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AI to Accurately Predict the Useful Life of Batteries

AI to Accurately Predict the Useful Life of Batteries

Wouldn’t it be nice if battery manufacturers could tell which of their batteries will last at least two years and sell those to mobile phone makers, and which will last for ten years or more and sell those to electric vehicle manufacturers? New collaborative research published today in Nature Energy shows how they co ... Continue reading

Chrysler Pacific Windsor Plant Cuts Third Shift Due To Lousy Sales - Hey FCA Give Intelligent Family Car Buyers Lower Prices and You Will Sell The Shit Out Of Them!

Chrysler Pacific Windsor Plant Cuts Third Shift Due To Lousy Sales - Hey FCA Give Intelligent Family Car Buyers Lower Prices and You Will Sell The Shit Out Of Them!

FCA Canada to stop third shift at Windsor Assembly Plant, cutting 1,500 jobs Windsor March 28, 2019; Chris Thompson, Windsor Star reported that sluggish sales of the Windsor-built Chrysler Pacifica have prompted Fiat Chrysler Automobiles to eliminate the third shift at the Windsor Assembly Plant and with it about 1,500 ... Continue reading

NHTSA Safety Recalls Announced March 25, 2019

NHTSA Safety Recalls Announced March 25, 2019

Volkswagen Beetle, Jetta; Audi A3, RS3, Q7, Q8; BMW X5; Toyota Camry Hybrid, Avalon Hybrid; Ford Fusion Energi; Transit; Porsche Cayenne, Boxter, Cayman, Panamera, Panamera Hybrid; Cadillac CT6; Mercedes-Benz Sprinter; Isuzu Reach; Volvo Bus; Triumph; Freightliner; Oshkosh; Prevost; Winnebago; Keystone; Mack; Spartan M ... Continue reading

AUTO LAB RADIO LIVE FROM NYC, Saturday March 23, 2019; WNYM Radio AM 970 7-9 AM

AUTO LAB RADIO LIVE FROM NYC, Saturday March 23, 2019; WNYM Radio AM 970 7-9 AM

Auto Lab Talk Radio on New York City's WNYM Radio AM 970 Is Streamed Worldwide On TheAutoChannel.Com Car Question or Concern? Automotive Career Opportunity, Call Toll Free 888-692-7234 To Speak With An Auto Lab Expert Auto Lab is also about the automotive industry, its history, and its culture, presenting the ideas and ... Continue reading

Eaton Contributing Leading-Edge Technologies to SuperTruck II

Eaton Contributing Leading-Edge Technologies to SuperTruck II

The Eaton 48-volt mild hybrid accessory drive captures energy while driving and is used to keep the sleeper cab comfortable overnight without idling the engine. ... Continue reading

Amazon Sells Kia EV Home Charging Equipment

Amazon Sells Kia EV Home Charging Equipment

Kia Motors America (KMA) began a new program with Amazon to provide plug-in vehicle customers with easy, one-stop shopping for a home charger and installation services using the same easy digital Amazon shopping experience they have come to love. Before they even bring home their new Soul EV, Niro EV1, Niro PHEV or Opt ... Continue reading

AUTO LAB RADIO LIVE FROM NYC, Saturday March 16, 2019; WNYM Radio AM 970 7-9 AM

AUTO LAB RADIO LIVE FROM NYC, Saturday March 16, 2019; WNYM Radio AM 970 7-9 AM

Auto Lab Talk Radio on New York City's WNYM Radio AM 970 Is Streamed Worldwide On TheAutoChannel.Com Car Question or Concern? Automotive Career Opportunity, Call Toll Free 888-692-7234 To Speak With An Auto Lab Expert Auto Lab is also about the automotive industry, its history, and its culture, presenting the ideas and ... Continue reading

Honda Leads in Fuel Efficiency in Latest U.S. EPA Trends Report

Honda Leads in Fuel Efficiency in Latest U.S. EPA Trends Report

Honda ranks as the most fuel-efficient automaker in America in a new report from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released today. Honda has the highest fleet average fuel economy and lowest CO2 emissions of any major automaker for the 2017 model year (MY2017), the latest year for which full data is availa ... Continue reading

Details Of Koenigsegg Revolutionary New $3 Million 1600 HP E85 Optimized 'Jesko' Supercar Just Revealed At Geneva's Auto Show

Details Of Koenigsegg Revolutionary New $3 Million 1600 HP E85 Optimized 'Jesko' Supercar Just Revealed At Geneva's Auto Show

Koenigsegg has unveiled an all-new megacar – the Koenigsegg Jesko – at the 2019 Geneva International Motor Show. Jesko inherits the mantle left by the Agera RS as the leading track-focused, road-legal car for those looking for the ultimate in vehicle performance. ... Continue reading

CO2 Neutral with Gas-Powered Engine: Mercedes-Benz Citaro NGT Hybrid

CO2 Neutral with Gas-Powered Engine: Mercedes-Benz Citaro NGT Hybrid

The switch-over to electric drive systems in urban buses is a complex topic and requires extensive preparations. Thus, the rapid and comparatively less cost-intensive option to implement the especially environmentally friendly intermediate technology goes by the name of the Mercedes‑Benz Citaro NGT hybrid with natura ... Continue reading

New Car Review: 2018 LEXUS NX 300h - Los Tres Amigos Road Trip Review By Steve Purdy - It's E15 Approved

New Car Review: 2018 LEXUS NX 300h - Los Tres Amigos Road Trip Review By Steve Purdy - It's E15 Approved

2018 LEXUS NX 300h In the Sonoran Desert with Los Tres Amigos By Steve Purdy The Auto Channel Michigan Bureau Though I often brag about how much I like winter - the shoveling of snow and the beauty of the season - it is nice to get away for a bit. We’ve come to admire the aesthetics and culture of the desert southwes ... Continue reading

Ford Recalls Certain 2019 Fusion Energi Vehicles

Ford Recalls Certain 2019 Fusion Energi Vehicles

Ford is issuing a safety compliance recall for select 2019 Ford Fusion Energi vehicles that do not meet the enhanced level of high voltage access protection required by Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards 305. ... Continue reading

New Car Review: 2019 MINI Cooper S E Countryman ALL4 (PHEV) Review By Larry Nutson - It's E15 Approved

New Car Review: 2019 MINI Cooper S E Countryman ALL4 (PHEV) Review By Larry Nutson - It's E15 Approved

That’s a really big, long model name for this MINI. Actually, the Countryman is MINI’s biggest model with seating for five. ... Continue reading

Yes Mr. President Obama, Yes Mr. President Trump And Now Yes Ms. Congresswoman Ocasio-Cortez There Is A Single Renewable, Domestic, Green, Silver Bullet Solution To Replace Poison Gasoline Now

Yes Mr. President Obama, Yes Mr. President Trump And Now Yes Ms. Congresswoman Ocasio-Cortez There Is A Single Renewable, Domestic, Green, Silver Bullet Solution To Replace Poison Gasoline Now

Originally Published May 27, 2010 By Bob Gordon President and Co-publisher The Auto Channel AUTO CENTRAL - May 27, 2010: As many of our regular visitors know, we have been working hard to insure that the truth about alt fuels sees the digital light of day. There are many editorials, articles and videos here on The Auto ... Continue reading

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