Cars That Think

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

The son of Chinese immigrants, Yeung was also part of Ford power-train lineageboth of his parents also were engineers who developed engines at the iconic company. At the time, though, all Yeung knew was that the auto industry never sleeps; surely the Escapes rivals, like the Toyota RAV4 or the Honda CR-V, would be getting engine upgrades.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

DaimlerChrysler has presented plug-in hybrids in commercial vans that have enough room to store the batteries, but the technology is not quite ripe for cars."Plug-in That has to be looked at." ( Reuters ) 3/28/07 "Batteries are not yet an economic or efficient way of storing power.we Were starting to build the prototype," he said.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2015

Another strikingly different concept evidenced by the PHEV is that it is essentially a large, portable battery that can store energy gathered during one part of the day, and then use it later to power not only itself but also the vehicle owner’s home. As discussed above, the fossil extraction industry can change its business plan.

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Charged EVs

MAY 31, 2022

BrightDrop offers a fascinating window into the breadth of GM’s EV plans, though even many people in the auto industry know little about it. Buick, meanwhile, was vitally important for the Chinese market, where today more than four times as many Buicks are sold as in North America. The BrightDrop Zevo 600.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

As if that were not enough, I’m hearing now that BYD is on the verge of a breakthrough in the solar power business and that the company has big plans to make rechargeable batteries at a utility scale to store energy from intermittent, renewable sources like wind and solar. government is going to help U.S.

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EV Central

DECEMBER 28, 2022

I dunno if it’s the biggest surprise, but the most pleasing news of 2022 was the way the irrepressible die-hards in what remains of the Aussie auto industry leapt on the opportunity EV presents. You know, source cost-effective Chinese vehicles, then on-sell them at a mega-premium to a handful of comparatively cashed-up Aussies.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 22, 2009

Three years ago, the magazine Popular Mechanics even wrote an article prodding the auto industry for not building the 100 m.p.g. So, Im going to go out on a limb here and say bags of Frito snacks will soon be coming to stores near you with a lot less gasoline, noise and dirty emissions. (2 car Because unlike the 100 m.p.g.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Then consider that in order to actually go any farther than the neighbood store, one still had to have ANOTHER car. So just use a portable electric generator in the trunk, from the hardware store to charge the batteries while you drive. run the hardware store and buy a new one. They make them all wrong. but even that is wrong.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 11, 2025

One reason for Teslas struggles is uncertainty over President Donald Trumps trade policies , particularly potential tariffs that could impact the auto industry. and there have been multiple cases of vandalism and arson targeting Tesla stores. Additionally, Teslas brand image has taken a hit due to Musks political involvement.

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