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In Focus: Dim Future For Electric Vehicles?

by Chris Sawyer on March 3, 2010

What are the prospects for electric vehicles, known in the auto industry as EVs? Even though every major automaker has an EV either on the drawing board or nearing production, for the foreseeable future, the vast majority of new vehicles will continue to use a gas or diesel combustion engine for propulsion. The number of [...]

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In Context: North American International Auto Show

by Chris Sawyer on January 16, 2010

For a number of years, the combination of a January time slot, official “International Auto Show” status, and good economic times made Detroit one of the “must see” auto shows. Automakers both domestic and foreign came to Detroit’s aging Cobo Center to hawk their latest wares. That was especially true when the Los Angeles Auto [...]

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More Random Thoughts About The New Auto Industry

by Chris Sawyer on July 6, 2009

A friend recounted the other day details about a recent informal get together of GM executive retirees. It seems that one of the attendees was a big name who has observed members of the Automotive Task Force going about their work. Along with the expected reviews of processes and plans, the ATF (not to be [...]

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Cars Aren’t The Problem, Government Is

by Chris Sawyer on May 19, 2009

The blogs, airwaves and newspapers are awash with the news that the Obama administration, the states (i.e., California), and automakers have agreed to an historic reduction in vehicular emissions and increase in fuel economy. The standards call for a fleet-wide average–cars and trucks combined–of 35.5 mpg by 2016, with passenger cars averaging 39 mpg and [...]

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