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Consumers want electric vehicles more than autonomous vehicles, according to Ipsos' latest research. Here's what automakers should do.

Consumers want electric vehicles more than autonomous vehicles, according to Ipsos' latest research. Here's what automakers should do.

DETROIT, Aug. 23, 2022 -- For years, automakers have talked about electric vehicles and autonomous driving as two connected parts of the future of cars. ... Continue reading

Fuel Cell Mania: Toyota, NREL Collaborate to Advance Megawatt-Scale Fuel Cell Systems

Fuel Cell Mania: Toyota, NREL Collaborate to Advance Megawatt-Scale Fuel Cell Systems

Toyota Motor North America (Toyota) is collaborating with the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) to build, install and evaluate a 1-megawatt (MW) proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell power generation system at NREL’s Flatirons Campus in Arvada, Colorado. ... Continue reading

Lexus Is the "Class" of Luxury, Yet Strong Moves From Acura and Infiniti Make It a Race, ACSI Data Show

Lexus Is the "Class" of Luxury, Yet Strong Moves From Acura and Infiniti Make It a Race, ACSI Data Show

Satisfaction with the auto industry is moving in reverse. Overall customer satisfaction with automobiles slides 1.3% to a score of 77 (out of 100), according to the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI®) Automobile Study 2021-2022. ... Continue reading

NATSO STATEMENT ON STATE ASSOCIATION CALLS FOR U.S. DOT TO FLEXIBLY ADMINISTER EV CHARGING MILEAGE REQUIREMENT

NATSO STATEMENT ON STATE ASSOCIATION CALLS FOR U.S. DOT TO FLEXIBLY ADMINISTER EV CHARGING MILEAGE REQUIREMENT

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 22, 2022 -- NATSO, representing truckstops and travel plazas, issued the following statement on the letter sent from state fuel and convenience associations to the Western Governors Association regarding the need for U.S. DOT to flexibly administer its EV charging mileage requirement. ... Continue reading

Nutson's Weekly Auto News Wrap-up August 14-20, 2022

Nutson's Weekly Auto News Wrap-up August 14-20, 2022

Below are the past week's important, relevant, semi-secret, or snappy automotive news, opinions and insider back stories presented as expertly crafted easy-to-understand automotive universe news nuggets /> <meta name= ... Continue reading

How Green Is Our Future? It's A Complicated Question and Answer! +VIDEO

How Green Is Our Future? It's A Complicated Question and Answer! +VIDEO

The Edwin Black Show addressed the Green Future question. Joining Edwin are Yossi Hollander, Chairman of Fuel Freedom Foundation, and The Auto Channel's own Marc Rauch ... Continue reading

See Why Kia EV6 GT Shocks Performance Car Fans

See Why Kia EV6 GT Shocks Performance Car Fans

Most powerful Kia production vehicle ever: 576-HP all-electric Kia EV6 GT accelerates from 0 to 60 mph in 3.4 seconds, with a top speed of 161 mph1 Engineered to compete with supercars: AMCI-certified winner of drag race against Ferrari Roma and Lamborghini Huracan Evo Optimized for performance: 77.4 kWh battery with a ... Continue reading

Hyundai Ionic 5 EV Wins Car Magazine Award

Hyundai Ionic 5 EV Wins Car Magazine Award

The 2022 Hyundai IONIQ 5 earned Car and Driver’s EV of the Year Award, adding another coveted honor to its trophy case. ... Continue reading

ESG Understanding From C A R

ESG Understanding From C A R

Aug 17, 2022 | Feature Story Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) programs grew throughout the corporate world in 2021. As ESG became a more central part of many organizations, auto manufacturers continued delivering and expanding their sustainability reporting practices. ... Continue reading

Record Electric Car Sales as Governments Double Down on Support, Reports IDTechEx

Record Electric Car Sales as Governments Double Down on Support, Reports IDTechEx

BOSTON, Aug. 18, 2022 -- While 2022 continues to add to the challenges electric vehicle (EV) makers face, markets are still growing. ... Continue reading

Mainland (Communist) China Accounts For 57% Of World Electrified Vehicles Delivered In First Half of 2022

Mainland (Communist) China Accounts For 57% Of World Electrified Vehicles Delivered In First Half of 2022

With the continued fascination with Tesla and the announcements related to opened and closed order books for things like the Ford F-150 Lightning and the Cadillac LYRIQ, one might conclude that the EV market in the U.S. is booming.Comparatively speaking, nope.That is, according to analyst firm Canalys, while global EV ... Continue reading

Rimac Nevera Electrifies Monterey Car Week

Rimac Nevera Electrifies Monterey Car Week

Game-changing 1,914hp all-electric Rimac Nevera will make its U.S. debut at The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering during Monterey Car Week on Friday, August 19. The unveiling follows the start of production and the delivery of car #001 to the first customer – the 2016 F1 World Champion and sustainability entreprene ... Continue reading

Growing Electric Vehicle Market Threatens to Short-Circuit Public Charging Experience, J.D. Power Finds

Growing Electric Vehicle Market Threatens to Short-Circuit Public Charging Experience, J.D. Power Finds

The growth of electric vehicle (EV) sales during the past year has been remarkable but has added stress to an already beleaguered public vehicle charging infrastructure. In this growth spurt, owners in high EV volume markets like California, Texas and Washington, for instance, are finding the charging infrastructure in ... Continue reading

From The Auto Newsroom August 16, 2022

From The Auto Newsroom August 16, 2022

From the Newsroom, a roundup of news from Cox Automotive and perspectives from its analysts and experts on topics dominating the automotive industry. Analysis of July data reveals some recurring themes – record-high new-vehicle prices, still-low new-vehicle inventory, a normal level of used-vehicle inventory with ris ... Continue reading

New EV Tax Credits Explained Clearly By Larry Nutson

New EV Tax Credits Explained Clearly By Larry Nutson

The Schumer-Manchin Bill with revamped EV tax credit passed the Senate and was sent to the House of Representatives who passed the billing party lines. Now it's off to the President for signing. ... Continue reading

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