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12.03 / 05:25
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ChargePoint CEO expects more electric vehicle stations as use and EV sales keep growing
Sales growth of electric vehicles in the U.S. has started to slow, and polls show it’s due in part to anxiety over running out of battery power and too few charging stations
12.03 / 05:25
markets
UPS
Highways
Lexus
electronic
testing
Most automated driving systems aren't good making sure drivers pay attention, insurance group says
Most electronic systems that take on some driving tasks for humans don’t adequately make sure drivers are paying attention, and they don’t issue strong enough warnings to make drivers behave
07.03 / 20:20
Progressive
Enterprise
awards
Baxter
film
Oscar
actress
BMF season 3 release date: Where to watch?
BMF chronicles the narrative of Demetrius “Big Meech” Flenory and Terry “Southwest T” Flenory, the masterminds behind the Black Mafia Family, a significant crime syndicate originating in Detroit during the 1980s. Season three progresses the storyline into the 1990s as the brothers venture into Atlanta to broaden their enterprise.
06.03 / 16:27
markets
UPS
Manufacturing
FLEX
wellness
performer
Dodge muscle cars live on with new versions of the Charger powered by electricity or gasoline
America’s muscle car culture is adapting to the new world of electric vehicles, but the gasoline-powered high-performance road beasts will be around for at least a few more years
04.03 / 14:27
UPS
Sustainability
reports
Ford's US auto sales rise 10.5% in February on SUV, hybrid demand
(Reuters) — Ford Motor (NYSE:F) Co on Monday reported a 10.5% rise in U.S. sales for February, helped by sustained demand for family crossover SUVs, pickup trucks and hybrid vehicles.
29.02 / 13:56
29.02 / 13:55
UPS
Provident
Parke
track
prevention
Features
US looks at regulating connected vehicles to prevent abusers from tracking victims
The agency that regulates U.S. telecommunications is considering a rule that could stop domestic abusers from tracking their partners through vehicles that are connected wirelessly
28.02 / 16:48
markets
UPS
FIVE
Hyundai
wellness
pandemic
2020
Lower auto prices are finally giving Americans a break after years of inflationary increases
Price increases for cars and trucks in the United States, which helped fuel inflation for nearly three years, are slowing and in some cases falling, helping cool overall inflation and giving frustrated Americans more hope of finding an affordable vehicle
28.02 / 03:09
Election
Death
President
War
Cycling
Biden primary win in Michigan overshadowed by Gaza protest vote
Joe Biden cruised to an easy victory in Michigan's presidential primary on Tuesday — but was bracing for a substantial rebuke from an Arab American-led protest over his handling of the war in Gaza. There was little suspense over the outcome for both parties, with Biden almost unopposed in the Democratic nominating contest and Donald Trump declared the early victor in a two-part Republican vote that doesn't even conclude until the weekend.
27.02 / 23:14
UPS
Provident
Target
Volkswagen
Election
UAW says a majority of workers at an Alabama Mercedes plant have signed cards supporting the union
The United Auto Workers says a majority of workers at a Mercedes plant near Tuscaloosa, Alabama, have signed cards in support of joining the union
27.02 / 23:14
COST
performer
cover
Toyota recalling 381,000 Tacoma pickups because parts can fall off rear axles, increasing crash risk
Toyota is recalling about 381,000 Tacoma midsize pickup trucks in the U.S. because a part can separate from the rear axle, increasing the risk of a crash
27.02 / 15:22
26.02 / 06:17
26.02 / 02:23
Racing
Election
awards
President
show
performer
travelers
Off to Michigan, Nikki Haley is staying in the race despite Donald Trump's easy primary win in South Carolina
Nikki Haley says it's not «the end of our story» despite Donald Trump's easy primary victory in South Carolina, her home state where the onetime governor had long suggested her competitiveness with the former president would show. Defying calls from South Carolina Republicans to exit the race, Haley planned to travel Sunday to Michigan, which holds its primary on Tuesday.
23.02 / 18:39
Extreme
Discover
Justice
travelers
Mom who left toddler at home for 10 days while on holiday pleads guilty to murder
An Ohio mother has pleaded guilty to aggravated murder after she left her 16-month-old daughter in a playpen at home while she went on a vacation.
22.02 / 21:45
Software
Lexus
cover
Updates
Toyota recalls 280,000 pickups and SUVs because transmissions can deliver power even when in neutral
Toyota is recalling about 280,000 pickup trucks and SUVs in the U.S. The recall is to fix a transmission problem that can let the vehicles creep forward while in neutral
22.02 / 21:45
Volkswagen
Highways
Audi
Golf
cover
2020
Traffic
Leak
PUMP
Volkswagen to recall 261,000 cars to fix pump problem that can let fuel leak and increase fire risk
Volkswagen is recalling more than 261,000 cars in the U.S. to fix a potential fuel leak that can increase the risk of fires
22.02 / 14:11
Citi
Reuters
Manufacturing
electronic
Department
Schools
US offers $710 million in loans for EV technology projects
loans to electric vehicle (EV) technology manufacturing ventures, although the Biden administration still has $221.8 billion in loan capacity to fund clean-energy projects. Jigar Shah, director of the energy department's loan program office, told Reuters in Detroit that applications for $80 billion in financing have come to his office within the past two months from «very sophisticated players.»
21.02 / 23:27
FIVE
CEO
Trade
Relationships
Ford, UAW reach contract agreement at Kentucky Truck plant, averting strike threat
Ford Motor Co. and the United Auto Workers union have reached a tentative agreement on a local contract at the company’s most profitable factory, averting the threat of a strike
20.02 / 20:13
markets
security
economy
wellness
Trade
Features
rights
Detroit may be making the same mistake on EVs that it made with Japane
Once upon a time, Japanese cars were seen as exotic vehicles that could never take on the might of Ford and General Motors. Right now, Chinese EVs are in a similar place. “Corolla, New Economy Car, Is Shown Here by Toyota," the New York Times yawned in a 1968 headline, introducing history’s best-selling automobile to the US market.
19.02 / 13:39
FIVE
CEO
Trade
Relationships
Auto workers threaten to strike again at Ford's huge Kentucky truck plant in local contract dispute
The United Auto Workers union is threatening to go on strike next week at Ford’s largest and most profitable factory in a dispute over local contract language
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