News By Topic: Vehicles and The Environment

Auto News Digest, Week Ending August 12, 2018 Edited By Larry Nutson

Aug 12, 2018

Last Weeks Automotive News Headline Stories: 10 Millionth Ford Mustang; MB Made In Alabama; Musk Gives Finger To Stockholders; Made in Mexico Ole'; Geeley Lotus Revitalization; So Sorry: Mazda, Suzuki, Yamaha; Cummins Recall; Toyota Fuel-Cell HD Trucks; OOPS Digital Drive Aids Faulty; Fast MOPAR: Dodge Roadkill Nights ... Continue reading

Autonomous Electric Shuttle, First On Streets of Candiac +VIDEO

Aug 11, 2018

The City of Candiac was pleased to welcome Transport Minister André Fortin this morning for a major announcement: the arrival of a long-term demonstration project for a 100% electric autonomous shuttle to be used on public roads for the first time in Canada. ... Continue reading

AUTO LAB Call-In Radio LIVE from New York Saturday August 11, 2018 7-9 AM

Aug 11, 2018

Car Question or Concern? Call Toll Free 888-692-7234 ... Continue reading

Uber Cool 3D Tour of Faraday Future's FF 91 Uber Cool EV

Aug 11, 2018

Not for low connection speeds or old and slow computers.... Faraday Future's 3D tour takes you through the most noteworthy features of our flagship vehicle: the FF 91. It includes specifications on vehicle dimensions, battery, powertrain, 4-Wheel steering, lighting and aerodynamics. ... Continue reading

BMW Group Diesel Recall

Aug 9, 2018

BMW AG investigations have revealed that - similar to the current Korean situation - an Exhaust-Gas-Recirculation (EGR) module malfunction may, in rare cases, cause fires in some BMW diesel vehicles in the European market. The BMW Group has decided to carry out a technical campaign to check the EGR module and replace a ... Continue reading

INFINITI TO REVEAL ELECTRIFIED PERFORMANCE CONCEPT AT PEBBLE BEACH

Aug 9, 2018

INFINITI will unveil a new concept vehicle during this year's Monterey Car Week. ... Continue reading

Diesel Vs. Clean Diesel A Tutorial

Aug 7, 2018

Diesel has been the fuel of commerce around the world for more than a century. It powered the ships, trains and trucks that carried goods into new markets and helped businesses grow. ... Continue reading

Forbes Says There Is A "Pickup Problem" - TACH Asks What Problem? (originally Published 6/9/2010)

Aug 7, 2018

Washington DC June 9, 2010; The AIADA newsletter reported that Jerry Flint at Forbes writes that the trouble with all the plans to improve fuel economy is that Americans still like pickups. Not small pickups, but big full-size pickups with four doors and fancy interiors. A standard V-8 pickup will get 16, maybe 18, mil ... Continue reading

Maybe He Does Get It! President Trump Tightens Auto Maker's Offsetting CAFE MPG Workarounds

Aug 6, 2018

Trump May Relax Auto Standards While Making Them Harder to Meet The Trump administration’s plan to ease vehicle-emission mandates lifts some burdens for automakers but also would strip away options that have made it easier for them to comply and have encouraged the development of electric cars. ... Continue reading

Close But No Cigar; President Trump Misses Most Important "Make America Great Again" Benefit Of His CAFE MPG Freeze - MPG IsReplace NOT The Problem, It's The MPG Of "WHAT" Fuel That Is The Problem.

Aug 6, 2018

MPG is NOT the problem, it's the MPG of ... Continue reading

Latest Auto News Digest, Week Ending August 4, 2018 Edited By Larry Nutson

Aug 5, 2018

Last Weeks Automotive News Headline Stories: July Auto Sales Down; No Old Diesel For Big Rigs; GM Tariff Complaints; FCA Complains Of Mahindra Jeep Look Alike; Another Audi EV; Electric Harley; NACTOY Cars Of The Year; Concurs of America Winners; Automotive Heritage Awards; Collector Car Crime; VW Recall; RAM Recall ... Continue reading

AUTO LAB Call-In Radio LIVE from New York Saturday August 4, 2018 7-9 AM

Aug 4, 2018

Auto Lab is a 28 year old interactive automotive-focused New York area radio call-in show hosted by Professor Harold Wolchok. Featuring an in-studio panel of experienced hands-on automotive experts with accurate, honest, practical and street-smart car repair and buying advice. ... Continue reading

NEC's Transfer of Lithium Ion Battery Business Allows Nissan To Sell Their Battery Business To Chinese Company Envision

Aug 3, 2018

TOKYO, Aug, 03 2018 NEC Corporation announced today that NEC has determined to transfer (i) all shares of NEC Energy Devices, Ltd. owned by NEC to Envision Electrodes Corporation Ltd, a member of Envision Group, a renewable energy company, and (ii) all shares of Automotive Energy Supply Corporation (AESC) owned by NEC ... Continue reading

Growth Energy Welcomes ELEMENT as 100th Plant Member

Aug 2, 2018

WASHINGTON, D.C. August 2, 2018; Growth Energy, the nation’s top ethanol advocate, is proud to welcome ELEMENT, LLC as its newest member. The addition of the new Colwich, Kansas-based bio-refinery marks the 100th plant member for Growth Energy. ... Continue reading

U.S. DOT and EPA Propose Rollback Of Fuel Economy Standards for MY 2021-2026 Vehicles (President Trump's Orders, Win For Big Oil, Not Americans)

Aug 2, 2018

WASHINGTON - August 2, 2018; Today, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a notice of proposed rulemaking, the Safer Affordable Fuel-Efficient (SAFE) Vehicles Rule for Model Years 2021-2026 Passenger C ... Continue reading