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Over 42k Tesla supporters are urging Pres. Biden to acknowledge the company’s EV leadership

Teslarati

“In the auto industry, Detroit is leading the world in electric vehicles. Tesla, as well as other carmakers like Toyota and Honda, do not utilize union labor. This is something that the US President has emphasized, even as General Motors noted in its Q4 2021 shareholder deck that it held a 0.0%

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Hybrid And Plug-In Car Sales Slow In Michigan, Report Says

Green Car Reports

And Honda recently passed its first million. auto industry, buyers have been slower to catch on to the concept. According to the Detroit Free Press, research by Edmunds shows. Hybrid cars have well and truly hit the mainstream. After years of slow sales around a decade ago, Toyota has now sold over 4 million hybrids.

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NYT Editorial

Plug In Partners

Editorial Trying to Find the Road Ahead Published: January 24, 2006 W ith its bonds downgraded to junk and its market share on the ropes, Detroit's auto industry almost looks to be in a free fall. At Detroit's auto show, it unveiled a Chinese car that Geely plans to upgrade and sell in the United States in 2008.

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Enter BMW — with Carbon Fiber

Revenge of the Electric Car

BMW will partner with composites expert SGL Group to construct a new plant in Moses Lake, Washington, that will manufacture lightweight carbon-fiber materials for auto industry applications. The most recent is the new ActiveE Concept, which was revealed at January’s Detroit Auto Show. Europe, and U.K.

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Will green cars put industry on road to profit?

Green Cars News

It believes that many of the domestic industry’s problems stem from an underestimation of US consumer demand for green cars. It believes that many of the domestic industry’s problems stem from an underestimation of US consumer demand for green cars. It could be argued then that America is still drunk on cheap gasoline.

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Comedy CAFE Clowns Crack Me Up

Creative Greenius

As I get ready this morning to head over to the Lutheran Church in Gardena to participate in this national day of service by helping to prepare meals for my less fortunate neighbors, I want to thank the auto industry for giving me a great laugh at their expense. Way to kill the audience, Greg.

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EAA National Board nominations from across North America

Electric Auto Association

About Alan: Alan drives a Tesla Model 3 and Honda Clarity Plug-In Hybrid. He works in the sustainable energy technologies industry and he is an advocate for change. I have 35 years of experience as a Mechanical Electrical Plumbing Specialist in the construction industry. Grassroots selling and support is great!!