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

Green Car Congress

The goal is to ensure that 100 percent of all new medium- and heavy-duty vehicle sales be zero-emission vehicles by 2050 with an interim target of 30 percent zero-emission vehicle sales by 2030. 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

Others likewise said that it should be the market driving EV sales, not pressure from the government.& & 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.

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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. Until then, Hyundai dealers will handle Genesis sales. Genesis has an extensive lineup The Genesis of Genesis Eight years is a very short time in the automotive world.

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2022 Rivian R1T: a real pickup truck makes an impressive debut

Charged EVs

In September, it held a press drive in Colorado to show off the pickup to automotive and lifestyle reporters, who largely gave the truck favorable reviews for its performance, off-road capability, and clever design features. Targeting luxury truck buyers. On November 10, Rivian debuted as a publicly traded company.

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Lightning Eyes 10-Minute Charging for its Motorbikes

Cars That Think

That SuperBike topped every internal combustion engine motorcycle en route to a Pikes Peak International Hill Climb win in 2013, on the Colorado gantlet that’s among the world’s highest-profile tech challenges for cars and motorcycles alike. kilometer-per-hour (215.91 mile-per-hour) average run and a 351 kph (218 mph) peak.

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TTAC's Best Cars of 2023

The Truth About Cars

Honorable mentions: Toyota Supra manual, Toyota Prius, BMW 330i, Cadillac CT4 Blackwing, Kia EV6 GT, Chevrolet Trax Activ. This seems to have translated into strong sales for Blue Oval. Oh, and the price isn't cost-prohibitive. If more EVs were like this, EV adoption would speed up. Want something prettier without a CVT?

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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. North American GLC sales continued through 1985 , and a facelifted Familia became the 323 here for 1986. The cheapest Hyundai Excel was just $5,295 that year.

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