The Truth About Cars

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Ford has said it will restart construction on the electric vehicle battery facility it’s building in Marshall, Michigan, after pausing work when the UAW strike kicked off a couple months ago. From Ford: While we remain bullish on our long-term strategy for electric vehicles, we are re-timing and resizing some investments.

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The Truth About Cars

MARCH 14, 2024

While these systems originally had to be installed under the hood of your automobile, later examples have included phone apps and giving automakers permission to share connected-vehicle data with insurance firms. That information is then utilized to raise premiums whenever someone is caught in a moment of exuberant driving. OnStar is G.M.’s

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Clean Fleet Report

MAY 3, 2021

note: We’re republishing this article because it’s a good reminder of how technology timelines can slip and yet things are clearly moving forward. This article was written more than 10 years ago, when the forecasts were we would have personal and public robotaxis galore. This article may contain affililate links.

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EV Info

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

A recent report printed by the Norwegian Automobile Federation’s magazine, Motor , the downward trend in sales for ICE cars has been so consistent and steep that the last new ICE car to be sold in Norway could happen just seven months from now, in April 2022. 5 Ford Mustang Mach-E Electric car 4,523 4.08 Cliff edge. 3 Volkswagen ID.4

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Blink Charging

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Unlike internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles, which legally have to be sold via franchised dealerships, exclusive EV manufacturers, like Tesla, don’t have to follow this arrangement. The major vehicle manufacturers; like Ford, Stellantis, and GM; still sell their EVs through the dealership model. Why the hesitancy?

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The Truth About Cars

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

But this often happens without either side of the argument having a firm understanding of how much information is actually being obtained inside today’s automobiles. While we’ve covered the topic frequently , articles have typically focused on specific issues rather than overall scope. Stellantis brands (e.g.

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Creative Greenius

JANUARY 19, 2009

Bird Cage Liners article this morning: Asking carmakers to comply with California’s rules would be tantamount to forcing a cancer patient to “finish chemo and then go run the Boston Marathon,&# General Motors Corp. spokesman Greg Martin said. “Right now, we’re just trying to make it through the current situation.&#.

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