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Hyundai Motor Group and Seoul National University Open Joint Battery Research Center

Hyundai Motor Group and Seoul National University Open Joint Battery Research Center

This collaborative effort between the Group and SNU aims to advance battery technologies and foster industry-academia cooperation to establish global leadership in the battery field. The opening ceremony of the Joint Battery Research Center took place at Seoul National University’s main campus and was attended by est ... Continue reading

Next-Gen Chevrolet Bolt EV Available From Chevrolet’s Growing EV Lineup

Next-Gen Chevrolet Bolt EV Available From Chevrolet’s Growing EV Lineup

America’s most affordable EV will return to Chevrolet’s growing lineup of all-electric vehicles DETROIT – Today, GM Chair and CEO Mary Barra announced during the company’s quarterly earnings conference call that Chevrolet will introduce a next-generation Bolt, continuing to deliver what customers have come to e ... Continue reading

Tesla deletes web page listing Full Self-Driving software's limitations hours after The Dawn Project links to it in press release

Tesla deletes web page listing Full Self-Driving software's limitations hours after The Dawn Project links to it in press release

SANTA BARBARA, Calif., July 24, 2023 -- In a recent press release highlighting safety defects in Tesla's Full Self-Driving software, safety advocacy group The Dawn Project linked to a page on the Tesla Model 3 manual on Tesla.com which described the software and listed its many limitations and safety defects. Within fo ... Continue reading

Three Things I Hate About Ethanol Fuel

Three Things I Hate About Ethanol Fuel

It's Time to Tell It Like It Is! From the author of "THE ETHANOL PAPERS." ... Continue reading

OFFICIAL NHTSA RECALL SUMMARY JULY 24, 2023

OFFICIAL NHTSA RECALL SUMMARY JULY 24, 2023

The following may apply to one or more of your vehicles if your vehicle is listed below. Click on the NHTSA Recall ID Number below to read more about the safety issue and the reason for the recall.To find out if your specific passenger vehicle is included in the recall, use our VIN Look-up Tool. ... Continue reading

Owners Unimpressed with New-Vehicle Design and Performance, J.D. Power Finds

Owners Unimpressed with New-Vehicle Design and Performance, J.D. Power Finds

TROY, Mich.: 20 July 2023 — Vehicle manufacturers may be collectively disappointed learning that, for the first time in the 28-year history of the J.D. Power U.S. Automotive Performance, Execution and Layout (APEAL) Study,SM there is a consecutive year-over-year decline in owner satisfaction. According to the 2023 st ... Continue reading

Republican Congress Leads Bill to Protect Automobile Choice

Republican Congress Leads Bill to Protect Automobile Choice

July 6, 2023 Press ReleaseWashington, D.C. -- Today, Congressman Tim Walberg (MI-05) and Andrew Clyde (GA-09) led 18 colleagues in introducing the Choice in Automobile Retail Sales (CARS) Act of 2023. This critical legislation would prohibit the Biden administration from implementing aggressive emission standards for l ... Continue reading

Nutson's Auto News Weekly Wrap-up Week Ending July 22, 2023

Nutson's Auto News Weekly Wrap-up Week Ending July 22, 2023

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

Tips for Choosing the Best Off-Roading Wheels

Tips for Choosing the Best Off-Roading Wheels

Car manufacturers sometimes usually make their vehicles as versatile as possible to appeal to more people. Unfortunately, that also means quite basic builds that fail to impress true off-roading fans. ... Continue reading

New EV Battery Revealed Could Be A Game Changer

New EV Battery Revealed Could Be A Game Changer

After four years of design, modeling and simulation, a team of 25 people comprised of CNRS (French National Center for Scientific Research), Stellantis and Saft engineers and researchers today unveiled an innovative prototype of an energy storage battery that integrates the inverter and charger functions. Integrating t ... Continue reading

Mobility for All, Thinking Out of the Box

Mobility for All, Thinking Out of the Box

A Conversation with Gabriel Plassat of the French Agency for Ecological Transition (ADEME) July 12, 2023 During the Freedom of Mobility Forum’s live debate on March 29, 2023, panelist Carlos Tavares opened the door to lighter mobility devices to partially cover mobility needs and respond to climate related issues. Th ... Continue reading

Stellantis Reveals STLA Medium Platform +VIDEO

Stellantis Reveals STLA Medium Platform +VIDEO

Stellantis N.V. unveiled STLA Medium, a global BEV-by-design platform with state-of-the-art features including best-in-class range of 700 kilometers (435 miles), energy efficiency, embedded power and charging power. The STLA Medium platform offers long range combined with designed-in flexibility to host a variety of ve ... Continue reading

Working On Eliminating Car Crash Casualties

Working On Eliminating Car Crash Casualties

Subcommittees were also established as a framework for companies to strengthen initiatives Toyota City, Japan, Jul 18, 2023 - On July 18, 2023, Toyota Mobility Foundation (TMF), in cooperation with numerous companies and organizations involved in mobility, held the Tateshina Meeting near the Shoko-ji Temple, which was ... Continue reading

Hyundai Santa Cruz Cruises To JD Power APEAL Leadership

Hyundai Santa Cruz Cruises To JD Power APEAL Leadership

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., July 20, 2023 – J.D. Power today named the 2023 Hyundai Santa Cruz as the most appealing vehicle in the midsize pickup segment in the 2023 U.S. Automotive Performance, Execution and Layout (APEAL) StudySM. This is the second year in a row Santa Cruz has won its segment for consumer appeal and ... Continue reading

Used Cars That Still Turn Me On - 2015 Tesla S Review by John Heilig +VIDEO

Used Cars That Still Turn Me On - 2015 Tesla S Review by John Heilig +VIDEO

JH Says: The Tesla is incredible, not only for its technology and good looks but for its overall performance as well. By John Heilig Senior Editor Mid-Atlantic Bureau The Auto Channel AUTO PAGE SPECS MODEL: 2015 Tesla Model S ENGINE: AC induction, three phase, four pole TRANSMISSION: Direct drive utomatic HORSEPOWER/TO ... Continue reading

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