It was -22 degrees farenheight this morning in Minneapolis, Minnesota. I know this because I live here, and it was cold. But we have fun with the cold. We let people vote on the names of our snowplows, in fact. Last year, Minnesotans chose Plowy McPlowFace as the name for one of the machines that […]
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EV home charging station provider Wallbox said it plans to air its first U.S. commercial during the Super Bowl. The 15-second spot tells the story of a lightning strike survivor who has a fear of electricity. Despite this, he still uses a Wallbox charger to for his EV, the company said in a statement Wednesday.
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The automotive industry includes many different professions since the car is a really complex product. We already knew that there are engineers at Nissan and other automakers perfecting the new car smell, but Nissan has just published fresh details giving us an insight into the work of the “Smellmaster” who is the one setting the
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WASHINGTON — Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said she would be willing to consult Elon Musk on how to improve semiconductor supply chain shortages impacting the auto industry, despite President Joe Biden’s repeated snubs of the Tesla Inc. founder. “None of this is personal,” Raimondo said in an interview Thursday with CNBC. “These issues are way
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The abrupt resignation of the two top executives at Electric Last Mile Solutions Inc. could spell “dark days” ahead for the newly public Troy-based electric vehicle company. CEO James Taylor and Chairman Jason Luo, each co-founders of the electric commercial vehicles maker, stepped down after the company’s board determined they bought company equity without obtaining
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Canadians Annie Brennan and Shea Brennan bought their first dealership in the U.S. in December, a Buick-GMC store in upstate New York. The Brennans bought Knight Buick-GMC in Plattsburgh on Dec. 13 from Richard Knight Jr. The dealership was renamed Brennan Buick-GMC. “Shea and I had been looking to purchase our own store in Atlantic
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Many of us love taking our preferred vehicle out for a little spirited drive from time to time but it’s amazing how fast that dream can turn into a nightmare. This Lotus owner from Hong Kong found that out the hard way when he lost control of his Exige and ran into a light post
An “oversharing mom” who can’t stop talking about her Carvana buying experience takes center stage in the online used-vehicle retailer’s first-ever Super Bowl ad. Carvana released the 30-second commercial on Wednesday. It will air nationally during the Feb. 13 game. It depicts a talkative mom character telling person after person she encounters — her son,
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Toyota Motor Corp. said its researchers have programmed a vehicle to autonomously drift around obstacles on a closed track, a first that the automaker said provides a preview into how self-driving systems can complement human driving in hazardous conditions.The Toyota Research Institute on Wednesday released a video that showcases the technology, which was outfitted on
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Chatty mom hypes Carvana experience An “oversharing mom” who can’t stop talking about her Carvana buying experience takes center stage in the online used-vehicle retailer’s first-ever Super Bowl ad. Arnold Schwarzenegger is Zeus in this BMW spot No, the action star and former governor of California is not coming out with a new movie about
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