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20th Anniversary Reflections: What We’ve Learned About the Automotive Industry Over the Years

Automotive Training Centre

Programs at our auto mechanic school cover modern electric vehicle systems. Over the past 20 years, fuel efficiency and emission reduction have gone from regulatory requirements to central focus for auto manufacturers and service providers.

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U.S. Car Sales Are Struggling To Overcome Trump's Tariffs

Jalopnik

million vehicles in the U.S. million vehicles that are shipped here. Senate to keep electric vehicle incentives in the budget bill theyre currently hashing out. Below that were about 750 hybrids and electric vehicles from several Chinese automakers. Currently, Japanese automakers build about 3.3

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Tesla Keeps Tumbling Down, Tumbling Down, Tumbling Down

Jalopnik

in May from a year earlier even as fully-electric vehicle sales in the region jumped 27.2%, with the U.S. Overall car sales in Europe rose 1.9%, with the strongest growth coming from plug-in hybrids and cars powered by alternative fuels, data from the European Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACEA) showed.

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House Passes Bill to Stop EPA Emissions Mandate

Tomorrow's Technician

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from finalizing the agency’s proposed federal emissions standards for light- and medium-duty motor vehicles model years ’27 to ’32, which intends for electric vehicles (EVs) to make up 67% of all new vehicles sales by 2032.

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Alt-fuel vehicles don’t necessarily have to break the bank

Auto Remarketing

A common hesitancy consumers might have about buying alternative-fuel vehicles (even used ones) is that the cost is too high. And that assumption isn’t entirely wrong — it might be fair on some models, particularly electrics.

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Executive Spotlight with Masters School of Autobody Management

AutoSuccess

The interview also touches on the repair of electric vehicles (EVs), highlighting the need for specialized training and equipment. Dave mentions that dealerships are uniquely positioned to benefit from the growing EV market due to their access to manufacturer training and data.

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bp Boosts EV Charging Network

Tomorrow's Technician

This enables EVs from other major vehicle manufacturers to use the Tesla chargers on the bp pulse’s network, regardless of whether they use CCS or NACS ports. The chargers will be fitted with Tesla’s ‘Magic Dock’, which is compatible with both North American Charging Standard (NACS) and Combined Charging System (CCS) connectors.