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AD #3273 - Elon Musk Invites UAW To Hold Vote; Volvo Tests Wireless EV Charging; Ram Teases New BEV Pickup

- Elon Musk Invites UAW To Hold Vote at Tesla's California Plant- Tesla Receives Green Light to Start Building Cars in Berlin- Kia Shares BEV Plans- Traffic Deaths Jump Despite Fewer Drivers- Geely Wants More Battery Swapping Stations in China- Volvo Tests Wireless EV Charging in The Real World- Ram Teases New BEV Pickup- February New Car Sales Weak- U.S. BEV Sales Show Solid Growth

Mar 03, 2022 10 min

AD #3272 - Ford Splits in Two: ICE vs. BEV; Stellantis to Unleash 75 BEVs; Polestar Shows Off Convertible Concept

- Ford Splits in Two: ICE vs. BEV- Stellantis to Unleash 75 BEVs- Hyundai Shovels Billions Into BEVs, AVs and Software- Rivian Raises Prices Sharply- More OEMs Bail on Russia- Cargo Ship Full of Luxury Cars Sinks- Polestar O2 Concept Convertible- Sneak Peak of Lincoln Digital Dashboard- Quick Glimpse of First All-Electric Jeep

Mar 02, 2022 9 min

AD #3271 - Automakers Shutting Down Russian Plants; Turning the Entire Car into A Radar Antenna; Tavares Hits Jackpot

- Automakers Shutting Down Their Russian Plants- Stellantis CEO Tavares Hits Payday Jackpot- Lordstown Will Finally Start Making EV Trucks- Local Motors Auctions Off Assets- How VW Updated T-Roc- Turning the Entire Car into A Radar Antenna- First Drive: Kia EV6- Kyle Vogt Named Cruise CEO- Changan To Mass Produce L4 Cars- Lucid to Make 150,000 Cars/Year in Saudi Arabia…- …But Has to Cut Production for Now

Mar 01, 2022 11 min

AD #3269 - Holy Moly! $70,000 For a VW ID. Buzz?; Russian Invasion Will Hurt Auto Industry; Big Oil Is Going Electric

- Russian Invasion Will Hurt Auto Industry- Which Automakers Get Hurt the Most by Russian Invasion- VW Confirms Porsche Spin-Off- Faraday Future Finally Ready to Sell Cars- How VW Squeezed Out More EV Range - Big Oil Is Going Electric- BYD and Baidu Shake Hands on AV Deal- VW ID. Buzz Is a Pricey Bugger- Rivian Sets 10% EV Market Share Goal- Nikola Finally Ready to Make Trucks- Back to The Future with Electric DeLorean

Feb 25, 2022 9 min

AD #3270 - Toyota, Bridgestone Crippled by Cyber Attacks; Toyota Claims Stronger EV Battery; Jeep Teases Moab Concepts

- Toyota, Bridgestone Crippled by Cyber Attacks- Russian Invasion Sends Aluminum Prices Soaring- Why Lucid Will Build Assembly Plant in Saudi Arabia- Panasonic to Start Making 4680 Batteries- Toyota Claims to Have Stronger Battery- Uber Gives Drivers Pay Transparency- EV Owners Buy, Not Lease- NIO to List on Hong Kong, Singapore Exchanges- Jeep Teases Moab Concepts

Feb 25, 2022 8 min

AD #3268 - Tesla Adding Plant in China; USPS Commits to Ugliest Truck Ever; Wrangler 4xe Best Selling PHEV in U.S.

- Tesla Adds Plant to Build 2 Million EVs in China- USPS Commits to Ugliest Truck Ever- 3G Shutdown Affects Millions of Motorists- Audi to Pioneer 5G in Vehicles- Mercedes Wants L3 S-Class in U.S.- Polestar Maps Out Zero-Carbon Plan- Honda Dealers Slash Energy Use- Rivian Adds Surveillance System to Trucks- Stellantis Outperforms GM and Ford in North America- GM Promotes Shilpan Amin to International Operations

Feb 24, 2022 9 min

AD #3267 - German Greens Sue To Block Tesla’s Giga Berlin; UAW Workers Earn $1.5 Billion; Cummins Buys Meritor

- German Greens Sue To Block Giga Berlin- Stellantis Posts Eye-Popping Profits- UAW Workers Earn $1.5 Billion In Profit Sharing- Lucid Hit with Non-OTA Recall- SEAT Cupra’s Cool Concept Cars- Wuling’s Latest ICE Offerings- Recycling Seat Belts and Seat Covers- BYD To Make HD EV Trucks in U.S.- Apollo Adds Tenneco To List of Auto Acquisitions- Cummins Buys Meritor To Fight Climate Change

Feb 23, 2022 10 min

AD #3266 - Look for Massive EV Exports from China; Could VW Spin Off Porsche?; Tech Details on Ford's Ranger Raptor

- Rumor Mill Says VW Will Spin Off Porsche- Is Porsche a Safer Bet Than VW?- GM Stumbles on Way to the App Store- U.S. Readies Raw Materials Strategy- Mercedes' Strategy to Transition to EVs- More Details on Ford's Ranger Raptor- Opel Launches RandD Effort Into Lighting- Look for Massive EV Exports from China- Hyundai's Sales Collapse in China- Faraday Future Finally Getting Ready to Make EVs

Feb 22, 2022 10 min

AD #3265 - Ford Denies EV Spin-Off; Baidu Shares AV Operating Costs; VW Proves BEV Better Than ICE In Snow Storms

- Ford Denies Rumors of EV Spin-Off- Thousands of Cars Catch Fire on Cargo Ship- GM Launches Use Based Insurance Through OnStar- EV Battery Production Doubles In 2021- BYD Launches Yuan Plus with Innovative Blade Battery- Volkswagen Reveals More ID.Buzz Details- GM and Cruise File Petition to Put Origin Shuttle in Operation- Baidu Shares AV Operating Costs- VW Proves BEV Better Than ICE in Snow Storms

Feb 21, 2022 10 min

AD #3264 - Mustang Mach-E Dethrones Tesla Model 3; China Cuts Subsidies and EV Sales Plummet; Driving Ford’s E-Transit

- Ford Mustang Mach-E Dethrones Tesla Model 3- More Chips Won’t Bring Down Car Prices- China Cuts Subsidies and EV Sales Plummet- Honda Jumps on The Mobility Bandwagon- Renault Posts First Profit In 3 Years- Nissan To Make EVs In Canton- Bridgestone To Make New Tires from Recycled Ones- Schaeffler Develops Bearings for EVs- Mercedes Shows Historical Testing Method- Driving Ford’s E-Transit

Feb 18, 2022 10 min

AD #3263 - Average Porsche Taycan Buyer in China Only 30; EU Car Sales Plummet to Lowest Ever; GM Wants to Make Tanks

- EU Car Sales Plummet to Lowest Level Ever- Dongfeng 1st State-Owned Chinese OEM in EU- VW to Buy Huawei AV Unit- Average Porsche Taycan Buyer in China Only 30 Years Old- Porsche Unveils Macan T- NHTSA Opens Another Investigation Into Tesla's Autopilot System- Why We Haven't Covered Tesla's Discrimination Lawsuit- Ford Europe Experiments with New Sounds for Safety Warnings- Bentley Off and Running with 3D Printing- Volvo Not Going All BEV Just Yet- Mahle Gets U.S. Government Contract to Cut Methane Emissions- GM Wants to Make Tanks- Buick Teases 1st BEV- BMW Paint Job Goes Color Crazy

Feb 17, 2022 11 min

AD #3262 - Car Dealers Rip Off U.S. Consumers; Headlamps Are Exhibit #1 For Red Tape; EVs May Cause Overcapacity

- Car Dealers Are Ripping Off American Consumers- Headlamps Are Exhibit #1 For Government Bureaucracy and Red Tape- EVs Could Cause Overcapacity Problem- Tech Details On M-B’s First Electric AMG- Tesla Lines Up Lithium Supplies- First Look at Maserati’s New SUV - Euro NCAP Evaluates Delivery Vans- NVIDIA Teams Up with JLR- Intel to Boost Automotive Business- Join Jim Farley For a Fireside Chat

Feb 16, 2022 10 min

AD #3261 - Kiss Lexus' Spindle Grille Goodbye; Polestar Decides to Glue Cars Together; Jeep Meridian Aimed at India

- China's Infrastructure Will Charge 20 Million EVs- U.S. Invests in Hydrogen Manufacturing- Audi to Build More EVs in China- Jeep Meridian Designed for the Indian Market- Polestar Pioneers a Fully Bonded Structure- Mobileye Expands Beyond Cameras Into Robotaxis- Fisker Taking Reservations for PEAR EV- Acura Taking Orders for All-New Integra- Kiss the Spindle Grille Goodbye as Lexus Goes Electric- DS Adds a Bit More PHEV Range

Feb 15, 2022 9 min

AD #3260 - Lambo Wants to Keep ICEs; OEMs Put the Squeeze on Suppliers; USPS Decision to Stick with ICE Fleet Flawed

- Ambassador Bridge Blockade Causes $850 Million In Damages- BMW Gets Big Economic Benefit from Increasing China JV Stake- USPS Decision to Stick with ICE Fleet Flawed- Jeep Teams with Razor to Launch Electric Scooter- Toyota Boosts Commitment to Hybrids- Lamborghini Wants to Keep IC Engines Beyond 2030- Automakers Put the Squeeze on Suppliers- George Soros Buys Millions of Rivian Shares- Tesla Denies Plans to Open Second China Factory in Shenyang

Feb 14, 2022 8 min

AD #3259 - Mach-E Doubles Mustang Sales; High Prices Opens Door For Chinese Cars; Bridgestone Expands Beyond Tires

- Mach-E Doubles Global Mustang Sales- Ford Nabs Top Tesla Engineer- BMW Boosts Chinese Ownership- Tesla Opens Design Center in Beijing- Mercedes To Make eSprinter in Germany and U.S.- Ram EV Will Get Range Extender- Lincoln Prepares EV Tidal Wave- High U.S. Car Prices Opens the Door to Cheap Chinese Cars- Valeo Pivots from ICE to EV- First 200-kW Motor Without Rare Earths- Bridgestone Expands Beyond Making Tires- Car Companies and Their Super Bowl Ads- You Said It!

Feb 11, 2022 10 min

AD #3258 - "Freedom Convoy" Closes Car Plants; Where OEMs Will Get the Billions to Invest in EVs; Alfa Romeo Styling Lessons

- So-Called "Freedom Convoy" Closes Car Plants- Volvo Investigating Structural Batteries- Where OEMs Will Get the Billions to Invest in EVs- Elon Musk Pads His Resume- U.S. to Prioritize Highway Charging Stations- Nissan Takes Attention Grabbing Frontiers to Chicago- Alfa Romeo Tonale Styling Lessons- Cadillac Returning to LeMans with Beautiful Race Car- Ford Bronco Everglades Gets Factory Snorkel- Ford Teases Next-Gen Ranger Raptor

Feb 10, 2022 9 min

AD #3257 - Tesla Pioneers New Assembly Technique, GM Dramatically Ramps Up EV Production, Biden Finally Says “Tesla”

- President Biden Finally Says “Tesla”- Tesla Pioneers New Assembly Technique- Park Your Hyundai and Kia Outside- EU Needs Millions More EV Chargers- Ram Teases EV Pickup- GM Dramatically Ramps Up EV Production- Details of Kia Sportage PHEV- MIT Develops Breakthrough Material- Hummer EV Frunk Is Perfect for Stowing Roof Panels- Porsche Allows You to Race on Your Favorite Streets

Feb 09, 2022 9 min

AD #3256 - Volvo Copies Tesla's Castings; Alfa Romeo Tonale One Cute Ute; GM Delays Next-Gen Colorado and Canyon

- Volvo Copies Tesla's Mega Castings- Tesla Goes On Hiring Spree in China- GM Delays Next-Gen Mid-Size Pickups- Nissan to Drop ICE, But When?- Sneak Peak at Lexus BEV Concept- DS Concept Uses Formula E Powertrain- Magna Mirror Incorporates Driver Monitoring- Powertrain Details of Alfa Romeo Tonale- Ford e-Transit on Sale Now

Feb 08, 2022 9 min

AD #3255 - Want A Ford? Get Ready to Wait; Why Automakers Want Legacy Chips; Dongfeng Copies Hummer Design

- Want A Ford? Get Ready to Wait- Ford Lost Most Production Last Year- Chip Legislation Making Its Way Through Congress- Why Automakers Want Legacy Chips- Jaguar Will Not Outsource Its BEV Platform- Rolls-Royce Redesigns Spirit of Ecstasy- Dongfeng Copies Hummer Design- Faurecia And Hella Join Forces- UAW Workers Get Profit-Sharing Bonanza- Cool 1960 Skoda Race Car

Feb 07, 2022 8 min

AD #3254 - U.S. Post Office Pressured to Buy EVs; Problems with PHEV Emissions; Tesla to Build Cathode Factory

- Ford Posts All-Time Record Profits, Sorta- Problems with PHEV Emissions- U.S. Post Office Pressured to Buy EVs- AEB w/ Pedestrian Detection Fails at Night- SEMA Helps Parts Makers Meet Emissions Regulations- Adios to Cheap Wages in Mexico- Tesla to Build Cathode Factory- Rivian's Smorgasboard of Drive Modes- Kia EV6 Saves Robot Dog in Super Bowl Ad

Feb 04, 2022 9 min

AD #3253 - Why GM Sees a Profitable 2022; UAW Cleared for Direct Elections; Gladiator Hits #3 in Mid-Size Sales

- Highlights of GM's Letter to Shareholders- UAW Cleared for Direct Elections- Jeep Gladiator Reaches #3 in Mid-Size Pickup Sales- Ford F-150 Lightning Can Power an Owner's Home- JLR Expands Alexa Across Its Lineup- Renault Helps Financially Strapped Customers Get Cars- Polestar Creates One-Off Winter Performer- Toyota Pushes Its AVs to the Limit

Feb 02, 2022 9 min

AD #3252 - Aston Reveals New Powerful DBX; More EV Startup Scandals; January U.S. Car Sales Not Too Good

- Top Execs at EMLS Resign- Faraday Future Execs Forced to Take Pay Cut- Ford Launches $20 Billion Reorganization to Look More Like Tesla- January U.S. Car Sales Not Too Good- GM Posts Whopping Profit Increase- Former Tesla Co-Founder Bets on Battery Recycling- Aston Reveals New Powerful DBX- Tesla FSD Recall Feedback- Car Nicknames

Feb 02, 2022 9 min

AD #3251 - Tesla FSD Recall; Rivian Fights Battery Supplier Samsung; Luxurious Toyota Tundra Capstone Review

- Gen Z Nicknames Cars More Than Baby Boomers Do- Tesla FSD Recall- Rivian Fights Battery Supplier Samsung- Porsche Improving Online Car Sales- Luxurious Toyota Tundra Review- AAA Tests Driver Monitoring Systems for Semi-Autonomous Driving- Magna Supplies eDrive System for VW Group's MEB Platform- Best to Worst EV Charging Networks- India Wants Battery Swapping Too!

Feb 01, 2022 10 min

AD #3250 - The End of The Road for The BMW i3; Toyota Fixated on Going to The Moon; Ford Joining IMSA’s GT3 Series

- Toyota Fixated on Going to The Moon- The End of The Road for The BMW i3- Stellantis and GAC In Talks to Revive Joint Venture- Ford Joining IMSA’s GT3 Series- Toyota Researching How Headlights Can Improve Safety- Union Pacific Adding Electric Locomotives to Its Fleet- Austria Tests Charging Electric Taxis with Inductive Charging- Hyundai Shows How Mobility Concepts Can Be Put to Use

Jan 31, 2022 9 min

AD #3249 - GAC Did Not Agree to Stellantis Deal; New Hydrogen Transportation System; Gordon Murray Reveals New T.33

- GAC Shocked by Stellantis Announcement- Stellantis Pays Italian Loan Early- Great Wall Makes Big Brazil Investment- Rivian Production Picks Back Up- IHS Markit Sees Continued Chip Shortage- Schaeffler Develops New Hydrogen Transportation System- Cadillac Blackwing Engines Discovered on Parts Site- ZF Helps Improve Safety of Big Trucks- Gordon Murray Reveals Sleek New Supercar- You Said It!

Jan 28, 2022 9 min