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Lightning eMotors partners with Soderholm Bus & Mobility to sell electric commercial vehicles in Hawaii

Green Car Congress

Soderholm will be installing Lightning eMotors’ fully electric powertrain systems in repowered applications in Hawaii, as well as buying new Lightning eMotors’ vans and shuttle buses. The vehicles being used in the project are three Kia Niros, and one Nissan LEAF.

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Survey Shows Auto Dealers Still Annoyed With Biden EV Strategy

The Truth About Cars

.& While the Biden administration has a stated goal of seeing half of all new vehicle sales by electric by 2030, it’s technically prohibited from issuing formal mandates requiring what people can use their money to buy. stated Mike Aus, dealer principal of Durango Motor, which sells Ford, Lincoln, Kia and Toyota vehicles out of Colorado.

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Feature: The Genesis Experience

Clean Fleet Report

As the luxury division of the Hyundai Group (Genesis, Hyundai and Kia) it has gone from two models in 2015 to eight in 2023. The Valet program also includes an option of buying a Genesis without ever visiting a dealership. Genesis has an extensive lineup The Genesis of Genesis Eight years is a very short time in the automotive world.

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TTAC's Best Cars of 2023

The Truth About Cars

It’s the car I drove this year that I most likely can see myself buying for, uh, myself. Honorable mentions: Toyota Supra manual, Toyota Prius, BMW 330i, Cadillac CT4 Blackwing, Kia EV6 GT, Chevrolet Trax Activ. It will go through any sort of weather without trouble. And, for such a compact vehicle, it rides beautifully.

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Junkyard Find: 1988 Mazda 323 Base Hatchback

The Truth About Cars

Today's Junkyard Find is a rare example of Mazda's entry in the sub-six-grand field for '88, found in a self-service yard in northeastern Colorado. For (slightly) bigger spenders, the $5,490 Ford Festiva (a Mazda design built by Kia), $5,495 Chevrolet Sprint (Suzuki Cultus) and $5,556 Subaru Justy awaited.

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Emporia’s energy management system prepares for the bidirectional EV charging future

Charged EVs

I spent 25 years buying and selling commodities, primarily focusing on North American energy—natural gas, crude oil, and then some electricity. We’ve done third-party thermostat integration, so if you buy a Honeywell or an Emerson Sensi or Ecobee thermostat, you can adjust your HVAC. Shawn: Correct.

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