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2022 Honda Civic 1.5T Hatchback Sport Touring - Review by David Colman +VIDEO

2022 Honda Civic 1.5T Hatchback Sport Touring - Review by David Colman +VIDEO

With this new 11th generation Civic, Honda improves both the looks and performance of its benchmark sports sedan. Powering the latest Civic is an economic gasoline-powered turbo four that returns 33MPG in combined city/highway driving. ... Continue reading

2022 Mitsubishi Outlander SEL 2.5 S-AWC - Review by Bruce Hotchkiss +VIDEO

2022 Mitsubishi Outlander SEL 2.5 S-AWC - Review by Bruce Hotchkiss +VIDEO

When you think Mitsubishi what is the first thing that comes to mind? For me it's the Pajero (a Montero to most of us) that was known as the 'King of the Desert' for winning the Paris-Dakar Rally twelve times. Then there was the Eclipse, GT3000 VR4, and who can forget the Evolution? But Mitsubishi also built some 4-doo ... Continue reading

Alpha Motor Corporation Enters MoU With Industry Leading Automobile Manufacturer UHI Group To Mass Produce Electric Vehicles

Alpha Motor Corporation Enters MoU With Industry Leading Automobile Manufacturer UHI Group To Mass Produce Electric Vehicles

IRVINE, Calif., May 23, 2022 -- Alpha Motor Corporation and UHI Group ("UHI") have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to confirm a synergistic business relationship between the two companies, pursuant to which UHI will manufacture and validate Alpha Motor Corporation's production-ready electric vehicles. ... Continue reading

Study Shows California Charging Stations Operationally Deficient

Study Shows California Charging Stations Operationally Deficient

In order to achieve a rapid transition to electric vehicle driving, a highly reliable and easy to use charging infrastructure is critical to building confidence as consumers shift from using familiar gas vehicles to unfamiliar electric vehicles (EV). This study evaluated the functionality of the charging system for 657 ... Continue reading

EPA Authorizes Original Equipment Manufacturers to Install Halo on Medium- and Heavy-Duty Tractors to Meet Greenhouse Gas Requirements

EPA Authorizes Original Equipment Manufacturers to Install Halo on Medium- and Heavy-Duty Tractors to Meet Greenhouse Gas Requirements

Manufacturers will now earn input credit for overall fuel consumption for the thousands of clients already specifying the company’s Halo Tire Inflator on drive tires. ... Continue reading

Mercedes-Benz and Sila Achieve Breakthrough With High Silicon Automotive Battery

Mercedes-Benz and Sila Achieve Breakthrough With High Silicon Automotive Battery

STUTTGART, Germany & ALAMEDA, Calif.--Mercedes-Benz takes another major step in building the world’s most desirable electric cars. The inventor of the automobile today announced that it will work with Sila, a next-generation battery materials company, to incorporate Sila’s silicon anode chemistry in batteries which ... Continue reading

Letter From Europe From California - 29th annual media days of the Western Automotive Journalists Group

Letter From Europe From California - 29th annual media days of the Western Automotive Journalists Group

By Andrew Frankl European Bureau Chief Senior Editor-at-large The Auto Channel Half Moon Bay CA May 12, 2022; There is an old saying along the lines of “The right crowd and no crowding“ which neatly sums up the tests of 22 vehicles in California’s Half Moon Bay. For me there two stars of the show-the astonishing ... Continue reading

EVgo and Cadillac Join to Offer 2023 LYRIQ Customers Two Years of Unlimited Charging on EVgo Network

EVgo and Cadillac Join to Offer 2023 LYRIQ Customers Two Years of Unlimited Charging on EVgo Network

LOS ANGELES--EVgo Inc. , the nation’s largest public fast charging network for electric vehicles (EVs) and first powered by 100% renewable electricity, and Cadillac, the first General Motors (GM) brand with plans to go all-electric, today announced a new commercial agreement to offer drivers of the 2023 Cadillac LYRI ... Continue reading

Electric Grid Not Ready For BEV Onslaught

Electric Grid Not Ready For BEV Onslaught

May 12 (Reuters) - After decades of struggle, the U.S. is raising hopes for the fight against ICE powered vehicles. All this progress, however, could be derailed without a massive overhaul of America’s antiquated electric infrastructure – a task some industry experts say requires more than $2 trillion. Will EV owne ... Continue reading

Nutson's Weekly Auto News Wrap-up May 8-14, 2022

Nutson's Weekly Auto News Wrap-up May 8-14, 2022

Full versions of today's news nuggets along with thousands of pages of relevant news and opinions, information stored in a million-page library published and indexed on The Auto Channel during the past 25 years ... Continue reading

KIA RIO S RECEIVES VINCENTRIC 2022 BEST FLEET VALUE IN AMERICA AWARD

KIA RIO S RECEIVES VINCENTRIC 2022 BEST FLEET VALUE IN AMERICA AWARD

2022 Kia Rio S wins in the Subcompact Hatchback segment Vincentric Best Fleet Value in America Awards recognize the specific vehicle and trim with the lowest total cost of ownership in the greatest number of 28 different lifecycle cost scenarios The Kia Rio S has been awarded the Vincentric 2022 Best Fleet Value in Ame ... Continue reading

KIA EV6 NAMED U.S. NEWS 2022 'BEST ELECTRIC VEHICLE'

KIA EV6 NAMED U.S. NEWS 2022 'BEST ELECTRIC VEHICLE'

Experts selected EV6 for its modern, spacious interior and advanced safety technology Kia's first dedicated EV continues to earn accolades within months of launch IRVINE, Calif., May 11, 2022 -- The 2022 Kia EV6 has been named to the list of "Best Hybrid and Electric Cars" by U.S. News & World Report. The EV6 beat out ... Continue reading

EVgo Inc. Reports First Quarter 2022 Results

EVgo Inc. Reports First Quarter 2022 Results

LOS ANGELES--EVgo Inc. (“EVgo” or the “Company”) today announced results for the first quarter of 2022. The Company continues to execute on its growth plans on the back of continued EV market development. ... Continue reading

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