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Gallup Poll Finds Surge in Positive Ratings of Auto Industry in US; Still Less Favorable Than in 2000-2005

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Americans' opinions of the automobile industry have posted a 15-point positive increase after reaching an all-time low last year, and now tilt more positive than negative for the first time in three years, according to a new Gallup poll. Positive views of the banking industry remain depressed. Click to enlarge.

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China to allow extended sales periods for ICE models based on existing emissions standard, report says

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Price war has been the most talked about topic in China's auto industry this month, and the imminent implementation of a new emissions standard is seen as a major factor. On March 23, China's Auto Dealers Chamber of Commerce (CADCC) called on regulators to delay the implementation of the China 6b emissions standard.

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What V2G Tells Us About EVs and the Grid

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There, sales of EVs as part of the overall automobile market rose from 10 percent in 2020 to 17 percent in 2021, with 2.3 He documents how engineers Wally Rippel , Alan Cocconi, and Paul Carosa founded AC Propulsion in the early 1990s and produced a two-seater sports car called the Tzero, which featured bidirectional charging capability.

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U.S. Regulator Proposes Updated Rules for Autonomous Vehicles in Exchange for Data

The Truth About Cars

The department allegedly even had training documents stating that autonomous vehicles collected a wealth of useful surveillance information that had been used in the past to help with investigations. Civilians were already wondering whether some of the tech going into modern vehicles represented violations of their privacy.

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Study Finds That Clean Cars and Climate Policy Can Create Jobs

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The study offers two main insights on the nature of clean energy jobs in the automobile sector: First, the paper documents that saving oil will directly create good jobs by driving demand for specific additional manufactured components.

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Bring Back the EV1 Press Conference

Revenge of the Electric Car

documented the EV1 Vigil (Click here to watch segment 4 and segment 9 ). As you know, today I strongly urge Congress to withhold any bailout funds from the auto industry, unless and until the industry agrees to mass-produce fuel efficiency automobiles; electric cars.

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University of Michigan Report Finds Focus on Fuel Economy Would Be Very Profitable for Detroit 3; Says Rapid, Wide-Reaching Change in Business Models Required for Turnaround

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A new report released by the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute ( UMTRI ) analyzes critical choices faced by automakers and finds that broad, deep, fast change is necessary for success in the context of the worst financial crisis in the history of the domestic automobile industry. Rob Kleinbaum. Fuel Economy.