The Truth About Cars

JULY 9, 2024

The massive Chinese market likewise poses significant problems for German luxury car manufacturers. Considering that German manufacturers see China as their next big market, and trend toward using Chinese battery suppliers (Porsche buys from CATL), this is beyond ironic. But now quarterly tabulations are about as good as it gets.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

More BigCharts Virtual Stock Exchange FiLife.com WSJ Asia WSJ Europe WSJ Portuguese WSJ Spanish WSJ Chinese SEARCH Welcome, Logout My Account My Online Journal Help Message Center ( new) U.S. GM has slashed product-development programs, advertising and spending on auto-show events. is teaming with Segway Inc.,

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

’s expertise on the auto industry in general, we are concerned that in its understanding of future pathways, it offers a flawed analysis and predictions based on business-as-usual,&# notes a posting on the California Car Initiative’s Web site. in chinese ?, and Chrysler. Whatever B.C.G.’s — Scott 18.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 22, 2009

Alternative-fuel cars were some of the hottest items on display at the Shanghai auto show from homegrown companies like Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd., The battery-powered cars that Chinese companies are showing are intended to be much less expensive than those planned by big foreign companies. Gasgoo.com | ?? | Great Wall Motor Co.,

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 22, 2009

Three years ago, the magazine Popular Mechanics even wrote an article prodding the auto industry for not building the 100 m.p.g. John Waters, the CEO of Bright Automotive, is a veteran of Detroits auto industry, just like most of the Bright team. • MORE: "How to Build a 100 Mile-Per-Gallon Car. Yep, a truck.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

The auto industry is now gearing up to hash out those standards at the SAE conference in Detroit next week — and GM has a major stake in getting them out swiftly.

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Current EV

MARCH 3, 2020

Both won prestigious awards and added impetus to the public’s perception that e-mobility is where the auto industry is headed. Built at the BMW Brilliance Automotive plant in Shenyang, it will hit the Chinese marketplace sometime this year, in 2020. The iX3 is reviewed separately in the CURRENT EV blog.)

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Vice Chairman Bob Lutz in GMs FastLane blog ). Bob Lutz, Vice Chairman, Product Development, and Chairman, GM North America in GMs Fastlane Blog ) 7/26/06 But Micky Bly, engineering director of GMs hybrid programs, says the lithium-ion batteries required by the plug-ins drive up costs, making them difficult to market. ( Red Herring ).

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

I’m going to blog about Sokol later this week—he is a big believer in renewable energy.) car companies and battery makers as much as the Chinese government is going to help BYD. Sokol did most of the due diligence on BYD for Berkshire, and he now sits on the BYD board. government is going to help U.S.

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EV Match

AUGUST 29, 2022

In our latest blog post, EVmatch advisor Jeff Pickett takes a deep dive into the landmark bill, looking at what the IRA means for climate change mitigation and the EV industry. half a world away, the Chinese island of Hainan announced it would ban sales of fossil fuel-powered vehicles a full five years earlier, by 2030.

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The Truth About Cars

JUNE 29, 2023

In a blog post published Wednesday, Alliance CEO John Bozzella said the EPA proposal would require automakers to "eke out some incremental improvements by installing expensive new technology on all internal combustion engines," while potentially taking capital away from investments in electrification. Don't toss it away now.

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EV Sales

MARCH 22, 2021

For example, with increasing evidence of genocidal Chinese government towards Uyghur residents, including forced labor camps, the lack of transparency regarding whether any Chinese EVs benefit from such labor prompts me to deduct 1 production point from China (out of ~25 it had earned). Hence the potential bonus point is gone.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Posted by: GSP | Apr 14, 2009 9:07:50 AM Funny, BYD (chinese) already came out with their version of the volt this year. GM cant do it but a 15 year old chinese car company can.now thats funny! JUST TRYING TO MILK and Suck as much from the fall of the Auto industry as possible. Wired Home Subscribe Sections Cars 2.0

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