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Bridgestone to debut race tire made with natural rubber from guayule

Green Car Congress

Firestone Firehawk alternate race tires made from guayule rubber will make their competition debut at the Big Machine Music City Grand Prix in Nashville on 6-7 August. The guayule race tire, featuring a new green sidewall, will be introduced during the Indy 500 Pit Stop Challenge, streamed live on Peacock, on 27 May at 2:30 p.m.

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San Francisco selects BAE Systems Series-ER for 68 transit buses for Green Bus Zones

Green Car Congress

All power comes from the electric motor. Power flows in series from engine to generator to traction motor. Boston, Louisville, Montreal, Nashville, and Seattle are using Series-ER technology to cut down emissions. BAE’s series hybrid system features no mechanical link between the diesel engine and the axle.

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GM boosting investment at Spring Hill by $167M for two future mid-size vehicles

Green Car Congress

General Motors is adding a new $167-million investment in its Spring Hill assembly plant, brining the total spending on the plant to $350 million in support of two future mid-size vehicles. The new programs will add to existing manufacturing operations at the site that include vehicle assembly, stamping, engine and component parts production.

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GM Maven introduces monthly offering for members; vehicles include the Chevrolet Tahoe and Chevrolet Volt

Green Car Congress

Maven, General Motors’ personal mobility brand, has expanded its offerings to include a new monthly service, Maven Reserve. Maven members pay a monthly fee to reserve a new GM vehicle loaded with technology for 28 days. Members can download the Maven app to view pricing by market in real time for Maven Reserve. and Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.

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QOTD: Is 2024 the Year All-Weather Tires Hit the Mainstream?

The Truth About Cars

Wide swaths of the motoring public tend to dislike spending money on new tires, thinking them little more than rubber circles which are all the same. Boling also gave his own personal example of winter trekking from Nashville to Ottawa to visit family. If only we could transfer this enthusiasm to everyone.

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Is GM's U.S. Boss Scared By The 2011 Nissan Leaf Electric Car?

All Cars Electric

You’d hardly expect Mark Reuss, the North American President of General Motors, to be a fan of the primary rival to the company's 2011 Chevrolet Volt. But in a recent interview with the Nashville Business Journal, the man responsible for starting the GM Performance Division took his dislike to a whole new level.

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Flash Drive: 2023 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV

Clean Fleet Report

Clean Fleet Report spent a day driving the 2023 Outlander PHEV at a media-only event in Nashville, Tennessee, experiencing highways, country roads, city traffic and some sloppy, muddy driving. liter inline 4-cylinder engine that combined with twin electric motors produces 248 horsepower and 332 pound-feet of torque.