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Minimum Gasoline Inventories Can Combat Gasoline Price Spikes- - Consumer Watchdog Makes Case For Reform

Minimum Gasoline Inventories Can Combat Gasoline Price Spikes- - Consumer Watchdog Makes Case For Reform

SACRAMENTO, Calif., Sept. 19, 2024 -- Consumer Watchdog President Jamie Court offered testimony today in the legislative special session that California needs to establish a minimum inventory requirement of 15 to 18 days if it wants to avoid gas price spikes that led to billions in excessive profits for oil refiners du ... Continue reading

Electric Vehicle Market to Reach $6,916.43 Billion by 2031, Driven by Supportive Government Policies & Regulations and Increasing Investments in EV Development by Leading Automotive OEMs - Exclusive Report by Meticulous Research®

Electric Vehicle Market to Reach $6,916.43 Billion by 2031, Driven by Supportive Government Policies & Regulations and Increasing Investments in EV Development by Leading Automotive OEMs - Exclusive Report by Meticulous Research®

According to a new market research report titled, 'Electric Vehicle Market Size, Share, Forecast, & Trends Analysis by Vehicle Type (Passenger Vehicles, LCVs, HCVs, Two-wheelers, e-Scooters & Bikes), Propulsion Type, End Use, Power Output, Charging Standard, and Geography - Global Forecast to 2031. ... Continue reading

EV Motoring: taq Automotive Intelligence Partners With EV Luxury Brand Lucid Motors

EV Motoring: taq Automotive Intelligence Partners With EV Luxury Brand Lucid Motors

Canadian-based company specializing in automotive retail technology, is proud to announce a partnership with California-based Lucid Motors Canada ULC, a trailblazer in luxury electric vehicle (EV) manufacturing. Under their agreement, taq will deliver its innovative fintech technology as a white-labeled digital retaili ... Continue reading

2025 Honda Accord Model Prices

2025 Honda Accord Model Prices

TORRANCE, Calif. September 16, 2024; 2025 Honda Accord Prices and Options announced bt Honda. ... Continue reading

Tom’s Truck Center Becomes First U.S. Commercial Truck Dealer with Onsite Hydrogen Refueling Station

Tom’s Truck Center Becomes First U.S. Commercial Truck Dealer with Onsite Hydrogen Refueling Station

LOS ANGELES--Tom’s Truck Center, an industry leader in commercial truck sales and service and an important part of the Nikola sales and service dealer network, opened the first hydrogen refueling station onsite at a commercial truck dealership. The Nikola HYLA modular hydrogen refueling station for the heavy-duty tra ... Continue reading

Montreal-based Dealership Group Lassos Up Ferrari of Rancho Mirage in California

Montreal-based Dealership Group Lassos Up Ferrari of Rancho Mirage in California

MONTREAL, Sept. 12, 2024 - Holand Automotive Group, one of Canada's leading luxury automotive retailers and owner of Ferrari Quebec in Montreal and Ferrari of South Bay in California, welcomes a new champion to its stable: Ferrari of Rancho Mirage. ... Continue reading

EVgo and GM Set to Optimize the Charging Experience

EVgo and GM Set to Optimize the Charging Experience

A rendering of a flagship station featuring a protective canopy and pull-through design for easy access. ... Continue reading

Los Angeles Auto Show Announces Return of its Consumer Choice Awards - THE ZEVAS 2024

Los Angeles Auto Show Announces Return of its Consumer Choice Awards - THE ZEVAS 2024

the return of its signature awards program, THE ZEVAS™ (Zero-Emission Vehicle Awards.) Debuting in 2021 as the very first program of its kind, THE ZEVAS will again celebrate emerging and established automakers and their innovations in new hybrid and electric vehicles, and new zero-emission versions of existing models ... Continue reading

2024 Toyota Corolla Cross HV Nightshade - Review by David Colman

2024 Toyota Corolla Cross HV Nightshade - Review by David Colman

Delightful throwback to an era when driving was more about you than automation. ... Continue reading

NEW CAR REVIEW: 2024 Hyundai Palisade XRT AWD - by David Colman

NEW CAR REVIEW: 2024 Hyundai Palisade XRT AWD - by David Colman

In terms of price, size, horsepower and packaging, the Palisade sits squarely atop all of Hyundai's many SUV offerings. ... Continue reading

Solving the EV charging speed challenge: 10-Minute Charging of Large Prismatic Batteries Now a Reality

Solving the EV charging speed challenge: 10-Minute Charging of Large Prismatic Batteries Now a Reality

Solving the EV charging speed challenge, including technical and commercial active traction with 15 leading global OEMs, StoreDot's extreme fast charging (XFC) battery is now delivering a seamless charging of just 10 minutes with no accelerated battery degradation ... Continue reading

TIE BREAKER: Serra Automotive Ranked First in 2024 Dealer Group Study for Providing Quick and Easy Service Appointments

TIE BREAKER: Serra Automotive Ranked First in 2024 Dealer Group Study for Providing Quick and Easy Service Appointments

Serra Automotive was ranked first out of 20 auto dealer groups in Pied Piper’s 2024 PSI® Service Telephone Effectiveness® (STE®) Study, which measured the efficiency and quality of service telephone calls from a customer’s objective of quickly and easily setting up a service appointment. Following Serra Automoti ... Continue reading

Kia and The Ocean Cleanup celebrate partnership achievements and map out future for cleaning Great Pacific Garbage Patch

Kia and The Ocean Cleanup celebrate partnership achievements and map out future for cleaning Great Pacific Garbage Patch

Kia Corporation and global partner The Ocean Cleanup are today celebrating a significant milestone in their joint strategy to tackle plastic pollution in the world's oceans. ... Continue reading

Universal Technical Institute Integrates EV Curriculum into BMW's Manufacturer Specific Advanced Training (MSAT) Program

Universal Technical Institute Integrates EV Curriculum into BMW's Manufacturer Specific Advanced Training (MSAT) Program

Beginning this month, all seven UTI campuses offering FastTrack will teach the new EV curriculum using i3 vehicles provided by BMW. PHOENIX, Sept. ... Continue reading

Hyundai Reports Record Sales For August 2024

Hyundai Reports Record Sales For August 2024

Hyundai Motor America reported record total August sales of 79,278 units, a 22% increase compared with August 2023. ... Continue reading

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