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Hyundai/Kia Lock Solution Panned by Security Pro

The Truth About Cars

They also ponied up big bucks to some consumers for out-of-pocket losses and shipped out tens of thousands of Club-style steering wheel locks. The whole thing is worth a watch , especially since it is produced from the vantage point of someone whose focus is on security, not the auto industry.

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Ohio State takes first place in DOE/GM EcoCAR 3 competition

Green Car Congress

For the second leg of competition, teams headed to southern California for track events, including autocross, acceleration, and consumer appeal at the Auto Club Speedway in Fontana. Industry and government officials judged the presentations.

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EPA: GHG emissions standards for cars and light trucks should be revised; joint process with NHTSA (updated with more reactions)

Green Car Congress

Negative reaction to the widely expected announcement was voluminous and vociferous: Ceres: “Rolling back the Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) and emissions standards will undermine the global competitiveness of the US auto industry. NRDC: “Backing off now is irresponsible and unwarranted.”. This decision takes the U.S.

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Rivian faces gender discrimination lawsuit from former exec ahead of IPO

Teslarati

” Other issues brought up in the suit involved Schwab being routinely excluded from meetings despite her extensive experience in the auto industry. I raised concerns to HR about the gender discrimination from my manager, the ‘boys club’ culture, and the impact it was having on me, my team, and the company.

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New US Poll Finds 74% of Likely Voters Favor 60 MPG Fuel Economy Standard by 2025

Green Car Congress

A new national poll of likely voters conducted by the Mellman Group found that 74% of likely voters favor having “ the federal government require the auto industry to increase average fuel efficiency…to 60 miles per gallon by the year 2025.” Overall, 51% of respondents view Obama favorably, 44% unfavorably.

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Testimony: Why I like my electric vehicle

Electric Auto Association

Submitted to the Ohio Senate Energy and Public Utilities Committee in support of Senate Bill 307: Accelerating Ohio's Auto Industry By Tim Benford, president of Drive Electric Dayton. The word about the benefits of driving EVs is getting out via a plethora of EV ads on TV (c.f.,

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June 2023 – Tesla Model Y was the best selling BEV in Germany

Push EVs

Let’s also give a shout out to the Opel siblings, the Mokka and Corsa, which — thanks to the upgraded battery and efficiency — are both now in the 400+ km club for rated range. Let’s see if the premium local brands can maintain these volumes of their most affordable BEVs. Both have climbed 9 spots back into the top 20.

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