Oct 24, 2022
Set for Production 2025 SANTA CLARA, Calif., Oct. 19, 2022 -- Alef Aeronautics, an advanced technology company creating alternative transportation solutions for surging traffic trends, today introduces the Alef "Model A", the only flying car with street driving and vertical take-off. ... Continue reading
Nutson's Weekly Auto News Wrap-up October 9-15, 2022
Oct 23, 2022
Below are 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
2022 Kia EV6 - Review by Larry Nutson
Oct 21, 2022
Over eight years ago at the February 2014 Chicago Auto Show, Kia revealed the 2015 Soul EV. The Soul EV was Kia’s first all-electric, zero-emission car sold in the U.S. It went on sale in the third quarter of 2014, initially being sold in California. ... Continue reading
Ascend Elements Begins Construction of Apex 1 in Southwestern Kentucky
Oct 21, 2022
Ascend Elements began construction of its largest electric vehicle battery recycling and engineered materials manufacturing facility with a ceremonial groundbreaking today. ... Continue reading
MotorTrend Names Hyundai IONIQ 5 Its 2023 SUV of the Year
Oct 21, 2022
IONIQ 5 outpaced a competitive field of 45 all-new or significantly redesigned SUVs The all-electric SUV excelled in key criteria: safety, efficiency, value, advancement in design, engineering excellence and performance of intended function MotorTrend judges praised the "smartly packaged crossover" for its "great range ... Continue reading
Future Of Electrified Vehicles Report
Oct 19, 2022
IDTechEx Reports on Five Key Technology Trends for Tomorrow's Electric CarThe automotive sector is the largest transport sector, with some 80-90 million cars sold each year globally. Indeed, a global fleet of approximately 1.1 billion cars in use makes the greatest contributions to road emissions, leading the sector to ... Continue reading
HOT C.A.R. Topics October 19, 2022
Oct 19, 2022
The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) remained a prominent item in the news this week as we began to see early indicators of an acceleration in electric vehicle investments here in the U.S. We saw other headlines in the EV space concerning raw materials for EV batteries as many automakers continue to explore ways to secure ... Continue reading
Oct 19, 2022
NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y.--Anovion Battery Materials (“Anovion” or the “Company”), an advanced battery materials business with North America’s first commercially operational capacity for synthetic graphite anode material, announced today that it has been selected to receive a $117 million grant under the Bipartisan ... Continue reading
Oct 19, 2022
BELMONT, N.C.--Piedmont Lithium (“Piedmont”, “Company”) , a leading global developer of lithium resources critical to the U.S. electric vehicle (“EV”) supply chain, today announced that it has been selected for a $141.7 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy (“DOE”) – one of the first set of ... Continue reading
Oct 19, 2022
The US Department of Energy (DOE) today announced it has awarded Sila, a next-generation battery materials company, $100 million to fund the build-out of its 600,000+ square foot facility in Moses Lake, WA and scale manufacturing of its breakthrough silicon anode materials. Sila’s rollout plan, across its 160-acre ca ... Continue reading
ELECTRIFY EXPO NOVEMBER 11 IN AUSTIN TX
Oct 19, 2022
Electrify Expo, North America's largest electric vehicle festival, is set to host the EV Industry's brightest minds for a full day of keynotes, expert panels, fireside chats, and networking with other industry leaders on November 11, 2022, (https://www.electrifyexpo.com/industry-day), at Circuit of the Americas, (COTA) ... Continue reading
2022 Jeep Grand Cherokee 4xe PHEV - Review by Larry Nutson
Oct 18, 2022
The fifth-generation Jeep Grand Cherokee has built on its legacy as the most awarded SUV ever, bringing an all-new architecture, new plug-in hybrid powertrain, all-new exterior design, and all-new interior with world-class craftsmanship. ... Continue reading
Nutson's Weekly Auto News Wrap-up October 9-15, 2022
Oct 16, 2022
Below are 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
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