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Auto Hauler Exchange Launches New Online Marketplace

ROCHESTER –Officials at Auto Hauler Exchange announced the launch of its new online marketplace that transforms the way shippers and carriers connect with one another. The first digital marketplace of its kind in the vehicle logistics industry, the new Auto Hauler Exchange (AHX) connects rigorously vetted large and small vehicle haulers across the United States

By |2023-02-02T11:13:36-05:00January 30th, 2023|Auto Tech, Featured, New Products, New Products / Contracts|

Tesla 1200 Mile Road Trip With Former Freep Auto Writer Rachel Konrad

ANN ARBOR - One of the knocks on Electric Vehicles is they aren't good for long road trips. Not true says Rachel Konrad, former Detroit Free Press auto writer, and now a California venture capitalist. Rachel and her family drove from the San Francisco Bay area to New Mexico in a Tesla Model Y, 1,200

By |2023-01-25T11:12:25-05:00January 24th, 2023|Auto Tech, Clean Update, Clean, green, hybrid, mitechtv|

General Motors To Invest $918 Million In V-8 Engine Plants, EV Production

DETROIT - General Motors has announced plans to invest $918 million in four U.S. plants, including two in Michigan, to make the sixth generation Small Block V-8 Engine. An extra $64 million will go toward EV production. The plants are in Flint, Bay City, Defiance, Ohio and Rochester, New York. Flint will receive more than

By |2023-01-22T10:44:39-05:00January 22nd, 2023|Auto Tech, Featured|

Tesla’s Big Price Cuts Mean Major Shift In EV Market

SAN FRANCISCO - Can Tesla remain the leader in the modern electric vehicle market it effectively created?  That question has been on the mind of EV buyers, investors, analysts, industry watchers, and Elon Musk stans for months now. That’s especially been the case as questions over demand in China and the US — not to mention the

By |2023-01-17T22:30:54-05:00January 16th, 2023|Auto Tech, Clean Update, Featured|

Solar-Powered Vehicles One Tech To Watch In 2023

SAN FRANCISCO - From transparent solar panels to fusion power breakthroughs, lots of time, talent and money is being invested in developing more sustainable technologies. We put together a list of some of the ones we'll be keeping an eye on in 2023. Let's start our rundown with the original green power source: the sun.

By |2023-01-15T11:20:20-05:00January 15th, 2023|Auto Tech, Featured|

The Shyft Group Completes Acquisition of XL Fleet

NOVI - North American specialty vehicle manufacturing company, The Shyft Group, announced it has successfully completed the acquisition of XL Fleet announced by Spruce Power last month. The acquisition includes the option to extend employment opportunities to XL Fleet technical talent, assume a short-term leased facility including equipment in Wixom, and support the completion of

By |2023-01-10T19:31:27-05:00January 10th, 2023|Auto Tech|

Chinese Electric Motorcycle Self-Balanced Two-Wheeled Robot That Can Ride By Itself

LAS VEGAS - CES 2023 will be kicking off in a few days and we’ll finally have an early look at the latest developments in the tech world. Over the last few years, we’ve seen a growing trend of automobile manufacturers choosing the biggest tech trade show of the year to showcase their latest electric

By |2023-01-04T19:49:10-05:00January 4th, 2023|Auto Tech, Featured, Mobile MI, Mobility|

Solar Car Can Drive For Months Without Need To Recharge

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands - The Dutch company Lightyear has just announced that its Lightyear 0 model is being manufactured. The Lightyear 0 can charge literally any time the car is in the sun, meaning while parked or on the go. The vehicle, which would be the first of its kind, comes after years of innovation and development. This

By |2023-01-01T18:01:16-05:00January 1st, 2023|Auto Tech, Clean Update, Featured|

$73 Billion Spent On US EV Battery Plants In 2022

DETROIT - These days, billion-dollar plants to make the massive batteries that power electric vehicles are announced so often that — even if you follow the auto industry — it's hard to keep track of them all. Did you hear about the one from KORE Power in Arizona? Samsung and Stellantis in Indiana? The Chinese project

By |2023-01-01T18:01:46-05:00January 1st, 2023|Auto Tech, Clean Update, Featured|

Is Ford’s $2.7 Billion Autonomous Vehicle Mistake A Warning For General Motors?

DEARBORN - Ford's big venture into autonomous vehicles cost it a whopping $2.7 billion write-off. GM isn't showing any signs of slowing its pursuits. Over the past few years, unmistakable buzz has surrounded autonomous vehicle technology as start-ups and major manufacturers are both battling to be king of a new frontier. However, with Ford Motor Company's

By |2022-12-27T15:25:01-05:00December 27th, 2022|Auto Tech, Mobile MI, Mobility|