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New Mandate Turns California into Largest US Market for Zero Emission Vehicles

New Mandate Turns California into Largest US Market for Zero Emission Vehicles

California is on the verge of becoming the largest market for zero emission vehicles (ZEVs) in the United States, steered by the state's increasingly stringent ZEV mandate. The directive lends a holistic perspective to the adoption of ZEVs, chalking out a plan for raising consumer awareness, building required infrastru ... Continue reading

With the ROEV Association, Electric Vehicle Charging Becomes More Accessible +VIDEO

With the ROEV Association, Electric Vehicle Charging Becomes More Accessible +VIDEO

At the 2015 Los Angeles International Auto Show, five partners, including two of the top EV automakers, BMW of North America and Nissan, together with the three largest EV charging networks in the U.S., CarCharging/Blink (OTCQB: CCGI), ChargePoint, and NRG EVgo, announced the creation of the ROEV Association ("ROEV"), ... Continue reading

Cargomatic Wins 2015 Patrick Soon-Shiong Innovation Award

Cargomatic Wins 2015 Patrick Soon-Shiong Innovation Award

Cargomatic -- the technology platform that brings the sharing economy to local trucking -- was awarded the 2015 Patrick Soon-Shiong Innovation Award at a ceremony held at the Four Seasons Hotel in Beverly Hills, California on November 18th. Founded in 2010 in partnership with the Los Angeles Business Journal, the award ... Continue reading

Chevrolet Volt Named Winner of Green Car Journal's 2016 Green Car of the Year

Chevrolet Volt Named Winner of Green Car Journal's 2016 Green Car of the Year

Milestone Extended Range Electric Car Wins Auto Industry's Most Important Environmental Award at Los Angeles Auto Show November 19 LOS ANGELES, Nov. 19, 2015; The second-generation 2016 Chevrolet Volt, an all-new and significantly improved version of the automaker's groundbreaking extended range electric vehicle that f ... Continue reading

Honda Accord Wins a Record 30th 10Best Cars Award from Car and Driver Magazine

Honda Accord Wins a Record 30th 10Best Cars Award from Car and Driver Magazine

Accord recognized more than any other model in the magazine's history TORRANCE, CA -- November 18, 2015: For a record 30th time in the 32-year history of the award, Car and Driver magazine has named the Honda Accord to its prestigious annual list of the 10Best Cars in America. "Do something special once, you might be c ... Continue reading

FIAT Displays Custom Painted 500e "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" Stormtrooper and Diane Von Furstenberg Custom-wrapped 500X at 2015 Los Angeles Auto Show +VIDEO

FIAT Displays Custom Painted 500e "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" Stormtrooper and Diane Von Furstenberg Custom-wrapped 500X at 2015 Los Angeles Auto Show +VIDEO

The FIAT brand will have two special custom-designed vehicles on display at the 2015 Los Angeles Auto Show. As part of the FCA US LLC support of "Star Wars: The Force Awakens," opening December 18, the FIAT brand will display a custom-painted Fiat 500e stormtrooper. Lucasfilm recently announced that it is collaborating ... Continue reading

Elio Motors to Announce Launch of P5 Prototype Vehicle, Provide Update on SEC Authorization of Stock Offering at Los Angeles Auto Show +VIDEO

Elio Motors to Announce Launch of P5 Prototype Vehicle, Provide Update on SEC Authorization of Stock Offering at Los Angeles Auto Show +VIDEO

Who: Paul Elio, CEO of Elio Motors Inc. Elio Motors is an American transportation start-up company, which is set to launch its enclosed three-wheeled vehicle in late 2016. The Elio is engineered to attain a highway mileage rating of up to 84 MPG, with a targeted base price of $6,800. What: Elio Motors will introduce it ... Continue reading

All-New 2017 Hyundai Elantra Makes Its Debut At The Los Angeles Auto Show +VIDEO

All-New 2017 Hyundai Elantra Makes Its Debut At The Los Angeles Auto Show +VIDEO

Hyundai today reveals its all-new 2017 Elantra at the Los Angeles Auto Show. As one of Hyundai's all time best-selling models, the new Elantra enters its sixth-generation building on the momentum and success of its proven award-winning formula and strong value proposition by offering a bold aerodynamic design with soph ... Continue reading

Hyundai N 2025 Vision Gran Turismo Concept To Have North American Debut At Los Angeles Auto Show

Hyundai N 2025 Vision Gran Turismo Concept To Have North American Debut At Los Angeles Auto Show

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 18, 2015 -- Today, Hyundai debuted its N 2025 Vision Gran Turismo Concept for the North American market at the Los Angeles Auto Show. This concept demonstrates the Hyundai brand's unique perspective on future performance characteristics and was developed as one of the latest additions to the Vision Gr ... Continue reading

2015 LA AUTO SHOW - Alpha Romeo Reveals 2017 Giulia Quadrifoglio +VIDEO

2015 LA AUTO SHOW - Alpha Romeo Reveals 2017 Giulia Quadrifoglio +VIDEO

2015 LA AUTO SHOW - Alpha Romeo Reveals 2017 Giulia Quadrifoglio ... Continue reading

Volvo Cars Sparks Largest Online Conversation About Autonomous Driving To-Date +VIDEO

Volvo Cars Sparks Largest Online Conversation About Autonomous Driving To-Date +VIDEO

Today at the 2015 Los Angeles Auto Show (LAAS), Volvo Cars revealed initial results from its Future of Driving initiative, the single largest online conversation about autonomous driving to date. With more than 7,000 respondents worldwide so far, the findings have unearthed compelling insights into public perceptions a ... Continue reading

Semi-Autonomous Volvo XC90 Drives Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti to Connected Car Expo

Semi-Autonomous Volvo XC90 Drives Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti to Connected Car Expo

LOS ANGELES -- November 17, 2015: Los Angeles mayor Eric Garcetti arrived refreshed at the Connected Car Expo this morning behind the wheel of a semi-autonomous Volvo XC90 that navigated smoothly and safely through congested rush hour traffic. Garcetti was accompanied by Lex Kerssemakers, president and CEO of Volvo Car ... Continue reading

Hispanic Motor Press Awards Ford Fiesta and Ford Shelby GT350 Mustang Among Its Best Cars for 2016

Hispanic Motor Press Awards Ford Fiesta and Ford Shelby GT350 Mustang Among Its Best Cars for 2016

Two Ford vehicles earned honors in the sixth annual Hispanic Motor Press Awards Best Cars of 2016 – Fiesta and Shelby® GT350 Mustang. Ford Fiesta, with its high-tech features, fun-to-drive personality and great efficiency came out on top in the subcompact category. Ford Shelby GT350 – the most track-capabl ... Continue reading

Honda Clarity Fuel Cell Sedan Makes North American Debut at 2015 Los Angeles Auto Show +VIDEO

Honda Clarity Fuel Cell Sedan Makes North American Debut at 2015 Los Angeles Auto Show +VIDEO

The Honda Clarity Fuel Cell sedan makes its North American debut at the 2015 Los Angeles Auto Show today as Honda announced additional details for its most advanced zero-emissions vehicle in the U.S. market. Serving as the next evolution of Honda's fuel cell technology, the Clarity Fuel Cell leverages two decades of ad ... Continue reading

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