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Believe It or Not: Lordstown Motors Resumes Production

The Truth About Cars

The Ohio-based Lordstown Motors has reportedly resumed assembly and delivery of its all-electric Endurance pickup this month, after having to pause production in February to address quality concerns. Though a return to production doesn’t mean the business is out of the woods. According to Reuters , things are back on track.

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Audi Sends Off the RS 6 Avant with a Limited-Edition GT Model

The Truth About Cars

Audi will make just 660 units of the car, 85 of which are destined for sale in the United States. There’s also a numbered plate with the car’s position in the 660-unit production run. The automaker hasn’t detailed North American pricing yet, but the car starts at $235,777 (219,355 Euro) on the Old Continent.

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Alpine Says A110 Successor Will Come to United States, Outlines Expansion Plan

The Truth About Cars

The A310 will also be coming to America after being out of production since 1984. Once the original A110 ended production, the slower A310 started seeing major performance improvements and a boost in sales. Originally built as a successor to the A110, the model ended up being more like its bigger brother and adopted a 2+2 cabin.

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Multi-nation survey reports consumers want electric cars. Now.

Plugs and Cars

There is an existing market for electric vehicles, especially among those who can afford the extra cost of limited-production new technology vehicles. There are no cars for sale. A Business Week blog reports on the survey by the Munich based consultants Bain & Co. The only problem?

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2025 Mini Cooper S Hardtop Revealed in NYC

The Truth About Cars

The manufacturer is reviewing the model at the New York auto show this week and looks to have kept the car that’s slated for sale in North America quite close to its European counterpart — with a few exceptions. While the S variant will share the same turbocharged 2.0-liter

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PIP Declares Victory

Plug In Partners

Here's the press release: PLUG-IN PARTNERS DECLARES VICTORY In January 2006, Austin Energy launched the national Plug-In Partners campaign, a grassroots effort to demonstrate to automakers that there is sufficient demand to support the mass production of flexible-fuel plug-in hybrid electric vehicles.

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Perspective: US Needs to Transition to Hydrous Ethanol as the Primary Renewable Transportation Fuel

Green Car Congress

This opinion piece originally appeared in the Field-to-Pump blog, published by Renergie, Inc. ]. The government assisted the shift by giving sugar companies subsidized loans to build ethanol plants, as well as guaranteeing prices for their ethanol products. by Brian J. Donovan, CEO Renergie, Inc. Use of Hydrous Ethanol in Brazil.