The Real Reason AM Radio is Being Removed from New Cars
By Lauren Fix AM radio may be fading, but there’s still good reason to keep it around. When was the last time you listened to the radio? Not SiriusXM or internet radio, but good old, commercial-packed terrestrial radio. Even if you’re a diehard FM fan, there’s more than a great chance it’s been a long […]
Reviving Dead Batteries: The Future of Electric Vehicle Recycling
By Lauren Fix The Biden administration awarded a $2 billion green energy loan to a Nevada company that recycles electric vehicle batteries, according to reports. Recycling venture Redwood Materials, which was founded in 2017 by Tesla former chief technology officer Jeffrey Straubel, who secured the $2 billion conditional loan from the Energy Department’s Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing program, […]
China’s BAN on Rare Earths: The Major Shifts Coming to the EV Industry
By Lauren Fix China is mulling a new export ban on rare earth magnets, as the United States plans to push a sweeping set of rules, calling for over half of all passenger cars sold in the country to be electric by 2032. Are the two countries on a collision course? And as the United […]
Unbelievable! Find Out How You Can Get $7,500 in EV Tax Credits Now
By Lauren Fix The Treasury Department has revealed which cars will be eligible for the new electric vehicle tax credits. Fewer models are now eligible for the new subsidy than in previous years, but some of the most well-known EVs still qualify, according to the Monday announcement. Under the new rule, consumers can get up to […]
NMA E-Newsletter #737: Biden-Harris Administration Proposes Strongest-Ever Pollution Standards for Cars and Trucks to Accelerate Transition to a Clean-Transportation Future
Building on rapid advancements and investments in clean vehicle manufacturing, including investments in domestic manufacturing in the Inflation Reduction Act, EPA’s proposed standards would deliver on President Biden’s agenda to tackle the climate crisis. April 12, 2023 Contact Information EPA Press Office (press@epa.gov) WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced new proposed federal […]
New EPA Electric Vehicle Mandates Are Not Good
By Lauren Fix We all love Earth Day, and we want to live on this planet for a long time, but mandating the manufacture of electric cars, SUVs and trucks in an attempt to replace gasoline and diesel powered vehicles is problematic at best and, in the end, consumers will pay a hefty price. So […]
Weight Matters
The saying goes that size matters – but weight matters more. If you want to go far. This is why EVs don’t. Even the really little ones – like Chevy’s Bolt, which is even smaller than a subcompact car like the Hyundai Accent – only go about half as far as their size-equivalents. Viz, 259 miles for the […]
How did China come to dominate the world of electric cars?
By Lauren Fix How did the world hand over electric cars and the auto industry to China. Your first thoughts are obvious, there were generous countries offering government subsidies to support for lithium batteries for electric cars and lower costs. You may be surprised to see how China managed to take over the car market […]
You May Not Know
Everything’s so much the same now that many don’t know it was once different. And in some ways, the same — again. They also think they know about some things — because they’ve never been hip to contrary things. For instance, what’s best in the snow? Many people will say: all-wheel-drive! How about skinny tires […]
California’s Electric Vehicle Mandates May Be Blocked
By Lauren Fix A group of House Republicans introduced legislation Wednesday that would restrict California’s ability to ban traditional gas-powered cars as part of the state’s electric vehicle push. The four Republicans, led by Representative John Joyce of Pennsylvania, said the bill — the Preserving Choice in Vehicle Purchases Act — is designed to protect American consumers’ […]