General Motors confirms electric pickup truck
Posted on May 7, 2019 in Industry News | Comments Off on General Motors confirms electric pickup truck
General Motors will introduce a battery-electric pickup at some point in the future, CEO Mary Barra told investors during the company’s April 30 conference call. “We intend to create an all-electric future that includes a complete range of EVs, including full-size pickups,” Barra said during the call as reported by Seeking Alpha. Barra didn’t specify when the...
Tax break for electric vehicles in Washington state
Posted on May 2, 2019 in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Tax break for electric vehicles in Washington state
Washington state legislators revived a lapsed sales tax break for buyers of electric cars. The resurrected incentive will be similar in value to a publicly-funded rebate for battery-powered cars that Oregon now offers. The Washington sales tax break will be revived as of August 1, 2019. It was expanded from the previous version to also apply to sales of used electric cars. As before,...
How GM, Ford and Volkswagen Are Reacting to the Electric Car Revolution
Posted on Dec 11, 2018 in Uncategorized | Comments Off on How GM, Ford and Volkswagen Are Reacting to the Electric Car Revolution
Conventional wisdom says the only constant in life is change. Those who create change often think their innovations will be permanent, but they never are. The auto industry has enjoyed a long and successful history of building vehicles powered by internal combustion engines. Many car company executives assumed the merry-go-round ride would never end. Then along came Tesla and suddenly...
General Motors calls on Trump administration to back nationwide electric vehicle program
Posted on Oct 25, 2018 in Uncategorized | Comments Off on General Motors calls on Trump administration to back nationwide electric vehicle program
General Motors said it wants the Trump administration to support a nationwide program to increase the sale of emission-free vehicles like electric cars, even as the government has proposed ending California’s ability to require more clean vehicles. GM says a nationwide program modeled on California’s effort could result in seven million electric vehicles, or EVs, on US roads by 2030....
UK Considering Bill on Automated and Electric Vehicles
Posted on Oct 19, 2017 in Technology Impacting Auto Insurance | Comments Off on UK Considering Bill on Automated and Electric Vehicles
A new bill introduced in the UK Parliament would govern self-driving cars and electric vehicles. The bill will require insurance for both the automated vehicle itself and the driver of an automated vehicle. It provides that the vehicle insurer will be liable for accidents caused by an automated vehicle that is driving itself; however, if an accident is caused by the human driver, the...
