by Joseph Szczesny | Jul 19, 2018
Colorado, thanks to an executive order by the state’s Democratic governor, is on the path to becoming a ZEV state, joining California and nine other states that are using their authority to push cleaner and more efficient vehicles. First, he wants the state to...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jul 17, 2018
Volvo’s performance electric brand is getting ready to charge into the market with two additional models over the next two years, starting with the all-electric Polestar 2 which, a senior official claims, will deliver range of up to 350 miles per charge. And, in...
by Michael Strong | Jul 9, 2018
For the second time in less than a year, Nissan Motor admitted to employees improperly measure exhaust emissions and fuel economy for 19 vehicle models sold in Japan. Sample test environments for emissions and fuel economy in final vehicle inspections at most of its...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jul 5, 2018
Facing an escalating series of scandals, EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt has become the latest member of the Trump Administration to resign, the president announced on Thursday afternoon. The 50-year-old Cabinet member has been a controversial figure since he was...
by Michael Strong | Jun 19, 2018
In a ceremony that was equal parts pep rally, political rally and outdoor concert, Ford Motor Co. officially told the world it would be putting its new most precious resource – its mobility campus – in the city of Detroit in a yet-to-be-renovated train station. The...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jun 19, 2018
Tesla CEO Elon Musk advised employees late Sunday that the company had been sabotaged by an employee who sent “highly sensitive” data to unnamed outside parties, but he and Tesla have so far refused to provide details, declining to even say whether police or other...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jun 18, 2018
Audi CEO Rupert Stadler has been “provisionally” arrested, the luxury arm of Volkswagen AG confirmed Monday morning, as the German government probe into emissions rigging by VW and the Audi subsidiary continues to expand. Nearly a dozen executives and managers from...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jun 13, 2018
Few brands have done more to try to transform their image in recent years than Volvo, and the new S60 T8 Polestar Engineered sedan should continue shifting the Swedish marque in its new direction. The latest version of the S60 not only puts more of a premium on sporty...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jun 8, 2018
A popular bible tale tells how water was turned into wine for thirsty wedding guests. And alchemists once hoped to turn lead and other base metals into gold. Now, a team of Harvard scientists say they’ve found a way to do something equally miraculous: transforming CO2...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jun 8, 2018
Volvo took a lead in the push into electrification last year, announcing it would use some of battery-based drive system on all future products, whether mild, conventional or plug-in hybrids, or pure battery-electric. And, last January, it gave us a hint of what that...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jun 7, 2018
Freightliner, the U.S.-based truck subsidiary of Daimler AG, is taking direct aim at Tesla with the debut of two new battery-powered semis that it plans to begin fleet testing later this year. The eCascadia and eM2 join a range of smaller delivery trucks that...
by Michael Strong | Jun 1, 2018
The moment so many waited for or dreaded finally arrived: the Department of Transportation submitted its proposals on Corporate Average Fuel Economy, or CAFE, standards. The proposals, created with the assistance of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration,...
