3 Jun 2023 15:25:28 UTC Editor’s Choice Bill Ford: Politicization, high costs are biggest threats to EV adoption02 June 2023 | synopsisFord Motor Co. faces a number of barriers in its quest to win the electric vehicle race, but chief among them are two factors that threaten the entire industry: affordability and politicization. “Bill Ford Jr. is amazed at how quickly electrification has taken off around the world and in the U.S.”Now there’s this idea that if you’re ‘red’ you’re for internal combustion, if you’re ‘blue’ you’re for electric vehicles.” [Subscription required]Read the full storyNew study reveals surprising health effects…
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Rochester police are looking to identify a woman who was hit by a car Friday night. Police are also looking for that driver. It happened on Friday around 10:20pm on Milton Road in the Hannaford area. Officers said they found the unidentified woman lying on the ground with a head injury. An investigation found the woman was walking northbound on Milton Road, pushing an unoccupied stroller when she was struck from behind by a northbound vehicle, police said. When officers arrived at the scene, it was discovered that the vehicle would not stop. The woman was taken to hospital with…
Haldimand County Council wants to secure the name of Const. Grzegorz “Greg” Pierzchala is never forgotten.At a recent meeting, councilors voted to begin discussions with the province about naming the Cayuga Bridge after Pierzchala, an OPP officer who was killed in the line of duty just after Christmas .“I thought it was fitting that being a young bridge and a young officer, they would merge and (we have) the opportunity here to honor this outstanding officer, as young as he was,” said Coun. John Metcalfe, who presented the motion at the council meeting in committee on May 23.”I just felt…
Chevron USA Inc. has commissioned the construction of a pipeline to remove waste water from its extraction activities in the Permian Basin. The subsidiary of Chevron Corp. entered into a contract with Pilot Water Solutions LLC (PWS) for the latter to “construct and operate a large diameter pipeline and related disposal infrastructure to safely, efficiently and effectively transport produced water away from Culberson County, Texas for shallow disposal in Reeves County, Texas,” PWS said in a news release Wednesday. The pipeline will serve the Delaware Basin section. PWS did not provide a construction schedule for the “long-term contract.” “Our goal…
There’s one thing car manufacturers do when they want to get rid of new cars to make way for even newer cars, and it’s that they offer discounts and incentives for customers to buy the old product, so they can sell new products for more money, because that’s the circle of life. Often, this is to make way for a new model year, or even a new generation of a car; that’s what automakers usually mean when they say “all new,” it means that this is a new generation of the model, not just a regular new model year, but…
Brian Shirley, Kyle Bronson and Bobby Pierce battle for the lead on the final lap – photo by Connor HamiltonA MATTER OF INCHES: Kyle Bronson edges Brian Shirley for Tri-City Speedway win Bobby Pierce finishes third, cutting Chris Madden’s points lead to 30 GRANITE CITY, IL – June 2, 2023 – A battle between best friends ended with Kyle Bronson standing Friday night at Tri-City Speedway. After trading the lead three times in the final four laps, the Brandon, FL driver beat Brian Shirley at the checkered flag by 0.057 seconds to claim his first World of Outlaws CASE Construction…
Friday’s first qualifying session at the New England Nationals was a good one for Nitro Funny Car driver Chad Green. Green scored a 4.100 at 310.98 in the less-than-ideal conditions to earn the provisional No. 1 qualifying spot in Epping, NH The qualifying session for Funny Car and Top Fuel drivers was moved to 1:00 PM (ET) on Friday due to rain forecast for later in the day. “The race felt pretty good,” Green said. “We were trying to go faster than that, obviously, but the car got a hole going down there. I felt it make a move,…
A PROFESSIONAL mechanic has shown how vital it is to be as thorough as possible when buying a used vehicle. The auto technician noted that checking a used car’s fluids and asking for its maintenance history will help ensure that a potential model is a good buy. Andy is a mechanic at Royalty Auto Service in GeorgiaCredit: TikTok/royaltyautoserviceFluids are easy to find under the hood of your car, says mechanic Andy of Royalty Auto Services (@royaltyautoservice) in a video clip on TikTok. Andy started by stressing how important it is to first check that the hood releases smoothly before diving…
TotalEnergies and its partners Petrobras, QatarEnergy and Petronas Petróleo Brasil (PPBL) have signed a production sharing contact (PSC) for the Agua Marinha block in the Campos Basin, offshore Brazil. The block was awarded in the Open Acreage under Production Sharing Regime – 1st Cycle held by Brazil’s National Petroleum Agency (ANP) in December 2022. Agua Marinha is a 1,300 square kilometer (500 square mile) exploration block located south of the Marlim Sul field and about 140 km (87 miles) offshore. The work program includes the drilling of a firm exploration well during the exploration period, TotalEnergies said in its statement.…
The last week brought a lot of updates on new cars in India, along with some spy shots The last week was full of new teasers and updates on the upcoming models, while Tata launched more variants of the Altroz with a sunroof. In the same week, MG launched a special edition of the Gloster, and we got a few spy shots of two upcoming SUVs, one from Mahindra and one from Honda. Let’s take a look at all the highlights of the week. The new Honda Elevate teaser is out Honda is all set to launch its new compact…