Due to a lack of votes on the committee, Gov. Ned Lamont has scrapped his plan to ban the sale of gasoline-powered cars in Connecticut by 2035, and the full Legislature is scheduled to consider the issue next year. Controversial proposed electric vehicle regulations have sparked a storm of outcry among Republicans who say they are impractical. Source: www.courant.com
top gearThe BBC’s monolithic and historic car show will be suspended for the “foreseeable future”, the broadcaster said in a statement. The hiatus follows an accident late last year involving one of the show’s three hosts, Andrew “Freddie” Flintoff. It’s not the first time top gear has been suspended and the latest iteration begins in 2019.
Apart from updates and new edition launches, we have also witnessed new spy shots of upcoming electric cars in India. In the mid-November week, two new special edition Volkswagen models went on sale, and Hyundai globally unveiled a facelifted version of one of its SUVs. of… Source: www.cardekho.com
The Indian arm of Swedish carmaker Volvo aims to reduce its dependence on conventional fuels, with plans to power 50 per cent of its vehicles on non-fossil fuels by 2030. Volvo has already announced a transition to electric cars, and has also announced the end of electric cars. Production of diesel vehicles will begin by early 2024. Volvo Group President Read More
All-electric models may include light SUVs, compact wagons, midsize SUVs, coupe SUVs, sedans, large SUVs, and even four-door coupes. Updated 3:45pm on 23/05/2023: Volvo Cars Australia did not comment on future models or nameplates, but did provide the following information… Source: www.carsales.com.au
Affordable electric vehicles are still hard to come by, but EV prices are slowly falling as the EV segment becomes more competitive. Unfortunately, shoppers looking forward to an affordable EV from the General Motors/Honda partnership will have to look elsewhere as the two go hand in hand… Source: Cars Direct
“The introduction of EVs will be slower than previously anticipated,” Hertz CEO Stephen Sher said during the company’s third-quarter earnings conference. at 5:05pm ET Last week, General Motors and Ford announced they would delay spending on electric vehicles, citing slowing demand for BEVs and the EV price war started by Tesla. Source: insideevs.com
Honda and General Motors will no longer jointly develop a series of affordable compact SUVs. Reported by Bloomberg. Honda cited the current business environment, rising project costs, and challenges in ensuring sufficient driving range. The joint plan has been canceled, but Honda says the two companies will “seek a solution individually.”