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Tuesday, December 15, 2020

Toyota Preview Of EV Plans +VIDEO

Toyota Preview Of EV Plans +VIDEO

Further details are to be announced in the coming months. At this stage, only a stylised silhouette and details of the platform architecture have been released.The un-named preview model will be based on Toyota’s new e-TNGA platform. ... Continue reading

US Government Promotes EV's; Result Is Gifting Chinese Electric Vehicle Auto Makers Billions Of Dollars and Increased Support For Attempt At EV World Domination

US Government Promotes EV's; Result Is Gifting Chinese Electric Vehicle Auto Makers Billions Of Dollars and Increased Support For Attempt At EV World Domination

A few Senators introduced a new EV subsidy bill: 400,000 cars at $7,000 each, per manufacturer. •You just wait to see a long list of Chinese automakers now starting to sell in the U.S. to take advantage of this U.S. taxpayer gift. ... Continue reading

IIHS award criteria push manufacturers to scrap inferior headlights +VIDEO

IIHS award criteria push manufacturers to scrap inferior headlights +VIDEO

At least 10 manufacturers have improved their 2021 headlight offerings by eliminating or modifying inferior choices, according to new ratings from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. The Top Safety Pick+ award is driving the improvements. ... Continue reading

IIHS Awards 2021 RAM 1500 Top Safety Pick

IIHS Awards 2021 RAM 1500 Top Safety Pick

The 2021 Ram 1500 crew cab pickup earns a Top Safety Pick award from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety when equipped with specific headlights and optional front crash prevention. Unlike last year’s model, the 2021 Ram’s optional front crash prevention system is capable of detecting pedestrians. ... Continue reading

2021 Honda Accord Earns IIHS TOP SAFETY PICK+ Rating

2021 Honda Accord Earns IIHS TOP SAFETY PICK+ Rating

The refreshed 2021 Honda Accord has earned the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s (IIHS) highest accolade, the 2020 TOP SAFETY PICK+ (TSP+) rating. ... Continue reading

ADAC Luftrettung Reserves Two Volocopter Multicopters

ADAC Luftrettung Reserves Two Volocopter Multicopters

MUNICH and BRUCHSAL, Germany, Dec. 15, 2020 -- Volocopter and ADAC Luftrettung announced today that ADAC Luftrettung has reserved two VoloCity electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. ... Continue reading

AutoGuide Mobile Robots Opens New European Office

AutoGuide Mobile Robots Opens New European Office

MUNICH--AutoGuide Mobile Robots, a leading manufacturer of high-payload autonomous mobile robot (AMR) systems, today announced the opening of a new European office. The office in Munich supports sales, service and support, as well as deployment and training, throughout greater Europe. ... Continue reading

Automotive Heat Shield Market Size Worth $15.2 Billion By 2027: Grand View Research, Inc.

Automotive Heat Shield Market Size Worth $15.2 Billion By 2027: Grand View Research, Inc.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 15, 2020 -- The global automotive heat shield market size is expected to reach USD 15.2 billion by 2027, according to a new report by Grand View Research Inc. It is expected to expand at a CAGR of 3.6% from 2020 to 2027. ... Continue reading

China Automotive Cloud Service Platform Industry Report 2020 - ResearchAndMarkets.com

China Automotive Cloud Service Platform Industry Report 2020 - ResearchAndMarkets.com

DUBLIN--The "China Automotive Cloud Service Platform Industry Report, 2020" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. Vehicle, infrastructure, cloud and network are crucial elements of cooperative vehicle infrastructure system (CVIS) industry chain. ... Continue reading

Clean Energy Signs Deals for Over 58 Million Gallons of Redeem™ Renewable Natural Gas to Meet Growing Demand for Carbon-Neutral Fuel

Clean Energy Signs Deals for Over 58 Million Gallons of Redeem™ Renewable Natural Gas to Meet Growing Demand for Carbon-Neutral Fuel

Full Size Small Preview Thumbnail Linden Bulk Transportation has added two new natural gas trucks to its fleet through Clean Energy’s Zero Now program. Photo courtesy of Jason McDaniel/Bulk Transporter. ... Continue reading

Crank Software Teams with Aptera Motors to Drive Embedded UX for the World’s Most Efficient Vehicle

Crank Software Teams with Aptera Motors to Drive Embedded UX for the World’s Most Efficient Vehicle

OTTAWA, Ontario--Crank Software, a leading global provider of GUI development tools for the embedded systems market, today announced its partnership with Aptera Motors and Andromeda Interfaces to develop and launch the central infotainment display for the world’s first solar electric vehicle (sEV) that requires no ch ... Continue reading

Europe's Largest Hard-Rock Lithium Resource Developer Commences Trading on NASDAQ International

Europe's Largest Hard-Rock Lithium Resource Developer Commences Trading on NASDAQ International

European Metals accepted to trade on the globally renowned US based NASDAQ International OTC program Company will commence trading on NASDAQ International under the code ERPNF on 15 December 2020. Trading will accelerate exposure to major US investors NASDAQ International adds to the Company's suite of active listings ... Continue reading

H2Accelerate - new collaboration for zero emission hydrogen trucking at mass-market scale

H2Accelerate - new collaboration for zero emission hydrogen trucking at mass-market scale

GÖTEBORG, Sweden, Dec. 15, 2020 -- Daimler Truck AG, IVECO, OMV, Shell and the Volvo Group today committed to work together to help create the conditions for the mass-market roll-out of hydrogen trucks in Europe. ... Continue reading

J.D. Power Acquires Inventory Command Center

J.D. Power Acquires Inventory Command Center

TROY, Mich.--J.D. Power, a global leader in data analytics and consumer intelligence, today announced the acquisition of Inventory Command Center (ICC), a leading automotive Inventory management SaaS-based platform. The business, which is being integrated into the Autodata Solutions division of J.D. Power, is positione ... Continue reading

Mobileye AVs Can Go Anywhere in Germany

Mobileye AVs Can Go Anywhere in Germany

Full Size Small Preview Thumbnail In July 2020, Mobileye announced that Germany’s independent technical service provider, TÜV Süd, had awarded it an automated vehicle testing permit. It allows the company to drive its test vehicles in real-world traffic on all German roads at speeds up to 130 kilometers per hour. ... Continue reading

Roadside Assistance Becomes Simpler Than Ever with Agero's Blink Roadside Amazon Alexa Skill

Roadside Assistance Becomes Simpler Than Ever with Agero's Blink Roadside Amazon Alexa Skill

MEDFORD, Mass.--Agero, which delivers technology-enabled breakdown and accident assistance for more vehicles than any other provider in North America, today announced the Blink® Roadside skill for Amazon Alexa, one of the first voice-activated skills to deploy roadside assistance services for Alexa customers. With the ... Continue reading

RVnGO Recognized as Arizona's most innovative and fastest growing companies in the Arizona Innovative Challenge

RVnGO Recognized as Arizona's most innovative and fastest growing companies in the Arizona Innovative Challenge

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Dec. 15, 2020 -- RVnGO (https://www.RVnGO.com), the fastest growing, free, peer to peer online RV rental marketplace is honored to have been recognized by the Arizona Commerce Authority as one of the State's most innovative, fastest growing and promising companies in the Arizona Innovative Challenge ... Continue reading

Arthur D. Little Appoints Hiroto Suzuki as New Global Practice Leader for Automotive & Manufacturing

Arthur D. Little Appoints Hiroto Suzuki as New Global Practice Leader for Automotive & Manufacturing

Arthur D. Little (ADL) today announced that Hiroto Suzuki has been appointed as Global Leader for the Automotive & Manufacturing Practice. Suzuki will take over from Giancarlo Agresti, who has successfully led the practice for the last nine years, and was the driving force behind its increased global presence and diver ... Continue reading

2021 Jeep® Wrangler 4xe Named Hybrid Technology Solution of the Year by AutoTech Breakthrough Awards Program

2021 Jeep® Wrangler 4xe Named Hybrid Technology Solution of the Year by AutoTech Breakthrough Awards Program

Wrangler 4xe retains the Jeep Wrangler’s Trail Rated running gear: solid front and rear axles, full-time 4x4 two-speed transfer case, fully articulating suspension and 30 inches of water fording capability Jeep 4xe vehicles provide new levels of efficiency, performance and capability, on and off the road ... Continue reading

2020 Corvette Stingray by Chevrolet Review by Larry Nutson +VIDEO

2020 Corvette Stingray by Chevrolet Review by Larry Nutson +VIDEO

I recently got around to driving the entirely new Corvette Stingray. Yes, the so-called “C8”, the eighth iteration of America’s two-seat sports car! Actually, it’s more accurate to say a new Corvette Stingray got around to me. ... Continue reading

It's Time To Rethink The Value Of PhD

It's Time To Rethink The Value Of PhD

Distrusting the "other" doctors advice on engine fuels By Marc J. Rauch Exec. Vice President/Co-Publisher THE AUTO CHANNEL About a century ago, the tobacco industry responded to growing health concerns by using medical doctors in their advertising to promote smoking. Executives at tobacco companies duped the public by ... Continue reading

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