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Toyota Sticks To "Motorist Choice Is The Future" - And TACh Supports Their Position...Always Have Always Will

Toyota Sticks To "Motorist Choice Is The Future" - And TACh Supports Their Position...Always Have Always Will

TOYOTA, Japan, June 15 (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp (7203.T) pushed back against critics who say it has been slow to embrace battery electric vehicles (BEV), arguing it needed to offer a variety of car choices to suit different markets and customers.At its annual general meeting on Wednesday, the world's largest autom ... Continue reading

America Doesn't Need No Stink'n China Promoted Battery Powered EV's, Advent’s Methanol-Based Fuel Cell Unit Contributes to a New World Record set by ARM Engineering for Both Electric and Hydrogen-Powered Cars, Plus Exclusive Back Stories

America Doesn't Need No Stink'n China Promoted Battery Powered EV's, Advent’s Methanol-Based Fuel Cell Unit Contributes to a New World Record set by ARM Engineering for Both Electric and Hydrogen-Powered Cars, Plus Exclusive Back Stories

BOSTON--Advent Technologies Holdings, Inc. ("Advent"), an innovation-driven leader in the fuel cell and hydrogen technology space, is pleased to announce its contribution to the new world record for the longest distance ever covered by a hydrogen vehicle without refueling and an electric vehicle without recharging. The ... Continue reading

Hot Auto Topics From CAR(la) Center For Automotive Research - June 10, 2022

Hot Auto Topics From CAR(la) Center For Automotive Research - June 10, 2022

Traverse City MI June 10, 2022; This week, electric vehicle charging took the spotlight after an announcement from the Biden Administration and a troubling study on EV chargers out of California. There was also some significant news out of the EU regarding gasoline vehicles as we continue to see more ambitious emission ... Continue reading

Hyundai RoboRide Service Launches in Seoul's Bustling Gangnam District

Hyundai RoboRide Service Launches in Seoul's Bustling Gangnam District

RoboRide car-hailing pilot service to utilize two IONIQ 5 battery electric vehicles with in-house developed level 4 autonomous driving technology Hyundai Motor Group to collect autonomous driving data and customers’ feedback on the pilot, and plans to further develop level 4 autonomous driving technology System that ... Continue reading

Hyundai May 2022 US New Car Sales

Hyundai May 2022 US New Car Sales

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., June 1, 2022 – Hyundai Motor America reported May retail sales of 59,432 units, a 30% decrease compared with May 2021. May was an all-time record month for Santa Cruz retail sales. ... Continue reading

KIA AMERICA'S MAY 2022 Sales ELECTRFIED

KIA AMERICA'S MAY 2022 Sales ELECTRFIED

Kia America today announced May sales of 57,941 units with the Niro family of hybrid, PHEV and EV models posting best-ever May sales, up more than 28-percent over the previous record set in 2021. In addition, the first full month of deliveries of the all-new Sportage HEV charged ahead in May, with 2,417 units sold. ... Continue reading

“It’s Just Not Going to Happen Without Hydrogen”

“It’s Just Not Going to Happen Without Hydrogen”

“We think it’s a carbon-free energy vector, which can really help the change and will be needed to change the energy system,” says Karsten Wilbrand, a Senior Principal Scientist at Shell, talking about hydrogen power.For Wilbrand, and the rest of Shell, hydrogen is essential to facilitate the world’s transition ... Continue reading

Solo Advanced Vehicle Technologies and American Battery Solutions Partner on the SD1 500+ Mile Range, Battery-Electric Long-Haul Truck

Solo Advanced Vehicle Technologies and American Battery Solutions Partner on the SD1 500+ Mile Range, Battery-Electric Long-Haul Truck

D1 battery-electric, long-haul trucks are fast charger compatible while also being able to utilize existing charging networks. ... Continue reading

Hyundai Motor Group Say It Will Strengthen US Investment

Hyundai Motor Group Say It Will Strengthen US Investment

HMG to invest more than USD 10 billion in US by 2025 to secure future growth Investment to support HMG global position as first mover in innovation and next-generation mobility solutions and contributes to U.S. manufacturing HMG on May 20 announced a USD 5.54-billion new EV & battery manufacturing facilities in Georgia ... Continue reading

Letter From Europe From California - 29th annual media days of the Western Automotive Journalists Group

Letter From Europe From California - 29th annual media days of the Western Automotive Journalists Group

By Andrew Frankl European Bureau Chief Senior Editor-at-large The Auto Channel Half Moon Bay CA May 12, 2022; There is an old saying along the lines of “The right crowd and no crowding“ which neatly sums up the tests of 22 vehicles in California’s Half Moon Bay. For me there two stars of the show-the astonishing ... Continue reading

Another Great Opportunity Blown! POWERED BY HYDROGEN: LOOKING TO THE FUTURE WITH THE FORD FOCUS C-MAX H2 INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE

Another Great Opportunity Blown! POWERED BY HYDROGEN: LOOKING TO THE FUTURE WITH THE FORD FOCUS C-MAX H2 INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE

STUTTGART, July 13, 2004 – Ford engineers have equipped the Ford Focus C-MAX with a prototype hydrogen internal combustion engine (H 2 ICE). The vehicle was unveiled today at the Research Conference of the German Car Manufacturer Association (VDA) in Stuttgart, which was attended by the German Chancellor Gerhard ... Continue reading

Electric Grid Not Ready For BEV Onslaught

Electric Grid Not Ready For BEV Onslaught

May 12 (Reuters) - After decades of struggle, the U.S. is raising hopes for the fight against ICE powered vehicles. All this progress, however, could be derailed without a massive overhaul of America’s antiquated electric infrastructure – a task some industry experts say requires more than $2 trillion. Will EV owne ... Continue reading

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