Here’s What the UAW Deal Reveals About Upcoming Ford Vehicles

Photo: Ford Motor Company Ford Motor Company and United Automobile, Aerospace, and Agricultural Implement Workers of America ratified a new four-year collective bargaining agreement on Nov. 15 valued at $6 billion in investments and 8,500 American jobs secured. And while the agreement is certainly good news for employees in Ford facilities across the states, it’s…

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FedEx Express Puts All-Electric Nissan e-NV200 to the Test

Nissan e-NV200 The world of express mail is about to get a whole lot greener. FedEx Express, a branch of FedEx Corp., and Nissan announced last month that they will be teaming up to bring a bit of a green spin to the package delivery world, putting the Nissan e-NV200, an all-electric compact cargo vehicle,…

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Hyundai Pulls Plug on Ioniq Electric Car

Hyundai is discontinuing the Ioniq Electric hatchback Photo: Hyundai For 2022, the Hyundai lineup is gaining one EV in the Ioniq 5 — but it’s losing another in the Ioniq Electric. Total Peace of Mind: Learn more about America’s Best Warranty from Hyundai Autotrader reports that Hyundai will discontinue the Ioniq Electric, an all-electric hatchback…

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Ford Bringing 50 New Vehicles to China by 2025, Including 8 New SUVs, 15 Electrified Vehicles, and Five New Locally-Built Vehicles

(From left to right): Jason Luo, Chairman and CEO, Ford China; Jim Hackett, CEO, Ford Motor Company; Bill Ford, Executive Chairman, Ford Motor Company; and Peter Fleet, Group Vice President and President, Ford Asia Pacific Ford Motor Company on Tuesday provided further insight into its growth strategy in China over the next eight years, specifically…

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There is a renewed public interest in developing affordable hydrogen fuel cell vehicles after Toyota revealed its Mirai, Honda its updated FCEV Conecpt, and Audi its A7 Sportback h-tron Quattro at the 2014 Los Angeles Auto Show. Nissan, on the other hand, ain’t having none of that. Nissan Vice Chairman Toshiyuki Shiga told The Japan…

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Electric Car Terminology – Part 1

As exciting as the electric vehicle (EV) revolution is, let’s face it — the terminology can get a little confusing. Especially with such similar acronyms like HEV and PHEV (which sound strangely like some newly-discovered disease rather than the cool technology they represent). Electric Vehicle (EV) A vehicle that runs 100% on electricity. This term…

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Mitsubishi Electric Archives

Mitsubishi has more underneath their brand’s umbrella than just gasoline-powered vehicles. While Mitsubishi… Autonomous cars are coming, and when they do, the roads will be… In the race to create a vehicles filled with a number of…

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India Accelerates its All-Electric Future on the Road

It’s common knowledge that the future of motor vehicles is electric. However, there are changes occurring right now that point towards it happening sooner rather than later (in India, at least).  Rising imports Crude oil imports in India are a thorn in the country’s forex reserves. The rise in demand for cars suggests that…

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GM Proposes National Zero-Emission Vehicle Quotas

General Motors proposed a national zero-emission car sales requirement that could offer a solution to the current, furious standoff over vehicle emissions regulations. Under the proposal, automakers would be required to switch a quarter of their vehicle fleets to zero-emissions vehicles in the next dozen years. Interesting: Make your daily drive a little better with…

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2019 Hyundai Kona Electric Archives

The 2019 Hyundai Kona Electric recently reeled in another award — the… From the zippy Veloster N to the surprisingly spirited Kona Electric, Hyundai’s… Car and Driver magazine is recognizing six Hyundai vehicles with Editors’ Choice… Hyundai didn’t debut any new vehicles at this year’s Chicago Auto Show.… The 2019 Hyundai Kona and Kona Electric…

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Chevy and LG Expand Partnership To Produce All-Electric Bolt

The LG Corporation will be providing much more for the Bolt than just battery cells Photo: notman05 Chevrolet first began partnering with the LG Corporation back in 2007, when the company supplied technology needed for the OnStar system and battery cells required for the first rendition of the Volt. In an effort to produce a…

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NASA and Nissan Team Up for Autonomous Vehicle Research

NASA knows a thing or two about electric vehicles. Hell, they drove not one, but three electric vehicles on the MOON, and that was over forty years ago. They’ve also been driving a remote controlled rover on Mars for the past ten years. Earth-bound electric vehicles should be a walk in the park for these…

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Electrified vehicle sales Archives

October was a good month for electrified vehicle sales, particularly if you happened to be selling Toyota SUVs in Canada.… Electric vehicle sales are building momentum for our Canuck friends up north.…

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Sweden Opens World's First Electric Highway

Image: Scania A new electric milestone has been reached: over a 1.2-mile stretch of highway passing through the coastal Swedish town of Gävle, a criss-cross of electrical wiring marks the presence of a world first: the world’s first electric-truck-powering highway. The electric cables run about 18 feet over the freeway, and are used to feed…

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6 Hyundai Vehicles Win 2019 Car and Driver Editors' Choice Awards

2019 Hyundai Tucson Photo: Hyundai Car and Driver magazine is recognizing six Hyundai vehicles with Editors’ Choice Awards for 2019. For these awards, an expansion of the magazine’s 10Best Cars for 2019, Car and Driver’s editors assessed nearly 500 vehicles, selecting the leading models for each segment. Winners were chosen based on criteria like safety,…

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