Ford, Stellantis, and one Tesla model, the Model 3 Standard Range Rear Wheel Drive, will lose half credit but still be eligible for $3,750

Chevy bolt starts at t $26,500

“The great news here is that based on Q1 sales volumes, more than 90 percent of vehicles that were eligible for the credit before April 18th are still eligible, with the vast majority eligible for the full credit,” Albert Gore, executive director of the Zero Emissions Transportation Association.

RE customers: “Customers clearly recognize when employees take risks to be helpful, and research shows that pro-customer rule breaking has desirable customer outcomes,”

Re employees: “These employees were less emotionally exhausted, more satisfied with their job, and were more likely to share with their organizations their concerns, ideas, and suggestions to improve existing rules and practices for customer service.”

It was also noted that any ‘violations’ were relatively minor and that high manager engagement with particularly entitled employees was necessary to success 

Its managed right in the wallet app and integrates seamlessly with the Apple Card's Daily Cash rewards

The program is backed by Goldman Sachs and debuted as #11 on Bankrate.com’s best savings account list

Setting up an account takes less than a minute

In Comparison the Las Vegas convention center is only 3.2 m sq ft

China purchased 5.4 million pure-electric vehicles of their 23.6 million cars in 2022, about two-thirds of the global total of 8 million and EV sales are forecast to increase by another 30% this year

The Chinese government is winding down subsidies and shifting the burden to automakers by requiring them to earn credits for EV sales, prompting manufacturers to develop competitive models without subsidies and form partnerships to share cost

Chris Whapples, a structural engineer, told The Telegraph, "I don't want to be too alarmist, but there definitely is the potential for some of the early car parks in poor condition to collapse. Operators need to be aware of electric vehicle weights, and get their car parks assessed from a strength point of view, and decide if they need to limit weight."

A Tesla model S weighs 5000 lbs…more than most F150s. A new EV hummer can get close to 10,000 lbs

Over the weekend, Elon Musk tweeted, “Success maybe, excitement guaranteed.”

This is the  biggest rocket ever built which stands at 40 stories tall,  potentially capable of carrying 250 tons of payload and 100 people to outer space

It is a primary component of founder, Elon Musk’s desire to send people to Mars to allow humans to be an interplanetary species to “preserve the light of consciousness”

Cruise surpassed 1 million driverless miles as of February as they have been operating more than 300 autonomous vehicles in its three markets: San Francisco, Phoenix, and Austin.

The focus has now shifted to scaling operations to scale into new cities while preparing for volume production of their autonomous vehicle, the Origin at GM's Factory Zero in Detroit.

According to calculations by Sam Abuelsamid, principal research analyst at Guidehouse Insights.Cruise will need 5,500 to 6,000 vehicles operating on a daily basis to achieve its $1 billion revenue target by 2025, That assumes Cruise is operating in 10 cities with 550 to 600 vehicles in each location, he said, and fares of about $2.50 per mile…all which is realistic

Over 2,000 panels were installed, leveraging tax incentives in a partnership with Energy Services of America

The giant solar panel array will offset about 156 tons of CO2 emissions, cover 100% of the store's power needs, and pay for itself in under five years through energy savings.

Telling it like it is - Something about cooling your showroom using solar energy is peak science. Using the sun to battle the sun. 🌞 vs. 🌞

Larger chains like Walmart, Costco, and Target are expected to do better because they are better positioned to absorb the impact of rising rent, labor, and other costs

They can also benefit from significant investments in fulfilling digital orders in a way that smaller companies can't keep up with

The projected closures represent a 5% reduction from the current count of about 940,000 stores across the US.

Home improvement and auto parts stores are expected to emerge relatively unscathed from the wave of closures.

E-commerce sales are projected to rise to 26% of total retail sales by 2028, up from the current estimated level of 20%.

Luxury vehicles continue to command prices above the manufacturer's suggested retail price.

AVG transaction price of a new vehicle in the U.S. declined 1.1% in March to $48,008 from February's $48,558. However, March prices rose 3.8% compared to a year earlier

From the press release: "Genesis Home is an end-to-end mobility solution that both lowers barriers to EV adoption, while simultaneously providing a seamless solution for our discerning clients to generate and store dependable, clean electric power and to harness their home energy to charge their electric vehicle," said Claudia Marquez, chief operating officer of Genesis Motor North America

From the comments: “Copy the part where they offer home storage and solar.  Don't copy the part where they take forever to do your installation and have terrible customer service.” 

When customers ask a question, on rep featured in the article , Brookelyn Castro, takes one on one video calls from her home and makes sure the difference is known right away “I have to reiterate: ‘Hey, I am a human. My name’s Brookelyn, and I’m real,’ ” says sales representative Brookelyn Castro,.

Even Feel is training bots to replace humans with Feel’s co-founder and chief executive saying“Then it’ll be stupid to continue having humans and paying for them,” says Oren Harnevo, 

Recently, a group of researchers including Apple co-founder Steve Wozniack asked in an open letter, “Should we automate away all the jobs, including the fulfilling ones?”  “Should we develop nonhuman minds that might eventually outnumber, outsmart, obsolete and replace us?”

OpenAI founder/CEO Sam Altman dismisses the need for a moratorium on ChatGPT but recognizes its potential to impact careers. He suggests a government-funded universal b

The EPA states a taxpayer savings of over one trillion

The regulations focus on grams of carbon dioxided per mile

"By that I mean it sets automotive electrification goals in the next few years that are … very high," he wrote, citing that the proposal exceeds both Biden's 50 percent ZEV sales target and another goal outlined in a governmentwide transportation decarbonization plan.

"How will EPA justify exceeding the carefully considered and data-driven goal announced by the administration in the executive order and the more recent national blueprint?" Bozzella asked. 

Low interest rates in the 2010s and early pandemic period allowed dealers to profit from floorplan lending as automakers subsidized loans for new vehicle purchases.

In 2015, the average dealership made $109,497 in floorplanning due to favorable borrowing costs.

As interest rates rose in 2018, floorplanning became a cost, with the average dealership expense reaching $82,979 in 2019.

With rising interest rates and higher car prices expected, dealerships may see floorplanning revenue dip and the practice potentially becoming a cost again.

Electric grills: Chipotle is replacing gas-fired grills with electric ones to reduce energy consumption and carbon emissions.

Solar panels: The new restaurant design includes solar panels to generate clean energy.

Heat pump water heaters: These energy-efficient heaters will replace traditional gas water heaters.

Shading built into the facade: The design incorporates shading elements to reduce the need for air conditioning, lowering energy consumption.

About 27% of those who paid above the sticker price stated they would never buy that brand again suggesting long term consequences for brands and relationships

31% would advise others to avoid the dealership, and 29% plan to never use that retailer for service

Julie Kenar, GfK senior vice president of consulting, told Automotive News on March 15 paying sticker doesn't engender the same backlash as paying above it. "There's a much bigger lift" in negative feelings with the latter, she said.

Of all the demographics in the study, Millennials and those with household incomes over 150K were most likely to have paid over sticker

In February, the average vehicle sold for 102.8 percent of sticker

The app is highlighted in the new 30 second spot by agency, Work In Progress

Domino's "AnyWare" delivery apps enable customers to order from any location using their preferred device. These options include Alexa, Google Home, Samsung Smart TVs, Apple and Android smartwatches, Slack, Twitter, Facebook Messenger, voice ordering via Domino's app, texting a pizza emoji, and a "zero-click" app that orders pizza 10 seconds after opening.

To incentivize early adopters Domino’s is offering CarPlay users large one-topping pizzas for a discounted $7.99, carryout only.

“Half the team tried it yesterday and a few ended up… needing to use the restroom, if ya know what I mean,” one barista posted on the Starbucks Reddit page

The combination of caffeine, a stimulant, and olive oil, a relaxant, might be responsible for this effect. The high-fat content in the drinks could also be contributing to the problem, as it can cause cramping and increased colon mobility.

Former CEO Howard Scultz oversaw development of the beverage after adopting the mediterranean habit of taking a spoonful of olive oil every day for the health benefits

The plant is the first the company has built in 50 years and is scheduled to open in 2025 and to produce 500k vehicles in a space that is 30% smaller than other Ford plants that have the same capacity

Ford and partner SK Innovation will operate a battery plant at BlueOval City, building battery cells, arrays, and assembling battery packs.

The site will also be carbon neutral, use geothermal, and won’t require any fresh water

Will likely cover 2027-2032 model years and will potentially exceed President Biden's initial target of 50% of all new vehicle sales being electric-powered by 2030. The current percentage of EV sales is sitting around 6%.

The Alliance for Automotive Innovation, a lobbying group that represents GM, Ford, Toyota Motor Corp. and other major car companies, said in a statement that they expect the new rules to be released but didn’t specify details

The group noted such a transition will require a seismic shift in the way Americans drive and cited a Mckinsey study which highlighted a $35B investment in charging infrastructure needed to accommodate such a shift

“The majority of folks that have been laid off from big tech companies, they’ve been disillusioned,” said Chris Rice, a partner with Riviera Partners, an executive-search firm that places leadership talent in software-engineering, product-management and design positions.

This comes as last months jobs report missed expectations for the first time in a year

Job openings fell to 9.93 million, the first sub-10 million total in nearly 10 years 

Other signs of cutbacks on costs being reported as Google pairs back on work from home equipment, limits free meals, and eliminates other lavish perks the company has been known for

"We have the ability to address range and charging anxiety in a way that no one else can in this country," Vishal Kapadia, Walmart's recently appointed senior vice president of Energy Transformation, said in an interview.

Kapaia also said Walmart will start development of it’s own chargers

The chain has 240M visits a week to its stores and will be a wealth of data on how shoppers use and pay for charging

Some recordings were mundane, but some were of embarrassing or potentially dangerous situations. Included were road rage, personally identifiable information, and even nudity

One video showed submersible vehicle from James Bond film, owned by Elon Musk

A WSJ-NORC survey showed that individuals aged 65 and older are not only unafraid of hard work, but 75% of them crave it.

Kip Conforti, who owns two package-shipping stations in Pennsylvania, was highlighted in the Journal article for his decision to recruit older workers. He said it takes longer to train older workers but the extra time is worth it. “Once they get it, God, it’s refreshing. I say, ‘This is what we’re doing today,’ and it gets done. Their shift starts at nine and they’re here at 8:50. It’s their work ethic.”

Despite concerns about rising interest rates and a potential recession, analysts predict that the upbeat figures should help to soothe fears. Sales of crossover SUVs and trucks, which made up over 95% of Ford's sales in Q1, contributed to the overall increase.

Demand has been so strong, Ford is looking at ways to increase output of gasoline-powered and hybrid F-150 trucks at a Michigan factory

Our friend Charlie Chesbrough, Senior Economist at Cox "The U.S. new-vehicle market is showing signs of strength and is also being reshaped by higher prices and fewer subprime buyers," said 

Spotify is shutting down its ‘Spotify Live’ app as the remaining users recently got a notification saying the app will no longer be available at the end of the month

After acquiring Betty Labs for $60M in late 2021, the platform only received 670k downloads as opposed to Clubhouses 35M downloads in 2021 alone

Since Mid-2021, the number of monthly active users on Clubhouse has dropped by 82 percent, according to data provided by Sensor Tower.

Of all the live audio platforms, Twitter spaces is doing the best even in light of laying off most of the spaces staff as they overhaul the platforms offerings and operations