by Michael Strong | Jun 23, 2020
The Trump administration as well as Congress have been offering up some pricey plans to help move the country back toward economic stability in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. The Moving Forward Act is the first of these sweeping reform packages was recently...
by Michael Strong | Jun 22, 2020
Just as Tesla said it was accelerating the timeframe for production of its battery-electric semi and rival Nikola showed off its BEV model, the way these things are going to get charged up on the West Coast has just become a little clearer. Nine electric utilities and...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jun 22, 2020
Volkswagen is planning to launch a blitz of new, all-electric vehicles between now and mid-decade, the little ID.3 unveiled last fall set to be followed soon by the ID.4 SUV that will become VW’s first long-range model targeting the U.S. market. While the German...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jun 19, 2020
Tesla is facing a variety of accusations involving alleged mismanagement, the awarding of improper compensation and other examples of “unrelenting avarice.” With its stock floating in the $1,000 range and its market capitalization approaching that of industry giant...
by Michael Strong | Jun 18, 2020
The impact of the pandemic has forced many companies to take a hard look at how they will do business in the future, and ride-hailing service Lyft Inc. is making a major change, committing to using battery-electric vehicles only by 2030. In a blog post on its website,...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jun 10, 2020
The coming year will see a flood of new battery-electric vehicles rolling into U.S. showrooms, including the Ford Mustang Mach-E, the Volkswagen ID.4 and the Cadillac Lyriq. The latter is one of 20 new BEVs General Motors plans to roll out by 2023, but despite the...
by Joseph Szczesny | Jun 10, 2020
The headline in this story has been revised to more accurately reflect the story’s content. The German government is moving ahead with a stimulus package that includes generous help for electric vehicles. Angela Merkel, Germany’s chancellor, said the package,...
by Michael Strong | Jun 8, 2020
Each of the past few years, Americans have set new records for how many miles they’ve driven; however, the coronavirus pandemic has put a halt to that trend in recent months, including the 39.8% drop in April. The U.S. Department of Transportation revealed that...
by Michael Strong | Jun 5, 2020
Nissan issued a recall for 1.83 million Altima coupes and sedans built between 2013 and 2018 due to a faulty secondary hood latch. The fifth-generation Altima has had repeated problems with the latch, which can fail due to corrosion. The campaign includes the two- and...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jun 1, 2020
It’s been a full 23 years since the last Land Rover Defender rolled into U.S. showrooms, so you might understand why plenty of folks have been getting anxious since hearing confirmation last year that the all-new version finally would make the jump across the...
by Michael Strong | May 29, 2020
Volkswagen AG is betting big – more than $2 billion – that the Chinese electric vehicle market – the largest in the world – will rebound, leading to growth for its burgeoning line-up of electric vehicles and ultimately to more profits. The German automaker announced...
by Michael Strong | May 28, 2020
More than two dozen states and cities filed suit against the Trump administration’s move in March to roll back fuel-efficiency mandates set by the Obama administration. The process of reviewing and amending the previous rules has sparked feuding between many states...
