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Former Labor Secretary Elaine Chao Named By Trump As Secretary Of Transportation

Former Labor Secretary Elaine Chao Named By Trump As Secretary Of Transportation

Former Labor Secretary Elaine Chao Named By Trump As Secretary Of Transportation ... Continue reading

Arthur D. Little: “The True Economic and Environmental Costs of Battery Electric Vehicles in the United States – a 2015 Review and 2025 Forecast”

Arthur D. Little: “The True Economic and Environmental Costs of Battery Electric Vehicles in the United States – a 2015 Review and 2025 Forecast”

BOSTON—A new study of the real impact of battery electric vehicles (BEVs) compared to internal combustion engine vehicles (ICEVs), in terms of both total cost of ownership (net of public subsidies) and environmental impact, reveals no easy choice for eco-minded consumers. Do BEVs truly offer an environmental advantag ... Continue reading

Five of Europe's Top 12 Car Makers Set to Miss 2021 CO2 Emissions Targets and Face Significant Financial Penalties, According to PA Consulting Group Analysis

Five of Europe's Top 12 Car Makers Set to Miss 2021 CO2 Emissions Targets and Face Significant Financial Penalties, According to PA Consulting Group Analysis

LONDON, November 29, 2016 -- Volkswagen, BMW, Hyundai-Kia, Fiat Chrysler, and General Motors are likely to miss their 2021 EU CO2 emissions targets. This will leave them facing large fines, according to PA Consulting Group's annual forecast of the top 12 European car manufacturers' performance against mandatory targets ... Continue reading

Trends in Emerging Mobility Services are Converging to Influence and Reshape the Future Transportation Market, According to Navigant Research

Trends in Emerging Mobility Services are Converging to Influence and Reshape the Future Transportation Market, According to Navigant Research

BOULDER, Colo.—A new report from Navigant Research examines the trends associated with emerging mobility services that are most likely to influence the future transportation market. The personal transportation market is evolving, with more options available for an increasing share of consumers, including new ways of ... Continue reading

Jaguar I-Pace Concept - Another Shiny Star at the 2016 LA Auto Show + VIDEO

Jaguar I-Pace Concept - Another Shiny Star at the 2016 LA Auto Show + VIDEO

By Henny Hemmes Senior European Editor THE AUTO CHANNEL LOS ANGELES - November 28, 2016: Last week, we reported about the Cadillac Escala Concept http://www.theautochannel.com/news/2016/11/23/309793-concept-cars-like-cadillac-escala-shine-2016-la-auto-show.html, one of the stars in the Los Angeles Convention Center. An ... Continue reading

2017 Volvo XC90 T6 AWD 7-Passenger By Larry Nutson +VIDEO

2017 Volvo XC90 T6 AWD 7-Passenger By Larry Nutson +VIDEO

2017 Volvo XC90 The Most Awarded SUV Of The Century A Review By Larry Nutson ... Continue reading

In Case You Missed It - Nutson's Weekly Automotive News Digest - Nov 21-27 2016: Bolt Slow Rollout; VW Sans Diesel; Recalls Of Course; Toyota Getaround; Soon Mobile Car Mode; Collector Car Price Surprise

In Case You Missed It - Nutson's Weekly Automotive News Digest - Nov 21-27 2016: Bolt Slow Rollout; VW Sans Diesel; Recalls Of Course; Toyota Getaround; Soon Mobile Car Mode; Collector Car Price Surprise

* As Black Friday kicks off the official holiday shopping season, a National Safety Council poll found two-thirds – 66 percent – of drivers would make phone calls while driving through a parking lot, and 56 percent would text. Given the increased traffic in and around parking lots during the holiday shopping season ... Continue reading

EV's: Toyota Develops World's First Behavior Observation Method for Lithium Ions in Electrolyte

EV's: Toyota Develops World's First Behavior Observation Method for Lithium Ions in Electrolyte

Breakthrough Contributes to R&D that will Lead to Longer Battery Life and Longer Driving Range for Vehicles Using Lithium ion Batteries Toyota City, Japan, Nov, 24 2016 - (JCN Newswire) - Toyota Motor Corporation has developed the world's first(1) method for observing the behavior of lithium ions (Li-ions) in an electr ... Continue reading

Volvo Buses: Volvo Launches the World’s Largest Bus

Volvo Buses: Volvo Launches the World’s Largest Bus

AUSTIN, Texas—Volvo (STO:VOLVB (STO:VOLVA)today launches the world’s largest bus chassis at the FetransRio exhibition in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Volvo is a leading supplier of buses for high passenger capacity transport systems, Bus Rapid Transit (BRT). The new biarticulated chassis, Gran Artic 300, is 30 meter and ... Continue reading

A Thanksgiving Flash Back-It's Worth The Trip I Promise

A Thanksgiving Flash Back-It's Worth The Trip I Promise

The old bromide that states; the more things change the more they stay the same” will be proven correct once again. With today being the 6th Thanksgiving that The Auto Channel has been on-line, I wanted badly to be able to compose a meaningful Thanksgiving message to post in our Automotive News area, to enliven a ... Continue reading

EPA Finally Makes Positive Decision - Ethanol Industry Rejoices - Oil Industry Preparing New Lies and Misinformation

EPA Finally Makes Positive Decision - Ethanol Industry Rejoices - Oil Industry Preparing New Lies and Misinformation

A Great Month For America - This morning, the Environmental Protection Agency issued some welcome good-health, pro-biofuel decisions that spells Happy Thanksgiving and portends a bountiful year for America. ... Continue reading

Feds Give Ethanol A Boost; Iowa (And Patriotic Americans) Cheer

Feds Give Ethanol A Boost; Iowa (And Patriotic Americans) Cheer

Special To The Auto Channel The Des Moines Register By Donnelle Eller (deller@dmreg.com) Des Moines Iowa November 23, 2016 Renewable fuel advocates applauded the federal government's decision Wednesday to boost the amount of ethanol that must be blended into the nation's fuel supply next year. The U.S. Environmental Pr ... Continue reading

EPA: Final Renewable Fuel Standards for 2017, and the Biomass-Based Diesel Volume for 2018

EPA: Final Renewable Fuel Standards for 2017, and the Biomass-Based Diesel Volume for 2018

Final Renewable Fuel Standards for 2017, and the Biomass-Based Diesel Volume for 2018 ... Continue reading

U.S. Gas Prices Stay Low Ahead of Thanksgiving Holiday

U.S. Gas Prices Stay Low Ahead of Thanksgiving Holiday

So far this year, no state has had its average daily price of gasoline break $3 per gallon. ​WASHINGTON, D.C. November 23, 2016; Drivers hitting the road for the Thanksgiving holiday have even more reason to give thanks, as for the first time in years, pump prices are staying under $3 per gallon, UPI reports. ... Continue reading

EPA Opens Public Comment Period on RFS ‘Point of Obligation’

EPA Opens Public Comment Period on RFS ‘Point of Obligation’

NACS and SIGMA commend the EPA for protecting consumers and for preventing an unnecessary upheaval in the U.S. fuel market. ​WASHINGTON November 22, 2016; NACSonline reported that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has formally announced in the Federal Register that it plans to retain the existing point of obl ... Continue reading

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