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Kia EV Beats Out Aspirational Performance Cars For NY Auto Show 2023 World Performance Car Title

Kia EV Beats Out Aspirational Performance Cars For NY Auto Show 2023 World Performance Car Title

Kia has achieved an outstanding result in this year's World Car Awards, with the Kia EV6 GT being crowned the 2023 World Performance Car.Announced at an awards ceremony during the New York International Auto Show, the recognition came from a jury of 100 distinguished international automotive journalists representing 32 ... Continue reading

INTRODUCING THE 2024 KIA EV9: MODERN REFINEMENT AND ALL-ELECTRIC CAPABILITY ESTABLISH A NEW INDUSTRY TOUCHSTONE

INTRODUCING THE 2024 KIA EV9: MODERN REFINEMENT AND ALL-ELECTRIC CAPABILITY ESTABLISH A NEW INDUSTRY TOUCHSTONE

Available second-row power-adjustable seats with leg extensions, heating and ventilation; more legroom than many large luxury SUVs currently offer Powerful on-road performance: Dual-motor EV9 GT-Line offers 379 hp and 516 lb.-ft. of torque, targets 0-to-60 mph acceleration in 5 seconds2 True SUV capabilities: Available ... Continue reading

Official US Treasury Department Proposed New Clean Vehicle Credits

Official US Treasury Department Proposed New Clean Vehicle Credits

WASHINGTON, D.C. March 31, 2023 – Today the U.S. Treasury Department and the IRS released proposed guidance on the new clean vehicle provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act that will lower costs for consumers, build a resilient industrial base and spur manufacturing in the U.S., and strengthen supply chains with li ... Continue reading

EPA Erring By Allowing California to Create Regulatory Patchwork, ATA President Says

EPA Erring By Allowing California to Create Regulatory Patchwork, ATA President Says

WASHINGTON, March 31, 2023 -- American Trucking Associations President and CEO Chris Spear said the Biden Administration's Environmental Protection Agency's decision to allow California to move forward with damaging and unrealistic emissions rule will harm the industry nationwide. "By granting California's waiver for i ... Continue reading

Mining for EV Minerals - The Honest Accounting

Mining for EV Minerals - The Honest Accounting

Benchmark Minerals pointed out earlier this month that those plants—and the vehicles they are to power—may be more than a bit lacking in something that is crucial for their operational existence: materials availability. Recycling can help minimize the amount of required mining. ... Continue reading

Nutson's Weekly Auto Interest News Wrap-up March 26-April 1, 2023

Nutson's Weekly Auto Interest News Wrap-up March 26-April 1, 2023

Here are Larry's picks among the past week's important, relevant, semi-secret, snappy automotive news, opinions and insider back stories presented as expertly crafted easy-to-understand automotive universe news nuggets. ... Continue reading

Nikola Fuel Cell Class 8 Truck on the Road This Summer Will fuel cell technology be the end game?

Nikola Fuel Cell Class 8 Truck on the Road This Summer Will fuel cell technology be the end game?

Nikola Corporation, despite its rocky origin, is delivering battery-powered Class 8 trucks to customers now - not really soon. ... Continue reading

No April Fool Joke: Chinese Bio Weapon Covid-19 Magnifies China Ability To Gain Worldwide EV Domination - Updated

No April Fool Joke: Chinese Bio Weapon Covid-19 Magnifies China Ability To Gain Worldwide EV Domination - Updated

Most politicians and their aides are too ignorant or in Big Oil's pocket to promote realistic alt fuel options, so they delegate their "alt fuel position" to young aides to decide which alt they should support. ... Continue reading

Senator Joe Manchin American Hero "EV's, Do What Congress Voted For Not What Burecrats Want"

Senator Joe Manchin American Hero "EV's, Do What Congress Voted For Not What Burecrats Want"

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Senate Energy Committee Chair Joe Manchin said on Wednesday he may go to court after the U.S. Treasury releases guidance later this week on battery sourcing guidance for electric vehicle tax credits. "If it goes off the rails" and violates the intent of the climate legislation approved in August, ... Continue reading

California's FIRST public DC Fast Truck Chargers Now Open For Public Use

California's FIRST public DC Fast Truck Chargers Now Open For Public Use

Chargers near the U.S./Mexico border speed up charging for trucks, delivery vans, buses and other large vehicles. SAN DIEGO, March 27, 2023 -- Today, San Diego Gas & Electric, along with local and state officials, unveiled four public, direct current (DC) fast chargers at a busy truck stop just north of the Otay Mesa P ... Continue reading

EverWind Fuels Applauds Government of Canada's Budget 2023

EverWind Fuels Applauds Government of Canada's Budget 2023

Budget 2023 Positions Canada to Lead the Global Clean Energy Transition HALIFAX, NS, March 29, 2023 - EverWind Fuels Company ("EverWind"), Canada's most advanced large-scale green hydrogen project, applauds the Government of Canada's 2023 Budget. The global movement toward green energy is rapidly accelerating, and this ... Continue reading

Size Does Matter: Electric Roads Allow Car Batteries To Be Smaller, Lighter, Cheaper, More Practical

Size Does Matter: Electric Roads Allow Car Batteries To Be Smaller, Lighter, Cheaper, More Practical

Göteborg Sweden March 28, 2023; The Chalmers University of Technology released this EV Motoring Report. If an electric car charges while driving, the size of the battery can be reduced by up to 70%, and the load on the power grid can be spread out over the day. ... Continue reading

2023 Genesis GV60 Performance - Review by Mark Fulmer

2023 Genesis GV60 Performance - Review by Mark Fulmer

From its beginning, the Genesis has successfully won the hearts of many drivers who appreciate reasonably affordable luxury. That ante has been upped by the 2023 GV60 in the form of smooth, silent speed. If you are running an errand and left your key fob in your room, no worries. There is a facial-recognition camera in ... Continue reading

Ford to Build Next Electric Truck "Project T3" at BlueOval City; BlueOval Learning Will Prepare Nearly 6,000 for Jobs

Ford to Build Next Electric Truck "Project T3" at BlueOval City; BlueOval Learning Will Prepare Nearly 6,000 for Jobs

BlueOval City, Ford’s all-new mega-campus in West Tennessee, is taking shape and preparing to build Ford’s next-gen electric truck, code named Project T3, in 2025 Designed to be radically efficient and carbon neutral, the truck plant on the site will be capable of producing 500,000 electric trucks a year at full pr ... Continue reading

Hydrogen Madness: EU Accelerates on Hydrogen

Hydrogen Madness: EU Accelerates on Hydrogen

Brussels 27 March 2023 The Commission’s Communication on the European Hydrogen Bank, published on 16 March 2023, describes the Facility objective of unlocking private investment in hydrogen value chains, both domestically and in third countries, by connecting the supply of renewable energy to EU demand and tackling i ... Continue reading

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