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At just $9,140, is the 2025 Nissan LEAF the best new car deal in Chicago?

Electrek

The 2025 Chicago Auto Show opened this week, and Ive been struggling a bit with how to approach this story about the decline and fall of what was once the American auto industrys premier commercial vehicle show but one thing was absolutely clear: the Nissan LEAF is the best new car deal in Chicago.

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ArcelorMittal adds Fortiform 980 Extragal steel grade for further auto weight savings

Green Car Congress

ArcelorMittal is adding to its family of advanced high strength steels (AHSS) for the auto industry with the development of Fortiform 980 Extragal (-GI) in North America. —Hassan Ghassemi-Armaki, lead research engineer, Global Research and Development, East Chicago.

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2018 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid, Plug-In Hybrid released at Chicago auto show

Green Car Reports

What the auto industry calls a "mid-cycle refresh" can range from indistinguishable to very evident. The 2018 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid falls into the latter category, with new front and rear styling, changes to the interior and dashboard, and numerous added safety and connectivity features.

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ComEd announces $90M in EV funding at Chicago Drives Electric [part 1]

Baua Electric

Illinois utility ComEd kicked off the Chicago Drives Electric event with a $90 million bang, featuring a new Point of Purchase initiative to deliver instant discounts to qualifying business and public sector customers who make the switch to electric vehicles. FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links.

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At just $9,140, is the 2025 Nissan LEAF the best new car deal in Chicago?

Baua Electric

The 2025 Chicago Auto Show opened this week, and Ive been struggling a bit with how to approach this story about the decline and fall of what was once the American auto industrys premier commercial vehicle show but one thing was absolutely clear: the Nissan LEAF is the best new car deal in Chicago.

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KPMG study finds autonomous vehicles & mobility services could add one trillion more vehicle miles traveled annually by 2050

Green Car Congress

According to KPMG’s research, which consisted of consumer focus groups in Atlanta, Chicago and Denver, two generations will largely drive consumer demand in the future, the millennials and the “baby boomers plus”—ranging from 45 to 75 years. We grossly underestimated that trend.

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President Obama Announces 48 Projects to Receive $2.4B in Grants for Next-Generation of Batteries and Electric Vehicles; To be Combined with $2.4B in Industry Cost-Share

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Industry officials expect that this $2.4 billion in cost-share from the award winners, will result directly in the creation tens of thousands of manufacturing jobs in the US battery and auto industries. Manufacturing: Elkhart County, IN; Deployment: Portland, Chicago, and Sacramento. Navistar, Inc. million.