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California Capital Welcomes Queensland Renewable Fuels' Larissa Rose

California Capital Welcomes Queensland Renewable Fuels' Larissa Rose

Queensland Renewable Fuels (QRFA) Managing Director, Larissa Rose has spent two days in Sacramento, California meeting with government departments and key industry leaders on low carbon policies, renewable fuel initiatives and technologies. Ms Rose visited the Californian capital Sacramento, to gain a greater understan ... Continue reading

Nutson's Automotive News Summary May 29-June 4, 2017 - Happy Hatchbacks, New Colectables, New Car Museum, Racing Tri-fecta, Harley Recall

Nutson's Automotive News Summary May 29-June 4, 2017 - Happy Hatchbacks, New Colectables, New Car Museum, Racing Tri-fecta, Harley Recall

* We enjoyed a trifecta of auto racing over Memorial Day weekend. Takuma Sato, a journeyman driver, became the first Japanese winner of the Indianapolis 500, when he held off the three-time champion Helio Castroneves in a 230-mile-per-hour wheel-rubbing duel to the finish of the 101st running of the race. ... Continue reading

Car Review: 2017 Honda Accord Hybrid EX-L Review

Car Review: 2017 Honda Accord Hybrid EX-L Review

By Bob Gordon Auto Central Louisville Bureau The Auto Channel Over the past 20 years I have tested many different cars, some practical, some luxurious, some thrifty, some extravagant, some too small, some too big some gas guzzlers others gas sippers. Some I couldnt remember without my notes others were seared into my g ... Continue reading

LISTEN SATURDAY MORNING LIVE! - Auto Lab Call-In Radio LIVE From New York Saturday June 3, 2017 7-9 AM

LISTEN SATURDAY MORNING LIVE! - Auto Lab Call-In Radio LIVE From New York Saturday June 3, 2017 7-9 AM

Robert Sinclair Jr.- AAA Northeast- TEEN DRIVERS 300% MORE LIKELY TO DIE IN ROAD CRASHES ... Continue reading

Volkswagen Launches New Joint Venture for E-Mobility in China

Volkswagen Launches New Joint Venture for E-Mobility in China

The Volkswagen Group is expanding its successful engagement in the People's Republic of China with a new joint venture. In the presence of Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, Volkswagen signed a joint venture agreement with the Chinese automaker Anhui Jianghuai Automobile (JAC) in Berlin to ... Continue reading

2017 Toyota Corolla Review By Steve Purdy

2017 Toyota Corolla Review By Steve Purdy

2017 Toyota Corolla Review By Steve Purdy ... Continue reading

World-Class Automotive Studio Zero To 60 Designs Trusts Solar Gard's Legendary Technology To Protect Priceless Supercars

World-Class Automotive Studio Zero To 60 Designs Trusts Solar Gard's Legendary Technology To Protect Priceless Supercars

Solar Gard is now the official protective films provider for Zero to 60 Designs – the world-class design, engineering and fabrication studio behind the famed GTT supercar. Founded by Kenny Pfitzer, the former build master for West Coast Customs and Foose Designs, Zero to 60 launched to widespread fanfare with the GTT ... Continue reading

NACS : How Consumer Choices Will Affect the Transportation Market

NACS : How Consumer Choices Will Affect the Transportation Market

From electric vehicles to higher octane fuels and autonomous vehicles, Matthew Willcox explains how the science of consumer decision-making can lead to greater adoption. ​DENVER May 31, 2017; NACS Online reported that most drivers habitually pull up to the pump when their tank is running low, choose their fuel option ... Continue reading

Automotive Grade Linux Platform Debuts on the 2018 Toyota Camry

Automotive Grade Linux Platform Debuts on the 2018 Toyota Camry

Automotive Linux Summit -- Automotive Grade Linux (AGL), a collaborative cross-industry effort developing an open platform for the connected car, today announced that Toyota has adopted the AGL platform for Toyota's next-generation infotainment system. The 2018 Toyota Camry will be the first Toyota vehicle on the marke ... Continue reading

Ethanol Honesty Is The Best Energy Policy

Ethanol Honesty Is The Best Energy Policy

By Marc J. Rauch Exec. Vice President/Co-Publisher THE AUTO CHANNEL It's always very troubling when a person touted as having a high proficiency in one area tries tackling something in which they have zero proficiency. I think this may be the situation of Debbie Carlson, a professional writer who typically pens financi ... Continue reading

Nutson's Automotive News Summary May 22-28, 2017 - Ford Fires Fields, BMW Recall; GM And FCA Dieselgate?; Less Driving In U.S.; MAMA Preview; RIP Nicky Haley

Nutson's Automotive News Summary May 22-28, 2017 - Ford Fires Fields, BMW Recall; GM And FCA Dieselgate?; Less Driving In U.S.; MAMA Preview; RIP Nicky Haley

* The big auto industry shake-up this week is the ouster/retirement of CEO Mark Fields who is being replaced by James Hackett, Ford board member and former CEO of Steelcase. Since Fields took over from Alan Mullally 3 years ago stock price has dropped 40-percent and company profits have been below expectations. ... Continue reading

POET Founder, Chairman and CEO Jeff Broin to Receive 2017 BIO George Washington Carver Award

POET Founder, Chairman and CEO Jeff Broin to Receive 2017 BIO George Washington Carver Award

The Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) today announced that POET Founder, Chairman and CEO Jeff Broin will receive the 10th annual George Washington Carver Award for Innovation in Industrial Biotechnology. The award will be presented on Monday July 24, 2017, during a morning plenary session of the 2017 BIO Wor ... Continue reading

American Drivers Surpass 1 Billion Miles on Earth-kind, Engine-Smart E15 Saving up to $72 Million by End of 2017

American Drivers Surpass 1 Billion Miles on Earth-kind, Engine-Smart E15 Saving up to $72 Million by End of 2017

American consumers have helped E15 – a fuel containing 15 percent ethanol and 85 percent gasoline – reach a significant milestone. According to Growth Energy’s ongoing analysis of fuel sales and consumption data reported by major gasoline retailers, drivers across the United States have logged more than 1 billion ... Continue reading

HEELS ON WHEELS: 2017 TOYOTA PRIUS TWO ECO REVIEW

HEELS ON WHEELS: 2017 TOYOTA PRIUS TWO ECO REVIEW

How can you go wrong with 56 miles-per-gallon?” This was my standard response when friends and acquaintances would ask me what I thought of my Prius test drive. While the hatchback shape still stumps some, Toyota has pushed for more than just the sensibility vote and offers models that are shorter, longer, fancier, a ... Continue reading

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