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Comment on Nio needs to put every penny of investor and shareholder money to good use, says William Li by nov22

CN EV Post

Talk is cheap. What's valuable is internal control and corporate governance. And corporate governance enforce the internal control. Typically leaders don't admit their mistakes because the legal and political ramification behind apology. As a result, the changing course can only be achieved by changing leadership.

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Volvo Car Corporation developing flywheel kinetic energy recovery system; considering broad application

Green Car Congress

Volvo Car Corporation (VCC) has received a grant of 6.57 The flywheel technology is relatively cheap. The flywheel that Volvo Car Corporation will use in its current test car is made of carbon fibre, weighs about 6 kg, and has a diameter of 20 centimeters. Flywheel KERS component details. Click to enlarge.

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Junkyard Find: 2007 Mini Cooper S

The Truth About Cars

When BMW bought the Rover Group in 1994, the original Mini (which began production by the British Motor Corporation in 1959) was still being built. They're cheap, quick enough to be fun, and junkyard parts are plentiful. Here's an '07 Cooper S model in a Colorado yard.

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SEC removes emissions requirements from climate rules draft

Teslarati

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has edited out some of its stricter emissions requirements from corporate climate risk rules. The disclosure requirement was included with the SEC’s initial draft of the corporate climate risk rules, which were published in March 2022. A spokesperson from the SEC noted that the U.S.

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The Chevrolet Silverado EV Will Apparently Not Have a $40K Base Price

The Truth About Cars

Our corporate colleagues at AutoGuide have scanned the Chevrolet Silverado EV first drives and noticed something -- the truck is almost certainly not going to have the previously promised price of $39,900 before destination fees. Cheap EV trucks will likely be on the market someday. Today, it appears, is not that day.

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Toyota to introduce cheap electric car

Green Cars News

Electric car fans who currently feel priced out of the market should keep their eyes on events in Japan – with Toyota revealing plans to introduce an ultra-cheap electric car. Toyota Auto Body Corporation, which is a unit of Toyota Motor Corporation, is expected to introduce the two-seat COMS EV – which is based on [.].

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Will Cheap Gas, Soaring SUV Sales Sink Fuel-Economy Goals?

Green Car Reports

Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards require carmakers to achieve a fleet average of 54.5 emissions regulations are forcing carmakers to make their products more efficient over the next decade. mpg by 2025. That's equivalent to roughly 40 mpg on the window sticker. DON'T MISS: Miles Driven In U.S.