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Was the Jeep Wrangler 4xe 2021’s 3rd Highest-Selling EV in the US?

EV Adoption

I’m estimating 28,000 as an executive with a leading auto analyst firm confirmed to me privately that their registration estimates for 2021 put the RAV4 Prime and Wrangler 4xe as a toss up. Auto Industry Analyst. I can’t tell you our exact number but if they beat RAV it was very narrow. Flip a coin.

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Is green to blame for problems in auto industry?

Green Cars News

The author believes that Congress failed to consult the public about green jobs or the Smart Grid, not to mention the cap and trade that will “tax the air you breathe&#. To read the article in full, click here. On top of that Fed Ex has had to lay off drivers because of the expense associated with their eco trucks.

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Setting a new standard for battery leak testing

Charged EVs

You may remember, several years ago, the auto industry had a big recall of airbag inflators. Charged : Do you think that, with your new tests available, the industry could begin to adopt quality-control standards for EV batteries? This article appeared in Charged Issue 52 – November/December 2020 – Subscribe now.

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Proposed scrappage scheme meets criticism

Green Cars News

An article in the New York Times criticised the so-called “cash for clunkers&# legislation that would give people vouchers worth as much as $4,500 to replace old cars with new ones. By contrast it states, the Congress scheme is weaker - you can simply buy a new SUV with only slightly better gas mileage and qualify for a $3,500 boost.

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A 100 m.p.g. truck? A Bright IDEA | Freep.com | Detroit Free Press

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

WEBSTER • FREE PRESS AUTOMOTIVE EDITOR• April 21, 2009 Print this page E-mail this article Share this article Del.icio.us Facebook Digg Reddit Newsvine More evidence that we are approaching an exciting new frontier in the automotive industry will be on display today on Capitol Hill. WEBSTER A 100 m.p.g. Yep, a truck.

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Has the cash for clunkers scheme failed? The Green Piece

Green Cars News

And so it proved as the subsidy programme helped Ford to its first increase in US vehicles sales since 2007 after it sold 158,838 vehicles in July – a two per cent increase compared to the previous year (see article ). With General Motors and Chrysler also showing signs of modest improvement, all looked rosy.

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EngineLab Developing New Approach to Engine Control

Green Car Congress

All of these issues are barriers to creativity and risk taking and in a recent SAE article describing another path to software improvement, the authors Frank Schirrmeister and Filip Thoen estimated that “ 50-70% of ECU development cost is due to software.”.

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