Auto Channel Closeup, Leading The Brand Into An All-Electric Future (Mary Put It All On The Line)

2023 Cadillac LYRIQ Auto Channel Closeup, Leading The Brand Into An All-Electric Future (Mary Put It All On The Line)

Detroit MI 2021-04-21: Today marked a pioneering moment for Cadillac that illuminates the brand’s future and resets the fundamental notions of luxury motoring. The production debut of the 2023 Cadillac LYRIQ is the culmination of a century of innovation and the beginning of a great new era. ... Continue reading

Audi Shows A6 e-tron concept At Auto Shanghai 2021

Audi Shows A6 e-tron concept At Auto Shanghai 2021

Audi A6 e-tron concept – at the Auto Shanghai 2021 show. A completely new technology architecture, the “Premium Platform Electric,” or PPE for short, will serve as the technology platform for these vehicles in the future. ... Continue reading

Lincoln China Debuts Zephyr Reflection Preview Car; Introduces Corsair PHEV at Auto Shanghai 2021

Lincoln China Debuts Zephyr Reflection Preview Car; Introduces Corsair PHEV at Auto Shanghai 2021

Today at Auto Shanghai, Lincoln debuted the Lincoln Zephyr Reflection preview car, showcasing the best of Lincoln’s global design expertise in a vehicle designed solely for the China market. The all-new Lincoln Corsair plug-in hybrid (PHEV) also made its debut as Lincoln’s first locally produced new energy vehicle ... Continue reading

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