Walmart adds Chevy Brightdrop electric vans to its delivery fleet

This summer, General Motors moved its electric van company BrightDrop into Chevy to boost sales and better compete with Ford, Rivian, and others in the electric van space. And now the Chevy-branded version of the van has a new deal in place with Walmart. After piloting 400 BrightDrop vans for customer deliveries, Walmart is now… Continue reading Walmart adds Chevy Brightdrop electric vans to its delivery fleet

German FAZ: Why Renault continues to give full throttle008070

The first machines are in test operation, 30 positions are currently advertised, and series production is scheduled to start in March at AESC’s battery factory in Douai, northern France. The Japanese company, majority owned by the Chinese Envision Group, wants to produce electrodes, cells and modules here in the future to equip 180,000 to 200,000… Continue reading German FAZ: Why Renault continues to give full throttle008070

Lincoln Avenue Communities Closes Financing for New Affordable Housing Development in Maricopa, Arizona

The mission-driven affordable housing company’s new ground-up construction project will create 271 affordable homes for families in Pinal County. MARICOPA, Ariz., Nov. 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Lincoln Avenue Communities (LAC), a mission-driven acquirer and developer of affordable housing, today announced that it has closed financing for the construction of The Ranches at Gunsmoke, a ground-up development… Continue reading Lincoln Avenue Communities Closes Financing for New Affordable Housing Development in Maricopa, Arizona

@FCA: Stellantis Supplies 12 New Ram ProMaster Electric Vans to Battery Workforce Challenge Teams

November 1, 2024 , Auburn Hills, Mich. –  The Battery Workforce Challenge collegiate competition, a public-private partnership between the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Stellantis and Argonne National Laboratory, gathered today to hand over the keys to 12 new 2024 Ram ProMaster electric vans. Chris Feuell, Chrysler and Ram brand CEO, and Mark Champine, Stellantis senior… Continue reading @FCA: Stellantis Supplies 12 New Ram ProMaster Electric Vans to Battery Workforce Challenge Teams

Election Violence Is Already Here

A man in a white van circled an early voting site in Loxahatchee, Florida, and shouted antisemitic and racist slurs at a group of people campaigning outside. A man who went to vote in Orangeburg, South Carolina, brawled with election workers after he was asked to remove his Trump hat. A man in Tempe, Arizona,… Continue reading Election Violence Is Already Here

Paving the Way for EV Battery Workforce Education: Stellantis Supplies 12 New Ram ProMaster Electric Vans to Battery Workforce Challenge Teams

AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Nov. 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Participants from the Battery Workforce Challenge collegiate competition, a public-private partnership between the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Stellantis, and Argonne National Laboratory, gathered today to hand over the keys for 12 new 2024 Ram ProMaster electric vans. Chris Feuell, Chrysler and Ram Brand CEO, and Mark… Continue reading Paving the Way for EV Battery Workforce Education: Stellantis Supplies 12 New Ram ProMaster Electric Vans to Battery Workforce Challenge Teams

Powerful warning strike week shows initial perspectives

Frankfurt am Main – In their first week of warning strikes, employees in the metal and electrical industries put pressure on collective bargaining with great determination: from Tuesday to Friday, over 216,000 employees nationwide emphasized their demand for more purchasing power and a boost in attractiveness for trainees. This means that, despite regional holidays, more… Continue reading Powerful warning strike week shows initial perspectives

Best fun cars: The most entertaining picks from £3,000 to brand new

If it seems like genuine automotive entertainment is creeping ever further from reach, the preserve of supercars for the super-rich, then don’t despair – because not only are some new cars at perfectly reasonable prices still fantastic fun, but there should be little stopping you from looking at something a few years older and picking… Continue reading Best fun cars: The most entertaining picks from £3,000 to brand new

Ford Mustang Mach-E given round of 2025 updates

Donna Dickson, the Mustang Mach-E’s chief engineer said, “We’re dedicated to giving [customers] the best version of Mustang Mach-E possible, and that means giving them features they have been asking for, including the new heat pump and more interior space up front.” Upgrades to the firm’s BlueCruise system – now branded BlueCruise 1.5 – mean… Continue reading Ford Mustang Mach-E given round of 2025 updates

Car Deal of the Day: Get this Ford Focus Estate for only £213 per month before it disappears from showrooms

One of the best family estates to drive 1.0-litre mild hybrid power Initial payment of £2,861, then 36 months at £213 Estate cars are dying off, and the Ford Focus isn’t long for this world, either. What better time, then, to pick up a great-value Ford Focus Estate, which remains an appealing alternative to the… Continue reading Car Deal of the Day: Get this Ford Focus Estate for only £213 per month before it disappears from showrooms