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Automotive journalist reveals how smart technologies in modern vehicles cost you privacy and control

8 days ago -

In recent years, the automotive industry has undergone notable technological strides, equipping modern vehicles with features that "bolster safety and efficiency." Cars manufactured since the mid-2010s are integrated with so-called "Trojan Horse" technologies that are capable of dictating the operational parameters of vehicles, impacting auto insurance rates, monitoring driver gaze, recording in-car conversations, gathering genetic and health data, collecting other biometric ...

EV COLLAPSE: Car dealerships are now rejecting EV deliveries due to low sales

September 06, 2023 -

Car dealerships are now rejecting further deliveries of electric vehicles (EVs) due to low sales. But despite this, EV manufacturers are continuing to scale up their production.According to Scott Kunes, the COO of Kunes Auto and RV Group, they have turned away additional EV inventory to ensure a healthy turnover rate. Other dealers are sharing the same sentiment, arguing that they want to see a return on their investment before accepting more electric ...

Toyota issues “do not drive” advisory for 50,000 U.S. vehicles due to faulty Takata airbag inflators

February 02, 2024 - automotive industry for over a decade

The Takata airbag issue has been haunting the automotive industry for over a decade now, resulting in the largest auto safety recall in history.

The Takata airbag issue first surfaced in 2013, triggering a domino effect of recalls by more than 20 automakers globally and encompassing a staggering 100 million inflators. The problem lies in the propellant of the infiltrator, volatile ammonium nitrate, which can ...

Automakers cut programs and reassess future plans for EV production as consumer demand plummets

November 27, 2023 - automotive research company Kelley Blue Book, the average EV price in July was $53,469 -- higher than the $48,334 for gas-powered vehicles. (Related: EV COLLAPSE: Electric vehicle manufacturer Lordstown Motors files for bankruptcy.)

John Mozena, an expert with decades of experience in the automotive and battery industries and the president of the Center for Economic Accountability, said that the current situation is a "great example" of central planning....

Another one bites the dust: Major car dealership files for bankruptcy, fires all employees

September 14, 2023 - automotive retail landscape."

It further cites inventory shortages, vehicle price increases due to supply chain disruptions, and a multi-year decline in new vehicle production as contributing factors. Elevated prices and escalating interest rates also played a role in the challenging state of the automotive retail market.

A small transition team will oversee operations for the next 30 days until the company's official termination. The laid-off ...

Tesla plans to lay off 10% of workforce after dismal quarterly sales

7 days ago - automotive industry only saw a modest 3.3 percent increase in EV sales in the last quarter.

According to the Associated Press, EV sales only reached nearly 270,000 units for the quarter, significantly below the 47 percent growth observed in 2023. Additionally, the EV share of total U.S. sales fell to 7.15 percent in the first quarter.

Ivan Drury, director of insights at automotive market information firm Edmunds, argued that the deceleration, primarily ...

Australia refuses to issue safety certification for 2024 Tesla Model 3 due to lack of proper car seats for children

January 25, 2024 -

ANCAP is the primary agency in Australia that conducts crash testing of automobiles sold in the country and assessments of their safety. ANCAP's announcement came just a week after the Tesla Model 3 was placed under investigation for breaching Australian national automotive regulation because of the absence of access to child restraint anchorage points, a requirement for certification as a five-seat passenger vehicle. (Related: Chinese-made Teslas bound for Australia ...

Electric car sales growth slows by nearly 50% in 2023

January 16, 2024 -

This is according to the EV and battery market analysis firm Rho Motion, which found that EV and PHEV sales in 2023 rose by only 31 percent, down from the 60 percent growth these same car categories posted in 2022.

But Rho Motion and other industry insiders claim that this is all a normal part of the life cycle of a burgeoning industry. Charles Lester, a data manager for Rho Motion, noted: "You can't double every year."

"The pace of growth is slowing, but that's ...

Member of Biden’s “green team” admits EVs are NOT sustainable

October 01, 2023 - automotive analyst at S&P Global, said the administration's goal was "always a transformation that was going to happen over decades." The aggressive timeline means a lot of things must first happen consecutively and concurrently. (Related: Pew poll finds 59% of Americans OPPOSE Biden admin’s plan to phaseout gas-powered cars in favor of EVs.)

There is also another all-but-certain legal and political threat looming on the horizon: The new rules could be erased by ...

Insane EU emissions proposal would require people to buy new cars instead of maintaining existing ones

2 months ago - automotive heritage.

Car makers and climate change activists continue to be worried about the slow uptake of electric vehicles in Europe, with analysts citing economic uncertainty, low residual values and doubts among consumers about the range and safety of these vehicles as the reasons they are so unpopular.

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Technocracy.news

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Reuters.com

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Experts warn that a worldwide lithium shortage could come as early as 2025

September 05, 2023 - automotive industry is now bracing itself for a potentially severe shock of lithium shortage, given that lithium serves as a critical component in powering EV batteries.

According to Refinitiv data, there are only 101 lithium mines worldwide to date. Gill Pratt, the chief scientist of Toyota, stressed that building new lithium mines can take decades.

Allan Pedersen, the director of energy transition and battery raw materials research at Wood Mackenzie, ...

Musk allegedly created secret team to SUPPRESS consumer complaints about poor EV driving range

August 01, 2023 - automotive experts who test them for a living are reporting.

Keep in mind that Tesla would not even exist, nor would it be sustainable as an actual business, were it not for the billions of dollars in welfare handouts that Musk received to keep the company afloat. U.S. taxpayers, in other words, have been footing the bill for this monstrosity of business, which appears to be based on lies.

The latest news about Elon Musk and Tesla can be found at Corruption....

Ford lowers prices of F-150 Lightning electric trucks by up to $10,000 as EV sales falter

July 21, 2023 -

The company said the cutbacks, which lowered the Lightning's starting price by nearly $10,000 to $49,995, were due to lower material costs and the company having more factory output. Some versions will get a higher price cut than others.

Ford provides seven versions of the F-150 Lightning, including Pro, Platinum Extended Range and Lariat. The F-150 Lightning Pro, the vehicle's cheapest version, now costs $49,995, marking a $9,979 price cut from the previous price. The ...

Electric cars lose value TWICE as fast as gas vehicles, study finds

May 08, 2023 - automotive marketplace."

The percentage of car shoppers that is "very unlikely" to consider purchasing an EV in the next 12 months reached 21 percent in March, up 2 percent from 19 percent the month prior. According to J.D. Power, this is the highest "very unlikely" response to EVs the group has ever seen.

The biggest reasons why increasingly more American consumers want nothing to do with EVs has to do with price and charging. Not only are the cars themselves ...

EVs chew through tires at a shocking rate … producing mountains of excess rubber tire waste

22 days ago - automotive dealer software company CDK Global published a study revealing that replacing EV tires is similar to getting an oil change – that is how often it has to be done.

Last August, another study revealed that Rivian's R1T EVs need new rubber after just 6,000 miles, further proving the oil change frequency point.

On top of all this, EV tires are much more expensive than internal combustion engine vehicle tires due to their excess weight. This means that not ...

Bumpy road ahead: Rental giant Hertz dumps electric vehicles for gas-powered counterparts

January 22, 2024 -

A regulatory filing disclosed this business decision by the company to sell EVs from Tesla, Chevrolet and BMW. The company cited higher repair costs following collisions as the primary decision for the move, according to Newsweek.

Hertz's decision to sell off EVs came about two years after it made a deal with Elon Musk to offer Tesla vehicles for rent. The rental company had earlier aimed to convert a quarter of its fleet to EVs by the end of 2024. According to Reuters, ...

Absurd: Not a single EV charging station has been completed 2 YEARS after Congress approved $7.5B for it

December 10, 2023 - automotive workers' unions in Michigan uneasy and skeptical.

United Auto Workers member John Jackson remarked how Biden "is forcing the issue" of EVs on Americans. He continued: "He's mandating through his [Environmental Protection Agency] that we have 50 percent electric cars by 2030. It's ridiculous; that's seven years away."

"It doesn't make sense. We don't have infrastructure for it, and it's going to destroy all of our jobs."

Head over to FlyingCars....

HAZARDOUS AIRBAG: General Motors faces recall of 20 million vehicles

October 09, 2023 -

This development places GM among the companies most affected by the U.S. auto-safety regulators' push to recall around 52 million airbag inflators produced by the Tennessee-based auto supplier ARC Automotive.

These inflators have been associated with incidents where they explode with excessive force during vehicle collisions, causing metal fragments to strike vehicle occupants and resulting in fatalities and injuries.

The National Highway Traffic Safety ...

Russian killer drones being used in Ukraine found to contain Western electrical components

October 02, 2023 -

The revelation was contained in a 47-page document submitted by Ukraine’s government to the G7 governments in August. A copy of the document obtained by the Guardian named five European companies as the original manufacturers of the identified components, including a Polish subsidiary of a British multinational.

"Among the manufacturers are companies headquartered in the countries of the sanctions coalition: the United States, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Germany, Canada, ...

Taiwan pushes back, won’t let US destroy semiconductor factories to prevent them from falling into Chinese hands

May 12, 2023 - automotive and Internet of Things (IoT) markets, as well as in the development of artificial intelligence (AI) and 5G technology. TSMC has also expanded its operations globally, opening new facilities -- interestingly, in China, as well as the United States and Europe.

Meanwhile, Robert O’Brien, who served as President Trump’s national security advisor, told the outlet Semafor in March: “The United States and its allies are never going to let those factories fall into ...