Green Car Congress

APRIL 13, 2023

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced two new proposed federal emissions standards spanning light-, medium- and heavy-duty vehicles for model year 2027 and beyond. The light-duty vehicle category includes passenger cars and light trucks consistent with previous EPA criteria pollutant and GHG rules.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 28, 2019

The average age of light vehicles in operation (VIO) in the US has risen again this year to 11.8 From 2002-2007, the average age of light vehicles in the US increased by 3.5%. Light vehicles in operation in the US have now reached a record level of more than 278 million according to the analysis—an increase of more than 5.9

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

The Center for Automotive Research’s (CAR’s) updated automotive sales outlook forecasts US light-duty vehicle sales at 16.8 CAR’s forecast includes a continuation of sales declines in 2020 and 2021 down to 16.5 CAR projects sales to rebound to 16.8 US Light Vehicle Sales, 2015-2018, and CAR’s Forecast, 2019-2025.

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The Truth About Cars

JULY 12, 2024

After all, if we’re giving you the truth about cars, we ought to give you the truth about car accessories. Wrenching on one’s own car is a delight to some, a necessary evil to others. Extra lighting helps. It matters not if that space is covered, enclosed, or tucked in the corner of a moldering basement.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

The companies are joining efforts to implement the carbon-negative UBQ thermoplastic ( earlier post ) into auto parts manufactured by Motherson Group for the automotive industry. Adding as little as 10% UBQ GHG to a part can immediately transform it into a carbon-neutral product. Polymers typically emit 1.9

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Teslarati

JULY 5, 2023

One of these is its rear light bar, which has mostly disappeared in the company’s newer prototypes. This was because while Tesla’s newer prototypes were missing the part, CEO Elon Musk has confirmed that a rear light bar will indeed make it to the Cybertruck’s production version. Tesla Cybertruck in Fremont!

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Teslarati

JUNE 15, 2023

Back in February, Elon Musk assured the Tesla community that the production version of the Cybertruck would retain its well-loved light bar, which served as the original prototype’s rear lights. The red light bar that spanned the tailgate did not seem to be present. NEW VIDEO: @Tesla CAMO Cybertruck! Robinson, Jr.

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EV Central

MAY 23, 2024

Honda says it will apply know-how accrued from competing in top-flight F1 to help create its next-generation of advanced electric cars. Cutting further kilos, Honda will employ Tesla-style mega casting machine that slashes the total number of parts for the battery casing and other underbody panels from 60 to just five.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 27, 2021

The SAFE-1 action withdrew the 2013 Clean Air Act (CAA) waiver that had allowed California to enforce its greenhouse gas (GHG) standards for cars and light-duty trucks and its zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) sales mandate. Earlier post.). EPA plans to propose this rule in July 2021. Background.

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The Truth About Cars

JULY 7, 2023

.& The dash was visually separated into two horizontal sections: The upper portion contained gauges and light switches for the driver as well as a clock and information center display. Visual separation was stark in cars with interiors other than black. & [Images: Dealer , Ford] Become a TTAC insider.

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Teslarati

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Tesla has donated some solar lighting to a park near its Gigafactory outside of Berlin, Germany, expected to offer the Grünheide location more light at three popular attractions amongst youth. The site is home to a youth club, and Director Martin Wiegold notes that the lights will let kids use the park for longer hours.

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The Truth About Cars

JUNE 20, 2024

That policy has led owners to seek class-action status against the company, and a California judge recently gave the group the green light to move forward with a suit. Tesla also prohibits parts from reaching independent shops, making it impossible to repair one even if the ban on external service was lifted. Tesla generated $8.3

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CleanTechnica EVs

DECEMBER 4, 2021

The first cool part of it is that the car is 100% electric. Secondly, it’s covered beautifully in Christmas lights. MINI just launched a cool, fun, and helpful marketing campaign in the UK. It’s the MINI Electric.

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The Truth About Cars

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

And part of its new upper-crust lifestyle meant a reduction in chrome trappings in addition to its refreshed corporate appearance. Rear end lighting looked much more modern in 1963, as rectangular block red and clear lamps appeared and shunned any of the small detailing of 1962. No longer was Eldorado permitted to stand on its own.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 2, 2021

The Karma Innovation and Customization Center (KICC) revealed the first Club Car Current vehicles being produced under a contract manufacturing agreement with AYRO. These light-duty EVs fill the gap between full-sized trucks and small utility carts for low-speed logistics and cargo services in campus and urban environments.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 10, 2022

XTREME off-road concept car. The fully electric concept car with all-wheel drive system is based on the ID.4 A high-performance drive on the rear axle and software adaptations in the drive control unit increase the system power of the concept car by 65 kW to 285 kW compared with the ID.4 At the international ID. by about 30%.

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The Truth About Cars

JUNE 8, 2023

An intentional move on the company’s part, the plan was to catch a more elevated customer than those persuaded by the Fox body trio: Ford Thunderbird, Mercury Cougar, and Lincoln Mark VII. Part of Ford’s Modular engine family, the new mill shared its 4.6-liter Exterior appearances are up next time.&

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The Truth About Cars

JULY 12, 2024

This week we chat with Robby DeGraff from AutoPacific about why younger buyers are more open to buying Chinese cars, despite potential privacy concerns. We also talk about LED garage lighting with Matthew Guy. Find Guaranteed Fit Parts at eBay Motors. We thank Robby and Matthew for their time, and Matt Posky for editing.

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Green Car Reports

JULY 13, 2023

Caterham on Thursday revealed an EV that holds true to the light-and-lean formula that some might say is part of what defines a sports car.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 25, 2024

Car parts makers face slowing auto production, leaving suppliers with excess capacity, and are striving to reduce costs, including laying off workers, as Chinese EV makers expand in Europe. We expect that what we were able to get in 2022 and 2023, we will be able to get again in 2024.”

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The Truth About Cars

JUNE 14, 2023

Ford released the new aerodynamic Taurus that year, and across the board, the traditional box shape of the passenger car morphed into something much more modern.& Styling alterations included toning down the front and rear clip designs, and the addition of chrome trim expected by domestic consumers of luxury cars.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 16, 2021

Preliminary data in EPA’s 2020 Automotive Trends Report shows average fuel economy for model year 2020 light-duty vehicles increased to 25.7 If this preliminary data holds, that will be a new record high for average new light-duty vehicle fuel economy. miles per gallon (MPG). From 2005–2020 average fuel economy rose by 29%.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 25, 2021

Geely expects to deliver the first Zeekr vehicles in Q3, with production being undertaken by parent company Geely Holding under a light asset strategy. SEA can accommodate A through E-class vehicles including sedans, SUVs, MPVs, city cars, sports cars, trucks and other future vehicles. Governance structure.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

When it comes to oil demand from light vehicles, it’s the latest sign that the 2019 peak is permanent. Previous IHS Markit research has projected that electric vehicles (including battery, plug-in hybrid and fuel cell electric) will comprise 60-80% of all new car sales in 2050 (compared to just 2.2% In 2020, there were about 9.2

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Teslarati

AUGUST 23, 2021

Rivian’s status charging light bar was seen in action while an R1T pickup truck was charging in an Electrify America station in Glendale, CA. A clear picture of Rivian’s status charging light bar was shared on the Rivian forums. Credit: Jessefive ). The Teslarati team would appreciate hearing from you.

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The Truth About Cars

JULY 28, 2023

This revised version was used on all 1998 cars and was shared by the likes of the Town Car, F-150, and Mercury Cougar. The company was in the midst of a big product shakeup as the Navigator joined the lineup, and the Town Car entered a new aerodynamic generation. Eight examples were fitted with the optional chrome wheels.

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The Truth About Cars

MARCH 8, 2024

This restored car is black-on-red, which is apparently the rare "19" color combo. The car was restored, repainted, and the rust removed over the past 6,000 miles. The suspension has also been reworked and Bilstein shocks are part of that. The ask for this Pennsylvania-based car is $25,000.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 4, 2020

Against this backdrop, the company intends to start talks on the sale of its car plant in Hambach, France. In light of future high investments, especially in electrification and digitalization, we are consistently implementing measures to increase efficiency. The Hambach plant launched operations on October 27, 1997.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 23, 2021

Wafer fab capacity got all the attention early this year, and rightly so, but if you can’t put the die into a package so it can be put into an ECU, then you still can’t produce and sell a car. Global Light Vehicle Production Forecast Implications. IHS Markit’s global forecast for light vehicle production in 2021 now stands at 80.78

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The Truth About Cars

JANUARY 19, 2024

& All cars used a revised heating system that was more effective, and there was a new radio design. Cars were coming to the end of the era where heating was an optional extra. Cars were coming to the end of the era where heating was an optional extra. The public focused on that last part, the lack of frame rails.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 27, 2021

Volvo Cars announced that its Torslanda site in Sweden is its first car manufacturing plant to reach fully climate-neutral status. Establishing Torslanda as our first climate neutral car plant is a significant milestone. —Javier Varela, head of industrial operations and quality at Volvo Cars. Torslanda plant.

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The Truth About Cars

APRIL 21, 2023

And said youthful customer - usually with an eye on European cars - was less interested in acres of faux wood panel, ruched velour, traditional instruments, and overstuffed button-tufted interiors. Flanking the digital pods were vents, and a central warning light system that was smaller than on the Mark VI, and looked better integrated.

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The Truth About Cars

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Part of a styling revision across the line at Cadillac that year, the Eldorado in particular drifted away from the bulbous fenders and tall hood shapes that were a hallmark of post-WWII American car design. The two cars did not share a lower window line. But there were two more Eldorados in 1957!

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 10, 2014

Audi says that its Online traffic light information system, demonstrated in an Audi A6 as part of a technology display at the Consumer Electronics Show in January in Las Vegas, is production ready and could be fitted to every Audi model in the range subject to the necessary government legislation. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 2, 2018

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt announced the completion of the Midterm Evaluation (MTE) process for the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions standards for cars and light trucks for model years 2022-2025, and his final determination that the current standards are not appropriate and should be revised.

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Teslarati

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Around 100,000 drivers are part of the FSD Beta program. Looks good to roll out to all Tesla owners with 10.12.2 (~100k cars)! “Biggest issue they need to address is the failure of the software to slow the car in advance of speed limit changes, traffic lights, and hard turns. Tesla started rolling out 10.69.2

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Teslarati

JUNE 15, 2021

Tesla may be shunning numerous conventions when it builds its electric cars, but it appears that the company does know what it’s doing. This is, at least, according to auto parts giant Ningbo Tuopu Group Co., which referenced Tesla in a positive light during a recent earnings call. . pic.twitter.com/AroBTVgbPn.

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