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Ford Slashing F-150 Lightning Production and Laying Off Most of the People Building It

The Truth About Cars

After facing significant challenges ramping up production and meeting customer demand for the F-150 Lightning, Ford recently announced layoffs that will drastically cut volume at its electric vehicle factory in Michigan. The F-150 Lightning is no exception, though gas trucks aren’t cheap by any stretch of the imagination.

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Feature: The Genesis Experience

Clean Fleet Report

Not all succeed as talk is cheap, actions are tough, and many don’t do so well following through. The Dealer Son-Nim Experience Our silent, all-electric drive departed New York City and took us over the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge onto Staten Island and then on to New Jersey. Until then, Hyundai dealers will handle Genesis sales.

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E Paper License Plates Now Street-Legal in California

Cars That Think

Outside of California, the device has been approved for use by commercial fleet vehicles in Michigan, Arizona, and Texas, and 10 additional U.S. Reviver Auto is making the so-called Rplates, and they aren’t cheap—the plates are listed at US $700, plus an $8 a month subscription fee. [ states are considering authorization. per month.

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10 Reasons Your Next Car Should Be an EV

Plug in America

According to an analysis from Environmental Defense Fund, states like Tennessee, Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, Kansas, and North and South Carolina are big winners in manufacturing investment. Since most EVs are only in use a small fraction of each day, they can often charge when energy on the grid is clean, cheap, and abundant.

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

Green Car Congress

And oil only seems cheap. But let’s realize: defending our nation is never cheap. Meanwhile, carmakers and dealers that sell high-efficiency and plug-in cars will, for the first time, get a new revenue stream from upgrading vehicles they've already sold. Its impacts are increasingly unaffordable.

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Why Are Modern Vehicles So Much Bigger?

The Truth About Cars

In the 1960s, Americans were enjoying cheap gasoline and everyday automobiles boasting some of the largest engines ever manufactured. Unfortunately, many of those models are no longer sold in the United States or have become so specialized that they’re subject to extreme dealer markups. Here’s an example from The Washington Post.

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Convincing Consumers To Buy EVs

Cars That Think

EVs ain’t cheap Price is another EV purchase risk that is comparable to EV range. Auto dealers have sued to overturn the law, and some auto makers like Subaru and Kia have disabled the advanced telematic systems in cars sold in Massachusetts, often without telling new customers about it.

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