by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jan 28, 2020
Conventional wisdom suggests there are three major obstacles to widespread adoption of battery-electric vehicles: cost, range and the lack of a public charging infrastructure. But there’s another challenge: the time it takes to actually recharge an EV’s batteries...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jan 28, 2020
With more than 4,000 people in China now infected by the coronavirus and more than 100 dead, Chinese authorities are taking major steps in a bid to halt the spread of the disease, among other things limiting travel and shutting down some schools and factories where...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jan 28, 2020
Cadillac has big plans for its hands-free Super Cruise system, the luxury brand set to expand to three more models, including the redesigned Escalade, while also adding new functions, such as the ability to change lanes automatically simply by tapping the turn signal....
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jan 27, 2020
General Motors will invest $2.2 billion in its 35-year-old Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly Plant, transforming an aged factory that had been set to close into one of the most modern in its global network. The transformation will be completed next year, GM President Mark...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jan 27, 2020
In today’s high-tech automotive world, horsepower is taking a back seat to processing power for many new car buyers. And, by that measure, the new Uconnect 5 infotainment system Fiat Chrysler is launching is the digital equivalent of the Dodge Hellcat. One of the...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jan 24, 2020
General Motors President Mark Reuss will make some electrifying news Monday, offering some of the first details about the automaker’s plan to transform the 35-year-old Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly Plant into the manufacturing heart of its battery-car program. Spokesman...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jan 24, 2020
The White House is reversing itself on federal fuel economy standards, a draft resolution now calling for mileage to rise 1.5% annually through 2029 after originally scheduled to freeze at 2020 levels. The revisions come in the face of strong opposition from...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jan 23, 2020
Lincoln may have Academy Award-winning actor Matthew McConaughey, but Cadillac has lined up an equally prestigious Oscar winner, filmmaker Spike Lee set to sing the praises of the fifth-generation Escalade when the all-new SUV makes its debut next month. The 2021...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jan 23, 2020
Billionaire businessman and Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg wants to see the U.S. to completely switch to battery-electric vehicles by 2035. Outlining a key element of his promised White House strategy, dubbed “Clean Cars for All,” Bloomberg said...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jan 22, 2020
Today’s cars are rapidly becoming computers on wheels and gaining access to the internet is becoming increasingly critical, whether to update in-vehicle software, stay on top of traffic conditions, remotely start or unlock vehicles, or allow motorists to stream music...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jan 22, 2020
Months after pulling back on plans to impose hefty tariffs on European auto imports, President Donald Trump again raised that threat during interviews at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. In November, the administration let pass the deadline on enacting...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jan 22, 2020
There are plenty of reasons not to buy an EV, such as high costs and low range, or so goes the conventional wisdom. But many of those concerns vanish once motorists actually buy a battery-electric vehicle, according to a new AAA study. One example is cost. While there...
