I’m assuming that by “technician” you mean “mechanic” and that this person works for a Ford dealership. Thus that person’s experience and expectation are different than would be, say, someone like myself who spends his time looking at the industry on the whole. The Ford tech probably will lose most …
Over the next decade, we’ll obviously see a broader breadth of model choices and more manufacturers in the game. Most manufacturers will be looking beyond cars and into the crossover-SUV and (likely) pickup truck arenas as that’s where the sales are in most major markets. It’s very likely that all …
My Answer: Because they advertised the base model, not the average purchase model. Every manufacturer does this. The difference here is that Tesla does not appear to have ever had the intention of actually producing the base model at all. Or if they did, it will be far into the production …
A question on Quora peaked my interesting because it was asking something that I thought perhaps everyone understood. At least enough to not need to ask. Guess I should have known better. This is a case of “common knowledge is not always common.” For those of us who deal with …
Cadillac unveiled it’s first electric vehicle prototype at the Detroit Auto Show (formerly the North American International Auto Show or NAIAS). General Motors announced that Cadillac will be the vanguard of the company’s move towards an all-electric future. Read about this at EVmeme.com.
Cummins Inc. is acquiring Efficient Drivetrains, Inc. (EDI), a Silicon Valley startup that designs and produces hybrid and fully-electric power solutions for commercial markets. EDI has made a name for itself with its conversion and OEM solutions for buses, trucks, and other large vehicles. Cummins plans to add EDI to …
Hyliion, which makes a hybrid Class 8 tractor solution, is offering a free trial of their machines to fleets. The trial will allow fleet managers to put one of the trucks into their fleet for a week, alongside already-existing vehicles, and compare side-by-side to see what kind of savings potential …
