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Perspective: Drive Star Conversion Program Could Cut US Oil Use in Half by 2020

Green Car Congress

The good news? For details on what we’ve called “The Big Fix” beyond the following, see [link] —and we’ll continue adding back-up info at CalCars-News and elsewhere. The good news? Well, America’s auto industry delivered over 100,000. That helped us become the world’s greatest industrial power.

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

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Other editions: Mobile | News Feeds | E-Newsletters | Electronic Edition Find it: Jobs | Cars | Real Estate | Apartments | Shopping | Classifieds Sponsored by: Your browsers security settings are preventing some features from appearing. See instructions for fixing the problem. WEBSTER A 100 m.p.g. A Bright IDEA BY SARAH A. Yep, a truck.

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Opinion: GM’s $1B EV investment in Mexico is not what America needs

Teslarati

The Detroit News reported that United Auto Workers Vice President, Terry Dittes, who is head of the union’s GM Department said that this was a slap in the face to UAW and the U.S. During the State of the Union address, President Biden praised GM for investing $7 billion into EVs and for creating 4,000 new jobs in Michigan.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Our PRIUS+ Project Photos PHEV Resources Global Warming Take Action News and Events Contact Us How Carmakers are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity If you ask, "have major auto-makers come around on PHEVs?", See our frequent comments at our news archive. todays answer is "Yes -- but not yet."

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VW Joke, Kia EV6 Details – EV Week in Review: March 23-30

EV Adoption

Volkswagen USA name change to Voltswagen is an April Fools’ joke afterall – At first I and most folks on social media thought the news that Volkswagen USA would change its name to Voltswagen was a brilliant April Fools joke. auto industry is headed,” Buttigieg said. – March 30, via CleanTechnica.

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