by Paul A. Eisenstein | Nov 20, 2018
FedEx Corp. is plugging into battery power, the delivery service announcing today it will add 1,000 Chinese-made vans to its fleet as part of a commitment to reduce both energy consumption and vehicle emissions. It joins a growing list of delivery services, including...
by Michael Strong | Nov 19, 2018
Making a new car greener entails many things, including but not exclusively, improved fuel economy, lower greenhouse gas emissions and easier recyclability. Automakers around the globe have been searching for ways to make the interior cabin better for occupants. By...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Nov 2, 2018
The word, “mobility” is showing up in transportation circles a lot these days, and expectations are that the public will have plenty of alternative ways to get around in the years ahead, everything from electric scooters to ride-sharing services. That’s led General...
by Joseph Szczesny | Nov 1, 2018
Honda has joined General Motors on calling the EPA to abandon its proposed fuel-economy rollback and is asking federal officials to negotiate with states like California to offer a single, comprehensive update to federal fuel-economy standards. “Despite...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Oct 31, 2018
The California-based battery-car company Faraday Future is “effectively insolvent,” according to co-founder Nick Sampson who resigned on Tuesday. His departure comes as the once-promising company prepares for a second round of mass layoffs, a Faraday spokesman advised...
by Joseph Szczesny | Oct 29, 2018
General Motors call to use California’s Zero Emission Standard in all 50 states is setting up a potential conflict with the other carmakers. GM is asking the Environmental Protection Agency for a new fuel-economy standard that would take the...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Oct 16, 2018
When the U.S. economy collapsed a decade ago two of the three Detroit-based automakers plunged into bankruptcy, surviving only with the help of a massive federal bailout – and that’s the fate that could be facing the German auto industry, as well, the CEO of...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Oct 10, 2018
Who says pickup buyers only focus on power, payload and towing capacity? Operating costs are, for many customers – and especially those operating truck fleets – one of the most important factors they consider when choosing what model to buy. That includes service and...
by Joseph Szczesny | Oct 10, 2018
General Motors’ Arlington Assembly plant has earned a spot on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s National Top 100 List of the largest users of green power. The Arlington plant ranks 76 on list, earning the recognition of the Green Power Partnership effort to...
by Michael Strong | Oct 9, 2018
President Donald Trump is looking to make farmers happy, corn farmers anyway, with plans to remove the ethanol restriction on gasoline and allow E15 blends to be sold year-round. Currently, the blend is banned between June 1 and Sept. 15 each year because of concerns...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Sep 24, 2018
Porsche is set to become the first German automaker to completely abandon diesel engines, the sports carmaker has confirmed. The move, confirmed by CEO Oliver Blume in the Bild am Sonntag newspaper, comes in the wake of the emissions cheating scandal that has so far...
by Joseph Szczesny | Sep 19, 2018
German automakers are facing more headaches and potentially huge fines as the fallout from the “Dieselgate” scandal continues to seep through the legal and regulatory system in Europe and North America. Antitrust regulators from the European Union are...
