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HEELS ON WHEELS: 2017 CHEVROLET VOLT REVIEW

HEELS ON WHEELS: 2017 CHEVROLET VOLT REVIEW

HEELS ON WHEELS: 2017 CHEVROLET VOLT REVIEW ... Continue reading

Hurricane Harvey headed for area with significant oil, natural gas infrastructure

Hurricane Harvey headed for area with significant oil, natural gas infrastructure

Washington DC August 25, 2017; Hurricane Harvey strengthened to a Category 1 hurricane Thursday afternoon and is currently forecast to make landfall over southeast Texas later today or early Saturday. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) expects Hurricane Harvey to continue to strengthen, becoming ... Continue reading

World Debut Of New Porsche Cayenne - Watch It LIVE Aug, 29th +VIDEO

World Debut Of New Porsche Cayenne - Watch It LIVE Aug, 29th +VIDEO

This coming Tuesday, August 29th, Porsche celebrates the first major premiere of the new Cayenne at the Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen site. The world debut can be seen live, right here, on TheAutoChannel.com. ... Continue reading

2017 Chevrolet Volt Premier Review By John Heilig

2017 Chevrolet Volt Premier Review By John Heilig

THE AUTO PAGE By John Heilig Senior Editor Mid-Atlantic Bureau The Auto Channel MODEL: 2017 Chevrolet Volt Premier ENGINE: 1.5-liter range extender plus Li-ion battery TRANSMISSION: Voltec electric drive unit HORSEPOWER/TORQUE: 101 hp (gas engine) at 5,600 rpm/294 lb.-ft. torque WHEELBASE: 106.1 in. LENGTH X WIDTH X HE ... Continue reading

California Led the World in Sales of Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicles With 1000 (No Not A Mistake) 1H 2017, says Information Trends

California Led the World in Sales of Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicles With 1000 (No Not A Mistake) 1H 2017, says Information Trends

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24, 2017 -- Globally, over 1,600 hydrogen fuel cell vehicles were sold or leased in the first half of 2017, according to Information Trends. ... Continue reading

AAA Reveals The True Cost of Vehicle Ownership

AAA Reveals The True Cost of Vehicle Ownership

-The True Cost of Vehicle Ownership AAA Reveals Average new vehicle will cost nearly $8,500 annually to own and operate Owning and operating a new vehicle in 2017 will cost a driver an average of $8,469 annually, or $706 each month, ... Continue reading

Audi Cooperates with Alta Devices on Automobiles with Solar Roofs

Audi Cooperates with Alta Devices on Automobiles with Solar Roofs

Defining the solar car of the futureSUNNYVALE, Calif.—Audi and Alta Devices, a subsidiary of solar-cell specialist, Hanergy Thin Film Power, plan to work together to integrate solar cells into panoramic glass roofs of Audi models. With this cooperation, the partners aim to generate solar energy to increase the range ... Continue reading

Nissan readies next-generation LEAF for first public displays

Nissan readies next-generation LEAF for first public displays

Next-generation LEAF debuting at eight National Drive Electric Week events following the global reveal in the United States on Sept. 5, 2017 Nissan LEAF is the official sponsor of National Drive Electric Week LEAF owners able to sign up for ... Continue reading

A Revelation of Luxury: Vision Mercedes-Maybach 6 Cabriolet +VIDEO

A Revelation of Luxury: Vision Mercedes-Maybach 6 Cabriolet +VIDEO

At this year's gathering of the most magnificent classic cars at Pebble Beach in California, Mercedes-Benz is once again set to present a highlight: the Vision Mercedes-Maybach 6 Cabriolet is a car which, with its sensual, emotionally appealing design and innovative technical concept solutions, defines the ultimate in ... Continue reading

New study Shows Renewable Fuels Generates Substantial Benefits to the US Economy

New study Shows Renewable Fuels Generates Substantial Benefits to the US Economy

Special To The Auto Channel From Renewable Fuels Association | Iowa State University. August 18, 2017; A new economic modeling study that will soon be published in the American Journal of Agricultural Economics finds that the Renewable Fuel Standard has substantially benefited the U.S. economy by lowering gasoline and ... Continue reading

AUTO LAB TALK RADIO LIVE FROM NYC (AUGUST 19, 2017) SATURDAY MORNING! 7-9 AM

AUTO LAB TALK RADIO LIVE FROM NYC (AUGUST 19, 2017) SATURDAY MORNING! 7-9 AM

Car Question or Concern? Call Toll Free 888-692-7234 Auto Lab is a 28 year old interactive automotive-focused New York area radio call-in show hosted by Professor Harold Wolchok. AND FEATURES a cadre of experienced hands-on in-studio automotive experts with advice for the New York area's 12 million people. ... Continue reading

The Danish and Turkish Straits are critical to Europe’s crude oil and petroleum trade

The Danish and Turkish Straits are critical to Europe’s crude oil and petroleum trade

The Danish and Turkish Straits are critical to Europe’s crude oil and petroleum trade ... Continue reading

Hyundai Mobis Develops Two-way Charger for EV, a Core Part for V2G "Electric Vehicles Fill Up the City"

Hyundai Mobis Develops Two-way Charger for EV, a Core Part for V2G "Electric Vehicles Fill Up the City"

SEOUL, South Korea—Hyundai Mobis (KRX:012330) announced on August 17th that it became the first in Korea to develop the Bi-directional On Board Charger (OBC) for electric vehicles, which is key to the implementation of V2G (Vehicle To Grid). V2G refers to using the idle power while plug-in environment-friendly cars, ... Continue reading

2017 Jaguar F-Pace 3.0 TDI & F-Pace S Review +VIDEO

2017 Jaguar F-Pace 3.0 TDI & F-Pace S Review +VIDEO

AUTO CENTRAL - May 14, 2016: Last year Jaguar celebrated achieving a world record with the F-Pace by driving through the worlds largest loop on the eve of the International Motor Show (IAA). Now we get to take our first look at the Jaguar F Pace S and the Jaguar F Pace Diesel. We took the new F Pace for a drive and wer ... Continue reading

Near Record Gasoline Production

Near Record Gasoline Production

U.S. gasoline production is running near record levels Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Weekly Petroleum Status ReportNote: Net production of motor gasoline reflects finished motor gasoline minus fuel ethanol. Gasoline production by U.S. refiners and blenders has run near record levels over the first sev ... Continue reading

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