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Auto Industry's MPG Report Card, Dealer Dilemma, GM Mid-Size Pickups: Today's Car News

Green Car Reports

Today on Green Car Reports: The auto industry is making good progress in meeting gas-mileage goals, why dealers are a bottleneck for electric-car sales, and the 2015 Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon mid-size pickup trucks are on their way to showrooms. The Chevrolet Volt is victorious in the July 2014.'

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Tesla Now 8th Best Selling Auto Brand In USA — US Auto Sales Up 9%, But Down 11% vs. 2019

CleanTechnica EVs

It’s time for another quarterly report on US auto sales. Like a few other major news outlets, I track total quarterly sales of the US auto industry, but I also conduct a thorough analysis of the trends of each automaker.

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News: Top 10 “Engines” Now Mostly Electric

Clean Fleet Report

The final list recognizes the shift the auto industry is making towards electrification, which is currently encompassing all of the pathways recognized in the list. Chevrolet Trailblazer 1.3L Missing the mark were some other well-respected powertrains such as the Chevrolet Corvette Stingray’s 6.2L 0L Turbo four-cylinder.

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News: 2023 Fisker Ocean Introduced

Clean Fleet Report

The pandemic created an opportunity for automobile manufacturers to get serious about designing and producing all-new, all-electric vehicles. Expect in the next few years to see at least 50 new models being released for sale. This is a monumental moment for the auto industry, with the consumer and the environment being the winners.

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Good News and Bad News: Changes to the Federal EV Tax Credit in 2024

EV Life

When the new requirements took effect on January 1, 2024, the list of eligible vehicles got quite a bit shorter. These additional requirements are meant to encourage the auto industry to rely less on foreign countries like China and more on domestic sources for these components, promoting local manufacturing and supply chain security.

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Elon Musk scares Mercedes-Benz and BMW: former GM and Ford exec Bob Lutz

Teslarati

Being one of the dissenting voices against Tesla in the past — at one point even declaring that the EV maker has no tech, software, and battery advantage against its rivals whatsoever — Lutz now states that Musk’s impact in the auto industry has been “unbelievable” and “nothing short of incredible.”

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Pres. Biden’s ‘Leader in EVs’ GM halts production of its most popular EV until next year

Teslarati

President Joe Biden gave plenty of props to General Motors CEO Mary Barra for starting the electric revolution in the United States automotive industry. US President Biden pats GM CEO’s back: “You electrified the entire auto industry. I’d love to hear from you! The post Pres.

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