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OFFICIAL NHTSA VEHICLE RECALL SUMMARY May 29, 2023

OFFICIAL NHTSA VEHICLE RECALL SUMMARY May 29, 2023

You are receiving this message because you requested to be notified by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) if there is a safety recall that may affect your vehicle.The following may apply to one or more of your vehicles if your vehicle is listed below. Click on the NHTSA Recall ID Number below to ... Continue reading

Ford EV Customers To Gain Access to 12,000 Tesla Superchargers;Ford to Add North American Charging Standard Port in Future EVs

Ford EV Customers To Gain Access to 12,000 Tesla Superchargers;Ford to Add North American Charging Standard Port in Future EVs

Starting early next year, Ford EV customers will have access to more than 12,000 Tesla Superchargers across the U.S. and Canada, in addition to the over 10,000 DC fast-chargers that are already part of the BlueOval Charge Network. This will give Ford EV customers unprecedented access to fast-charging Mustang Mach-E, F- ... Continue reading

LG Energy Solution and Hyundai Motor Group to Establish Battery Cell Manufacturing Joint Venture in the U.S.*

LG Energy Solution and Hyundai Motor Group to Establish Battery Cell Manufacturing Joint Venture in the U.S.*

LG Energy Solution (LGES) and Hyundai Motor Group announced an EV battery cell manufacturing joint venture in the U.S. today. LGES and Hyundai Motor Group signed a memorandum of understanding to produce EV batteries in the U.S. and further accelerate the Group's electrification efforts in North America. ... Continue reading

It's All About Hydrogen Fuel Cells - Car Maker Stellantis (Abarth, Alfa Romeo, Chrysler, Citroën, Dodge, DS Automobiles, Fiat, Jeep®, Lancia, Maserati, Opel, Peugeot, Ram, Vauxhall,) to Acquire Equal Stake with Faurecia (Auto Parts and Assembly) and Michelin in Symbio a Zero-emission Hydrogen Mobility Manufacturing Company

It's All About Hydrogen Fuel Cells - Car Maker Stellantis (Abarth, Alfa Romeo, Chrysler, Citroën, Dodge, DS Automobiles, Fiat, Jeep®, Lancia, Maserati, Opel, Peugeot, Ram, Vauxhall,) to Acquire Equal Stake with Faurecia (Auto Parts and Assembly) and Michelin in Symbio a Zero-emission Hydrogen Mobility Manufacturing Company

AMSTERDAM, NANTERRE, PARIS May 16, 2023; Faurecia, a company of the FORVIA group, Michelin and Stellantis announce today the signing of a binding agreement for Stellantis to acquire 33.3% stake in Symbio, a leader in zero-emission hydrogen mobility. Faurecia and Michelin will remain shareholders with 33.3% holding each ... Continue reading

New Rice U. research finds verbal prompts can make semi-automated driving safer

New Rice U. research finds verbal prompts can make semi-automated driving safer

Rice University and Old Dominion University finds that verbal prompts as simple as “Is January the first month of the year?” help drivers maintain attention during semi-automated driving. ... Continue reading

Loliware Launches New Seaweed Resin to Replace Plastics at International Materials Conference

Loliware Launches New Seaweed Resin to Replace Plastics at International Materials Conference

launch of its newest seaweed resin for injection molding. This new biomaterial will power the company's first-ever Seaweed Utensil Set and be manufactured on standard plastics injection-molding equipment. Continue Reading Loliware's first-ever Seaweed Utensil Set is made from seaweed resins and will be manufactured on ... Continue reading

Pentastar E85 Flex Fuel V-6 Set to Roll Out Across Broad Range of New Chrysler Vehicles - More Power, Can Reduce Gasoline Use By 70% - Never Happened, NEVER MIND!

Pentastar E85 Flex Fuel V-6 Set to Roll Out Across Broad Range of New Chrysler Vehicles - More Power, Can Reduce Gasoline Use By 70% - Never Happened, NEVER MIND!

AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Oct. 21 -- New Pentastar is slated to be available across 13 vehicles including trucks and sport utilities by 2013 Significant cost savings realized with shift from seven engines to one V-6 engine 2011 V-6 Challenger boosted 55 horsepower to 305 horsepower with new Pentastar V-6 Introduced in 2011 ... Continue reading

CARFAX: USED CAR SHOPPERS CAN SAVE BY BUYING USED CARS WITH MINOR DAMAGE

CARFAX: USED CAR SHOPPERS CAN SAVE BY BUYING USED CARS WITH MINOR DAMAGE

Savvy auto shoppers can save hundreds of dollars on used cars by focusing on models with minor damage, CARFAX data shows in the site's first-ever Used Car Index. Continue Reading CARFAX Used Car Index with Charts ... Continue reading

This Week in Tech News: 10 Stories You Need to See

This Week in Tech News: 10 Stories You Need to See

A roundup of the week's most newsworthy technology industry press releases from PR Newswire, including social media monitoring from Bloomberg and SAS's HBCU Fellows. ... Continue reading

EXTREME FAST CHARGE BATTERIES NEARING MASS PRODUCTION READINESS

EXTREME FAST CHARGE BATTERIES NEARING MASS PRODUCTION READINESS

StoreDot, the pioneer of extreme fast charging (XFC) high energy battery solution for electric vehicles has announced its global manufacturing strategy in three continents – to best serve its global automotive customers. StoreDot's manufacturing strategy is focused on localizing its supply chain in the US, Asia, and ... Continue reading

Vehicle Owners Express Lower Satisfaction with Aftermarket Service Providers, J.D. Power Finds

Vehicle Owners Express Lower Satisfaction with Aftermarket Service Providers, J.D. Power Finds

Customer satisfaction is lower for the performance of the service advisor, specifically noting increased wait times, and fewer advisors providing helpful advice. There is also lower satisfaction with service advisor courtesy. A detailed look at the drivers of satisfaction in each segment reveals that satisfaction with ... Continue reading

STEER and Lightning eMotors Announce Partnership to Upgrade Commercial Electric Vehicles to Autonomous Vehicles

STEER and Lightning eMotors Announce Partnership to Upgrade Commercial Electric Vehicles to Autonomous Vehicles

Lightning eMotors, Inc., a leading provider of zero-emission medium-duty commercial electric vehicles and electric vehicle (EV) technology for fleets, and STEER Tech, the leading OEM and aftermarket autonomous vehicle (AV) software company, today announced a collaboration to offer autonomous functionality to Lightning' ... Continue reading

ANGI Energy Systems boosts global leadership team with two key appointments in Alternative Fuels division

ANGI Energy Systems boosts global leadership team with two key appointments in Alternative Fuels division

ANGI Energy Systems has bolstered its global leadership team with two key strategic appointments. Joel van Rensburg becomes President of Alternative Fuels and Danny Seals steps up to the position of General Manager, Hydrogen. ... Continue reading

Hankook Tire Launches Ultra-High-Performance All-Season Tire for SUVs

Hankook Tire Launches Ultra-High-Performance All-Season Tire for SUVs

Hankook Tire today adds a new ultra-high-performance all-season tire designed for SUVs to its comprehensive Ventus product line. ... Continue reading

Lithium for Electric Vehicles and Renewable Energy

Lithium for Electric Vehicles and Renewable Energy

FinancialNewsMedia.com News Commentary PALM BEACH, Fla., April 24, 2023 -- North America needs to race to find new supplies and production of lithium as automakers ramp up manufacturing of electric vehicles and demand grows for renewable energy options. Lithium is used in electric car batteries because it is lightweigh ... Continue reading

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