by Paul A. Eisenstein | Sep 18, 2019
President Donald Trump issued a clear signal that his administration will move forward with plans to both rollback federal fuel economy standards and strip California of the right to set its own emissions standards, something that was first approved by Congress nearly...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Sep 18, 2019
The EPA is expected to announce Wednesday afternoon that the Trump administration will eliminate California’s long-held ability to set its own tailpipe emissions standards, a move the state had been planning to use to promote production and sales of battery-electric...
by Michael Strong | Sep 12, 2019
Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel took to the floor of the Frankfurt Motor Show today to acknowledge what many in attendance already knew: German automakers have a tough task ahead of them when it comes to climate change. Merkel, who was touring the show, stopped to...
by Joseph Szczesny | Sep 12, 2019
The busy port that is a key destination for car being imported into the United States just accepted its first ship after a freighter designed specifically to transport cars and trucks capsized in the main channel leading to the Port of Brunswick, south of Savannah,...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Sep 11, 2019
With a 48-inch videoscreen running from door to door, the Byton M-Byte might seem like little more than a fantasy in chrome, but eight months after a concept version of the battery-electric vehicle made its debut at the Consumer Electronics Show, it is set to soon go...
by Joseph Szczesny | Sep 9, 2019
Rescue and salvage crews were expected to continue searching for four missing crewmen and to stabilize a massive ocean-going freighter, carrying more than 4,000 vehicles that capsized and is burning off the coast of Georgia in the wake of Hurricane Dorian. The ship,...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Sep 8, 2019
Long skeptical of battery power, few automakers have reversed course so abruptly as Daimler AG, its luxury arm in particular. Among the assortment of new, electrified vehicles it will bring to the Frankfurt Motor Show this week will be the third-generation version of...
by Michael Strong | Sep 6, 2019
The Trump administration was displeased when California reached a deal with four automakers on fuel economy and emissions standards last month tougher than those proposed by the administration. Not so fast. Another wing of the federal government has now become...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Sep 6, 2019
Just days after publicly unveiling the Taycan, its first-ever battery sports car, Porsche said Friday it will increase its stake in Rimac Automobili to 15.5%. Rimac is a Croatian-based company best known for battery-electric supercars like the C_Two. But it has been...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Sep 5, 2019
With its first long-range electric vehicle now just months from its formal debut, Ford Motor Co. released the first teaser video of the “Mustang-inspired” electric SUV on Thursday. The competitor to the upcoming Tesla Model Y, a heavily camouflaged version of the...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Aug 29, 2019
If you’re a Volvo fan, you’ve undoubtedly been hearing the name, “Polestar,” a lot over the last few years. That said, you’d be excused if you don’t really know what it is. That’s likely because the Swedish automaker is using it in a variety of different ways. There’s...
by Michael Strong | Aug 21, 2019
President Donald Trump took to Twitter to criticize four automakers for cutting a deal with California that flies in the face of the administration’s efforts to roll back Obama administration rules for fuel economy. Ford Motor Co., Honda Motor Co., BMW AG and...
