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Colonial Pipeline Partially Shuts Down

Colonial Pipeline Partially Shuts Down

The closure of key refineries and some of the pipeline’s own resources by Hurricane Harvey facilitated the partial closure. ​HOUSTON September 1, 2017; Hurricane Harvey has partially shut down the Colonial Pipeline, which funnels fuel between Houston and the East Coast, CNN Money reports. ... Continue reading

BYD’s First Commercial SkyRail Line Launched in Northwest China

BYD’s First Commercial SkyRail Line Launched in Northwest China

Shenzhen, China September 1, 2017; New energy technology company BYD’s monorail transportation solution SkyRail has launched its first commercial line in Yinchuan, capital of Northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. The SkyRail line, housed under China Flower Expo Park in Yinchuan, officially goes into operat ... Continue reading

Honda Civic Design Retrospective

Honda Civic Design Retrospective

Honda Civic Design Retrospective ... Continue reading

2017 Frankfurt Motor Show: Honda’s Electric Vision moves closer to reality

2017 Frankfurt Motor Show: Honda’s Electric Vision moves closer to reality

Honda Urban EV Concept Honda set to unveil next steps on path towards Electric Vision at 2017 Frankfurt Motor Show World premiere of the Honda Urban EV Concept – Honda’s first EV for Europe CR-V Hybrid Prototype previews European version of best-selling SUV First look at new-look Jazz supermini’s fresh exterior s ... Continue reading

2017 Jaguar F-PACE 20d - This Cat Can Haul; Review By Larry Nutson

2017 Jaguar F-PACE 20d - This Cat Can Haul; Review By Larry Nutson

Jaguar’s decision to enter the SUV market was met with consternation by some. My Netherlands-based colleague Henny Hemmes wrote back in April 2016, “When Jaguar announced its plans to develop an SUV, not every fan of the brand was excited, nor was I. But that mood changed somewhat when seeing the concept and later ... Continue reading

2017 Car Review-2017 Kia Niro The Un-hybrid Hybrid Review By Larry Nutson

2017 Car Review-2017 Kia Niro The Un-hybrid Hybrid Review By Larry Nutson

Actually, the Niro is a bit more like a hatchback with increased ride height. Add to this that the Niro is a hybrid. That is, its looks are traditional but under the skin is a fuel saving drivetrain. ... Continue reading

2017 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Sahara Review By Larry Nutson

2017 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Sahara Review By Larry Nutson

2017 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Sahara Review By Larry Nutson ... Continue reading

Visualizing how much oil the USA uses in a day

Visualizing how much oil the USA uses in a day

Most people will know that the USA is a big consumer of oil. But not as many will understand just by how much they the world when it comes to using it. ... Continue reading

Toyota Creates "Connected Technologies" to Advance In-Car User Experience

Toyota Creates "Connected Technologies" to Advance In-Car User Experience

Toyota Motor North America announced the decision to form a new group focused on delivering industry-leading user experiences and new technologies for its Toyota and Lexus vehicles. Leveraging the company’s new “One Toyota” structure, the newly formed “Connected Technologies” group will have approximately 100 ... Continue reading

Renault-Nissan Alliance and Dongfeng Motor Group Forge Partnership To Co-Develop Electric Vehicles In China

Renault-Nissan Alliance and Dongfeng Motor Group Forge Partnership To Co-Develop Electric Vehicles In China

Newly formed joint venture eGT New Energy Automotive Co., Ltd. expected to support zero-emission mobility, a key priority for both Dongfeng Motor Group Co., Ltd. ... Continue reading

GasBuddy Unveils First-of-its-Kind Gasoline Savings Program Giving U.S. Drivers a Discount on Virtually Every Gallon of Gas They Will Ever Pump

GasBuddy Unveils First-of-its-Kind Gasoline Savings Program Giving U.S. Drivers a Discount on Virtually Every Gallon of Gas They Will Ever Pump

Pay with GasBuddy, a new payment service that provides U.S. drivers with a discount off of virtually every gallon of gas they will ever purchase. There are more than 200 million drivers in the U.S., spending more than $315 billion on gasoline each year. ... Continue reading

Top Universities to Join AutoMobili-D in Detroit for 2018 North American International Auto Show

Top Universities to Join AutoMobili-D in Detroit for 2018 North American International Auto Show

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Clemson University have joined an ever-growing list of acclaimed and respected universities from across the U.S. and Canada that will showcase their schools' mobility and automotive focuses as part of AutoMobili-D. "As incubators of ideas and developers of the next genera ... Continue reading

Nutson's Automotive News Summary August 21-27, 2017: VW id Buzz EV Bus; Pebble Beach; Hyundai PU; Cars For Teens; VW Diesel Consequences; Ferrari;

Nutson's Automotive News Summary August 21-27, 2017: VW id Buzz EV Bus; Pebble Beach; Hyundai PU; Cars For Teens; VW Diesel Consequences; Ferrari;

TACH Experts "take" on this past week's automotive news in easy to "catch up" auto news nuggets or search the past 25 year's millions of (Indexed By Google) pages of automotive news, automotive stories, articles, reviews, archived news,video, audio, rants and raves all instantly accessible from The Auto Channel's Autom ... Continue reading

2017 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid (84 eMPG) First Review By Larry Nutson +VIDEO

2017 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid (84 eMPG) First Review By Larry Nutson +VIDEO

Hybrid Minivan, soccer Mom car, 2017 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid First Review By Larry Nutson, smart moms car ... Continue reading

AUTO LAB TALK RADIO LIVE FROM NYC (AUGUST 26, 2017) SATURDAY MORNING! 7-9 AM

AUTO LAB TALK RADIO LIVE FROM NYC (AUGUST 26, 2017) SATURDAY MORNING! 7-9 AM

Auto Lab is a 28 year old interactive automotive-focused New York area radio call-in show hosted by Professor Harold Wolchok. Each week a cadre of experienced hands-on automotive experts are in-studio with advice for the New York area's 12 million people, providing listeners with honest, practical and street-smart car ... Continue reading

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