by Michael Strong | Oct 4, 2019
For years now, several European cities have been forcing gas- and diesel-powered vehicles out of city centers, or at least announcing plans to do so. Paris, London and others have been leading the charge on cleaning city and reducing carbon emissions. Now, the...
by Michael Strong | Oct 4, 2019
Tesla Inc. is facing charges that it should have issued a recall of 2,000 vehicles after a software upgrade reduced the driving range of the vehicles and made them more susceptible to non-crash fires. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Friday it...
by Michael Strong | Oct 4, 2019
If you bought an electric vehicle and made a claim for the $7,500 tax credit on your taxes, you might want to pull out those old returns as a tax watchdog says tens of millions of dollars in credits were claimed inappropriately. According to an audit by the Treasury...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Oct 4, 2019
Ever since the automotive age began, tires have been a major source of pollution. There are hundreds of millions of them lying in dumps and landfills, often serving as breeding grounds for mosquitoes and other pests. And, when they catch fire – which is not uncommon –...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Oct 3, 2019
This story has bene updated with additional information. A growing number of vehicles are being equipped with advanced driver assistance systems, or ADAS, designed to reduce the risk of crashes. That includes technology meant to detect pedestrians, bicyclists and even...
by Michael Strong | Oct 2, 2019
Tesla’s $2 billion plant under construction in Shanghai is expected to begin producing Model 3 sedans by the end of the month; however, it’s unclear if that will be soon enough for it to help the EV maker hit its full-year production targets. The plans call for the...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Sep 30, 2019
A federal judge determined that Tesla and its CEO Elon Musk unfairly targeted those hoping to unionize the company’s Fremont, California assembly plant. Among other things, Administrative Law Judge Amita Baman Tracy, ruled against the company for requiring workers to...
by Michael Strong | Sep 27, 2019
The Securities and Exchange Commission will collect a $40 million settlement from Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV and its U.S. unit after the agency determined the automaker falsified its monthly sales reports for the better part of five years. From 2012 through 2016,...
by Michael Strong | Sep 27, 2019
Jaguar Land Rover plans to shut down production at its plants in Great Britain for a week in November, following the example of two other automakers, as it plans for the impact of Brexit. BMW and Toyota have already announced plans to shut down their plants for a week...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Sep 26, 2019
Minnesota Governor Tim Waltz has announced that his state will adopt the strict emissions and mileage mandates set by California, echoing a decision taken by New Mexico officials just the day before. The tougher mandate “just makes sense,” Minnesota Gov. Walz said in...
by Michael Strong | Sep 25, 2019
Nissan is recalling 1.2 million vehicles from model years 2018 and 2019, including its top two sellers Rogue and Altima, for a problem with their backup cameras. The Japanese automaker admitted the mirrors are not in compliance with current safety standards in a...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Sep 24, 2019
Less than a week after federal regulators announced they were eliminating the waiver allowing California to set its own greenhouse gas emissions, the head of U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Monday threatened to pull federal highway funds because of the state’s...
