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Ford GM Following China- Going Electric

Ford GM Following China- Going Electric

The automakers announced this week they would accelerate their move toward producing electric vehicles over gasoline-powered ones. ​WARREN, Mich. ... Continue reading

Baltimore Awards New Flyer a Contract for 140 Clean Diesel Buses

Baltimore Awards New Flyer a Contract for 140 Clean Diesel Buses

New Flyer of America Inc., the U.S. subsidiary of New Flyer Industries Inc. , the largest transit bus and motor coach manufacturer and parts distributor in North America, yesterday announced that Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) acting through the Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) has awarded New Flyer ... Continue reading

Breakthrough in Lithium Production Could Disrupt Electric Car Markets

Breakthrough in Lithium Production Could Disrupt Electric Car Markets

LONDON, October 3, 2017 -- A new technology is here that has the potential to reshape lithium production like fracking reshaped oil. The global battery market is set to hit $120 billion in less than two years, and there's a massive investor opportunity here in lithium-but this isn't a mining play, it's a tech play all ... Continue reading

World Premiere: Volvo Trucks' New LNG Trucks Cut CO2 Emissions by 20 to 100% +VIDEO

World Premiere: Volvo Trucks' New LNG Trucks Cut CO2 Emissions by 20 to 100% +VIDEO

Volvo is now launching trucks that can cut CO2 emissions by 20 to 100 per cent. With a firm focus on new, energy-efficient technology for gas-powered vehicles, Volvo Trucks makes it possible to significantly reduce the climate impact of heavy regional and long-haul transport operations. ... Continue reading

Nissan World Premiere Of New Longer Range E-NV200 Van

Nissan World Premiere Of New Longer Range E-NV200 Van

Nissan, the world’s leading electric vehicle manufacturer has announced its new longer range, zero-emissions van that goes further than ever on a single charge. The new 40kWh battery for the 100% electric e-NV200 offers a 60% extended range of up to 280km (174miles) NEDC[1]. And, with no increase in size of the batte ... Continue reading

Bollinger Motors Surpasses 10,000 Reservations for the B1

Bollinger Motors Surpasses 10,000 Reservations for the B1

HOBART, N.Y., Oct. 2, 2017 -- Bollinger Motors announced today that they surpassed 10,000 reservations for their B1 all-electric sport utility truck over the weekend. ... Continue reading

GM Jumps On All Electric Future Vision

GM Jumps On All Electric Future Vision

DETROIT 2017-10-02; General Motors announced today how it is executing on a major element of its vision of a world with zero crashes, zero emissions and zero congestion, recently announced by GM Chairman and CEO Mary Barra. “General Motors believes in an all-electric future,” said Mark Reuss, General Motors executi ... Continue reading

2018 Honda Accord Pricing and EPA Data

2018 Honda Accord Pricing and EPA Data

2018 Honda Accord Pricing and EPA Data ... Continue reading

2018 Honda Accord Press Kit - Powertrain

2018 Honda Accord Press Kit - Powertrain

Oct 1, 2017 The 10th generation 2018 Accord takes an entirely new approach to performance with its two new direct-injected VTEC Turbo® 4-cylinder engines with dual VTC – a 1.5-liter 16-valve inline-4 and a 2.0-liter 16-valve DOHC inline-4. Both new turbocharged engines produce peak torque across a broad range of eng ... Continue reading

2017 Hyundai Sonata Plug-in Hybrid Review By Seve Purdy

2017 Hyundai Sonata Plug-in Hybrid Review By Seve Purdy

The mixed and complex powertrain is a charmer consisting of a substantial 9.8 kWh lithium-ion polymer battery, a 50 kW permanent magnet synchronous electric motor/generator, efficient 2.0-liter, 4-cylinder, Atkinson cycle, gasoline, direct injected engine and a smooth, sophisticated 6-speed automatic transmission. ... Continue reading

Nutson's Automotive News Digest Sep 25-Oct 1, 2017; New VW Warranty; Ford 30,000 Lb Tow'er Pick-up; California Confused; Toyota Hybrid Plants Coming To America; Cadillac Super Cruise; RIP Joe Bailon, Hugh Hefner

Nutson's Automotive News Digest Sep 25-Oct 1, 2017; New VW Warranty; Ford 30,000 Lb Tow'er Pick-up; California Confused; Toyota Hybrid Plants Coming To America; Cadillac Super Cruise; RIP Joe Bailon, Hugh Hefner

TACH's "take" on this past week's automotive news in easy to "catch up" news nuggets. For More search the past 25 year's millions of (Indexed By Google) pages of automotive news, automotive stories, articles, reviews, archived news ... Continue reading

All-New Honda Sports EV To Be Unveiled At Tokyo Motor Show

All-New Honda Sports EV To Be Unveiled At Tokyo Motor Show

Honda will unveil an all-new electric sports car – the Sports EV Concept – at the 2017 Tokyo Motor Show on 25 October, as part of a broad range of advanced two- and four-wheeled production and concept vehicles. Other highlights being showcased by Honda are the Urban EV Concept – revealed to an overwhelmingly posi ... Continue reading

AUTO LAB TALK RADIO FROM NYC SATURDAY MORNING! 7-9 AM (SEPTEMBER 30 2017)

AUTO LAB TALK RADIO FROM NYC SATURDAY MORNING! 7-9 AM (SEPTEMBER 30 2017)

The Auto Lab Radio Show LIVE every Saturday 7 to 9 AM On New York City's WNYM Radio AM 970 and Streamed Worldwide On The Auto Channel This Weeks Show Broadcast Date: SEPTEMBER 23, 2017 This Weeks Show Is Listen Only, Best Of Auto Lab - No Calls This Week Auto Lab is a 28 year old interactive automotive-focused New York ... Continue reading

Audi Formula E Team Presentation

Audi Formula E Team Presentation

Audi presented the Group’s first all-electric race car in Neuburg. The Audi e-tron FE04 mirrors the company’s transformation from a classic automobile manufacturer to a forward-thinking mobility provider on the race track. ... Continue reading

Toyota Hybrid Powertrains To Be "Made In USA" (Not Just Japan)

Toyota Hybrid Powertrains To Be "Made In USA" (Not Just Japan)

Toyota will support production of its first American-made hybrid powertrain and to implement Toyota’s New Global Architecture (TNGA) at its Alabama plant. Each of the projects is scheduled to begin this year and all should be operational by 2020. ... Continue reading

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