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ZEV Mandate: Government tells car makers at least 22 per cent of all new cars sold should be pure-electric by 2024

US Senator Might Sue Treasury Department Over EV Battery Sourcing Regulations

Senator Joe Manchin: “I'm willing to stop it all.” West Virginia Democrat Senator Joe Manchin made it clear to Automotive News that he's prepared to sue the US Treasury Department over upcoming new battery production sourcing rules that are a ...

Atlantic City Mayor Approves F1-Ready Racetrack In New Jersey

This doesn't mean a race is guaranteed, but it certainly makes for an interesting proposition. Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small Sr. signed a memorandum of understanding with DEEM Enterprises last Thursday, setting in motion plans for a $2.7 billion redevelopment ...

Hundreds Of Lucid Airs Are At Risk Of Losing Power While Driving

Just 637 examples are involved but this is already the Air's third recall. Lucid has issued a recall for 637 examples of its Air sedan due to a faulty switch in the electric motor that could lead to a loss ...

New York Wants To Increase Its Speed Limits But Not Everybody Is On Board

The IIHS and the AAA think it's a bad idea. Republican Senator Thomas F. O'Mara has just introduced a new bill (Senate Bill S2209) that seeks to increase the New York state speed limit on certain highways from 65 mph ...

North Carolina Wants To Ban ICE Vehicles From EV Charging Spots

Combustion-engined car owners could face a $100 fine if the law is passed. A majority of North Carolina’s House Transportation Committee has approved a bill that, if passed into law, would impose a $100 fine on combustion-engined vehicle drivers if ...

Biden-Harris Administration Dedicates Another $2.5 Billion To Expand EV Charging Infrastructure

President Biden is throwing more money at EV chargers. The Biden-Harris administration has committed another $2.5 billion to fund EV and alternative fueling stations across the country. The new Charging and Fueling Infrastructure (CFI) discretionary grant system was established by ...

Tesla Model 3 Losing Out On $7,500 Tax Credit Because Its Batteries Are Made In China

A memo sent to Tesla employees confirms that the Standard Range sedan is about to get pricier. Tesla has sent a memo to employees stating that the Fremont, California-built Model 3 Standard Range – the cheapest vehicle Tesla builds – ...

Government Shoots Itself In The Foot With "Made In America" EV Charging Rules

It wants to spend money on chargers but is simultaneously slowing down production. Earlier this month, the Biden-Harris administration announced that it would be pouring another $2.5 billion into broadening EV charging infrastructure, but now it has placed a hurdle ...

New road rules for Victoria this month

Drivers caught using portable, wearable or in-built mobile devices face $1849 fine

Tesla Pauses New Californian Superchargers After Losing $6.4 Million In Funding

Because there are no screens on Superchargers, Tesla can't offer payment options, and that means it misses out on Clean Energy Commission subsidies. According to a letter seen by Drive Tesla Canada, Tesla is walking away from a public funding ...

GM Wants The Feds To Ease Self-Driving Regulations

The automaker's CEO, Mary Barra, met with US senators earlier this week. General Motors CEO Mary Barra held a meeting with two US senators last week as the Detroit automaker wants legislation passed to increase the deployment of self-driving vehicles ...

Current Crash-Test Dummies Don't Represent Female Drivers Properly

Females and older occupants are just two groups that aren't fairly represented by modern crash dummies. Not only did far more people lose their lives on American roads last year compared to pre-pandemic levels, but outdated crash-test dummies have been ...

Mississippi Bans EV Automakers From In-Person Sales

Online sales are fine but only franchised dealerships will be allowed. Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves signed a bill earlier last week forbidding state residents from purchasing all-electric vehicles from non-franchised dealerships. House Bill 401 was signed by Reeves after it ...

New gross combination mass codes for QLD

Peak body welcomes new landmark GCM, GVM codes in the Sunshine State

Maryland Becomes Latest State To Announce 2035 ICE Ban

Various US states continue to follow in California's footsteps. Maryland is the latest state to announce the adoption of the Advanced Clean Cars II act, first adopted by California in August 2022. Governor Wes Moore announced that manufacturers must increase ...

The IIHS Wants Lower Speed Limits Because EVs Are So Darn Heavy

EV weight is a huge risk to road safety, especially for persons not traveling in the EV. In a column published by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), the agency's vice president Raul Arbelaez has stated that the hefty ...

Tesla Model Y And Nissan Ariya Steering Wheels At Risk Of Falling Off

But Nissan is teaching Tesla a thing or two about how to handle quality control and safety issues without upsetting customers. Nissan has issued a voluntary recall of 1,063 Ariya EVs for the potential risk of loose steering wheels detaching ...

Biden's Inflation Reduction Act Is Creating Chaos In Europe

Europe's biggest automotive manufacturer is more interested in America's loans and subsidies. Volkswagen has announced that it will stop erecting EV battery plants until the European Union (EU) has a counteroffer to the USA's Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). According to ...

New Jersey's Governor Is The Latest To Announce Ban On Conventional ICE Cars

New Jersey is following in California's footsteps. New Jersey's Governor, Phil Murphy, has set a series of zero emissions targets for what he calls the “Next New Jersey.” We would have gone with Nouveau Jersey but to each his own. ...

Mississippi Wants To Force Residents To Buy EVs At Franchise Dealerships

A new bill passed by the state's senate forbids carmakers like Tesla from having direct sales. The Mississippi Senate has approved a new bill forbidding electric vehicle automakers like Tesla and Rivian from selling directly to consumers and instead must ...

Official: Tesla To Build Next-Gen EV At New Mexico Gigafactory - Could Be Roadster 2.0

Mexican officials believe the Roadster is one of just several Tesla models that could be built at the facility. Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has announced Tesla will build a new Gigafactory in the northern part of the country ...

Tesla Cuts German Battery Production Because Of US Tax Incentives

The Inflation Reduction Act's incentives were too good to pass up. Tesla has confirmed that even though it has already begun building battery systems at its new Gigafactory outside of Berlin, Germany, it will focus cell production in the US ...

VW Might Build Audi And Scout Factories In The US

It's all about taking advantage of Inflation Reduction Act subsidies. Audi CEO Markus Duesmann confirmed in a recent interview that the luxury brand is considering building a factory in the United States in order to take advantage of subsidies being ...

GM Inks Deal With United Arab Emirates' Defence Governing Body To Develop Military EVs

The entities will further collaborate and co-invest in new technologies. GM Defense, a subsidiary of General Motors, has announced it is expanding in the Middle East by signing a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Tawazun Council, the agency in ...

Ford's Deal With Battery Maker CATL Has Chinese Officials Concerned

Senior Chinese officials are worried Ford could benefit unfairly from CATL's expertise. Ford's recently announced deal with China's Contemporary Amperex Technology Limited (CATL) to build a $3.5 billion battery plant in Michigan has concerned upper factions of the Chinese government, ...

US Senator Wants To Review Ford's Deal With Chinese Battery Maker

Senator Marco Rubio is concerned the Chinese Communist Party is gaining influence on American soil. Days after Ford Motor Company and Chinese battery maker Contemporary Amperex Technology Limited (CATL) announced a new $3.5 billion battery production plant in Marshall, Michigan, ...

Ram Asks 306,000 HD Truck Owners To Park Outside Over Fire Risks

Six fires have already resulted from the fault. Ram parent company Stellantis has issued a recall for an estimated 306,165 units of its HD pickups and chassis-cab trucks in the US market with the 6.7-liter Cummins diesel engine that could ...

NHTSA Forces Tesla To Recall Over 360,000 Vehicles With Full Self-Driving Over Crash Risk

The NHTSA says this affects every Tesla equipped with the software. Tesla has been forced by the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) to recall 362,758 vehicles that are equipped with the Full Self-Driving Beta software over what the government ...

White House Confirms Tesla Supercharger Network Will Open To Non-Tesla Owners

By the end of next year, you'll be able to charge your Chevy Bolt at a Supercharger station. As part of a $7.5-billion federal program to expand EV adoption and reduce carbon emissions, EV giant Tesla will be opening part ...

No, Europe Is Not Banning The Combustion Engine By 2035

Expanded Loopholes For Carbon-Neutral Fuel A Stay Of Execution, Not A Death Row Pardon Automaker Responsibilities Decades Before Combustion ‘Dies’ Combustion Will Always Have A Place You may have been misled by sensationalist headlines, but combustion has not been ...

Europe Gives Combustion Engine A Stay Of Execution

Newly approved loopholes give synthetic fuels a shot, but only until 2050. The European Parliament has approved a new law that effectively bans the sale in the 27-member bloc of new gasoline and diesel-engined cars by 2035 because they produce ...

Europe Approves Ban On New Fossil Fuel Cars Beginning In 2035

Translation: It will be illegal to sell new gasoline and diesel-engined vehicles. The European Parliament has approved a new law that effectively bans the sale in the 27-member bloc of new gasoline and diesel-engined cars by 2035 because they produce ...

California May Soon Pay Classic Car Owners To Convert To Electric

A new bill introduced to the California State Senate could help rid the roads of some grossly inefficient engines. The 2022 Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) Show embraced electric cars in 2022, and now it is taking its efforts to ...

Tesla Must Give Other EV Brand Access To Superchargers If It Wants Billions In Government Funding

The Department of Transportation will likely mandate a Supercharger free-for-all next week. According to Reuters, Tesla Superchargers will need to support the industry standard connector if the EV maker wants access to government subsidies, say administration officials. The report states ...

NHTSA Might Force Owners Of EVs From 1998 To Make Their Cars Louder

Old EVs produced from as early as 1997 may require a retrofitted noisemaker. The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) is pondering whether hybrid and electric vehicles that were produced as far back as 1997 should be retrofitted with acoustic ...

Toyota Sienna The Only Minivan In America To Get Latest IIHS Stamp Of Approval

In a recent test, the Sienna is the only minivan to make the cut for having adequate seatbelt reminders. Only the Toyota Sienna's seatbelt reminder system is considered good enough in the minivan segment, according to the latest test results ...

Missouri Reps Want To Stop Legislature That Will Force Businesses To Install EV Chargers

They argued that it infringes on the freedoms of business owners. Missouri House committee members are fighting against a mandate that would require business owners to install electric vehicle chargers, reports the Missouri Independent (MI). Representatives argued this would be ...

The Feds Make More EVs Eligible For $7,500 Tax Credit

Certain vehicle classifications are being modified from the original Inflation Reduction Act rules. The US Treasury Department announced Friday it has modified the classification rules for electric vehicles that are subject to price caps in the Inflation Reduction Act's (IRA) ...

Michigan 'Aggressively' Eager To Receive Ford And Its Chinese Battery Partner's New $3.5 Billion Project

The project will create 2,500 jobs in Michigan. Michigan is doing the most to secure a deal with Ford-CATL to secure the lithium iron phosphate battery project, reportedly worth $3.5 billion. More importantly, this significant investment from Ford and the ...

Chinese EV makers rush to offer big incentives as sales slide

Major Chinese electric vehicle makers, from Aion to Nio, are joining the likes of Xpeng Motors in an industry-wide price war ignited by Tesla, offering generous sales incentives to boost demand after posting dismal delivery results for January. Why ...

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