NYTIMES (Laura Chung) - How Electric Cars Took Hold in Australia
Rising oil prices helped push E.V. sales ahead of gas cars for the first time, even in a country that loves long road trips.
AMERICANALMANAC (Alan Benson) - Volkswagen reveals its 'most efficient EV ever' — a concept car nobody can actually purchase
Volkswagen is touting a sleek new electric concept it calls the "world's most efficient electric car," but the automaker has no plans to sell it, raising questions about whether the project is engineering progress or corporate distraction amid massive layoffs. The German automaker unveiled the Mission Efficiency, a four-seat technology demonstrator built on a modified […] The post Volkswagen reveals its 'most efficient EV ever' — a concept car nobody can actually purchase appeared first on American Almanac .
Volkswagen is touting a sleek new electric concept it calls the "world's most efficient electric car," but the automaker has no plans to sell it, raising questions about whether the project is engineering progress or corporate distraction amid massive layoffs. The German automaker unveiled the Mission Efficiency, a four-seat technology demonstrator built on a modified version of the MEB+ platform that underpins several upcoming Volkswagen Group models. CEO Thomas Schäfer called it "the ideal way to demonstrate what distinguishes Volkswagen in the electric age." But Volkswagen itself describes the vehicle as purely a technology demonstrator. It will not reach dealer lots. The timing is hard to ignore. The unveiling came less than two…Open
DAILYCALLER (Simon August) - Michigan Tests Pay-Per-Mile System As EVs Cut Into Gas Tax Revenue
‘road lobby have wanted it to be an additional revenue flow’
DAILYCALLER (Paris Apodaca) - Clearing The Roadless Rule: What Comes Next For America’s Burning Forests?
‘the answer is yes’
NYTIMES (Eric A. Taub) - Rivian R2 Review: A Tidier (in Size and Price) SUV Is Ready for the Suburbs
The electric automaker’s new R2 takes what works from its bigger, costlier brother and adds a host of features with the mass market in mind.
AMERICANTHINKER (American Thinker) - Does Volkswagen have a Future?
https://www.volkswagen-group.com/en By Thomas Kolbe The impression exists that Volkswagen Group’s consolidation course represents less a controlled downsizing than an internal corporate collapse -- the twilight of an economic era.
NYTIMES (Jack Ewing) - Tesla Begins Offering Rides in a Car Without a Steering Wheel
The new Cybercab embodies Elon Musk’s vision of cars that drive themselves, but it is not clear when the vehicle will be widely available.
NYTIMES (James Paton) - Volkswagen Plans to Cut 50,000 Jobs
Facing growing competition from China and rapidly advancing technology, the German auto giant said Thursday its board had approved a “comprehensive” restructuring.
AMERICANTHINKER (American Thinker Blog) - Ford markets another electric pickup--in late 2027
By Mike McDaniel I thought Ford was a for-profit corporation.
AMERICANGREATNESS (Bryan Hyde) - Trump Administration Set to Dramatically Reduce Biden-Era Fuel Economy Requirements
The Trump administration is rolling back vehicle fuel-economy standards to a fleetwide average of 34.5 miles per gallon by 2031, down from the 50.4 miles […] Source