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Vroom Vroom (With ‘V’ As In Volts)! The Rise, Fall And Reignition Of The Electric Car—And What Its History Tells Us
Start your day with LAist Sign up for How To LA, delivered weekday mornings. Danielle Cordova and her daughter Alena are from a car family. They come from generations of lowrider and sports car enthusiasts and skilled mechanics. When 14-year-old Alena is old enough for her own ride, Danielle said one will be waiting for
Tesla’s deepening stock rout obliterates half of meteoric 2020 rise
Reporters and guests surround the Tesla Model Y during Thailand Tesla’s official launch event in Bangkok earlier this month. (Reuters) The tailspin in Tesla shares accelerated Tuesday as a report of a plan to temporarily halt production at its China factory rekindled fears about demand risks and put the stock on pace for its
Drivers continue to behave badly as fatalities rise, AAA says
If you feel like the roads around you have been home to unadulterated chaos since the onset of the pandemic, you’re not alone — nor are you wrong, apparently. With fatalities projected to increase after the 2021 data are fully analyzed, the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety’s annual index hopes to identify behaviors and attitudes
Carbon dioxide emissions rise globally and in U.S., but drop in China
A bucket wheel excavator mines coal at the Garzweiler open-cast coalmine, with wind mills in the background, in Luetzerath, Germany. In the background is the coal-fired power plant Niederaussem. (AP) SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt — The world’s burning of coal, oil and natural gas this year is putting 1{5be0972a10a00bb621c1a18de1a801d58662e556d02921cebb422beac5e5b2fe} more heat-trapping carbon dioxide in the
Automakers are ignoring the simple solution to the rise of traffic deaths
Ford announced today that it’s exploring “new smartphone-based communications technology” to warn drivers about pedestrians, cyclists, and other vulnerable road users that may be hidden from their view. This follows a request for information from the US Department of Transportation (USDOT) on the possibility of using similar communication technology as “warning systems for both drivers
Viral social media trend sparks dramatic rise in car thefts
A viral social media trend has sparked a rash of car thefts in cities across the U.S. The now viral videos, seen on TikTok and other social media platforms, demonstrate how a person can start a car without a key by using only a screwdriver and a USB phone charger to hot-wire automobiles, with some
Used car prices rise in July; Demand remains high for fuel-efficient vehicles
(iSeeCars) — Used car prices are up 10.9 percent over last year as the microchip shortage continues to impact the automotive industry, according to iSeeCars.com’s latest analysis of over 1.8 million used car sales in July. This is slightly up from a 10.5 percent increase in June and marks the second month of slight increases