The automaker is focused on electric vehicles and wants to be completely carbon-neutral by 2040 GM CEO Mary Barra announced a bold plan to phase out gas- and diesel-powered vehicles by 2035. The plan is part of a larger strategy to make the company carbon neutral by 2040. GM’s plan aligns the automaker with regulations being putContinue reading “GM Announces Goal to Eliminate Gas and Diesel Vehicles by 2035”
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“CrazyTown”General Motors 1000hp Hummer EV is just a couple of ticks slower than the Corvette
Imagine being at an AM/PM gas station near the Interstate and a family of five exits the store with giant sluprees and family sized bags of chip. Parked in the station, is the Generals most powerful petro car, the Z51 Chevrolet Corvette. As the two vehicles enter the Interstate, the Vette hits warp speed. InContinue reading ““CrazyTown”General Motors 1000hp Hummer EV is just a couple of ticks slower than the Corvette”
Would free Gas (or electric charging) for three years Convert you?
Six short years ago, not many Americans outside of California and New York knew Electric cars existed. It’s about Range Far and away the most popular electric car sold in America was the Nissan Leaf introduced in 2011 These, $33,000 cars had a paltry driving range of 75 miles per charge, not practical for mostContinue reading “Would free Gas (or electric charging) for three years Convert you?”
Poison Water: Flint Michigan “Enviromental Racism”
Flint, Michigan is located seventy miles northwest of Detroit Michigan. Flint,Michigan is located 70 miles northwest of Detroit. The city has a population of 100,000. General Motors, was founded in Flint in 1908. Flint’s Nickname is “Vehicle City” and was a manufacturing powerhouse for General Motors. At its peak, nearly ninty thousand people worked forContinue reading “Poison Water: Flint Michigan “Enviromental Racism””
Watch Out Tesla: Hyundai and Kia is coming soon, like today
The 2019 Kia Niro EV The Hyundai Group (Hyundai-Kia-Genesis) is serious. Hyundai’s popular Sonata and Elantra models as well has Kia’s Optima’s and Forte has seen huge declines in sales. Like the most of auto industry, consumers are choosing SUV’s over passenger cars. With one exception Tesla. If you in any major city youContinue reading “Watch Out Tesla: Hyundai and Kia is coming soon, like today”
Why the General Motors plant closures are good for America and not so good for Donald Trump
Toyota Camry has been the best selling car in America for more than two decades. In the last few years the Honda Accord was the second best selling car in America. Last year, Toyota and Honda introduced all new versions of the Camry and Accord and while the cars two remain the best sellingContinue reading “Why the General Motors plant closures are good for America and not so good for Donald Trump”
Family Brand
There are entire families who for whatever reason buy a specific car brand or make. There are Ford, Chevy, Honda, and Toyota Families where most of the people in that family buy a particular make My parents brought me home from the hospital in an Old Green Buick Roadmaster, I’m not sure if it wasContinue reading “Family Brand”
Don’t be surprised when these 3 types of cars flood the market
(Photo: General Motors) By: Mark Phelan/Detroit Free Press Get ready for a flood of new vehicles unlike what you’ve seen before as automakers explore three market niches that are primed for growth. As car companies de-emphasize production of low-profit sedans, at least two new classes of SUV-type vehicles are coming — prestigious midsize and basic transportation.Continue reading “Don’t be surprised when these 3 types of cars flood the market”
Are the American auto manufacturers giving up on cars?
A few years ago, familiar American nameplates started to disappear, Plymouth, Mercury, Oldsmobile, Pontiac victims of overcapacity. These models share most components with other corporate models. Plymouth shared engines, suspensions with Chrysler and Dodge. Mercury with Ford and Lincoln. Chevrolet, Buick shared parts with Oldsmobile and Pontiac. American manufactures have long struggled building fuelContinue reading “Are the American auto manufacturers giving up on cars?”
Zzzzzz Your next-NEXT car will be Electric!
Yes, your next NEXT car will be electric. A report from research firm,Bloomberg New Energy Finance says by 2022,” the report says, the cost of ownership of battery electric vehicles will fall below that of an internal combustion engine vehicle. Bloomberg projects by 2040 25% of the cars globally will be electric. In 2016, nearlyContinue reading “Zzzzzz Your next-NEXT car will be Electric!”
