Toyota’s North American CEO Isn’t Exactly Brimming With Enthusiasm for EVs
When it comes to electric vehicles, Toyota’s North American CEO seems to be on a different page than the company’s big boss, Akio Toyoda. A different page than Ford and General Motors, too. Maybe it’s...
View ArticleThe Country’s Cheapest Normal* Electric Breaks Out of California
That asterisk exists in the headline because the Smart EQ Fortwo is not a vehicle many families would consider useful as a lone driveway denizen. With two seats and a range of — wait for it — 58 miles,...
View ArticleMeet Us in the Middle: Automakers Plead for Peace, Compromise Between White...
The automotive industry is in turmoil. There’s an industrywide push toward electrification that has yet to prove itself as truly profitable, volume seems to be tapering off in the developed world, and...
View ArticleGas War Watch: Canada Sides With California
Canada’s federal government announced it has signed a memorandum of understanding with California to further reduce vehicle emissions. It would appear that the United States’ neighbor to the north has...
View ArticleGas War: Efficiency Rollback Would Raise Fuel Costs, Study Claims
The fuel economy rollback posited by the Trump administration remains a hotly debated issue within the automotive community. Unfortunately, it has become mired in political nonsense, making decrypting...
View ArticleKeeping Tabs: Germany Promises One Million EV Charge Points by 2030
German Chancellor Angela Merkel announced Sunday that her country will soon have one million charging stations ready for electric cars. Her words came ahead of numerous meetings with German automotive...
View ArticleGas War: EPA and DOT Release Final Draft of Fuel Rollback
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released their final version of the Safer Affordable...
View ArticleVolkswagen Explains Its Complicated Relationship With Electricity and Fuel
Like most legacy automakers, Volkswagen is casually walking back promises of electrification. As with self-driving cars, the technology behind new-energy vehicles is taking longer to mature than the...
View ArticleGas War: Senator Asks EPA Watchdog to Investigate New Fuel Efficiency Rules
Every time we think the United States’ fueling fracas had concluded, something new emerges to remind us that we’re utter morons. Despite the Trump administration finally wrapping up the fuel rollback...
View ArticleSilver and Gold: Nevada Joins California in the Gas War
On Monday, Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak announced that his state will embrace California-crafted emissions rules that are at odds with the national rollback finalized by the Trump administration in...
View ArticleFacing Emission Fines, Ford Becomes Ravenous for Carbon Credits
Ford is joining the lengthening list of automakers that cannot adhere to European emissions mandates this year and is pursuing the popular option of simply buying carbon credits from rivals who managed...
View ArticleMillennials Really Do Intend to Buy Cars. Thank the Pandemic.
Forget all you’ve heard about Millennials (24-39 years old) and their disdain for automobiles. COVID-19 has changed that, as 31 percent of those without a car intend to buy one in the next six...
View ArticleGas War: Ford Urges Other Automakers to Join the Californian Coalition
The Ford Motor Company is asking automakers to join it in supporting Californian vehicle emissions targets aimed at supplanting the rollback that was supposed to become the national standard. General...
View ArticleLess Than ZeroLabs Aims to Turn Old Broncos Into EVs
ZeroLabs Automotive is re-engineering 1965-77 Ford Broncos as electric vehicles, with the mantra of “the past we love” and “the future we need”. Net-zero emissions aside, Hawthorne, California’s latest...
View ArticleAre EV Batteries an Environmental Hot Mess?
Are EV batteries an environmental hazard? The European Commission (EC) is proposing stricter regulations on EV battery sustainability. A 2006 Battery Directive dealt with safe recycling and disposal of...
View ArticlePlug Power Expands eCommerce Use of Hydrogen and Fuel Cells at Walmart
Plug Power, a provider of hydrogen engines and fueling solutions, is expanding its support of Walmart’s eCommerce network. Plug Power currently supports more than 9,500 GenDrive fuel cell-powered...
View ArticleHyundai Ends Kona EV Sales in South Korea
Hyundai Motor Company will end sales of its best-selling electric vehicle, the Kona EV, after a series of fires and faulty braking systems prompted mass recalls in South Korea. According to Reuters,...
View ArticleApple iCar: The Next Big Thing?
Apple has targeted 2024 to produce a passenger vehicle that could include proprietary self-driving and battery technologies, according to Reuters. Project Titan, The iPad creator’s automotive effort,...
View ArticleJohn Cooper Works Mini EV or the Evolution of Small Appliances?
John Cooper Works Mini and electrification, do they go together? Do buyers who pay a premium for the JCW brand want or need an electric version? Does the evolution of the Mini model range and parent...
View ArticleMach-E Delivers Everything but the Mustang
The first Mach-E delivery took place yesterday, according to macheclub.com. Sam Pack’s Five Star Ford in Dallas, Texas was the dealership, and the vehicle was a California Route 1 Mach-E in white....
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