NYTIMES (Matthew Haag) - Why Some Schools Are Hitting the Brakes on Electric Buses
The new models can prove expensive and unreliable and lack the range to fully replace older buses, stalling a transition from fossil fuels.
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
YOUTUBE (Fox Business) - SECURITY THREAT: Duffy WARNS Ford over Chinese tech
'The Big Money Show' panel discusses Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy's warning towards Ford Motor Company about partnering with Chinese supply chains. #foxbusiness #fox #thebigmoneyshow #seanduffy #ford #china #supplychain #ev #batteries #catl #automotive #business #economy #usnews #politics #trade
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’
YOUTUBE (Fox Business) - FORD AT A CROSSROADS: Partnerships REQUIRE creativity #shorts
President of Payne Capital Management Ryan Payne discusses Ford Motor Company and it's need to be creative when competing for partners. #foxbusiness #fox #ford #fordmotorcompany #automotive #ev #business #markets #investing #usnews #economy
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.