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Stellantis Pivots To Diesel – What That Means For Europe’s EV Future | CDN
4+ hour, 12+ min ago (385+ words) In what has to be one of the most predictable and sensible corporate U-turns of the decade, Stellantis " the sprawling auto umbrella that owns Vauxhall, Peugeot, Citro'n, Fiat, Alfa Romeo, Jeep and a dozen other brands " is quietly bringing diesel…...
EV Market Evolves Towards Chinese Monopoly | CDN
2+ week, 3+ hour ago (541+ words) The electric vehicle (EV) revolution, once hailed as the future of transportation, is hitting a wall for Western automakers. Yesterday's announcement from Stellantis'a staggering $26 billion writedown tied to scaling back EV ambitions'paints a grim picture. This follows Ford's $19.5 billion hit…...
Self-Driving Cars In ‘Difficult Driving Situations’ Are Guided By Random Filipinos Overseas, Company Confirms | CDN
2+ week, 2+ day ago (647+ words) The chief safety officer for a leading self-driving car company admitted during a Senate hearing Wednesday that it hires remote human operators overseas to guide cars in "difficult driving situations." The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation held a…...
Elon Musk Converting Tesla Factory To Mass Produce Humanoid Robots | CDN
3+ week, 2+ day ago (230+ words) Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced Wednesday the company is converting the production of its Model S and X vehicles to use its factory in Fremont, California to produce Optimus humanoid robots, according to CNBC. Musk said during the automaker's fourth-quarter…...
What 2026 Will Deliver On Energy Policy
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (249+ words) As the end of 2025 nears, the question arises: What can Americans expect in the world of energy policy in 2026? Those things and more all came about in Year One of this second Trump presidency. It has been a true policy-driven…...
Ford’s EV Fiasco Fallout Hits Hard | CDN
2+ mon, 4+ day ago (231+ words) Ford announced on Monday that it will be forced to take $19.5 billion in special charges as its management team embarks on a corporate reorganization in a desperate attempt to unwind the financial carnage caused by its failed strategies and investments…...
Trump Deals Biden’s EV Dreams A Death Blow | CDN
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (340+ words) President Donald Trump dealt the dreams of former President Joe Biden for an all-electric fleet of American cars a fatal blow on Thursday by terminating the onerous Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards Biden invoked in 2022 and further tightened in…...
Elon Musk Is a Bargain at $1 Trillion | CDN
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (702+ words) Recently, Tesla stockholders made a striking decision. They agreed to compensate Elon Musk up to $1 trillion if he meets a series of ambitious performance goals. While this eye-popping figure might raise eyebrows, if Musk fulfills the necessary criteria, he could…...
Ford’s EV Pickup Never Made Sense | CDN
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (219+ words) Ford Motor Co. announced this week that it is considering scrapping production of its electric F-150 Lightning pickup truck. The failed product is a small part of a much larger "green" disaster. As it turned out, though, the Lightning could actually…...
Taxpayer-Backed Solar Facility In Mojave Desert Will Shut Down Next Year | CDN
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (226+ words) The sun will soon be setting on the Ivanpah Solar Power Facility in California's Mojave Desert. Boosted by $1.6 billion in taxpayer-backed loans in 2011, the gargantuan project was hailed by President Obama's first energy secretary, Ernest Moniz, as "an example of…...