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Auto review: 2023 Genesis G80 gets electrified
As upscale brand, Genesis still tries to squeeze as much out of the review pie as possible, they deliver to Grasso’s Garage their Electrified G80 AWD.
Back in 2021, we reviewed the G80 and were very impressed with the overall stature, aesthetics and comfort while noting a price tag “cheaper than the rest.” Well, well, well, some good ...Read more

Casey Williams: 10 books every automobile enthusiast should read
I have a deep library at home that I’ve accumulated over decades to feed my interest in all things automotive. From personal memoirs of rock stars to accounts of industry-changing research, safety advocacy, giant-slaying upstarts, epic marketing mistakes, and even mid-century style, here are 10 books I treasure and recommend for true ...Read more

Auto review: 2024 Genesis GV60 EV is a brilliant all-rounder
The old saying that you don’t get something for nothing is apropos when talking about electric vehicles.
While EVs lack tailpipe emissions, their batteries store electricity generated elsewhere that pollutes. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, 60.2% of all U.S. electric generation in 2022 was from fossil fuels, and ...Read more

The new Motor City? California is home to the 21st century auto startup boom
LOS ANGELES — On a sunny afternoon this fall, automotive engineers and marketers with Mullen Automotive welcomed new customers to check out a fleet of brands, including SUVs, utility trucks and a sports car. The customers got test rides with experts and a look at future products.
But the startup automaker isn’t located in Motor City, ...Read more

Liam Denning: Musk's Cyberbeast has a weight problem
Among the Tesla Cybertruck’s unusual selling points, such as stopping various projectiles, is this one:
If you're ever in an argument with another car, you will win.
That was Elon Musk talking tough at the launch of Tesla Inc.’s latest model. While any autos executive will talk up safety specs, framing a crash as a contest to be won or ...Read more

Auto review: Family Thanksgiving in the 3-row Acura MDX Type S
DETROIT — Dinner in Motown, Wings game, paddle tennis, shopping, Bocce ball, dinner, snow, snow and let it snow. Just your typical jam-packed Thanksgiving weekend for the Payne family six-pack of mom, dad, two boys and their wives.
Good thing we had a three-row, six-seat SUV to negotiate it all.
This week’s test mule was a 2024 Acura MDX ...Read more
UAW hits major threshold in organizing drive at Volkswagen in Tennessee
More than 30% of Volkswagen AG workers at the German automaker's only U.S. plant in Chattanooga, Tenn., have signed union authorization cards in less than a week, the United Auto Workers said in a news release Thursday.
That includes more than 1,000 workers, according to the union, which last week formally launched a campaign to organize ...Read more

Ford, Xcel partner on commercial EV chargers
Xcel Energy and Ford Motor Co. announced Tuesday they are collaborating to outfit business fleets with 30,000 electric vehicle charging ports across eight states by 2030.
The program would begin in Wisconsin and Colorado in 2024 but could expand elsewhere — including in Minnesota — if approved by utility regulators.
Minneapolis-based Xcel ...Read more

Stellantis CEO: Companies losing money on EVs may only have until 2030
The CEO of the maker of Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, Ram and other vehicles said on Wednesday he expects before the end of the decade that automakers could start to drop out of the market because of the electrification transition.
The competitors in the best position to survive that, Stellantis NV's Carlos Tavares contends, are the legacy companies ...Read more

Back to the future: Fiat revives the 500e with a new version to be sold across the US
Stellantis NV's first battery-electric vehicle available for retail customers across North America goes on sale in the first quarter of 2024 with a starting price of $32,500 plus a $1,595 destination fee.
It's the Fiat 500e, a previous version of which was sold in California and Oregon last decade, and this time the company actually wants ...Read more

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer directs state government vehicle fleet to go electric
LANSING, Michigan — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed an executive directive Tuesday requiring the state government to convert its fleet of cars and trucks to zero-emission vehicles by 2040.
The move would mark a significant change for Michigan departments, which have more than 8,000 vehicles. Currently, only three of them are electric ...Read more

Motormouth: Can I use new oil in an old car?
Q: I have retained the old family Buick LeSabre that my father bought new in 1973. It's been a garage queen and has only 44,000 miles. I've been told that engines made prior to 1992 require additives that are no longer in today's motor oil and these were taken out because they didn't react well with catalytic converters. Running the old engines ...Read more

Ford sales down year-over-year in November as EV sales hit record
Ford Motor Co.'s U.S. sales fell 0.5% in November, though electric vehicle sales hit a record high.
Ford on Monday reported selling 145,559 vehicles last month, down from 146,364 in November 2022. Sales of EVs were up 43% to almost 9,000 vehicles with Ford No. 2 behind Tesla Inc. Hybrid vehicle sales, meanwhile, rose 75%.
The record high EV ...Read more

EV tax credit rules tighten restrictions on foreign-made batteries
The Treasury and Energy departments on Friday proposed rules that would establish which electric vehicles will qualify for tax credits under new thresholds aimed to limit battery ingredients that are made in or sourced from adversaries like China.
The proposal falls short of a strict interpretation of last year’s climate spending law, which ...Read more
Tesla: UAW seeks to unionize car maker, battle expected with CEO Elon Musk
The United Auto Workers, freshly victorious against the Big Three U.S. auto companies, now has set its sights on Tesla.
The powerful labor union announced a campaign this week to unionize the pioneering electric car maker, and a dozen other non-unionized car companies, to boost wages, benefits and workers’ rights. It emerged this fall from ...Read more

US sets limits on Chinese content to receive EV tax credits
The Biden administration released long-awaited rules designed to block electric-vehicle manufacturers from sourcing battery materials from China and other foreign adversaries, while giving automakers some flexibility to comply with the new mandates.
The guidelines, which were required as part of a deal to extend the $7,500 tax credit through ...Read more

US sets limits on Chinese content to receive EV tax credits
The Biden administration released long-awaited rules designed to block electric-vehicle manufacturers from sourcing battery materials from China and other foreign adversaries, while giving automakers some flexibility to comply with the new mandates.
The guidelines, which were required as part of a deal to extend the $7,500 tax credit through ...Read more

Auto review: 2023 Mercedes EQB offers treatments for 'range anxiety'
Let’s call them the EV-tentative. These folks are interested in electric vehicles but haven’t quite flipped the switch yet because of that dreaded “range anxiety.”
For anyone who isn’t familiar with the term, it’s already in the Oxford dictionary: “Worry on the part of a person driving an electric car that the battery will run out...Read more

Auto review: After nearly two decades, Toyota redesigns the Tacoma for 2024
It finally happened, although it seemed like it never would have. Toyota finally redesigned its midsize pickup truck, the Toyota Tacoma, for the 2024 model year.
Of course, you can’t blame Toyota for milking every bit of profit out of the old truck. After all, it has long dominated its market segment, selling more than two-and-a-half times as...Read more

Auto review: 2023 Integra Type S keeps Acura sporty
As Acura, Honda Motor Co.’s upscale brand, continues to deliver exactly what consumers want, the four-door sedan is no secret to both brands. Originally the Integra, a two-door sports coupe, was eliminated for vehicles with three-letter naming conventions such as the RSX, TSX, TLX and others in larger categories. The Integra is back in the ...Read more
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